northern tools 2 way splitter

[ktm250rider]

Anyone have any extra info on these? Saw them in the back of the northern tools catalog. They work in both directions. No need to wait for the ram to retract. Toss on another log and split in reverse. Seems like a great idea. Cost seems cheap, under $1500.

 

[retired redneck]

Anyone have any extra info on these? Saw them in the back of the northern tools catalog. They work in both directions. No need to wait for the ram to retract. Toss on another log and split in reverse. Seems like a great idea. Cost seems cheap, under $1500.

MADE IN CHINA BEWARE

 

[ktm250rider]

MADE IN CHINA BEWARE

Figured that, based on the price. I was more interested in the 2 way concept for speed.

 

[cjnspecial]

Says made in the USA. It's probably foreign parts assemble in the U.S.

http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_200365526_200365526

 

[bore_pig]

So lets say you have a 30" round. You need to make it into about 8 logs. You will have to split it in half, move the wood to the other side of the ram, split again, move wood to the other side of the ram........seems like a lot of extra moving of the wood. And a lot of extra steps back and forth.

 

[retired redneck]

Says made in the USA. It's probably foreign parts assemble in the U.S.

http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_200365526_200365526

Made in USA is bs motor is ***** copy of honda note bolt on beam ends, that pice of junk will get you killed....... POWERHORSE is a ***** trade mark powerhorse saws are made in china also......

 

[walexa07]

So lets say you have a 30" round. You need to make it into about 8 logs. You will have to split it in half, move the wood to the other side of the ram, split again, move wood to the other side of the ram........seems like a lot of extra moving of the wood. And a lot of extra steps back and forth.

I have the split-fire, which this is somewhat a copy of, and your 30" round example is a good one to discuss........I have done several of these, and larger, recently. The big work is getting that round up to the splitter height.......moving or sliding it around, as well as the split off pieces is not very difficult. I have a log lift on mine that becomes a working table.......I push off the larger split pieces back onto the log lift and work one piece down until it is in pieces to be thrown into a pile. Then grab another large piece and do the same. Even lifting half a 30" round just a little to maneuver it around is not a big deal........it's already at working height, so you are using mostly your arms and upper body to move it around........nothing like lifting it from the ground and up on the splitter.

Anyway, just my experience. Would be nice if northern offered a log lift option.

Waylan

 

[Scootermsp]

Get the 30 ton

I have the Northern 30 ton splitter and it is a beast. It tears through anything I throw at it. The price is about the same and the cycle time doesn't really hold me up. Take the price out of the equation and I still say it's one of the best splitters on the market.

 

[bore_pig]

I've never had a splitter hold me up enough to want to split both ways I guess. Is it bothersome to have a pile forming at both ends of the splitter?

 

[Matildasmate]

Remember the Japs

I remember when they said the same thing about the japs (Jap crap) my neighbour has a chinese log splitter , its a solid unit , I also have many Chinese pieces of equipment , its hard to get anything that's not made in china or else ware now , I don't care where it is made as long as it works well and is cheap , as for shopping local , china is on my local planet , if the local boys cant compete , then they better get there act together and get a hair cut and a real job they can handle , hell I was watching a program not long ago about Wallmart forcing there American suppliers to get there stuff made in china because it was cheaper , so wallmart would get a better profit margin . That's the world we live in now , very short sighted views eh . Cheers MM

 

[ktm250rider]

THe problem with the US competing with china is the overhead US companies have to pay. With unions, health care, OSHA, EPA etc, the cost of doing buisness in the US is astounding. I read last year that the cost of Ford motor co health care plan was going to increase by $1 billion over the course of 1 year. However, thats a completely different topic.

With regards to the 30", you wouldnt have to move it. Just retract the ram, leaving the split piece where it is. Then split it again.

 

[Matildasmate]

Similar probs in Aus to

THe problem with the US competing with china is the overhead US companies have to pay. With unions, health care, OSHA, EPA etc, the cost of doing buisness in the US is astounding. I read last year that the cost of Ford motor co health care plan was going to increase by $1 billion over the course of 1 year. However, thats a completely different topic.

With regards to the 30", you wouldnt have to move it. Just retract the ram, leaving the split piece where it is. Then split it again.

Yeah similar problems over here , I am glad we don't have your health system over here , the costs are going to catch up with everyone sooner rather than later though , all of us will have to lower our living standards and take a pay cut , including doctors and health workers , you could see what the pollies and rich people were up to , around 20 years ago , when they all started dribbling about the global economy and global competition , all it ever was about , was pulling the rug out from under us , just another way of eventually lowering our wages and it will happen , we have to compete or shut down. Cheers MM

 

[Wood Doctor]

Walexa07 said. "The big work is getting that round up to the splitter height..."
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+1! And over half of my big round logs are so heavy that you would need a hydraulic lift to get them into position on the table, or perhaps my log lifter invention:

Regardless, a splitter that operates in the vertical position is still a huge advantage for the 200+ pounders.

However, if you are quartering most of your logs, this machine would move rapidly, no question about it.

 

[walexa07]

My log lift on my split-fire is rated at 350 pounds.........some of the rounds we split recently were close to 40" diameter.........so large that the log lift either would not lift it, requiring us to rip it in half with the saw........or else we had to assist it manually lifting with our hands. It only has a 2" cylinder on the log lift, so I have ordered a 3" cylinder from northern tools.......I think this should take care of lifting the large rounds.

But like I said........the work is getting the rounds to working height.......sliding or handling them at that height is not the problem you would think it would be. It's actually fairly easy.

Waylan

 

[HuskyF250]

What about the Stryker 2-way splittler???

 

[Wood Doctor]

Here's my Loglifter invention that Photobucket trashed:


I used a pair of gas springs from a Toyota hatchback.

 

[John Timm]

I have one of these power House splitters. Have had it for over 5 years. It has worked flawlessly on everything I have put through it. You almost need a second set of hands to keep up to it at times. There is a YouTube video of someone with a lift on it that's real interesting.

 

[Wood Doctor]

The other way to lift heavy rounds onto a log splitter so that you can operate horizontally is to noodle cut them in halves or quarters with a chain saw. That's my latest way (last four years) to handle the situation. Even if the big round makes it to the tailgate and the truck bed, you still have to get it onto the splitter beam somehow.

Most guys just don't want to fool around with vertical splitting. I recall a poll we ran four years ago. Less than 25% of the respondents said they flip up and split vertically anymore. Too much trouble.

 

[dave_dj1]

I have come to realize over the years that there really isn't any substitute for hydraulics when it comes to firewood
I let machines do as much of the work as possible now.