Splitting Firewood with a Hammer Drill - Let’s Try this 1 More Time!

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Firewood Splitting Bit in a Hammer Drill - Does it Really Work?
This is a follow up to my first test of the firewood splitting drill found here
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@RockhillfarmYT 2 жыл бұрын

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@davidnickels9301 6 ай бұрын

Too much energy is lost. Just give me an axe or hatchet. Gimmick for sure.

@3scraftingsllc785 6 ай бұрын

Using an impact helps alot - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eNFnqpRm3q3MpXU.html

@seanhammer6296 3 ай бұрын

Well, you definitely went the extra mile with that bit. I coulda split all of that with a hatchet in about two minutes.Thanks for keeping other people from that mistake. Cheers

@joelquaintance9025 2 жыл бұрын

IT'S BECAUSE OF HONEST PERSONS LIKE YOU MAKING ALL KINDS OF VIDEOS, THAT STILL GIVES ME HOPE OF A BETTER WORLD. THANKS.

@RockhillfarmYT 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks I try to share what I’m doing and my experiences

@andersonrosales6447 2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad I saw your video before buying this thing, thanks for that video.

@tsamuel6224 Жыл бұрын

@@RockhillfarmYT This review repeat with SDS hammer drill gives it an honest shot. And you are 100% right, they are not honest with the advertisement. Should say it's made for SDS drill, has SDS shank, will probably need corded tool or very priceyest cordless, that it's two pieces and needs thread locker, and that all you'll get is kindling. Looks like it cost you a grand to make it work and it never worked as advertised.

@Anthony_Spilotro Жыл бұрын

@@RockhillfarmYT I think these are made for easy splitting softwoods

@sebenupps Жыл бұрын

@@Anthony_Spilotrofor sure. I was thinking it would be easy for some oak until I seen this video.

@douglasmatheson403 2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate people who do straightforward, honest reviews. Thank you for the videos!

@jimp7181 Жыл бұрын

You need to read the owner's manual for those bits! Bury the bit into the wood, attempt to retrieve the bit, and then after you've hurled the wood down the driveway a few times the wood will start to open up.

@davidnation4437 Жыл бұрын

pure gold 👆

@southernpoop 11 ай бұрын

Lmao!

@buchanansleeve7427 8 ай бұрын

just light the wood on fire and sort threw the ashes for it

@misterlarryb 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! Thank you so much for this review! I, too, saw some impressive pop-up ads and was tempted to order. SO GLAD I found your review first! Boy, you have some excellent patience and persistence! I would have been dropping f-bombs and bleeping the audio and probably bashing the wood and the tool and my drills/drivers and probably take out the camera in the melee! (Had to look that one up - why are there no A's in melee?!) Thanks again, this is pure excellence!

@RockhillfarmYT 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. I appreciate it

@mr.chartier9256 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the follow-up. You're an honest man and gave this product a fair review.

@hamidahmed8076 2 жыл бұрын

Love your honest unsponsored videos, much appreciated 👍

@RockhillfarmYT 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@michaelbernard9800 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for both videos. I watched them both. Your trials were very fair and reasonable. You saved me both money and frustration/disappointment. I was also going to buy one for a friend, and that would have been a disappointment for us both. This is an excellent review! Thank you, again.

@douglasmatheson403 2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate your dedication to honesty and fairness.....and being straight forward!

@douglasmatheson403 2 жыл бұрын

My maul and/or hatchet really seems like it would split faster with less effort than that thing

@matthewfarruggio2171 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for your honest effort and for testing it on hardwood. It sure looked effortless in the ads. You saved me some needless frustration and a chunk of change!👍🏽

@annatheriot3665 Жыл бұрын

Wow...thank you for making these videos. I bought these and my husband tried them out and had a similar experience. Wish I had seen your videos before purchasing!

@snteevveetns Жыл бұрын

These 2 videos just saved me money. Thank you.

@RockhillfarmYT Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@delo1951 2 жыл бұрын

I just want to say Thank You for both videos on this product. My husband and I were considering buying this for convenience but have decided against it. I love people who are honest about a product I know nothing about. Again Thank You for your honesty!

@RockhillfarmYT 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching It can be made to work but to me it is more hassle than it is worth

@delo1951 2 жыл бұрын

@@RockhillfarmYT I agree and at 80 and 70 we are much too old for extra work.

@user-nq7zc2sh9t 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for this video and ur other! Oh my! So glad I seen this. I was thinking about getting this for the hubby. So how the heck did the ad look so easy to do? Fake wood? SMH.

@boydminer 4 ай бұрын

Thank you, you got the exact same results that I did. I thought I needed a better drill, but now I know it is the bit that does not work, not that my drill is not powerful enough. Thank for saving me $200-$300 on a new drill.

@codygrabow4190 2 жыл бұрын

It looks like it works best when you start on the ends, but even then it looks like it's more effort than it's worth. Just found your channel today and you got a new subscriber! Getting a lot of ideas and inspiration for my 20 acre homestead I live on. I'm now the third generation in family to live here and I'd really like to be the one to make some real improvements here. Your drainage videos really got the wheels turning in my head today! Looking forward to more Brock!

@RockhillfarmYT 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Thanks for subscribing and I’ll see you on the next one

@robindowning5560 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so very much for these videos! As a worn out great grandma, I had considered this product. Thanks to you I won’t waste my money.

@RockhillfarmYT Жыл бұрын

Glad to help Thanks for watching

@davidsdesk7313 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video! Very helpful!

@evanpeterson3436 7 ай бұрын

Thank you! Saved me time, money, and frustration.

@RockhillfarmYT 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

@berean77 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for saving many of us money. You went out of your way to be fair, I appreciate that.

@RockhillfarmYT Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@editandoparaelmundo4582 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for both of your splitting videos, you're saving us in buying this crap. You're an angel my dear friend 😀😀😀

@RockhillfarmYT 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@shaunwiegert 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the time. I watched both videos as I always wondered about these. They screamed gimmick, but I had no idea. After your first time putting it into wood, I saw a major accident coming. Glad you didn't get hurt testing these things out for us.

@monstermouse434 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing the update with me. With my 1/2" impact wrench I didn't have the twisting problem that you had with the $220 hammer drill but it won't adapt to the sds shank you would have to get the wood splitter bit with the 1/4" hex shank. I still couldn't split bigger pieces of wood like others videos the bit just gets buried and impact wrench just hits a standstill and bit is stuck in the wood. Then you need a wedge to get the bit unstuck. These wood splitter bits can basically be used only for splitting kidling. Thanks for all the time and money you dumped into sharing your videos. Hopefully people watch them before wasting their money on the bits to think they can actually split firewood

@MrFisherfolk Жыл бұрын

From other reviews that I have watched, these cone-splitting bits are reverse threaded and should be run counterclockwise and not in a clockwise direction. The torque of most drills is designed to be stronger in reverse than the forward torque; this gives them the power to reverse more efficiently if they get stuck. Try running the drill counterclockwise with this bit. Hope this may help.

@Treeweavers 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for making these videos. You saved me some money.

@RockhillfarmYT 2 жыл бұрын

Great Thanks for watching

@nicktonge7604 Жыл бұрын

Love your videos and your attitude!

@larshagborg4628 Жыл бұрын

I was very close to buy this tool. I'm glad that I made a youtube search and found your review.

@olahavardnes8482 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for doing the reviews of these "woodsplitting "bits. Looks like they require more effort than swinging a sharp axe a few swings.

@RockhillfarmYT 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Thanks for watching

@seventhson9441 Жыл бұрын

@@RockhillfarmYT Rockhill,...... You've got it ALL Wrong once again. That is not a wood splitter. That is a "" Cordless Mary Go Round. "" You drill that thing into the middle of the stump, THEN lean over it, pick your feet up off the ground. Then, proceed to pull the trigger once again. To stop it,......take your finger off the trigger !!!! Once you have stopped, take a minute to sit on the ground, before you get up ??????

@LoneCrowAdventures Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad I watched this before I bought one. I almost checked out with it. Saved me some cash!!!

@heatherpoirier6351 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your honest review. I was about to buy this cause im a grandma and ive never split wood and thot it would be a must have. And you saved me from spending what lil money i have on something i can see from your video, I wouldn't be able to use.

@calmarina6959 6 ай бұрын

I almost made a terrible mistake. Thank you for this video

@gee3883 Жыл бұрын

best place to keep this is in the store, cheers for the heads up.

@edgartotten2556 Жыл бұрын

Your 1st video regarding this drill bit was enough for me. Your 2nd video proved you correct for the 1st one. Great job

@Ishkatan 2 жыл бұрын

Yup, thanks for the demo on how it does not work. Very useful info. I am wondring if you had "Just the right wood that was perfectly seasoned with long grain" (like she said) if it would work better. But we can 't all choose the wood we work with.

@RockhillfarmYT 2 жыл бұрын

For me it has to be convenient or I’m not going to mess with it

@danmc7815 Жыл бұрын

Just commented on the first of these videos you posted. Glad to see you had on eyes. Thanks for saving me money.

@teresaslankard3045 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. You saved me money!

@JiggyjarjardoM77 2 жыл бұрын

Well... I was considering getting one to keep in my camper.. thanks for the video

@RockhillfarmYT 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, to me it’s more hassle than it’s worth

@jeffloveless6536 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to give us a real honest video. That thing seemed to good to be true. It would be great to have something that simple split wood for us. Wood is tough and it takes a tough machine to split it. Thanks again

@KlausJepps 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Really good review. Looks amazingly frustrating when the bit gets stuck - the rest of the process just looks a normal amount of frustrating.

@RockhillfarmYT 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and for commenting

@rusted_gaming35 Жыл бұрын

Wish I would have seen your video before I bought this paperweight!!! Thanks for the added assurance it wasn't just ne!!

@Raggzzaug11 Жыл бұрын

Got a sub from me. Thanks for being honest and not just hawking a product for profit!

@BillyP55 2 жыл бұрын

I have tears in my eyes... I think you would have got a lot further with a hatchet. Now I have to go out and split a few logs with my "The Unicorn". Thanks for the laugh!

@RockhillfarmYT 2 жыл бұрын

A hatchet definitely works better. Thanks for watching

@jp-gz7gn 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for saving me some money and the effort of trying to make that bit work.

@RockhillfarmYT 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@ultrasteve9031 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for saving me some dosh and pain.

@jackwong3371 6 ай бұрын

Just ordered two, and I wish I saw your video first. I do have a hammer drill, hope it fits. My wood is not as big as yours and it has been drying for awhile. Hope splitting it down from the top down makes a difference from splitting at the side. Your video was very informative... thank you and blessings.

@newnewmee44 Жыл бұрын

idea for a video: since you already have a SDS hammer drill, buy a large SDS chisel and try to use the chisel to split wood. The hammer function should easily drive the chisel into the wood and if the chisel is wide enough it should split the wood. Make sure the hammer drill is set to only hammer and not rotate.

@lakerdigital Жыл бұрын

This is the way.

@jbarner13 6 ай бұрын

Or learn how to swing a maul. It is much faster and easier on your body, as long as you do it right.

@patricktroup71 Жыл бұрын

Thanks bro!

@chrissarahmoore6706 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for posting this video. I was going to buy one for my husband for Christmas. Not anymore.

@surfingtheapocalypse7861 Жыл бұрын

Nothing has changed my mind about this product from your origional one. Thank You.

@dlkline27 Жыл бұрын

When I lived on a farm I cut a lot of kindling with a small axe and it didn't take anywhere near as much effort as appears to be needed with this gadget. Great video. Thanks.

@NittanyNation22 Жыл бұрын

I got myself a sharp wedge that you drill into a stump. I then put a piece of wood on top and hit it with a small 3lb sledge for kindling and for smaller pieces of fire wood. So much easier than this bit and easier than swinging an axe at it.

@derekr3692 2 жыл бұрын

I got an ad for this bit while watching this video. Classic!

@RockhillfarmYT 2 жыл бұрын

That’s funny

@mccardieclan1755 Жыл бұрын

Thank u so much for giving this an honest review. The firewood splitting drill bits are not the quality tool that it's advertised as!! Again Thank u so much !!!

@viktorstoikov3393 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much I just Thinking About buying one of those things.

@RockhillfarmYT 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@JS-fz6jh 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video, I was considering purchasing this product. I think I will save my money.

@RockhillfarmYT 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I feel like these are just more trouble than they are worth. Thanks for watching

@stopdrinkingleftskoolaid6510 2 жыл бұрын

Don't take this the wrong way but I am so glad to see you are having the EXACT same problems I had with my Carlton wood splitting bits. In fact, just listening to your video gave me flash backs to the frustration I felt trying to split small pieces into kindling. I used a Bosch HAMMER DRILL and the wood would just spin out of control, which as you said is extremely dangerous.

@RockhillfarmYT 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it’s disappointing but I was hoping to save some other people from that frustration. Thanks for watching

@MrFisherfolk Жыл бұрын

@xk7111 Жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

@RockhillfarmYT Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@douglasmatheson403 2 жыл бұрын

" wranglestar" did a "good" review (and had a sponsored ad before his video featuring this product) Biggest note: "wranglestar" split what appeared to be well seasoned pine not a harder to split hardwood like oak, walnut or what you were using(appeared to be hard wood) I could see this product working well on chiefly soft wood (but not so well on knots/knotty wood) Thank you for this video, you are very straight forward, fair, and dedicated.

@RockhillfarmYT 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I’ve seen wranglerstars videos. He’s got a great channel. Thanks for watching

@nammie12345 Жыл бұрын

Or maybe wranglestar is nothing but a shill like so many on youtube now.

@DrKazAstro Жыл бұрын

Well you just saved us a bunch of money thank you

@RockhillfarmYT Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@kerry3508 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for saving me some money!

@shirleyaimees8496 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the videos, sure wish I saw this "before" I bought the splitter.

@RockhillfarmYT 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the advertisements make it looks really easy. Thanks for watching

@sebenupps Жыл бұрын

Thanks again, just came over here form your other video. And this confirms it. I wanted to use it to split small logs. Don't seem to work with a cordless drill. If I have to buy a new one I might as well put money to a splitter. Thanks again

@Dave-ty5ji 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for saving me some money. A couple swings with a maul or hatchet and the job would be done. Loved the real life experience of using a new tool.

@RockhillfarmYT 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I really wanted to like this product but just not worth the hassle Thanks for watching

@burtonwhitaker2612 7 ай бұрын

Thank you

@channelz3363 Жыл бұрын

Thanks.

@billclarke5916 10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for this review, I bought one of these, came with 3 SDS shanks, and I can't use it with my Ryobi cordless drill, certainly not on Redgum.

@orange_troop 2 жыл бұрын

Lol. I feel like I at least need to give you half the money you just saved me… Thanks a ton!

@RockhillfarmYT 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@A-GUY-AND-HIS-TRACTOR 2 жыл бұрын

Great for the rotator cuff

@alholdz6012 10 ай бұрын

thanks for this info, I almost bought one of those things

@eastrockaway11518 Жыл бұрын

That just got PULLED from the cart!!! Thanks for the video.

@RockhillfarmYT Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@escapefromny2012 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the review (watched part 1 also, and others). I won't waste my money. Subscribed to your channel. Thanks.

@RockhillfarmYT Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@JamesDavis-pv1hh Жыл бұрын

I haven’t laughed so hard in ages classic 😂😂

@Tommyjamesrb 9 ай бұрын

Does it come with a splitting maul so I can get the bit out of the wood when stuck ?

@santini4754 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you ! Sure glad I watched this video before buying this product and ending up with buyer's remorse.

@RockhillfarmYT 2 жыл бұрын

Right. I think it is more trouble than it is worth Thanks for watching

@maxmott7489 Жыл бұрын

😂perfect I learned my lesson

@maxmott7489 Жыл бұрын

Get a axe 🪓

@robski8604 6 ай бұрын

My wife just sent me the facebook advert for this. Looked very impressive. Im so glad I've found your video. I guess these drills will work with some knot free, soft wood. Seeing how youv3 struggled even with 20v sds drill or corded one - these drills look just like a gimmick.

@SS-uj6zy 9 ай бұрын

I appreciate this video. I am a woman and I’ve used a wood splitter and a wood ax. When I saw this product, I thought about purchasing it as a gift to someone else, but wanted to know more. After watching your truthful video, I won’t be buying the product. After using a big wood splitter, I thought that bit was too good to be true. Thanks again for the video.

@RockhillfarmYT 9 ай бұрын

Glad to help

@jamesolivito4374 Жыл бұрын

Being in construction all my life there is one thing that is true . Some guys just make it look easy . There is always a trick as in the saying , your just not holding your mouth right . I hope they will see your videos and give you the advice to pass on to us . Thak you for your efforts.

@RockhillfarmYT Жыл бұрын

Whether or not it’s possible to make it work isn’t really that relevant to me. There are already plenty of ways to split wood. If you have to have the perfect size pieces of perfectly dried wood or the exact right drill, it is probably more hassle than most people want to mess with. It is marketed as quick and easy

@francislajeunesse8313 2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking of getting one since my splitter gaskets are having a "slight" leaking issue. But, looking at it I pictured the same results that you showed especially when splitting hardwood. Maybe this might work for non-knotted softwood.

@RockhillfarmYT 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds about right Thanks for watching

@PappaPangolin Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video, good to know. Apologies if this has been asked and answered in previous comments. Is the wood you're testing on fully seasoned and ready to burn? If not, it could still need the manual approach for sure. But if really nice and dry, I Do you think those would work better. Or even trying to go in from either end rather than the side on method as they used in the Facebook video. Thanks again.

@SelfPublishingMadeEasyNow 2 жыл бұрын

I tested out this drill bit today fir first time and it worked flawlessly. I was using completely dry birch wood and it took 60 to turn a log like yours into 8 pieces. My drill is not even high powered. So the issue is the dryness of the wood.

@RockhillfarmYT 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@ronaldcarrender6136 Жыл бұрын

No the issue is the type of wood and the dryness Birch is a soft wood !

@SelfPublishingMadeEasyNow Жыл бұрын

@@ronaldcarrender6136 I think you are correct. Though, if you try it with harder wood and just go for small pieces at a time it works great. I have now tested the drill on piles of different types of wood. Though, birch is the best since you can go right in the center and get it to go every time.

@timshanahan1 5 ай бұрын

I think they use cedar wood in the sales video, the grain is straight and it splits easy.@@ronaldcarrender6136 Thanks for the test, now I know it won't help me.

@rowgler1 2 жыл бұрын

When I was younger I heated exclusively with wood and split everything by hand with the old Sotz monster maul or wedges and a sledge. I remember green, frozen wood split easiest. Whatever the temperature, I always tried to get it done before it dried out. Now I use a Supersplit kinetic. It just doesn't care, it splits everything anytime.

@RockhillfarmYT 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. I have a champion hydraulics splitter that I use most of the time. I’ve heard good things about those kinetic splitters though

@timothymiller5539 Жыл бұрын

I knew this was too good to be true. I also have been targeted by these adds on the twitter. You'll be happy to know that they have been ratioed in the comments which is how I found your content. Good work. 🤣😂🍻

@Farmer-bh3cg Жыл бұрын

I just stumbled across this video. It's clear that the tool is ineffective. Thanks for saving us the money. For me, it's either a splitting maul or a 3 point hitch hydraulic woodsplitter.

@rickd6020 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for showing us this bit. I'm glad you showed how it got stuck and what it can do. Looks a little dangerous.

@RockhillfarmYT 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed Thanks for watching

@dufensmertz1 2 жыл бұрын

I saw these advertised on Facebook and I was tempted to buy one . Your videos showed exactly what I thought would happen . IE. Useless tool that binds and won't split FA . If it won't even split soft wood it has no hope in splitting Australian hard wood like iron bark or red gum..

@petefarr2547 2 жыл бұрын

Hi,... who doesn't like a new tool????.... really!! Saw you struggling with it and commented that at the very least a impact drill driver drill would be needed. Im thinking dry wood would help as well.... Green wood seems to be harder to split, at least in my experiences... After drying, most times its already developed cracks along the radius and that is a good starting point to continue the split.... thanks for taking time to show us your efforts! good man!

@RockhillfarmYT 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and for commenting

@Jonsellscoolstuff Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the honesty in your reviews and the time it took to make them. Does it work any better from the top of the log? I hope you make a video on that so I don’t have to buy one and try it haha thanks again for the videos

@edwinrohweller Жыл бұрын

As someone who grew up with softwoods in California and has had to adjust to the hardwoods of the midwest, I can be fairly certain that the ads for this product are using softwoods. I am glad someone tested this with hardwoods because that's all I've got and I don't need to be wasting money on garbage bits.

@ginaeaton6680 Жыл бұрын

New sub. I saw you at the Arm's family farm. Man I'm glad you did this video! I'm a 5' , 110#, 53 year old woman. I've been wanting one of those bits for awhile. It looks so easy on the ad.

@RockhillfarmYT Жыл бұрын

It is possible to make these work but it is not easy and convenient like the ad portrays Thanks for watching

@rickvaughan8993 2 жыл бұрын

I never thought those would work well. But will it do any better if the piece of wood was stood up. As it would be if using an ax or maul? Just curious. And I don`t intend on buying one to see.

@RockhillfarmYT 2 жыл бұрын

I did try it standing up in the first video I made about this and got the same result. Thanks for watching

@bobrees4363 2 жыл бұрын

I watched both video's of this "tool". There was a similar item sold in the 1970's with about a 6 or 8" cone/ screw, for either bolting to a vehicle wheel (open rear end only) or a tractor's three point hitch. As much as i wanted to get away from using a sledge hammer and wedges, even my teen age self didn't think it was safe to use.

@RockhillfarmYT 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I had high hopes for this but to me it’s just more hassle than it’s worth. I’ve seen the giant ones like you’re talking about and they definitely work but I’m not sure I would want to mess with one of those either Thanks for watching

@youtubecantsaveallthesnowf8601 Жыл бұрын

I'll stick to my compact electric splitter for making kindling. Great review.

@crosswindsstudio3284 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for saving me money.

@Omovalley914 2 жыл бұрын

Sir you have far more patience than me. I would have given up on the second try!!

@RockhillfarmYT 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it’s possible to make it work, but it’s just more trouble than it’s worth in my opinion

@cesarschilling 2 жыл бұрын

any chance you could do the third video? but going with the wood grain ( since you already have the tools ) all I could think watching it was that how would it work turning the wood around, not saying it will work but just wondering thanks for the videos

@jmaus2k Жыл бұрын

Yes, it does work better. Split a bund of wood(even not dry) the same size this way. Also clamped in a vice so you only worry about holding the drill. Also had a cordless - granted the highest torque Ridgid. But it worked most of the time. A few times I had to reverse and start in a new spot.

@308dad8 Жыл бұрын

And I was considering one of these for some stubborn rounds my splitter won’t handle and my mail ain’t getting into.

@cristianmurar3185 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the videos. I was thinking to get it and now I know it won’t help me.

@starkenterprises2371 Жыл бұрын

Watched both videos, and there were ads for these bits in both! Ha! I wonder if the carrollton bit is better for thrice the money. I looked at these on ebay and for $10 or so they may be good fast way to make a bundle of kindling with a corded hammer drill. I wonder if the wood is drier it's easier? Thanks for the demo. Stay safe, stay prepped. GOD BLESS GOD SPEED GOD WINS.

@peterberard6946 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for doing this video. Like you said the ads for that product make it look so quick and easy. It would be much quicker and easier just to use a axe or hatchet.

@MrAshleywhite Жыл бұрын

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@alberttucker7520 2 жыл бұрын

I don't know if it would make a difference my uncle had a spiral type tractor pto splitter if I remember correctly the spiral went into the round side of the log not the sawn face just a thought. I also wondered if you welded a 1/2 inch drive socket to your spiral and used a good air powered impact gun my .02

@RockhillfarmYT 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@richr8273 8 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for these two videos. Honest, straightforward, and practical. I actually had my credit card ready to purchase when your videos came up. I'm 72 years old and just split 2.5 cords of wood over the Labor Day weekend with a 6 pound maul that I've split many cords with over the years. Using this cone tool, I would still be splitting that wood or have a broken wrist or other injuries in the process. Granted my wood is fir, spruce, and aspen, but that thing looks dangerous, prone to getting stuck, and spinning a log out control. I'll stick with the maul.

@RockhillfarmYT 8 ай бұрын

It is possible to make that tool work, but to me it’s more trouble than it’s worth. Thanks for watching.

@richr8273 8 ай бұрын

Agreed. And the time it took to make a couple kindling splinters, one could split several pieces of dry wood.