Hard headed wedges any good yet?

[ru55ell]

A number of years ago a logger friend recomened hard headed wedges. I tried some and liked the great way they drive. Then a few years later I bought a doz. But was very dissapointed because the steel cap broke off after very little pounding. That was about 5 years ago. Is any body out there now using hard headed wedges and how are they holding up? I would go back in a minute to using them but I don't want to waste my money again.

Thanks
Ru55ell

 

[Steveo_supremo]

I have 3 or 4 that I bought last year. They have taken a pretty good beating and no problems so far.

 

[ru55ell]

Stevo,

Thanks for the info.

Anyone else out there?

Ru55ell

 

[epicklein22]

I have cleaned up after a few logging operations within the last year, what kind of broken wedges do I find? Hard heads. Granted they may be broken but all of them were well used or cut with a chainsaw, no disconnecting of the metal from the plastic. I'm in a decently active logging area and all of the dealers sell them. I would suggest giving them another try.

 

[2dogs]

I have a few but I don't use them much. I have never had them break apart I just do not like the shock to my elbows when driving them

 

[hammerlogging]

They drive good but they don't stack for ####-- they spit out really bad stacked. And they're heavy. I don't think I'd ever buy them.

 

[ru55ell]

They drive good but they don't stack for ####-- they spit out really bad stacked. And they're heavy. I don't think I'd ever buy them.

i agree they are kind of heavy in the past I carried 1, 12" hard head and two, 10" regular plastic wedges. Never tried stacking hard heads though. Kind of liked the weight of the hard head bcacuse I could use it to pound in the 10"ers in bucking cuts.

Thanks for your input.

Ru55ell

 

[Slamm]

I bought a dozen 10" ones 6 months ago and still have a lot of them. They certainly hold up better than to non-hard heads. I like them.

Sam

 

[FSburt]

"But was very dissapointed because the steel cap broke off after very little pounding."

This is what has happened to me as well, be carefull for the fly piece of medal it flys off with some authority. I usually pack one 8-10" for a hard driver. For smaller timber I have made a pounder out of a 12" wedge by cutting it into the shape of the magnesium madsen wedge pounders. Works good for thinning. Most of our crews use hard heads as well.

 

[madhatte]

I like the Hard Heads, but I like whatever's cheapest better.

 

[tramp bushler]

i agree they are kind of heavy in the past I carried 1, 12" hard head and two, 10" regular plastic wedges. Never tried stacking hard heads though. Kind of liked the weight of the hard head bcacuse I could use it to pound in the 10"ers in bucking cuts.

Thanks for your input.

Ru55ell

That is the only way I ever broke a hardhead wedge . Beating in other wedges with thedm. When I'm on the coast I have a 15 bananna a 12 hard head and a 10 in. Smooth in my wedge pouch .. I don't double up very often .