5-ton electric log splitter deal

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But if it is momentary, that's one hand for the switch and one for the lever?
Seems like a poor design to me....Kudos on the clamp!

 

I tried that with mine and it won't return until the motor is off

 

Some are like that

 

Yeah, it's a safety thing, the government thinks you're too dumb to know not to put your hand in there, so you have to use two hands to operate it, but some of them don't have a momentary switch they have just an on off

 

I'll have to keep my eyes open for something like that, so many other projects going that it may be a while if I try to fabricate something. $20 would be a done deal! Any chance you have a picture of the platform? Thanks raybonz!

 

This won't cause any damage to the splitter?

 

Mine is a SpeeCo. The little electric that I have means a lot to me in splitting; I don't have the strength to use a splitting maul except for concessional use, and there was no way I could afford an $800.00 petrol powered splitter. Mine has a push button switch that can be a pain to turn on, especially wearing work gloves. Also, they routed the power cord out the front of the control unit instead of the back. I would like to change the switch type and reroute the cord properly. The other thing is the small wheels that make the thing hard to move; the wheelbase is narrow and the thing flipped over once when I was moving it. Therefore, better wheels would be nice. Also; as others have stated, it is low to the ground so a platform of some type would be nice; I have seen others on here with their splitter on a platform raising it higher off the ground. The one thing that I have seen with mine is that sometimes if I try to split something nasty and the ram stalls out, I have to turn the unit off so that the pressure cut-out switch can reset; and again the hard to press power switch comes into play.
Other than the shortcomings I mentioned above, my little 5 ton has really surprise me in its ability to split wood; I have put some nasty pieces through it; sometimes they get stuck and I have to try a different approach but it gets the job done.

 

Kimberly I knew yours would work for you. I remember when you were thinking of buying it, I am glad you did.

My Earthquake W1200 splitter will not return with the motor running, I wish it would. I have not tried the block behind the ram, I do put one between the ram and the wood sometimes. Behind the ram won't hurt anything, and would be safer done right, so I need to try that. I am also tempted to build a stand with bigger wheels, a foot swich, and a heavy extension cord built in. That would take care of the biggest issues - the height, the tiny wheels, and the switch arrangement.

They are quite capable splitters overall, these little 5 ton models.

 

No it won't hurt anything, just take it out when your done ,let the ram return all the way.
MrWhoopee used a strap hinge and rigged up a foot switch on his

 

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It's now about 8 years old and still running strong. Just bought replacement wear pads for the pusher. I split a piece of abs drain pipe that snaps over the ram for a stroke limiter.

 

I know a young man here who nearly removed his thumb while using a big hydraulic splitter. Of course, he'd been drinking. Now he looks like Uma Thurman in "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" (though not as pretty).

Good thing it wasn't a RapidFire.

If you're not smarter than a maul, you shouldn't use a splitter, much less a chainsaw.