The log splitter that keeps you on your knees wishing you just spent an extra $500 and got a 27 ton hydraulic splitter from TSC.

@Mike T I tried that. Huge fail

@@M70ACARRY I did too! I Had a wedge welded on top of the original and it broke the weld.

@@skipperjones7490 find someone that is better at welding!

@@mikeh8228 Lol, I should have clarified what I meant. It broke the weld on the stock wedge not the one I had welded on. It was a cheap Harbor Freight splitter so no big loss. I got a Champion gas splitter now and split wood with ease.

You mean the overpriced harbor freight? lol Surprise, you got scammed.

@@TheGuruStud it is not the same as a HF splitter.

Man I was saying that the whole time. I never split without my hatchet near, and my hookaroon.

You can just kick the wood against the wedge and they split the rest of the way.

Pretty sure he is just doing it this way to demo the performance of the unit.

Thanks, I actually was looking at this DR splitter too, but as most DR equipment its ridiculously over-priced and doesn't work worth crap....I had been looking at the HF electric splitter as well, I think that's what I'll buy for 1/2 the price. I don't need to split much, just a few pieces that end up too large for the wood stove, that I can split as I'm stacking.

@@wildbill23c did you get the Hf one? Is it good. I need a splitter in the basement next to the furnace and can’t decide on the HF electric, or just build my own.

@@wlffabrication7196 The one at Menards is only $240

A bit cold out at the moment (though I'm still waiting on a good 9"+ snow to make a snow blowing video (that doesn't look pathetic), but I surely can come decent weather. Are you looking for more regarding the wood splitter specifically? If so, any aspects of it you'd like to see further? I can definitely make some videos geared towards suggestions (I used to mention that in the intro but it got too long).

i enjoy anything wood/ firewood related. talk about cold i just came back form a one night camp trip at harriman new york! I think a 9"+ snowblow video would be good, do you have a big area to blow?

What was supposed to be the last 3-5 minutes of this video you'd probably enjoy (the racking I store my wood on), but the battery died unfortunately. Basically though, I use pallet racking beams laid on cinder blocks to keep everything off the ground. I got the beams for about 50 cents each since they are an oddball size, so each rick worth of wood the racking costs me about $6 for and it will hold it stacked as high as I want. My driveway is about 500' long at the end of a half mile private road that serves about 10 houses. My neighbor usually plows our half (the common half gets enough traffic to squish the snow down usually, but not always). But, when he is gone or when I need to be one of the first ones gone I could have a half mile or more to do. There are a couple times where I've snow blowed the full half mile+. Not sure if you've seen my other videos, but I have a snowblower to go on this tractor and it works like a champ. I took it out today just for fun (and to make sure the plows didn't bury the entrance to our road since I was expecting a package) and got the deep parts where the cars hadn't yet been. I did have to slow down to probably 3-4 mph (it was fairly deep, but pretty powdery and soft still because of the cold). I've been wanting to get it on video, but here hasn't been a single BIG snow since I got the snowblower. Still, even with 4-6" its nice making one trip down and one trip back and having 8-9' cleared out. With a 24" snowblower and 6" of overlap it would be about 3 round trips at a much slower speed to do the same.

call me crazy but i enjoy moving snow lol @handful of tranquility

Sorry for the late reply, somehow I stopped getting notifications. I find the lack of retraction is usually due to jammed up debris so I clear it as I go. I also, if I remember right, bent out the sides to provide clearance (but I could be misremembering this)

I can tell you with certainty that this splitter would NOT work for that. The opening is 18" and it needs at least an inch for the ram to engage. Now, it can split pieces longer than 17" by putting them upright, but if its then 20" diameter it wouldnt fit that way either. I did easily split some 8" diameter pieces that were 18" long by standing them upright and splitting them through the side of the log. If 10-12" diameter is the size of teh branches of trees you are taking down you probably want a bigger splitter. My neighbor has a 30 ton processor so for larger trees I bring them over to his place to split, the smaller stuff I can take care of. During winter I keep this in the basement and use it to re-split pieces that didn't get split enough before or to split a log into a pile of kindling as needed.

Generac acquired DR Power in Aug of 2015 so they probably just rebranded the DR K10.

it can split 20 inch, i have split 24 inch eucalyptus with mine. the problem is it has to be straight no knots no crotch cuts to do the job properly.

It can. Just takes more hits. You also don't have to pull the pieces apart by hand as he is doing in the video. You can just kick them against the wedge and they split the rest of the way.

Sorry for the late reply, somehow I stopped getting notifications. How did DR end up treating you? Did they take care of the problem?

@@HandfulOfTranquility Hi. Yes they did. After pulling it apart, I found one of the flywheels was snapped. They sent me a new flywheel, although the instructions on how to remove and install were hinky (they install is directional, and it is easy to try to install it backwards), it is now good as new. I had the 2 year warranty so everything was covered.

Another update: The new flywheel lasted about 1/2 cord before become loose and wobbly. The set screw was missing and the wheel was twisting around the keyway. Another call, and a week and a half later, another wheel arrives. I installed it correctly, really torqueing down on the set screw which is difficult as you need a very long hex wrench to this so you can't put a lot of torque on it (I snapped the end off mine in the process). Since then, it has run like a champ. DR no longer sells this unit if that tells you anything. I wouldn't buy this unit again if I had the choice.

I use it quite frequently to re-split for the wood stove. I dont use it as my primary, but I will make chunks that are too big into smaller pieces. I wouldnt count on it being a primary splitter for more than 5-10 cords, but as a thing to keep in the basement its pretty awesome for kindling and small pieces for starting fires!

10,000 lbs is 5 ton....so maybe

Sorry for the late reply, somehow I stopped getting notifications. I think they claim it puts out wood / behaves like a 10 ton. I would say it does seem to have splitting power between 5 and 10 tons, it may just take a few whacks to get there.

It is holding up fine. However, I mostly use it in the basement to re-split pieces I find too large and dont quite fit the stove. I love having it in the basement for that use! Worth the price for that use for me? No, probably not. Worth the price as a primary splitter? No, probably not, I'd probably get a used gas splitter. But if you do have a need for an indoor electric splitter it is pretty handy. It takes no time to fire up, split a few pieces into kindling or just from a way too thick piece into 2 or 3 decent sized pieces. I dont know that I'd buy it again, but I also wouldnt sell it. I would vastly prefer it over a little electric hydraulic unit for sure, I just wouldnt prefer it over a gas splitter as a primary splitter. However, check my recent videos where I am using another DR Power splitter. That unit I am a big fan of! Its fast due to two way wedge, uses my tractor that I know will fire up when I want, and can be adjusted for height. My only gripe is it isnt quick hitch compatible, though I will be changing that at some point.

@@HandfulOfTranquility Thanks for the reply. My primary use for it is to split down larger split pieces for a fire wood bundling business. My first bunch of bundles is going to be from a few cords of seasoned, already split wood. If this takes off I'm going to start taking larger rounds and trees from a local tree service and invest in probably that Tractor Supply 25 ton gas splitter.

Rikki, this stringy white oak WAS green; as you can see by the rounds there is zero checking of the wood. This wood had been cut no more than a week prior to the video so I'd count it as completely green.

try a 10 or 12 gauge cord with twist locks. use L5-20 connector and dont have the cord any longer than needed. i see your point and agree, im just giving you a way to decrease currant or amps. dont use an edison connector for 15 plus amps.

So you can store it on it's end in 2 sq ft of space and not take up half a garage?

Thar bigger splitter brake a lot to

To you perhaps; obviously to me it was. The opening is 18" and its meant for 16" pieces (though it certainly handles 17" pieces). That timber champ says 18", is that marketing BS too? Does it have a 19-20" opening and can handle 18" pieces or does it have an 18" opening and it is nigh impossible to actually operate? Not sure, though I had never heard of them so thank you for bringing them to everybody's attention. Still, the 16"-17" capacity handles all 80% of people need. I have a wood furnace that can handle 20" pieces down the length, but it only handles 16" pieces across the width. I typically load 2 long pieces down the length, then 4 16" pieces across the width, then 3 more 16" pieces down the length on top (don't want too long there since it doesn't catch the re-burners if its too long). I was happy to get something that can do 80-90% of what I needed it to do (though I certainly would have been MORE happy to pay the same amount and get another couple inches of capacity!). While mine may or may not be maide domestically the COMPANY is USA and I knew what level of service I would get from them (and they lived up to it!). I'd have thought a bit more over some of the other options. The other thing that makes me happy to get this one despite the 16" limitation is that at some point I'll make or buy something much larger that can be driven by the tractor that can handle larger pieces and then this will be used when I want smaller pieces or kindling (I use it every 2 days or so in my basement when I want smaller pieces than what I originally stored).

Handful of Tranquility oh, good to know that the opening is 18" and not 16" that I thought it was. I cut my wood at 16" but pieces could be up to 18" long sometimes. I don't own a kinetic splitter but from my research. I think lumber champ has a longer opening. Maybe 20". Also can a log be split standing on the flat round side. Let say you have a 20" long and 12" round log. Could you split it with the log standing? Just curious. Thanks

Thats a great question and not one I had thought of. I just took a 16" long 10" or so round and split it sideways. Its unsplit but it was cut I THINK last year so its somewhat seasoned (splits easier). It took 3 or 4 whacks to go through (and you need a shorter piece too because these kinetic splitters the ram only goes to about 3-4" from the wedge to keep you from chopping your hand off), but it went through. Then I flipped it over and went through the crotch and 2 or 3 more whacks and it was split in half. Its would be a bit tippy with 20", but I think it'll work. Thanks for the great idea, now some of my 19-20" pieces that are a bit too long while still inside and only as needed (I don't want to split it all because I may want a large piece for a long burn, or I may want smaller for faster heat).

18 inch is hard on the machine and your hands so I would not do it often. I cut my wood planning to rent a full size splitter so I have alot of long pieces this year. Then I bought this splitter, so I've done pieces I've had to pound in place with my fist. Yes, it does still split them but it really jerks the handle against your hand when you engage the lever. In general it's probably better to trim a couple of inches off with the chain saw. Those 2 inch blocks a kind a nice to use when a piece is at the end of the tray and still pinched on the wedge. Place the 2" round on and it knocks it off of the wedge. I've done oddly cut pieces sideways and it works but i doubt if it would work on a large diameter or long piece.