I've got a manual hydralic splitter, works a treat. I paid $99 for mine at a Cummins tool show. I think Cummins is out of business now but I still see the splitters around. I've split ~5 cords with mine now, mostly red oak but some pine as well. Not as fast as a powered splitter but better than using the axe...
-Curt
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Originally Posted by Chad300tdt
A splitter is too easy. 
Actually, I went to several stores in an effort to purchase a manually operated hydraulic splitter and all anyone had in stock were electric and gas splitters. The electric splitter was $299 and the cheapest gas splitter was $749.
I saw some manual hydraulic splitters online for $90 - $150. I may order one of those once I start getting tree chunks from my landscaper buddies that don't want to make a living on splitting firewood from the trees they cut down.
I do like to use the hand tools though ... with assistance from my chainsaw of course.
I used my chainsaw to cut slits in the knotted rounds and then used a cone wedge with the sledge hammer to finish it off. It worked great for most of the knotted ones, but a couple needed to be cut completely with the chainsaw. |