Earthquake 5 Ton Electric Log Splitter. A long term review.

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  • Опубликовано: 29 окт 2024

Комментарии • 49

  • @DawnRaeB
    @DawnRaeB Год назад +2

    Thank you so much for this long-term review. My son just bought one for me for my birthday because last year I didn't have enough smaller pieces split. I'm glad to hear that it has held up well over time.

    • @FarpointFarms
      @FarpointFarms  Год назад

      Glad I could help! It helps since I have a bad back and should not be swinging an axe anymore.

  • @groverwindham9761
    @groverwindham9761 11 месяцев назад +1

    I bought a 5 ton earthquake from my neighbor for $45 bucks. It 'slpit everything I've tried so far. It seems to split green better than dry. I love it.

    • @FarpointFarms
      @FarpointFarms  11 месяцев назад

      We love ours as well it just does not do well with black locust ( a very hard wood)

  • @jhaedtler
    @jhaedtler Год назад +2

    I have a 5 ton from Harbor Freight and being 70 years old I made longer legs so I did not have to bed over or squat down to operate it! It is really worth the money. Thanks for the videos.

    • @FarpointFarms
      @FarpointFarms  Год назад

      thank you for your support- I looked at getting the leg kit but it is always out of stock. I might make it a project to make my own.

    • @jasonsharpbucks
      @jasonsharpbucks Год назад

      ​@@FarpointFarmsI'm about to do that with some scrap wood should be easy enough

  • @davidpatrick1813
    @davidpatrick1813 Год назад +2

    Thanks for this update. I have a unit that I positioned in a location that I "planned" on using it and after watching this I have to change how I will set it in place and use it. I didn't realize how the wood will shoot around like that and it could damage things. This was a big help. Again than you and tell your boss you deserve a raise in pay. 🙂

    • @FarpointFarms
      @FarpointFarms  Год назад

      the "flying" wood was a surprise to us as well. We make sure that we keep it a safe distance away.

    • @DawnRaeB
      @DawnRaeB Год назад

      same here !! I might have been shooting the pieces toward my house if it weren't for this review! Haha.

  • @brianczuhai8909
    @brianczuhai8909 10 месяцев назад +2

    I drape an old damp T-shirt on top at the end of the log to suppress the pieces flying out. It’s sticky enough to hold the wood back. I’ve had mine for 4 years now. The price value is good on it.

    • @FarpointFarms
      @FarpointFarms  10 месяцев назад +2

      thanks for the tip on that- We are used to watching out for flying wood

    • @brianczuhai8909
      @brianczuhai8909 10 месяцев назад

      @@FarpointFarms On the other splitters the wedge moves forward on the ram. Yours operates exactly the same as mine.

  • @leonard1452
    @leonard1452 Год назад

    I bought one of these for home use and it works great!

  • @62egoodwin
    @62egoodwin Год назад +1

    FyI if you take a piece of 1/4 to 3/8 steel and weld to the wedge and grind an edge on it , it really helps those out a lot. It also help them from the logs shooting off like they do.

    • @FarpointFarms
      @FarpointFarms  Год назад

      that sounds like a good tip

    • @barrygolden9823
      @barrygolden9823 Год назад

      I have heard that welding the head from a hatchet or axe to the front of the wedge helps with penetration and as a result can split logs easier and less pieces shooting off the end.

  • @johnblanton9845
    @johnblanton9845 Год назад

    Good follow up on that splitter , I may have to invest in one. I’ve split a lot wood over the years , can’t say I really enjoyed it :)

    • @FarpointFarms
      @FarpointFarms  Год назад +1

      If someone says they enjoy it, they might be telling a lie

    • @johnblanton9845
      @johnblanton9845 Год назад +1

      @@FarpointFarms Yeah , full of it or under the age of 40 :)

  • @MrSGL21
    @MrSGL21 Год назад +1

    beats the shit out of using a maul all day.
    also noticed the wv rabbit truck. some retired VW engineer has to be looking at the sales of the santa cruz and maverick and cursing in German.

    • @FarpointFarms
      @FarpointFarms  Год назад

      My back agrees with you, this is a game changer for us

  • @GTIFabric
    @GTIFabric Год назад +1

    Nice Rabbit pickup

  • @Dallas-Rife-UDX-347-Tennessee
    @Dallas-Rife-UDX-347-Tennessee Год назад +1

    The Back Saver Two Thousand !!
    0:56

  • @gwilson87
    @gwilson87 3 месяца назад +1

    Thanks for the review, I just bought the same model from Tractor Supply. I'm curious about your experience with maintenance. The manual recommends changing the hydraulic oil every 150 hours - have you done that, and how did it go? How often have you sharpened the splitter blade/maul? My only complaint with it so far is how low to the ground it sits... lots of stooping over. Overall, I'm pretty happy with it so far.

    • @FarpointFarms
      @FarpointFarms  3 месяца назад +1

      I have not, I don't think I have that many hours in it. I agree that it is very low to the ground. They sell a kit to raise it up, but is is hard to find and very expensive

    • @gwilson87
      @gwilson87 3 месяца назад +1

      @@FarpointFarms yep, I just ordered the stand kit today from Earthquake’s website. 99 bucks, free shipping - kinda steep but I think it will be worth it in the end.

    • @FarpointFarms
      @FarpointFarms  3 месяца назад

      the price has come down, I last looked during covid and it was a lot more.

  • @1975napier
    @1975napier Год назад +2

    Years ago, my Dad bought a nice big hydraulic log splitter a year or two after his other splitter moved out and got married. 😉

    • @FarpointFarms
      @FarpointFarms  Год назад

      You must have been that splitter!!

    • @1975napier
      @1975napier Год назад +1

      @@FarpointFarms 😆 Yes ,but looking back, it was good exercise and probably kept me out of trouble. He and my Grandpa taught me well.

  • @natevanlandingham1945
    @natevanlandingham1945 Год назад

    I have split a lot of wood over the years and seen very few pieces fly out of a splitter like that. I'm wondering if you have found that unique to the slower electric splitter? I have split locust as well. Can't remember if it was by hand or not but was thinking it was a gas splitter for some of it .
    Now I did have some twisty red maple that popped similar but just a few pieces of a whole tree

    • @FarpointFarms
      @FarpointFarms  Год назад

      I think that it struggles on some due to that it is only 5 tons of splitting force. The gas ones are 13 tons and up. They really don't struggle with might at that power

  • @robertgarrett2290
    @robertgarrett2290 Год назад

    How many amps does the motor draw?

  • @quientschaffer9635
    @quientschaffer9635 Год назад +1

    It is fast enough for a old man like me.

    • @FarpointFarms
      @FarpointFarms  Год назад

      That depends- slower than an axe but my back things it is perfect

  • @generalcaeser9176
    @generalcaeser9176 Год назад +1

    You are either very brave, very lucky or dumber than a box of rocks to be kneeling on the side of a wood splitter. As the safety instructions say, "Stay behind the wheels end of the splitter." I know it makes it tough to hold the button and press the leaver but I'd hate to see anyone having to pull large wood chunks out of their guts or break ribs which can be just as painful. Been there! Good video my man, thanks for the update! 😃

    • @FarpointFarms
      @FarpointFarms  Год назад +1

      That sounds painful for sure- I will keep that in mind

  • @jackle842000
    @jackle842000 Год назад +1

    Too weak for me I guess. Only thing I want it for is the ones I can't split by hand. Also throwing them an awful lot compared to others. Guess I'd prefer the splitter to move instead of it pushing the wood onto the wedge.

    • @FarpointFarms
      @FarpointFarms  Год назад

      If I had a better back, I would still use an axe. My back says those days ended years ago. We got a heck of a deal on it so it it worth it. If I lived in a place like, Maine, I would have a gas powered one for all the use it would get

  • @mikeh8228
    @mikeh8228 6 месяцев назад +1

    from the bark pattern on that small piece, it looks to be hickory, maybe? Makes little difference because that is smaller than some of the splits you were making...just burn it as is! HA HA

    • @FarpointFarms
      @FarpointFarms  6 месяцев назад

      You might be right, it did burn well

  • @lifeissosa2177
    @lifeissosa2177 Год назад +2

    I have an older model of this splitter, it is much safer, you sit behind the machine and use only the lever to operate it. Logs often fly out to the side as in this video, jeez. If you have any inclination to put your hand between the pusher and the log you probably shouldn't buy the machine.

    • @FarpointFarms
      @FarpointFarms  Год назад +1

      Someone must have cut of a hand, and sued. That's the way the modern world works.

  • @jbradbury2
    @jbradbury2 Год назад +2

    Just use a good axe! much quicker and easier esp with 2 people

    • @FarpointFarms
      @FarpointFarms  Год назад

      I have a bad back- I would hurt myself in about 3 swings.

    • @jbradbury2
      @jbradbury2 Год назад

      @@FarpointFarms oh ok. Looks like a well built splitter!