Log Splitter

[Birdboy]

Can anyone recommend a good quality log splitter for a reasonable price, my back is killing from chopping with an axe!!

 

[Thermo]

What are you splitting, how big, how often, what are you intending to power it with (hydraulic power pack or electric), how much do you want to spend and how much room have you got to store it?

sorry for the questions, but i went through all these when i bought one for my log splitting sideline, so it will be easier to give you a guide in teh right direction. All log splitters are not the same!

 

[Birdboy]

Hi yes I'm just splitting a small amount of logs for personal use - not commercially, so the cheaper the better. Logs are already sawn and just need splitting. I thought of powering with mains electric. £200.00 is my budget, thanks

 

[Thermo]

have a look at axminster and have a look on ebay. be careful of the cheap chinese imports. The more tonnage the better. You will probably be best with one of these, if you dont have loads to do.

http://www.axminster.co.uk/product-Axminster-LS5T-Log-Splitter-554037.htm

a lot easier to split them when theyve just been cut and they will season quicker too.

 

[ColJack]

so pay some other bloke or one of the older local kids to do it for you..
£200 is a good 33 hours of chopping at £6/hr..

even if you give him a tenner once a week for an hour's chopping then that's still 20 weeks worth..

 

[mointainwalker]

Does that mean , Col Jack that this unit will not ( more than ) 20 hrs ?

 

[mointainwalker]

P.S. ColJack

pnds 6/hr - were you thinking of hiring sparkies to do it ?

 

[Birdboy]

so pay some other bloke or one of the older local kids to do it for you..
£200 is a good 33 hours of chopping at £6/hr..

even if you give him a tenner once a week for an hour's chopping then that's still 20 weeks worth..

many thanks for a completley useless suggestion - a short term solution to a long term problem, I could have come to that conclusion without asking for help on this site, maybe you could come round and chop some logs for me - your response suggests that you have nothing else better to do!!!!

 

[Trazor]

Grow some very thin trees, no need to split them.

No need to thank me.

 

[Thermo]

if you need to trim them down to size, this is a very useful bit of kit and safer to use than a chainsaw.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LOG-CUTTER-SA...Home_Garden_PowerTools_SM?hash=item45eff29aa1

mine has served me very well and makes life very easy