THIS LOG SPLITTER IS SUPER!!!
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- Today I dust off the Super Splitter and make firewood from some logs that show signs of rot and infestation.
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This is one of the most informative segments you have done, there is no one machine that will do everything we ever expect it to do, there will always be that 'one log' that will not split, no matter what set up you have.
I like your method Joe, split and stack as you go. I'm 60 years old and I know exactly what youre saying. When your done, your done. Seems the best way to me. We're almost into September yoo hoo cooler weather is coming.
It was a scorcher today Dean!
95° here in the northern panhandle of W.Virginia. Felt like 100% humidity.
We run a rapid fire splitter now because of you for our bundles. Kinetic splitters are the best
I have heard good things about the Rapid Fires Keep up the good work Mitch
I once told you that kinetic splitters are not available in Germany due to safety reasons. Finally I found one. :)
Doing different jobs in an production line makes absolutely sense - not necessary from the efficiency point of view but if you are working with your muscles - the change between splitting, rolling a wheel barrow and staking is a little like a small break for some muscle groups. And that makes you less tired on the end of a day. And days are shorter than you think. You can do super productive splitting until 3pm and stop - and will not finish the transport, staking or piling and cleaning and all necessary before 7 or 9pm.
Great video! Love my kenetic log splitter (I have a DR K28 Pro). I'm old and have a bad back so I also have a hydraulic log splitter which is used in the vertical position to split very large rounds into fourths which is much easier to pick up and load into the kenetic splitter.
Awesome!! The splitter is super fast
It sure is Warren
Joe do you mostly split straight grain soft maple ash with the supersplit? Wondering how it would do on sugar maple or beech with knots. How many full cord do you think you've done with the super split? Any issues? Is yours the HD model? Also how many cord or face cord do you estimate per hour with it...thx
Split it into the tractor bucket. It’s a powered wheelbarrow
Totally agree. In this case our filming changes the way we do things sometimes. But I do use the tractor a lot for splitting
@@ohiowoodburner I had the HD model for 5 years and also split into an oversize bucket on a kubota ...then dump it into a dump trailer
Honestly you play with the wood to much.....I saw an experiment and if you throw wood into 1-3 cord piles it seasons just as good as stacked because a pile of wood shelters itself and even in the rain it rarely gets wet down inside....also the pile gets hot in the heat from natural decomposition....
Your wasting alot of time stacking it.....
I like doing 1 or 2 cord cone shaped piles....then my customers pull up and load up there true cord or two true cords....most customers only take 1/3 or 1/2 cord at a time so they just eat away at their pile until it's gone....sometimes we mark the pile with spray paint on a piece so there's no confusion.......
I'm telling you stacking wood is a waste of time.....do a moisture test on a one or two cord pile after 6 months most of it is 20 percent and after a year it's 17-20
Good morning from Piqua Ohio
Good morning Stan!
Anyone have any experience using the super splitter on wood that has lots of “nots” and/or the pieces where the branches met the main part of the tree? Those are usually the toughest pieces to split
I have with my SS. Most times I have to hit it 2-3 times.
That splitter does a great job. Do you have the HD model with the extra wide table or is that the 5.5 HP model? Thanks! Love the channel.
I have used a Super Splitter for about 15 years now. Just love that machine. I load the wood to be split on to a trailer with my tractor bucket. This trail bed sits almost waist high. I can take large chunks off and on to the splitter with out bending over. The split wood is thrown into a dump trailer. From the dump trailer I place the split wood into a roofed wood racks that I built. The wood racks are sitting on a lift that keeps the wood at waist hight while loading, again no bending over. The wood racks are moved to a yard area so the wood in in direct contact with sun and wind. The racks are moved with the tractor using pallet forks. After about three months the racks are moved into winter storage [inside] again with the tractor. Durning the winter I move a rack as needed near my wood stoves, yes again with the tractor and no bending over.
A few years ago I moved all wood splitting into a closed building, after changing the splitter to electric power. Super Split co. sent the electric set up to me and I changed it over taking about 30 minutes.
I do not sell fire wood but only heat my house and shop. I only use 6 cords per year. I am 79 so appreciate this great splitter and not having to bend over very much. Oh all the wood comes from our own wood lot.
Good evening Joe.
Great to see neat and tidy wood stacks as is the rest of your yard.
Was just wondering, do you ever get trouble with the stacks getting blown over in heavy winter winds.?🤔
I have not had a stack of wood fall over in four years!
You need a pickeroon to pick the rounds up off the ground and save your back! I use a short (maybe 3') long one and I can stick it in a round and lift most of them with one hand with little or no bending. You should try it! Great video as always
Yep.
I'm making my own.😊
Joe hi, today is not a bad day for me, everything is as always.
Make it a GREAT day Viktor! It is all yours, go out and take it!
Yup I have been working on four cords.
Oh did I say all by old school splitting wedge
I purchased a Model J Super Split in Aug 2019, it has from the very beginning been the biggest pain in the butt, Ive had moments when it seams to work just fine...but the biggest amount of time, I have big regrets buying it.
That is unfortunate to hear FPN. I have found keeping the top beam clean and the top bearing lubed makes things work good.
I'm impressed by how well that works. I'd like to see how it handles a 24" oak round. And I agree with your method. I used to bring the splitter to the wood where it was cut, split into the trailer, trailer to the pile. Handle the wood as little as possible. And by mixing up the tasks I don't overstressed one set of muscles.
Great video Joe. They are excellent machines. I wish they would come out with a log lift (even if it’s a manual lever type). The Split Second lift fits on SuperSplit, but they went out of business I believe. Cheers
If you push down on the super splitter lever will it retract before reaching the end of its stroke? One wrong placement of a glove or anything and you're toast.
It will. Also you can do that if the log doesnt split
I like the idea of stacking the split firewood on pallets to keep it dry and improve airflow. One thing I would suggest is to put landscape fabric underneath the pallets to help eliminate weed growth.
Joe, you mentioned that you were a softball coach. I think I read early this,summer where an AAU team from your area won a Naruonal title of some type. Did you have any connections to that team?
I had one ex player on that team. They are pretty good and from my old team's arch rival organization. When you are in travel ball long enough you get to know all the players and coaches. Usually friendly competition LOL. I had some very good teams over the years and when you win a lot you get people who like to throw rocks at you. It is a great sport but you do meet some odd people at times.
@@ohiowoodburner I am a.new softball convert.
Clemson University.recently added a softball program. They have had a great start. I have swallowed the bait and I am hooked. I live close enough that attending the games is easy. Problem is.the new.stadium only seats 2k and every game is a sell out. Fortunately I was able to get season tickets.
When I was a young man at 19 years old, I got into tree service and worked for a guy that had one of these super splitters....he was behind that year and he had 70 cords of rounds cut up on the ground in clusters positioned around a pile in the center.....there was no stacking and no touching the wood multiple times....sometimes I split right into the truck, other times I threw the wood into the pile.....LET ME TELL YOU NO BULLSHIT....I SPLIT 90 CORDS OF HARDWOOD IN ONE MONTH....EVERY OTHER DAY 3 DAYS A WEEK UNTIL WE GOT CAUGHT UP.....I was in shape and strong, my boss loved me for 10.00 per hour 1999....the wood pile was about 7 feet high and 150 ft across.....this was in May and the rounds were sitting for a year or more....he was selling that wood by November and had no complaints.....I ran that wood pile on the weekends and Fridays for 2 seasons.....the price of wood varied alot depending where you were....if you were in the country it was 200 per cord delivered if you lived in Atlantic city it was 300 per cord....etc
Does this splitter come in a bigger size, cost, dealer info
Hey Joe!
Great video. I've been looking into getting one of these units myself for my firewood business. Is that the original, heavy duty, or special edition model? Also, does your unit have the standard production table or extra wide production table?
This is the J Model with the standard production table. IMO it is all you need. The HD I would think would be too heavy and the splitting force is not needed.
I think this video has convinced me to get one of those super splitters that cycle time is lightning fast what a awesome machine
Great machine for the money. While my Eastonmade now carries the major load of my production it is certainly much more money than the SS. For the money though the SS can't be beat. It will put your production on a different level to where you can afford the Eastonmade
@@ohiowoodburner that's my problem im really tied between this and and the Eastonmade ultra but I'm leaning towards the super splitter because of the 1400$ savings and the availability of the ss is also a big factor
hi there i have said the same thing in a lot of splitting videos don't by a splitter for the 3% of your wood . they will need to be bigger witch means more money . get one for the 96 % of your need . need some ice stay cool john
Thanks John. I need ice for sure!
G'day Joe, I wish you could send me some nice white oak Saw logs, I'd break them down on the Lucas Mill dry them and sell it to the people that are making laminated flooring for $7K AUD.Per cubic meter that's better than burning it 😜👍🇦🇺.
Good morning buddy that wood splitter is fast and easy to run I like that was better too I like that with letter to nice job budding yeah I would be under nothing that can't be I would be underneath that canopy text me back buddy God bless
Thanks Ralph. Staying out of the sun is a big thing to do this time of year!
So with precut logs how long for you to spilt and place in 2 boxes 1 cord. Every person has a machine but cost and performance vary quire a bit one youtuber took 3:45 for a cord Yours hands down is faster but the output chute could push out many logs feeding to long wheeled carts to lessen your labor. Talking about awesome wood when you are burning it vs milling it> what makes more and has no carbon???
Morning Joe, great video, wish i had waited for the Super Splitter, DR Splitters are a toy compared to yours, we do have extremely Gnarly wood so the “Crimson” is Handling anything we put on it, Take my Handsome Friend!😂🪵👍🏼🇺🇸
Yes the DR splitter will not stand up to the Super splitter. We have them were aver in NC will sow you, y being a Super splitter it the best way to go
Maybe sell yours and upgrade? It just may be worth the extra effort Larry
These dam ants has been killing my oak trees out. That the only tree they attack . he hee i end up with more firewood. Cause there still into logs. and i get a lot of firewood out of 1 33" wide x 20" long log
i was wrong , they good size bits , its the camera angle or view , bloody cameras never quite show everything quite right , all good anyway , i have a 34 ton forestwest kinetic wood splitter , its a great machine , i had a 30 ton hydraulic splitter , but that was to slow , super strong and goes through anything , but just to slow and boring , i dont want to waste the bit of life i have got left at my age waiting for the splitter , kinetic splitter just so fast , splits almost anything well worth the money , very fuel efficient as well , gave the hydraulic one to someone that needed it
Get a LogOx to pick up those rounds and save your back!
Which part of the ram's stroke is the most powerful? Is there any significant difference between the beginning and the end of the stroke?
Hi Joe, I have noticed that you seam to be losing weight. I heard from you that you worked in an office which know office workers tend to put on weight. But looking at you working the wood splitters that you are losing weight which is good thing. I feel that if you love a job you happy with that is good for you than that is good.
I consider my self 30+ pounds over my fighting weight. When I was caring for my dad he was losing weight and wouldn't eat. I found that when we went on drives and picked up food at a drive thru he would eat probably bc his mind was off of how poorly he was feeling. Anyhow during this process I was able to fatten him up but also put on the 30 LOL. It seems pretty hard to lose when you get over 50! Office work never made me heavy but I would have thought my active career now would have toned me down faster than what I am.
Great content !
Going back to your roots Joe.. Thats nice to do once in a while.. See you Sunday..😜👍
Thanks Dan!
That's nice performance and well built. But the distance seems so short that it would eliminate bigger rounds?
Turn your wheelbarrow into a 2 wheelbarrow it is great (and cheap) for heavy loads. The log splitters are great cheers.
just want to ask a question , how come in many instances in the USA you blokes split your wood into such small sizes?
That super splitter is a nice setup, fast, clean. Did not look like any ants at all
I had two logs with ants but nothing major. My camera girl was getting a water when I found them. LOL
Always use the best tool for the job at the right place to do the job. You seem to have a solid handle on that. The only change I see is maybe use a two wheel wheelbarrow
I like your new video the moming you did a really good jop on your firewood the moming how is your new lawn mower will you make acne videos mow your grass again love your video buddy 🔥
Thanks Travis. I will show the mower soon!
If I get a stick with ants in it I just bust it open as normal with the splitter and toss it face up on top of a stack. The birds will get all the ants in a very short time
Good morning Joe!!😀😀
You really have splitting with the Super Splitter down to an art. The Super splitter seems to be about the best on the market when it comes to kinetic splitters.
Take care my friend!!😀😀👍👍
Logger Al
It is Al. It is a very well built machine!
My guess is you have a family member on the camera, you should let them say High so we know who is cheering you on
The right tool for the right job. Does the kinetic splitter get more wear and tear than the hydraulic splitters? Seems like a more violent action on the parts
I've had my Super Split for 40 years. I converted it to an electric motor six yeaars ago. It works great! Other than a new return spring four years ago I have had zero problems with it. I split the small stuff with it and for the stuff that's too heavy to pick up, I use my new new Eastonmade 12-22.
I have one of each also!
YOU NEED 1 MORE MAN AND ANOTHER WHEEL BARREL RUN 2 WHEEL BARRELS. THATS THE KIND OF MACHINE I WANT TO GET PLUS YOU GET THE HONDA ENGINE. VERY DEPENDABLE
More great content, I LOVE the Super Splitter!
A suggestion for workflow:
Might it be possible to stockpile the Super Splitter material on a concrete pad against a solid wall?
You could then scoop up a bucket full with the tractor loader, and present it at a nice convenient height level to the Super Splitter. That would do away with all the lifting and most of the twisting involved in getting the rounds onto the splitter.
Then, maybe, toss the splits back into the bucket as you make room in it! Drive the loader over to the stacking area and stack straight out of the bucket, again at a nice convenient height to save much lifting and twisting.
The occasional unsplit round that manages to hide in the bucket will simply make the return trip to the stockpile for the next bout.
Great post Ivor. I do use my tractor but filming sometimes changes the way we do our thing. Thanks for your well thought out post.
Ivor......exactly what I do. Only I'm still using a hydraulic splitter from Northern Tools for the last 12 years. Super Splitter on my list for next year. Almost bought one this year, but knee surgery put that on hold.
Joe that splitter gets the job done for sure. I hear you about trying to beat the heat it’s almost impossible this time of year. Take care, Ben.
Heat and firewood production don't mix! LOL
I like small batching it too. You don't burn out doing one thing.. saves my back from the repitition
I like those wheelbarrows with the 2 wheels up front. Saves my back from the balance act of a single wheel
I prefer stacking as I go as well. but now at 70 I load up my bucket on my back hoe to do all my lifting. I made a platform to set the wood and them put the split wood in my bucket. No more lifting for me after two surgeries and fused vertebra
I like the way you get your work done Greg. The things we learn in our older years is wasted on the young! Joe
I've been able to split some pretty gnarly Ponderosa pine out here in Idaho with my SS. It takes 2-4 punches sometimes but still, it gets through it. Love this machine. Thanks for a great video on it.
Good stuff Luke!
I'm the same way, doing a lot of small tasks, spread them out so I can take small breaks. Makes the day go by and I'm not so tired out at end of day.
I retired my wheel barrel and picked up a couple of 1,200 lb Gorilla carts that tilt from Northern Tool, to handle the splits or debris. When the wife helps out,
at least she don't half to balance the WB while transporting 'stuff' (It's usually hooked to the JD mower). I love that Super Splitter. Thanks for the t-shirt
and stickers.
Thanks for the comment dave and for supporting OWB! Joe
got one best thing since sliced bread we3 split red gum and grey box no problem
Of course a processor is more efficient but nothing Can remplace the manual contact with wood. That is the Real pleasure when you are doing firewood.
I will agree with you until you hit about 50 cords a year then it becomes "production." Things need to start changing around that qty.
Wow....that was fun to watch.....when I read Super Splitter,,,I was wondering about the Easton Made....Then you went to work....Geeezzz this was a Whizzzz!!!! AND....Geezzz Everyone has their way of doing things AND ain't nuttin wrong bout that!!!! AND.....The youngin behind the camera does fantastic job a "SPLITTING" her time betwix the camera and school....LOL
If I had to choose between the two I would take the eastonmade but the super Splitter definitely has its place in My Wood Yard
Those are called bolts, and logs are before you make bolt.
For your canopy, I would suggest getting some cheap 5 gallon buckets filled up about 1/4 of the way with sand. You can place the canopy feet in the bucket, give it a quick shake to set them in the sand. That should do an ok job of anchoring it.
I do the same style of splitting and stacking for the same reason as you. I just finished stacking a 3 cord pile of wood last week. And I split it 2 months ago at the beginning of summer. I did that cause I thought I had someone else lined up to stack up. I pull a trailer with my atv up to the splitter and I can load it up with a face cord of wood and then I just stack that up. I also don't like doing the same thing for hours and hours and hours.
Great video Joe! Personally love the sound of wood getting stacked! Stay hydrated in that heat 💧
Thanks! Will do Johnny!
Whatever works for you Joe. Everyone will have their own system of doing things.
I bought a DR K28 hoping that it would be as good as the Super Splitter, but I unfortunately had to sell it. I kept having issues with the splitter not being able to push through the wood if there was the slightest little knot in it. It worked perfectly fine, and FAST, if the wood was straight as an arrow and knot free though. I'd like to try the Super Splitter someday since it is the original! My next investment is going to be the Eastonmade Ultra, power of hydraulics with close to the speed of kinetic
You didn’t even give me a hint this video was coming. I will never play poker with you.
LOL... I don't think I would be a good poker player LOL
Are you better off having a cheaper machine that can do over 98% of what you want easily that you can afford or no machine because you want the biggest one that you cant pay for?
I don't think your choices are valid in this case Don. At least for me I went with the cheaper SS and quickly put myself in a position to afford the more expensive machine. The other option would be to borrow money to afford the much more expensive Eastonmade but too you will quickly get your money back if you are good at selling. In either case you are in the black but I chose to bootstrap my enterprise and build myself up.
You are the De Man! Very nice video. Say Hello to the Camera Girl if you happen to see Her.
Will do Jim
Spray wood with peppermint oil to keep away ants
Dr. Has a kinetic splitter. Are you familiar with it? I'm looking for home use not commercial.
I have heard good and bad about them. If you can get the Super Splitter that is the one you would want.
That’s a nice splitter 👍🏻👍🏻
You should start to call it oaklandhoma😂😂
Great video joe you have to do your firewood the way it best fits you
You need some chickens. When you get a piece of ant infested wood split it and then throw the infested pieces in the chicken yard . They'll love the treats.
We had chickens when the girls were younger. Loved them around the yard.
First time ever seeing a super splitter. I like it
I have a play list set up with all Super Splitter vids. Great machine!
You always have a great reason for methods, so why is the bottom of the atv trailer loaded with bits and slash ?
I just never get around to sweeping it out LOL.
I moved split wood with one of those wheelbarrows with 2 large bicycle type wheels, ...the balance! ...the ease! What a treat! Get your hands on one of those!
Thanks for the video
This splitter is fantastic been using for years and it will split knotty hard maple or yellow birch . I also install 14 inch wheels instead of the small wheels it come with and make the front leg higher to match ,make it higher and not so hard on the back. I’ve had 12 of these so far and split thousands of cords
Love that splitter looking for one for my self
Hey Joe just wondering is the 2 years for oak drying because of the weather up North. Here in NC if its split in the winter its ready in the fall or early winter next season. The summer heat and sun here dries the crap out of Firewood fairly quickly.
Joe, it's your Woodley so you get to do it your way! But I'm right there with ya - I don't understand why so many guys want to handle the wood so often! I put my wheelbarrow next to my splitter and throw my trash right into it so I don't have so much to clean off the ground when I'm done splitting. I put my yard trailer on my lawn tractor and throw my splits into it (an Ohio Steel cart that holds a LOT of wood). When the trailer is full, I drive to the stack and stack it all up, then return to the splitter. When I'm done splitting, I am DONE! No piles of wood to stack, no big mess to clean up!
You sound like you have a well thought out process BB. Good Job!
Love that Super Splitter, very quiet without that whining noise that you get from hydraulic driven splitters.👍
Ran my SS last night to re-split a load of birch that had been thru a processor. Guarantee there is not a faster machine for the task.
I agree Cliff
The Super Splitter looks good Joe. Has it ever tried to rip your elbow apart? I purchased the DR RapidFire ProXL and if the grain is straight it's great, but if you hit a hidden knot, it is brutal with the kickback on the arm. I would never recommend the DR RapidFire log splitter to anyone. In my opinion, it is dangerous. Not because of the speed of the rack, but the kickback is brutal. I mean brutal. Enjoyed today's video. Have a great day - cheers
Mine has never kicked back at me. I have had some logs flip but never got hit. I keep my hand over the top of the leading edge to prevent that.
@@ohiowoodburner - That is good to know - maybe I will do a video to demonstrate the kickback - but, I have done enough damage to my elbow. I will think about it.
I have a similar one and yes they are fast. You have a nice stack of wood there, beautiful. It is nice doing all that in the summer time like you are before the winter season. Super nice video. I like it. Thank you.
Hello Joe and way to go, doing your best the way you know. Lol. Always a know it all troll with a better plan some where. Annoying. Jack wagons I say.
Glad to see your continued success. Keep walking your own path. R/Thomas
Thanks for the nice post Thomas. Joe
Yes been very humid 94 humid on Thursday.
Heat and firewood don't mix!
Your right Joe. Some guys are so negative if a machine doesn't work perfectly on everything. The reality is that evey machine has it's limitations, even on the biggest and baddest machines out there.
Well said Dana!
Awesome video subscribed. Thanks for taking me along on your daily tasks.
I like the way you think.
Always a good video. Funny how many people coment on things they know nothing about. You have proven your methods over and over. Good work! From Eastern Pa.
Thanks for the nice comment Mr Morrison. How's the winery?
I like that method as well. Split a decent pile, then get it stacked, and it's done. You are also correct about that huge pile. It's not as much as you think it is. Great video!
You make this look like fun 🤣
Is this the SD model or the HD?
You should look at a mason cart or a block cart . They can carry more than a wheelbarrow..
It seems the wheelbarrow is a good size to split this amount before I take a break to split.
It's like a wheelbarrow without sides on it..
Curious, have you ever had a week where you cut and split 20 cords?
Never... not even close. Prob the most I ever produced on site in a week is 4.
@@ohiowoodburner
We figured a 20 cord week was a really good week for one guy working alone.
That was after we rigged up a conveyor.
JUST ORDERED ONE !
The scraps to hold weeds down are a great idea!
I'm with you I have to split and stack it when I get a wheelbarrow load or I'll split it from my 5x8 utility trailer and throw it back on the trailer then stack it less bending over. Work smarter not harder.
Totally agree Kev!