Howdy, folks. As mentioned in another thread, I am looking into log splitters. I've never owned one before.
Having one that can switch from horizontal to vertical splitting is appealing to me because we have some large trees that I just cannot maneuver up on a horizontal splitter.
I suppose I _could_ spring for a log handler, but that's extra money I'd rather spend elsewhere I think, and I'm not sure how big a bolt of wood one could handle anyway.
I was looking at a Husky yesterday at TSC, because a surprising number of folks here seem to be happy with them. When you place one of these splitters in the vertical position, you've got that metal plate on the ground on which you place your wood, so your wedge can have at it.
With a smallish diameter log I see no problem, but I was wondering (okay, the spousal unit was wondering) about what would happen when you try to plit a big log, that metal plate would be just under the edge of the log and tipping it away form the wedge.
Is that realistic? Does that create any extra hassle? I was thinking I'd just slip have a board done one the ground and rest the log on that so it would be straight up and down. Does that make sense or am I way overanlyzing this (and displaying remarkable ignorance).
thanks, bws
Having one that can switch from horizontal to vertical splitting is appealing to me because we have some large trees that I just cannot maneuver up on a horizontal splitter.
I suppose I _could_ spring for a log handler, but that's extra money I'd rather spend elsewhere I think, and I'm not sure how big a bolt of wood one could handle anyway.
I was looking at a Husky yesterday at TSC, because a surprising number of folks here seem to be happy with them. When you place one of these splitters in the vertical position, you've got that metal plate on the ground on which you place your wood, so your wedge can have at it.
With a smallish diameter log I see no problem, but I was wondering (okay, the spousal unit was wondering) about what would happen when you try to plit a big log, that metal plate would be just under the edge of the log and tipping it away form the wedge.
Is that realistic? Does that create any extra hassle? I was thinking I'd just slip have a board done one the ground and rest the log on that so it would be straight up and down. Does that make sense or am I way overanlyzing this (and displaying remarkable ignorance).
thanks, bws