And that's what the 2 gussets are for on top of the beam, when the cylinder is retracted and you do get a piece stuck,(I split everything and anything I can, including the gnarliest american elm it rarely happens) the gussets allow the wedge to free up.
The other thing I like about a wedge on the cylinder is that you can align it to the checks in the wood, especially with elm, and other kinds of wood its very helpful in making the splitting easier.
The debate or preference of wedge on beam or cylinder is age old, but this is a very good design, very similar to a Speeco/Huskee. A processor obviously needs the wedge on a beam. However, to make use of what a processor can't handle, one of these will split all the odd ball pieces, crotch wood and similar, every time if you know how to read the wood, I've never gotten anything stuck on mine that could not be pushed off or could not be made into firewood.
The old low rider types, like what Didier made, wedge on beam, there was no means to use the cylinder to push off a stuck piece, they are a real pain, I've split a fair amount on a friends over the years and get a piece of elm stuck on it, you'll work to get it free.
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