Which Log Splitter?

[Straight Shooter]

5 ton would do the job just fine, power supply for the splitter 230 volts will do ( the hydraulics ) pump and ram is the biz end ! ....go vertical , it’s easier to read the grain and twists ...this also gives more movements of the log especially big rounds....you can position the log towards you to take a smaller bite because you are eyeing up the wedge position as the ram comes down ....you WILL split any log even with twisted grain .....keep your feet well back .....some tight fresh grain can sort of explode apart ! I have owned my splitter since 2008 , I bought it from a local stockist , the cost then was £790.00 this was a discounted ex display model and is as good now as the day I bought it with zero faults to date .....can’t remember the bloody name of it right now but I will get back tomorrow .

With regards to a crosscut or table saw......get that out off your head right now......it’s quicker and that makes you complacent .....and loose concentration and a three phase motor driving a 750 mm blade ...or a diesel driven lister is no fun at all when you hit tight grain or not feed in straight or jar it slightly ...even with a Irving knife ! .....log up with a chainsaw .......make a cutting platform using a three foot long by 18” wide ....smack four posts ( one on each corner) to hold the log ......then load the logs to be cut between the posts ....posts need to be three feet above top of slave log .....sledge in the posts ....I have used steel scaffolding padlocks .....in a week or so you could well become a real hard bastard just like me ! .