Posted by Billy NY on November 04, 2016 at 17:54:18 from (74.76.4.60):
In Reply to: Wood splitter posted by john achmann on November 04, 2016 at 15:57:05:
To me, it makes a difference, but there certainly is no wrong way just the same.
I like the wedge on the end of the cylinder piston for a few reasons. One is that I can rotate a log and align any natural checking to the wedge, more so on larger more difficult pieces. It makes a difference and I do process lots of elm where this makes it much easier, takes a bit longer, but elm is good firewood. Another is by chance you do get one jammed onto the wedge, on many brands of splitters there are gussets attached to the beam that will push the log off the wedge. It happens sometimes, even with pine and willow from my experience. The 28 ton huskee I'm using seems to split just about anything, but there are some exceptions on occasion. I like dealing with some of the gnarly stuff, often times its dense and makes nice late night pieces to use in a wood stove. A common splitter similar to the huskee/speeco is ideal for wood that is not processor or wedge on beam friendly. One pet peeve is any of these types needs a log cradle on one side minimum, just the beam does not cut it for me.
For straighter and more common size logs, where you can get faster production, beam on the wedge shines, and Loren's set up exhibits that perfectly. Buck your logs and push em through, preferably onto a table just beyond the wedge or conveyor to something that will hold your fire wood.
The difference is what kind of wood you will process.
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