Husqvarna S2800 Splitting Axe vs Stihl Pro Splitting Axe
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- Опубликовано: 19 мар 2023
- Husqvarna S2800 vs Stihl Professional Splitting Axe.
***Correction: This is definitely the Husqvarna S2800. The head weight is around 5 pounds, not 4 pounds as I state in the video. My apologies for misleading anyone in the specs.
Since I hadn't seen any direct comparison in Australian conditions between these two popular axes, I made this video to see how they stack up splitting Grey Box Eucalyptus.
Both great tools. But which is best?
Very good demonstration/comparison video! Thanks for sharing.
Cheers mate.
Mr. Oz...I recently purchased the STIHL universal forestry axe..this has been a most enjoyable watch for me...your skills "on the block" were most enjoyable to observe and both tools were depicted in a favorable yet factual way by a well-demonstrated and practiced axeman...very well done sir..
Thanks Brian. I think this Husqvarna would be a great axe for a chainsaw user like yourself.
Thnx for this 💯
Cheers for the vid. I've got the chopping 2400 and it goes pretty well for a light splitter, but as you said they have their limits, good tool overall though. I've looked at the Stihl for a few years but never seen one used on gum so that was cool to see. Gotta love grey box haha👍👍
I got my Stihl on Ebay for a big discount. They are a bit expensive otherwise but excellent tools. I also have the heavy maul which is good for wedge driving. Grey box is a harsh test for any axe ;)
It definitely seemed as though the Husky was sticking more. Its amazing how much energy is expended trying to unstick an axe from the wood. Great video.
Yeah mate, a lot of lost energy from wrenching the axe out. Especially when the weather is hot ;)
I just bought both the Stihl splitting axe in this video as well as a Stihl maul splitter. The maul is night vs day better than the axe for splitting up logs, but I expected as much. An axe is still needed when you get blocks split down and you want something slightly lighter with a sharper head profile for cutting your small pieces and kindling. I personally don't like hatchets much.
Agreed. With both the Stihl maul and splitting axe you can do pretty much everything. I mainly use my Stihl maul for driving wedges in the big stumps and logs. Cheers.
I have the ochsenkopf and I like it a lot. By far the most popular splitter in my area of Canada had long been a 6 or 8lb American pattern maul but I haven’t noticed any appear in any Aussie videos. Do you guys use them?
Yes people do use them, I have one I restored and my Dad uses one. But now a lot of people are using Fiskars here. Also in the past in Australia people used very thick mauls that were shaped like the German pattern, made by Cyclone, Kelly and others.
@@axesofoz717 I'll second this! Cyclone blocksplitters/mauls are the best. Been around forever and just work! Got a couple floating around the shed, and just restored another old vintage one- hoping to get a splitting vid with it soon. Great tool just to have in the ute, and handy as a wedgebeater if your splitting out rails or fenceposts. Old worn ones make a great concrete breaker too. Love em!
@@kurts64 Yeah mate I grew up using one as a kid!
Great video, nice to see some Aussie hardwood being split. I’ve not tried these 2 axes, my fiskars gets some use though and I find it great. Chris TheRuralProject
Thanks Chris. I don't currently own a Fiskars but will get one soon. Cheers.
The Husqvarna axe is more suited to be your felling axe in conjunction with a chainsaw saw. Use the axe to strip dirty bark and drive wedges.
Yes I agree, definitely great with a chainsaw as a wedge driver. Too sticky to chop our hardwoods but a very useful tool.
I have a go devil 16 lbs. That bust's anything with just a couple swings! I have that Stihl axe too, haven't used it yet
Aussie wood is so tough to chop. I tend to use a typical splitter and sometimes an axe and the back of the splitter if the axe gets stuck for tough ones. Unjamming the axe gets pretty tiring!
Yeah best to use a good splitter for this tough wood. These Stihl ones are good but a bit pricey.
The stuff he was splitting did not seem to be any harder to split than American hardwoods.
Where did I say it was harder to split than American hardwoods? @@bobbyhempel1513
One Design Flaw i can not understand why they oversaw it!
I use my Splitting Maul ("Müller Tiroler Schlegelaxt") mostly for driving Wedges of Aluminium, Steel and with a Beech Wood Insert. It doesnt have a Steel Collar (another thing that helps so much!) so trough incompetence the Handle did the Wedge driving sometimes. xP
The Front is much less damaged, when overstrike it gets less damaged: it hits Spruce, Larch or Pine in my Case and is a bit wider than the back. Also when i make a glancing Blow it glances.
I made a glancing Blow also with the Hammerside on a Aluminium Wedge...it ripped a whole chunk of Handle out...
Its just a weird Decision placing the Steel behind the Edge and not at the other side! But certainly they think it will be used more for splitting with the the edge. On YT theres a Guy, AustriaForst who used it as a Wedgehammer so its not like the People will use it in its probable intended Role...
But i still think its better to have both sides protected or if only 1, the backside.
That is a good point, definitely a steel collar protecting front and back of the handle is great to have on any splitting axe 👍So easy to overstrike when you get tired.
The Husqvarna's head weighs five and a half pounds, not "4 pounds". May I suggest starting with a lighter axe for starting, the small logs that you were having a hard time splitting will fly in two halves with a lighter head. Bend your knees so you do not come close to your shins or feet as you did @ 8.10 and so that the handle is more parallel to the ground at the end of the stroke.
Yes, I made this correction in the video description. Thanks for the comment.
what a wood... looks like knoty oak with the hardness of dry beech. how ever, I think a better ChoppingBlock would do you extremly good. these stagged ones do wiggle alot and absorb some of your energy. I would go for a heavy sigle piece that is a bit lower than your double stagg. No Energy to spare if you are dealing with wood like this haha
greeting from where both axes were produced haha
Yeah mate, these chopping blocks are just random bits of wood from my the woodpile. At some stage I will cut a better one but I haven't had time to fix it. Cheers :)
How long are the handles???
The Stihl is 31.5 inches vs the Husqvarna 27.5 inches.
@@axesofoz717
Thanks, I was guessing it was around 25" until your posting. It just look small in your hands. 😊 Can I guess you are about 6'2" tall? I have a Fiskars x25 28" and x27 36". I think it would be a interesting test between the S2800 and x25 with same design. Web sites are like men on measurement and weight.🤣 I found the S2800 just over 5lb and you said 4lb. But being 5'10" leaving a 7-11 store I can be from 6'0" to 6-2" which makes me laugh!
P.S. I am more comfortable and accurate with the x25 over the x27.
Hi from Portland Oregon USA and a new subscriber! 👍😅
@@roncar1761 Hey mate I made an error with the Husky head weight, you are right it is around 5lb. I have actually been thinking of getting a Fiskars and dong another comparison video. Fiskars are super popular in Australia. Thanks for subscribing :)
@@axesofoz717
So how tall are you??? I find it "interesting when I see a test between a maul and splitting axes. The funniest one was a 30lb maul against a splitting axe 6lb. The 30lb maul was 30sec faster in the speed test. Hmmm but how long can you swing the maul! I can go three to five hours depending on the wood. After that I am more inclined to do something stupid and stop.
@@roncar1761 I am about 6 foot mate. As far as axes vs mauls, the thing is that with this type of wood, I find that axes tend to stick a lot, so there is all the time and energy it takes to get the axe out of the wood every second swing that happens much less with the maul. So although the maul is heavy, it takes less energy to use it.
Id have bought the S2800 'if' it just had 4 more inches or more handle. I need that bit more length in aussie hardwoods.
Hey mate thanks for hinting at the error in my video title. This is indeed the S2800, not the A2400 as I mistakenly stated. I have now corrected my video. Cheers!
No problem, I think Stihl DO offer a couple of comparative composite handle splitting ax's. Similar to the Fiskara X27 etc.
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Come on brother hit the bloody thing. That Axe us designed for large-sized timbers as well.
I have the Stihl and like most splitting axes they have the wrong angle on them. I refaced mine to 35° works much better as it gets into the wood better.
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not a very good cleaver... while making homemade cleavers, I experimentally came to the conclusion that the wedge angle of the cleaver should be 33-37 degrees in pedels... less than 33 it gets stuck and you have to spend time and effort removing it.. .. and more than 37 loses its penetration and gives into the hands
You need to build up your chi force man, try some chinese herbs for strength and vitality.
Haha yeah this wood takes its toll on me mate
n this video you can see the difference between 30 and 33 degree wedge cleavers... you can see how the 30 degree cleaver gets stuck ruclips.net/video/R7-9mcgvAnI/видео.html
Yes that is true especially in the very hard wood I showed in the video.
@@axesofoz717 Yes exactly
@@axesofoz717 this is important for those who constantly stab... it’s better to hit one more time than to pull the cleaver while taking it out
Sekyrky obě moc pěkný,ale ten špalek na kterém to sekáte to, je ostuda.
It's tough wood to split ;)
A good axe is nothing, if you cannot hit the same place twice 😂
На мою думкуштиль набагато краще розколює і не застрягає в деревині😊
your block is way too high ,you robbing yourself of half of the power and half of the movement,if you really want to use a chopping block use a 5 inch high block the best splitters only chop on the ground
Thanks for the comment ;)
Which one will be better ?
Gardena 2800s
Dewalt 2kg
G'day mate, I haven't used these axes before but I had a look at them online. The Gardena looks to be very similar in profile and design to the Husqvarna splitting axe. If so it would be a good tool for northern hemisphere woods. I have found that the Husqvarna bit profile can get stuck in Australian hardwoods but is probably fine for other woods. The Dewalt looks similar to the Fiskars splitting axes. Personally if I was splitting northern woods I would get the Husqvarna, but here in Australia I might get the Dewalt hoping it might stick less. Cheers.
The joke is the price for the husquarna Australian 150ausd. The Germany 130€ the stihl 117€.😅😅
Yeah mate we Aussies get ripped off for a lot of things.
I have Stihl. It's really great axe. I have 2 axes🪓 fiskars, but Stihl is the best one
Yeah mate they are really good axes.