Electric Log Splitter.......

[SgtMojo67]

Any recommendations on an electric wood splitter?.............

 

[sklfco]

Have never had any experience with electric powered ones, have looked a couple over sitting outside lowes/home deport. The LOOK underpowered to do much anything more than straight knotless logs that have been seasoned well. I would think that if you run the ram on one of those into an unseasoned log it would not have enough to get all the way through it and stick, then you would get the pleasure of trying to hammer the log off of the wedge. Just my .02 but if you are going to spend money get a gas powered rig. The one I have now is gas powered and rated for 22 tons with a 2 stage pump. The tank on the b/s motor holds a little over a gallon of fuel and will split enough wood to make you want the break that is coming when it runs dry.

 

[VIKING]

They look too slow and too under powered to me. I got a 35 ton with a 15 horse Briggs and I never have to wait on it.

 

[flatwins]

I too have had the question of whether electric log splitters are powerful enough to do much real work and was told that they were pretty weak overall.

 

[pistolpete95]

I have a Ryobi electric splitter. I split 8-10 in logs with it. I've always used it on seasoned wood. Never had to
mess with green wood. I can always find a dead tree on my property. Don't know about speed. Don't really care. As long as its doing the work, I don't have to use a maul & sledge hammer.

 

[IndVet]

I was researching electrics this spring. I lost a couple trees last winter and wanted to keep them for the fireplace.

This one at Home Depot actually gets pretty good reviews, there's a couple video reviews on Youtube also.

http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-25e...yword=log+splitter&storeId=10051#.UPG56Cd1FBk

 

[Hawgman]

Just the other day I googled log splitters. I never considered electrics before. But this site I was on had a 16 tone electric for $1200. It would be nice to be able to split wood in my barn and not worry about carbon dioxide poisoning.