This is a quick review of the Homelite splitter. I have been very happy with the product and would buy it again. I routinely split 15-25 inch diameter oak and maple no problem. Only ever has issues with thick knots in the wood.
I have one too. It amazes me with what it can split. I have a weak back too, so I like the fact that I can roll pieces of large wood up a ramp as he does. Hey, it is not a production machine, but it fits my needs.
I've had mine for 9 years now. It is AMAZING AND DURABLE. It recently had a problem with the release plunger and I messed up when fixing it and it's time for a new splitter. I will get the same one. You are correct in saying it has no problem splitting huge pieces! Nice review and nice video! Thanks man!
i have the same log slpiter but lost the washerthat fits the dip stick dont know how to fine one on homelite for over twoy years you would know the phone # to homelite in canada Thanks Donna in BC Canada
I have the same splitter. I built a plywood ramp, and splitted 36" Maple, 30 " fir . This 5 ton beaver is doing my firewood for 10 years now, no complain! Try to split green wood.
Kevr that pile ended up being a little over 2 cords, but this year I'll have just about 4 to do! Only problem is that it's a bit slow. If your logs are short enough you can use a small block of wood to hasten the process.
All my wood is knotty, but usually after a couple of tries and turns of the log it got split. I didn't try such a huge rounds though because there is no way to lift them on the splitter by myself - first I split them by hand into manageable pieces.
Dry wood is a lot tougher to split that’s why you split wood fresh. It’s just how it is. Nice job on the video I’m looking into getting one. Tired of swinging an ax 😂
Great review! Now just imagine the poor dumb saps who put their splitters up on stands so they "don't have to lift" trying to get that big honkin piece of oak up to their hips to put on the splitter! I swear, some people shouldn't reproduce! Thanks for posting this great video!
I have mine on a stand, and I have a 10 hydraulic manual splitter that I used to break those biggies in half. Then I can lift them! Work smarter, knot harder (pun intended)! HA HA
Most hydraulics won't work upside down, I bought a new automotive lift jack and tried using it to pull out fence posts and as soon as it tilted, it stopped working.
I have the 6 ton but a 50 foot cord to it . As you mentioned it dont like the the oak knots hahhha . I'm out of season, no man with an axe can split this stuff I'm sure
Surprisingly it hasn't been an issue. The blunt end pushes away from you, so you should be good. But, something to always keep in mind, gotta pay attention.
I thought maybe you were making this up to try and push your affiliate link, but I don't even see that you have an affiliate link. You are just that much of a fan of this? Maybe I might get one. I'm tired of using the manual 10 ton one from Harbor Freight.
I just bought a electric STIHL (13.1AMP MSE170) CHAINSAW, and a PREDATOR INVERTER 2000 watt GENERATOR, all I need now is the SPLITTER and TRAILER THEN IM IN BUSINESS
Good info. I assume 110 not 220. Nobody ever says. Also, no one makes an upright splitter? Nobody talks about the fact you don't have to lift up if not horizontal splitting. No reviews of upright electrical splitters. Guess that is too esoteric.
They are much more expensive, and you can't use this one vertically. There are for sure videos about horizontal/vertical splitters on youtube (Huskee, Champion etc).
with the big rounds and getting them on splitter use a round laying flat on ground of about 6 inch and roll log on to it so you have half the height and nothing to slip off ie piece of wood
Wood gets harder as it drys. Less water, denser wood fibre. I always felt the main effort to a wood splitter is lifting the wood up, moving it around and then stacking it. The splitter makes the actual splitting the easiest. I wonder what the longevity of the units are, how much wood can you put through. Whats the maintenance like on it?
I haven't measured how much wood I can put through yet. The system is pretty slow, but many people tape down the button so you only have to press the lever, or using a block of wood on the blunt end helps to hasten the pace. Those are two ways to speed it up, but yeah, it takes a while. This is definitely for light duty. Maintenance is very simple, just keep an eye on the fluid levels.
I'm not sure. It was definitely designed to operate horizontally as it has four legs which it stands on. I suppose it could if you secure it properly. But may want to get a second opinion
Good review, I need something to split knots. i burn a lot of ash and oak and got abou a cord of knotty wood to split. I thing I'm buying the Champion 7 ton splitter from tractor supply.
I have space chucks so I don't have to wait long before it splits. Best to get a 7 ton spliter and use wedges if it gets stuck on a knot. Nice stacking BTW
I cut up a large cedar tree that blew over, it had been standing dead for two years, cut it up with my battery operated chainsaw, and split the rounds with my electric 5 hp HF splitter, no problem, even with knots. So you should have no problem either!
Crap. I paid a grand for a gas powered 25T splitter. Works great, noisy as hell, takes up a good amount of space, and far more expensive then that electric splitter. :(
I have ash. About that size. It is tough. I wonder if it can do ash? We bounce the maul off it. Have to beat the hell out of it with 8 pound sledge and wedge.
I hate to say, but it probably won't be able to help you if you're already having to do all that. I suppose that's where the limitations are with this little guy.
@@ThomperBeThompin Thank you. Yeah, I am amazed at how some woods, particularly the hard woods like oak and black walnut, are actually easy to split, and cleave right apart when hit with an ax if thoroughly seasoned. Whereas soft woods can have a lot of fibers that hold together and just will not come apart. I rented a big 35 ton log splitter to do ash a couple years ago. I was amazed that the stuff didn't just pop apart. I had to run the splitter all the way through the stuff to separate all the fibers holding it together. Very time consuming. I probably got about a cord done in one very long day. (I wanted to get my money's worth of the rental cost.) And I left it in big pieces.
@@mikemonnig3046 ash splits fairly easy if its straight grained,but it is a stringy wood.Even with the big gas splitters you need an axe or better yet,a sharp hatchet to get it completely apart
oak is great firewood, but it is not the best wood to use when trying to convince people about your log splitter.. Don't get me wrong, it seems to be a great little splitter, but splitting a piece of oak which is nice and straight, doesn't really show what it can do... Try getting some piss elm... I have a 34 ton splitter and it had a hard time splitting that twisted, stringy nasty ass shit wood... Now that would be something to test your splitter on...
