HF Log Splitter - commentary
"Mifflin Clay"
Joined: Jul 2005
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From: Mifflin, PA
Originally Posted by helifixer
nice report, I have personaly had good luck with "most" of harbor freight's products.
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Post Fiend
Joined: Oct 2003
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From: New Jersey
Pictures!
Here is a picture of the log splitter doing it's thing, on a particularly large diameter piece of wood (maple?).
The splitter's wedge just make "nicks" on the end of this log, so I cut a 4" deep slot with the chainsaw to give the wedge (and measly 4-ton of power) a chance to bite into these larger pieces. Since this piece split no problem (once I made the cut) I started cutting pie slices on the ends of all the larger logs so I didn't have to make a cut, then split the log, then make more cuts, then split again etc. Cut cut cut, split split split. Speed!
http://frederic.woodbridgedata.com/p...plitter-01.JPG
After cutting twelve sections of this size, the sliding ram started to squeek a bit so I greased the underside with red axle grease. I imagine I'll have to do that every so often but it hasn't bound up since.
The splitter's wedge just make "nicks" on the end of this log, so I cut a 4" deep slot with the chainsaw to give the wedge (and measly 4-ton of power) a chance to bite into these larger pieces. Since this piece split no problem (once I made the cut) I started cutting pie slices on the ends of all the larger logs so I didn't have to make a cut, then split the log, then make more cuts, then split again etc. Cut cut cut, split split split. Speed!
http://frederic.woodbridgedata.com/p...plitter-01.JPG
After cutting twelve sections of this size, the sliding ram started to squeek a bit so I greased the underside with red axle grease. I imagine I'll have to do that every so often but it hasn't bound up since.
Last edited by frederic; Nov 8, 2007 at 05:26 PM.
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Nov 2000
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From: In my House
It IS very good to see guys using wood to heat still. I got a Jotul wood stove from my brother in-law, and about 27ft of the metal bestos pipe...for FREE. It does have a cracked burn plate in the back, but a place in NH has one for around $115. I'm justhaving a hard time trying to find a place to put it in. I wanted to put it in the basemnt, but the clearance from the ceiling to top of pipe is not enough. Besides the stove weighs 565lbs and would be fun to get it down there!!!
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Post Fiend
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From: New Jersey
I burned some firewood last year but nowhere near as much as I have this year already - mostly because I'm out of work and heating oil is quite expensive. Though my fireplace heats the living room very well, unfortunately the rest of the house freezes very quickly unless I crank the thermostat above the temperature of the living room.
Whoever designed this house was a moron - while it's well built in many ways (steel I-beams, floor joists/rafters are 2x16's etc, the thermostat shouldn't be near the fireplace!!!!
Whoever designed this house was a moron - while it's well built in many ways (steel I-beams, floor joists/rafters are 2x16's etc, the thermostat shouldn't be near the fireplace!!!!
