Sawyer Rob
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It helps if the foot of the splitter is flush to the ground when using in vertical mode. Either have the foot buried in soft debris, in a depression in the ground, or build a wood base that surrounds the foot. Quarter the pieces then flip it up to finish them off.
I have a troybilt 27ton that will go thru anything I have put in front of it for the past 11 years. I have yet to stop it, it slows down thru the note stuff but it keeps plugging thru.
I did add a log lift to it last year though. I wish i did that when I bought it
I have had the same machine for many years and have had the same experience. Great idea with the log lift. I added a shelf to the factory side and it makes a huge difference when splitting solo.
Been trying to find a 4 way wedge that fits, but have had minimal luck.
I appreciate all the input. I'll be 71 next month. In my younger years I used to split wood by hand. I have an axe, a sledge, a maul (basically a wedge on a handle) and the steel wedges. However, due to an injury I can no longer swing a sledge (or an axe). That is the method I would have preferred. I now have to use a machine to do what I used to do by hand.
I have a troybilt 27ton that will go thru anything I have put in front of it for the past 11 years. I have yet to stop it, it slows down thru the knotty stuff but it keeps plugging thru.
I did add a log lift to it last year though. I wish i did that when I bought it
Popular unit I see.
Same results, never quits amazing me what it will go through.
On the stuff I can't pick up, I split vertical.
Just roll it over to the splitter & stand it up.
I have done some without standing them up if under the 24" stroke of the ram.
This year, I find my back will not let me do those big pieces all day long like I did in the past.
I get a pick up load done & quit splitting for the day.
Being retired makes it easier to leave some work for tomorrow.