#50 This Log Splitter Pays For Itself in 2 Days
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- Today we finally get the Eastonmade 12-22 commercial grade log splitter running and split a bunch of wood. We also talk about the purchase price, who it’s made for and whether or not it’s worth the price.
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This is so satisfying to watch. Can you do like 1 hour long video of just you splitting those logs? No talking just working.
I would have no problem doing that except 99% of the population would find that extremely boring. Gotta keep changing angles. Attention spans are so short these days
YT has a loop feature :)
You big guy does not need the lift, he just tosses up those logs. Way to go for now (be careful, your body may object later in the form of hernia).
@@HometownAcres you must not know about ASMR. I think people would absolutely love a video of y’all working and this machine splitting wood for a couple hours. Just focus mostly on the wood splitting from several angles, the long shot was super cool & the sound of wood splitting is so standing!
I've split 5 cords through it so far. Does what I need it to. ruclips.net/user/postUgkxUyQswtttSffRMblGbrhCvZn7JkhtG1-7 I scrounge all my firewood and am not equipped to handle big wood, but for logs up to 24 inch diameter or so, it works great. I've been amazed by some of the gnarly bur oak and elm crotches it has split. For the tougher stuff within it's size range, you might have to study the piece a bit to decide the best attack, but if you split smart it's up to the job. It did arrive low on oil, and I was would have nicked it half a star for that, but it has regained my full confidence. UPDATE NOVEMBER 2021: Still going strong after all these years. I love the one-handed operation. Hope it's still in production if I ever need to replace it
I build a splitting wedge for my 24 ton log splitter with 2 hydraulic cylinders, This one is mine ;) ruclips.net/video/pqOqoi8FEho/видео.html
What a fantastic machine, it looks like this wood splitter has been well thought out and well-engineered.
Man that is awesome...I spent last weekend splitting some wood just to get it small enough to load. I want one of those really badly.. Thanks
Now that’s the size of firewood pieces I like to see. I don’t understand people splitting firewood into tiny pieces.
Hi David how are you doing 😊
Tks for demo vid. Machine w several hydraulic features, interesting. Side lift, blade adjustment. A common splitter with DIY add ons/mods like these would be practical. There are much more overhead costs to consider to determine if a machine will pay for itself. The engine quality is most important with this investment. Industrial /commercial, cast iron sleeves, etc. It is the heart of the machine. Motor fail and all else worthless.
It has a commercial Honda engine on it. Best of the best
I’ve seen mini firewood processors with conveyors for $9,000... that option to me would be the best “pays for itself option... the time saved bucking and handling the split wood is where it shines
Yeah but they only work if you have firewood poles. Not all my firewood logs are straight
Hometown Acres I didn’t even think about that, I seldom have more than 6-8 feet of straight wood
Plus 5 to nerd points -10 to cool points for being an accountant. Nerd points are unlimited, cool points are an exhaustible resource. It is this fact that explains why in highschool, none of the parents were cool.
it is good to do this i enjoy getting firewood and forreging in woods and then get home and process it aswell as axing kindling it just takes you back to nature
That is a fantastic piece of equipment,,, 👍👍
Thank you. It sure is
I like the arm that picks the wood up for you. Outside of that, yeah. I am just splitting for myself and my dad. We have outdoor wood boilers. I'll keep using the splitter my dad built 35+ years ago lol
That’s a great machine and whilst that looks like a lot of logs, it’s surprising how quickly, even with one fire, how you will get through it in a long, cold winter.
You should park it closer to the wood pile so the other guy isn't having to carry it so far.
Lol, "This $10k splitter will pay for itself in 2 days, but I'm just demoing this one"
Did I make any false representations in my argument?
No, I just found it a touch ironic.
Muy bueno 👌
Fine looking splitter, and if you have the resources (trees, other equipment .....ect ) and want to sell firewood, then perhaps a good investment, but to say it would pay for itself in two days?, Well, that's a bit of fuzzy math IMO.
People spend money on all sorts of things even if it just makes your life easier and not spend as much time for your own needs then it's worth it. $10,000 cheaper then the 2-4 SxS's people own or that $80,000 truck.
I would cut the discharge side of dirt down so the split wood falls into a trailer.
2:57 edited out the branch log split 🤔
This could be categorized as one of those oddly satisfying videos
I agree!
Its just satisfying not oddly at all.
i 100 % agree with you
Yep
@@HometownAcres Dou you have a branch in South Africa?
Finally a logsplitter that makes sense. It does all the splitting in one action saving huge amounts of time compared to all other Logsplitters
IKR!
For $10,000 you can do a LOT of hand extra movements... Unless you are SELLING firewood, this is a joke.
It'd probably be better to do a breakeven estimation based on the time/efficiency it will save you rather than on the raw materials themselves. This is because 50 cords @ $200/cord is $10,000 of product no matter which way you split it.
So... let's say that without the splitter it takes you 2 hours and 20 minutes to do a cord and with the splitter it takes 20 minutes; this means you save 2 hours of your time for every cord you split. Let's say you value your time at $50/hr; this means that, in order for the splitter to "pay for itself", you need to save yourself ~200 hours of splitting (10,000 hours / $50). To save yourself ~200 hours of splitting, you would need to split 100 cords (since we established we save 2 hours of time for every cord you split). If you did 100 cords, the total amount of time splitting with the machine would be ~2000 minutes (33 hours). Still a great value and very short breakeven period for anyone who splits a lot of wood.
I have no connection to wood splitting, and I'm not sure why I just made this calculation on a Saturday morning, but damn this was a satisfying video to watch.
Haha thank you very much for your comment and while I do follow and understand your calculation, I’m not sure what percentage of the general public watching this video would. That is the only reason for my break even analysis being so basic. If I was presenting this to a bank for a loan (with an audience of financially literate bankers) I would have taken a deeper dive into the break even point as you have done. I hope you enjoyed the video and check out some of the other ones I’ve posted. Thanks again!
I very much enjoyed this comment :)
fredo1993alva yes Jordan articulated a very detailed breakeven which worked out to be 4 full days rather than 2 days which in my opinion is still a great investment
I feel like I'm in grade school again doing math riddles
200$ a cord? Where do you live?
This could be a good bartering tool. Offer to split wood for their old jon boats, motorcycles, chainsaws, jetskis, cars, jeeps, trucks, etc. the sky is the limit.
Damn
Who barters beside hickbillys??? Pretty sure they can't afford something like this
@@toxic2583 You're way out of touch with reality. Maybe you should watch some Mike Rowe videos. He can explain it much better than me. Where I come from, It's not unusual for bartering hickbillies to lay out cash for a cash cow.
@@toxic2583 maybe couldn't afford it but could probably build they're own. My grandpa has made several splitters just using a section from an I- beam, and whatever type of hydraulic cylinder and motor they have layin around.
@@jets8991 Heck! We have local guys who have stump grinders and barter their services for all kinds of things. Then they turn those things into cash,...and It's tax free. I've seen farmer's in bibbed overalls walk into a car dealership and lay out cash for a truck. One local dealer ignored a farmer when he came on the lot, so he promptly took his cash to the next dealership.
People who have the attitude of ToxicManMuck, miss out on a lot of opportunities due to their short sightedness and prejudices.
When I was a young guy, I stopped to look at a Camaro for sale in some guy's yard. He was sitting on the porch when I got there. He walked down to the car as I was looking it over. It had a lot of rust and his asking price was way too high due to the rust. When I told him that, he scoffed at me and snapped, "hell, you ain't looking to buy no car! Stop wasting my damn time!" I pulled a roll of cash out of my pocket, waved it in front of him and said, "hell! You ain't looking to sell no car! I'm wasting my time here!" His eyes got big when he saw that roll of money, and the look on his face was priceless as I rolled out of his driveway with my roll of cash.
Sounds like economically, it would be WAY better to just rent a log splitter for a few days each year and knock out all of your work.
I guess you're saying that if they can rent a log splitter like this for say $1,000... then they'd be $9,000 ahead and still be able to split all the firewood in 17 hours. Good point.
But on the other hand, if they plan to split firewood for 10 years, they might come out ahead to simply buy it. And who knows if they have a years worth of wood ready to split, all at the same time?
You’re forgetting about maintenance costs and repair. Depending on your situation, it could be much cheaper to rent. Or maybe buy one and rent it out to recoup some of the cost..
Every man needs one of these... Just because it's cool.
its even cooler when you split logs with axe even better feeling, uneconomical with so much wood but on scale of coolness surely this machine doesnt beat it
That is some fast accounting at the end there. Reminds me of the old adage, 'figures don't lie, but liars figure'.
yep
In my opinion the first attachment worked a lot better.
Depends on size fire wood you want. Larger pieces burn longer produce more heat
@@Justin-Outdoors wouldn't the heat be the same but just burn for longer?
@@jetah50 I'm not a scientist I just know you'll get more intense heat with a bigger piece.
I'll usually put a whole log in center surrounded by small split logs. That center log eventually lights you'll get a longer burning fire and feels hotter
"Thanks for letting us demo this log splitter" this guy just made his $10k worth of wood to buy a new splitter. Sneaky sneak.
Or the dealer just sold a $10k splitter. Sounds like a win-win to me!
@@Squick99 I gotta go to a dealer and ask if they'll let me demo a log splitter. Use it to make $5,000-$10,000 worth of firewood and return it. 😎🧠
MISERSTYLE if you spent a year building a firewood community/audience maybe they would
THAT'S WHY HE'S AN ACCOUNTANT! AND A SMART ONE AT THAT. UK
@@gallopingg1 If he is such a smart accountant, why did he NOT factor into the profitability equation, all the time it took to find the trees, cut them down, buck them up, load them onto a vehicle, unload them, split them, reload them, deliver them, the cost of fuel and MOST IMPORTANTLY ........ his time? Is he working for nothing? I totally agree that this is not for a home owner though.
with a few modifications to the head , you will be able to crush aluminium cans in the off season
I don’t know if it’s the huge push plate or what , but it’s seems to be a better design then the wolf ridge splitter. I own the wolf ridge and it is a great splitter, but that being said, the splitter you are using finished the split. With the wolf ridge, the split isn’t finished until the next log is started. To be productive you need 3 people for either machine. My wolf ridge was just under 8 k , I got 4 way and 6 way wedge. 500 discount for military service. Maybe you could get together with Morgan and do a side by side comparison. Great video! Thanks for sharing
I second that suggestion.
That would be cool. Unfortunately I doubt my channel is big enough to be worth Mike Morgan’s time. Maybe suggest that on one of his videos haha. If he sees it from enough people maybe I’ll get on his radar!
That's a nice rig!
@David Deatin, I've a Wolferidge as well, prior to that an AmericanCLS and my dads home made 1981 model. Dads completed every split as well but it was a major safety issue with the machine if not careful. The Splitters that do not complete the process only sacrifice that for safety as you undoubtedly know. At the end of the day that issue may be apple's and oranges depending upon the customer, myself I went with safety as an accident is always just a moment away. But complete splits are epic.
Where are you located to be getting $300 for a cord of fire wood. Thats crazy
200-350 here in NorCal depending on the wood
Mike Sharon Connecticut the price is 175-275$ depending on quality.
$200 delivered in north east Pennsylvania
@@goldentrucker7921 thats where im from. I buy logs by the triaxle and burn about 2 triaxles a year for my house
@@mikesharon241 how many cords are you getting off a tri axle? A neighbor near me does that but sells the wood. I do tree work part time, so I have access to free wood.
Not a chance you wish you could pay for it in two days chances are they gave you the splitter so you could be thier sells man
I think he said from a log splitting perspective, the amount of time to split one cord and use that info to understand theoreticle amount of time it will take to produce the right amount of wood to break even.
It does not include how close you chose to have your wood or how fast you will move wood to splitter. Its all theoreticle. From that info its possible to figure out what takes time and how to fix that delay. 😊
Your math is wrong. To come up with a payback period, you have to compare it with what you are already using.
The question should not be: this log splitter vs no log splitter. It should be how much more efficient is this log splitter compared to a normal $2500 -$4000 splitter. That's the question that should be asked.
That definitely is a hell of an improvement over a standard 25 ton splitter. Just splitting a 18 inch round takes me 4 or 5 cycles. My machine is also much slower doing a cycle. I use mine vertically so I don't pick up the rounds. I just roll them over into place. The cost being 5 to 10 times an entry level machine is the daunting part. Still need to pick up and stack so a conveyor would be the other side of that equation. Wood ought to sell for $500 a cord! It's a hell of a lot of work.
God my back would sure live one like that 👍🏻
You're way off on your calculations for breaking even.
Thanks for the feedback
I appreciate the math. I went with "that's a bad ass splitter I'm buying one" haven't used the 4 way wedge yet. Looks like it works well.
Haha when I first saw it that was my initial reaction. I do like the four way wedge because it keeps you from over splitting the wood
I've been thinking about using my everlast to weld a log splitter. I really like this design.
Blacks Creek has some cool models to get ideas from, I don’t work for them just looking at spitters.
@@mertman1 Thank you!
Nice splitter, wouldn’t pay $10k though.
That is steep
Great log splitter man, I have the typical residential one and it seems to take forever! Lol.
I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to go back. I’ve seen the light now. Can’t go back into the cave
@@HometownAcres Let me borrow that one, I need to try it in action LOL.
I live in California in the valley n I’m here at 6 am watching how to cut wood 🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️wtf man 😂😂
You’d oughtt to move out to the country haha
Clovis gang 🤙🏼
@ Logan bulldogs lol
Put THE 4wheeler in neutral Gear and THE splitter will push the whole equpment forward by itself. My father built One of these back in the 80ies. Even in Sweden web can build Wild things. Search and look att pilke splitter,it works in another way but i think that it is THE fastest splitter in the world. Pilke is an Finnish invention but it comes with an very high Price.
all ya need now is a convayer belt loading on to the back of a truck
Logs piled up outside but rather watch this lol
A good engineer is worth his weight in firewood...times a thousand!
A cold Norwegian is worth a few cords of firewood at least.
Bob Brenna haha
They had us in the first half, not gunna lie.
Hmm... "Because I can do math, whatever it costs is a good deal" < I don't agree. Awesome machine though
There’s something satisfying about seeing wood split by a machine.
I agree. Oddly satisfying
Or cut with chainsaw
Jaxon1127
Yes there is
People should chop wood instead of going to CrossFit gyms
Chopping wood might get their hands dirty and with no heat or air conditioning that won't happen
Day only spending money,why make it,it's awl bout me
or go to real gyms and pump some steal
I use to chop wood with an axe. I injured both shoulders permanently (SLAP TEAR) I wish I used a log splitter, now I'm disabled.
Awesome machine, but "pays for itself" is a misnomer.
Maxim Ghost $300 a cord is a bit high. If he’s getting that, he must live in Connecticut or something. Maybe Canadian currency.
Here's the problem.... the machine is capable of splitting the 25 cords a day, you are not.
Need to add the cost of chiropractor and or back surgery :)
@@slaubjust the body will adjust to the work. sure you'll be sore for a while but that's just making you stronger!
@@snarkylive the body doesn't really stop adjusting, it just slows down adjusting.
That sure has a wicked cycle time !! Awesome machine. Its really cool to see the evolution of log splitters from back in the 70's when we built the one out of mostly recycled parts that I still use. This machine optimizes your labor for sure. Totally impressive machine and I love it.
It is my opinion the next best thing after a full out dedicated firewood processor. Really speeds things up. The hardest part is now the stacking haha
Bad Ass! Id love to get my grubby paws on one of them!
The detent on split valve is dangerous i want my hand on that valve when I'm splitting and free on cylinder return.
$300 ....wow.... here in northern Ontario cord goes for $75-$80. $300 sounds like a very expensive firewood.
Depends on the wood.
I sell hardwood like oak and maple for $80 face cord
Birch and fir mix goes for $200+ depending on mix ratio. I would love to buy $80 maple or oak.
That's sweet. I built my own splitter 7-8 years ago, it works fantastic. But to have a log lift and adjustable height wedge, that is pretty cool to have. Good job.
Here's how I would look at the numbers. Me, and others, use the splitter 6 hours a week on average. 300 hours a year. 3000 hours in ten years. $3.50 plus cost of money plus maintenance and fuel. $7 $8 an hour to split over a cord of wood. Use it 3 days a week and that machine is almost free. About a dollar an hour capital cost.
This is the machine I’ve dreamed of. Too much for me to buy for my use but would love to rent it for a day! Love the lift and the height adjustment. Great vid / thanks!
That thing is awesome, however, I personally believe CJ Drake could split that much in less time and not even break a sweat. 😂
Haha I wish Hank! 😂
Haha Hank! CJ’s 10 minutes with the mail was hilarious. He quit at like 9 minutes and 21 seconds
Splitting is about 25% of the work.... traveling/felling/liming/ringing/carting home/splitting/stacking/drying/advertising/taking orders/selling/loading out/delivering
Some things to think about - 1. get that splitter closer to your wood! - move it regularly if necessary 2. design improvements to splitter that add cost but pay off real quick - Getting the rings to it and getting split wood away - yes log lifters work but are slow - an in-feed conveyor is significantly more efficient likewise an outfeed conveyor to load trailer/make decent heap will greatly improve efficiency - look how often your moving split wood because its in the way.
Once I have patents in place I will post a video that will blow your minds :-) I have designed and built a processor - Its in a different league to this and will own the market - its about 80-90k worth. 8 hours work produces 304cm or 84 cords
well do it and then talk about it. there's always some bozo who has got a better way, brags about it and then does nothing to back up his bullshit.
That is a real nice splitter. I like it better than Mike's wolfridge.
Hey Thanks! I appreciate it. I haven’t run a Wolff ridge but this Eastonmade is built incredibly tough
It is much faster and the ram comes closer to the wedge allowing for clean splits
A well thought out design that saves time at every step in the process. Very impressed!
Not only time but a lot of labor too. That log lift is a huge back saver
@@HometownAcres A must have if you do much. I have had my back go out on me twice. Leave it up to the material handling equipment. When I found an electric forklift I snatched it up. Lifts 2,100 lbs. I only paid $300 for it. Save your back.
Thanks for the vid and math business background. Very interesting.
Gentlemen take it from an old man w a worn out body,find a way to get that wood up on that splitter!,I lifted automatic transmissions over 30yrs my back has 2 fusions and ready for #3, you only have 1 back boys😊
2 days of splitting logs then another 2 days of picking the split logs off the floor ha ha!
That is the ground they are falling on, not a floor.
@@robertsparling Floor or ground, ground or floor, makes no difference to me, it's back-breaking work by hand, tedious with anything mechanical as well. Just saying it from my viewpoint. Thank you very much for pointing it out to me though, at 76 I ain't as sharp as I used to be..
@@robertmitchell9415 I have never done it by hand before. I always used an axe. At 66, I need some of those sharpening moments myself now and again.
@@robertsparling You lost me again, I was talking about picking the logs up off the ground or the floor even, you use an axe for that? I need to take my medication and have a sleep.
@@robertmitchell9415 LOL! I told you I needed feedback to keep me on point!
Holy shit batman I sell ash and oak for 50 a face c....200 is a lot for Michigan.
One of my guilty pleasures is watching log splitting on youtube, this has to be the best piece of machinery I have seen, adjustable height and interchangeable blades is a game changer and amazing.
Hi,I am interesting to get these,more ,where can I find it??
I will apply to get it soon as possible!!
This machine is only for those who make a living out of doing this. And location has a lot to do with how much you can sell a cord for. Maintenance fee, wood fee, gas fee, paying workers, the machine will eventually pay for itself but not in 2 days like you mention. Maybe in a months time... just because you cut the wood doesn’t mean it’s sold
This is a disclaimer for unintelligent people.
More like 2 years you'll never make 2k in 2 days selling firewood 😂
he never said it would be paid for in 2 days
jolo at 8:50 he says it
@@BlackHornetTactical He specifies many other costs that he is not throwing in. He is very clear on that, He is just looking at one aspect to help justify the cost. It's more of a financial exercise
No need for background music. I would rather listen to the wood spliting
You'd need to hire a couple hands to keep it fed with logs for top time efficiency.
I gotta get one of these! The way I do it is I run perfectly parallel with my stack so its right next to it and can easily take it from the pile and stack it up. Kinda like you did but closer to it. That looks like some really nice firewood! Nice work
Full cord or face cord? Full cord seems like a lot!
Not for that machine!
Considering the prices he's quoting, it's not a face cord.
No such thing as a face cord unless your cheating ppl out of money.
I should have been born with a Pee-Pee, This is the 3rd video in 2 days on firewood I have watched and am fascinated! I do get a "Nesting" vibe every fall w/ cleaning and prepping for a long winter nap. That machine is the cat's ass and when you buy quality, you only cry once!
We’ve got plenty of firewood videos and we just got a new splitter in our most recent videos. I think you’ll like them
That's a wicked nice machine, but I still prefer swinging the axe. :-D
That’s a nice log splitter. It makes quick work of splitting wood. Have a good weekend
It really does. Thanks you too!
Nice presentation, not so many blah blah blah., thanks
Andrew makes great splitters for sure right here in Ontario
Yep. I like that they are produced not too far from home
Well, technically 2 days but if it's a one man operation, it's really only as good as the worst choke point in the entire process; so to bring the rest up to par with the kick-butt part is going to be quite a bit more costly; but, then that will allow for quite a bit of increased efficiency.
Did you buy it? Sometimes, people will pay you to chop up their tree(s) that was cut down on their own property🤑
If somebody offered to pay me to split a tree they had taken down I would definitely do it
People are confusing full cords and face cords. $300 for a full cord is $100 for a face cord, which is the most common way for homeowners to buy firewood. If you buy face cords, $300 a cord is crazy. What people need to figure is, how much it costs to turn that thermostat up to the temp you want. If you have a modern natural gas furnace, you have to get your firewood pretty cheap to overcome all the work wood is, as opposed to no work for the gas furnace. Granted, propane and fuel oil cost considerably more.
Yes I agree. I can’t stand the comments of people saying I get a cord of seasoned wood delivered for $65. There’s no way that’s possible. It’s not worth anybody’s time to sell a cord for $65. Even a face cord at $65 is pretty cheap but atleast that’s in the ball park granted on the low end
A wheel in front under the hitch and it could “self advance “ maybe??
That’s a cool idea!
it will be a 3k option :)
but the parts only cost them 600 bucks
You got the damn thing for free you didn't have to pay for nothing
Dam price of wood has gone UP.. last cord of wood I sold was for $60 delivered with in 10 miles.
You evidently don't know how much a cord is. I was getting $35 for .4 cord in the mid 80s
@@donaldthompson9313 in the late 70s and 80s that's how I was making a good living.. selling 2 to 3 pick up truck loads per day 6 days a week..you do the math.
We split for charity & get $375/cord for oak & $275/cord for mixed: hard & softwoods. Our wood is seasoned for a year & no garbage. It's all clean. Proceeds fo to local food pantries & Habitat For Humanity. All help is volunteer. We spoil our customers & always give them more than they ordered to be sure we don't short them. We do 40 cords/year & sell out every yrar. Located in NW Indiana.
There are other sellers in our area charging from $175- $275/ cord.
Where can I buy this splitter. I live in Canada
I have the same splitter. Works great. The box wedge is great for big rounds.
Seather I bought the box wedge too. Makes excellent firewood. I am going to charge my customers a premium price for the rectangular wood.
Good idea.
You should sell it as bundle wood to camp sites. That’s where the money is
@@HometownAcres when my family camped at Tappan Lake my brother and I would just go up into the woods with a couple of buck saws, 4 duffel bags and 2 backpacks. We would just cut stuff that was already down. Everyone else was buying wood. Ours was free.
That disappearing 4 way wedge is genius! Awesome 👏 machine
They definitely know what they are doing in the drawing room. It is very well designed
2-300 dollars a cord still baffles me. Here 100 a cord is pricey lol
We have a strong market for firewood. If I couldn’t sell it for $200-300/cord I probably wouldn’t do it. I would just cut enough for myself and probably have a 3-4 year supply
Hometown Acres I wish we had a market. I think the fact that we’re surrounded by public land and no required permitting drives the prices down. About 15 years ago while in high school I’d sell a cord for 60 bucks lol. Now on the off chance I clear a tree for somebody I may charge 150 if it’s all hardwood and not mixed with a sappier wood.
@@tanneradams20 where do you live to get a cord for 100? Lol.
Roger l southeast Tennessee
Roger l like the 5 towns surrounding me maybe have 3 or 4000 people max lol. So it’s no surprise it’s cheap. We’re covered in public land and everybody can just go cut their own.
Years of getting up early and splitting by hand. Oh my god I could of used this!!!
Haha you could split for 8 hours with this thing and then go for a jog after. It’s just loading it and pushing levers. Anything that’s too big, just use the log lift
Wow I love it man! The full auto cycle and the disappearing 4 way wedge are awesome features! 👍
The full auto cycle almost replaces the need for a helper. With the full auto cycle you just send it and then go grab another log. By the time you get back it’s ready to go again
Used a LaFonte multi wedge splitter when I was making a semi load a week (28 face cord) problem I found is you end up with quite a pile of waste
very nice, notice alota smaller wood, not alota knots! would like see it do dead 30" white elm that be convinceing
I’ll get some bigger wood in there. Thanks for the suggestion!
your business partner is zac brown? :)
Haha he will take that as a compliment. I’ll pass that along. Made me laugh
@@HometownAcres good music too! thanks for the vid!
Awesome log splitter. I looked up the company I like the box blade they have for that splitter.
Yeah the box wedge looks really cool. Great for campfires but since I heat my house with a wood stove I like to split my wood a little bigger. But if I ever got a campground contract as their firewood supplier I might consider getting it
I’m not trying to be negative, but I struggle to see how this thing can produce 3 cords per hr. Perhaps that’s figured just based on cycle time and huge perfect pieces of wood. But the fair assumption here is you have to include all the time you have in felling, bucking, stacking, etc. Don’t get me wrong, I love the video, but it starts with a stockpile of bucked chunks and ends with a running pile of split wood. And it took a 2-3 man crew to keep it fed and moving.
I agree the Easton made splitters look like great quality. I’m in the market for a bucksaw/splitter combo that can reprocess my sawmill scraps. Splitter is least of concern really since most of the slabs are already split* by the sawmill
I have seen small firewood processors for the same price.
Not sure where you're located, but in Arkansas you can buy firewood for $150/cord all day and less if you search.
That's a lot of cords of wood to just break even!
If you cut wood for a living and have a lot of wood, then coughing up 10 grand for a wood splitter is not too far fetched
Yep couldn’t agree more. It’s definitely for the person who plans to sell wood
@@HometownAcres how mutch is shipping to eastern oregon?
chara dremur Im not sure. I don’t work for the company. You can call google Eastonmade wood splitters and give them a call
How much is the toy he is using to pull the splitter that keeps the family warm? I've spent 10k on a lot less useful things
Watching this in 2021
Where does firewood sell for 300 a cord? In NW PA you can buy full cords for half that all day long...
I have to drive down to pittsburgh a few times a month for my day job so I sell in and around the city. You are correct I could not sell for $300 in my immediate area but near a big city where there are a lot of houses, cold winters and not as many trees I can
The cuts are a little too big.
I could split them again however when I burn in my woodstove the bigger chunks burn longer so I can burn all through the night and not have to get up to feed the fire. Once I get done with the firewood for myself for winter 2020 I will start my “for sale” firewood for next winter and I will split that smaller as most people who burn in fireplaces like smaller splits
Understand.My wife can handle the smaller cuts a lot easier than the big ones.