Bought one years ago before they got so expensive. Love it as much as my saw, but not sure at today's prices that I would take the plunge.
Ron
what splitting maul do you have?
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tdi-rick
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Good old fashioned Aussie made Cyclone block splitter with the handle the correct length, 900mm/36" 
CGC4200
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8 # & a 10 # monster maul
I was in the tool shed looking for which wood handled tools needed
the boiled linseed oil treatment the worse, they had good varnish as did
the 8 # sledgehammer, an axe and 2 steel splitting wedges available,
I did two mattocks & a hoe first, more need there.
I don't enjoy swinging these tools as much as 20 or more years ago; worked in
construction surveying years ago, one of the tools of the trade was driving
grade hubs was a 8 # sledge. The method was to roll the shoulders, not
pump up and down, it worked on mauling firewood too.
I was in the tool shed looking for which wood handled tools needed
the boiled linseed oil treatment the worse, they had good varnish as did
the 8 # sledgehammer, an axe and 2 steel splitting wedges available,
I did two mattocks & a hoe first, more need there.
I don't enjoy swinging these tools as much as 20 or more years ago; worked in
construction surveying years ago, one of the tools of the trade was driving
grade hubs was a 8 # sledge. The method was to roll the shoulders, not
pump up and down, it worked on mauling firewood too.
lly_duramax
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I use an 8lb Collins.
cjnspecial
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I've used a monster maul, the wal-mart special and a chopper one but the best one is the 22 ton iron and oak splitter
hoss
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I have used all the ones mentioned so far except the aussie one and I like the monster maul (the gransfors bruks is nice too), but now I use a Helko vario 2000 5lb splitting ax. It has a very efficient shape and a curved 36" handle. I have to say it is a feet of engineering the way this thing blows wood apart. I'm no small fry (6'2" 265 lbs) and can swing most of em pretty hard, but this thing makes me feel like superman.
Bob Wright
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I can make you a lighter copy if you want one. Wasn't Stoz in Ohio? Berlin Station if i remember right. I know there was an Ohio company making them in the 80's...Bob
Guido Salvage
Supreme Saw Whoreder
I think they were. I had a new barrel stove kit from them that I sold (too cheap) last year that came with their catalog. Like a fool I sent it with the kit, wish I had kept it. If I decide not to get a hydraulic splitter I will take you up on the offer.
eyolf
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I have a few and cant really say any is my favorite. Over the years I've picked them up at farm auctions and garage sales when they're cheap. I'm not a fan of the Monster maul...too heavy, and a backbreaker if you have a lot of splitting to do. I have a Marshall Wells antique that weighs about 7#3oz without wood; it swings wonderfully with a 35" handle, but I have to make handles for it as no current design really fits.
I generally bring two plain-jain 6# models when I go to the woods. The local hardware store (True Value) has been selling the same thing for 25 years. Not the absolute best, but they work and replacement handles are always on hand. The light head doesn't use up old shoulders as fast.
I noodle tough chunks, crotches, etc.
I generally bring two plain-jain 6# models when I go to the woods. The local hardware store (True Value) has been selling the same thing for 25 years. Not the absolute best, but they work and replacement handles are always on hand. The light head doesn't use up old shoulders as fast.
I noodle tough chunks, crotches, etc.
Zombiechopper
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Mines a hydraulic 31 ton model.
takes one finger to split anything
dont even have to lift the wood.
cant understand why anybody would use a maul..
when I was young and bulletproof I actually enjoyed it...
now my back hurts just lookin at them weapons. Never used a hydraulic setup. Thought about rigging the post pounder up to split wood though. Just gotta find a youngster to hold the logs for me
a cheap 6# true-temper with a plastic handle always at hand for work....
Eccentric
Mister Wizard
no maul.
splitting wedges and sledge. If its too big for a multi purpose axe (like most hardware store axes...too thick for felling, too thin to be called a maul) then I go straight to the wedges. Although these days I tend to noodle everything cuz then I can use a saw
I'm somewhere between these guys. As for mauls, I mostly use an ancient 8-ish pound maul (never actualy weighed the head, but it looks like it's about eight) that my Grandpa had for decades before my Dad got it. Dad had it for decades (he hardly ever split with it...................just used it as a sledge and beat roots with it). I've now had it for (you guessed it) about a decade.
I haven't been able to find any markings on the head. Just put another handle on it and dressed the edge. It has GREAT steel, and the shape is perfect for splitting. Works much better than the 'cheapee' 6 and 8 pounders I've ran over the years.
I use an old Craftsman branded axe for much of my lighter splitting. Got it for $2 from the recycling center and resurected from rustyness. It was COVERED with rusty scale, yet cleaned off quite well (even has much of the original bluing) and took a fantastic edge.
If the rounds are too big and/or knotty for splitting (or lifting into the truck) then I just rip 'em with one of the C5's...
I use the one I can find first.
fearofpavement
Trying them all
I split about 80% with a monster maul, about 10% with an 8 lb maul and the ones I finally give up on I throw in a pile and feed them through my powerful hydraulic splitter. My power splitter is an unusual set up in that the shaft is stationary and the cylinder moves. Sure is a beast though with about a 40" stroke.
veldro
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helko, all the way
specifically their TOP line splitting maul...that thing means business!
specifically their TOP line splitting maul...that thing means business!
splitpost
Nothing but 32:1
One broken cheap azz wooden handled splitter,three woodchopping axes ,two wooden handled one mungrel fiberglass handled and two hatchets and some splitting wedges,woodsplitting:msp_thumbdn:
I can split more oak faster,without slowing down with the X27 than with an 8lb maul.I use a double bit axe a lot too depending on the wood grain.
Chris-PA
Where the Wild Things Are
I had a nice Craftsman with a Teflon coated head and fiberglass handle, but I cracked the head in right down the side of the handle hole. Yeah, I'm an animal. Must have had a defect, now I need to get another.
I split mostly with a 4 1/2 pound axe. I found the head in the woods behind my old house maybe 12 years ago, and I've probably had half a dozen handles on it since then. Finding a axe with a head heavier than 3 1/2 pound isn't easy anymore, but I did see a 4 1/2 at Harbour Freight. It's not like it could be lower quality than my Craftsman maul.
I split mostly with a 4 1/2 pound axe. I found the head in the woods behind my old house maybe 12 years ago, and I've probably had half a dozen handles on it since then. Finding a axe with a head heavier than 3 1/2 pound isn't easy anymore, but I did see a 4 1/2 at Harbour Freight. It's not like it could be lower quality than my Craftsman maul.
Tim Carroll
Firewood Hack
I have a #6 Menards cheapo with a wood handle that I use a little bit.
My Grand Dad's #7 with the old axe eye maul handle (I like the maul but it is a PIA to find replacement handles these days)
My #8 fiberglass handled Menards cheapo that I use most of the time.
I would like to try the Fiskars when they get the longer handle.
My Grand Dad's #7 with the old axe eye maul handle (I like the maul but it is a PIA to find replacement handles these days)
My #8 fiberglass handled Menards cheapo that I use most of the time.
I would like to try the Fiskars when they get the longer handle.
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