Log splitter...electric or gas... <300?

[pryan67]

Anyone know of any deals on log splitters? I can get one for 300 bucks at Menards...I'd like to beat that price

[peppysfireball]

Not for a good one. My dad paid 500 on an old one, but it is probably in the thousand range new. If you split a lot, which they do since they burn wood, cheaper isn't worth it.

[pryan67]

well, I burn wood in the fireplace...not so much for heat as for pleasure...we have LOTS of trees...and splitting by hand is difficult (especially elm)...and especially recently has I hurt my rotator cuff...makes it tough to swing an axe or a maul :)

[peppysfireball]

I know what you mean. My husband works construction and tore his in two places last spring. THought it was a heart attack. BY the time the mri located the tears, it was healing. Now the other one is the same way.

 

well, I burn wood in the fireplace...not so much for heat as for pleasure...we have LOTS of trees...and splitting by hand is difficult (especially elm)...and especially recently has I hurt my rotator cuff...makes it tough to swing an axe or a maul :)

[pryan67]

Well, mine was from martial arts...got thrown in Ninjutsu, and rolled...bad thing...person throwing me held onto my wrist...worse thing :)

 

 

I can split oak ok with an axe...just have to do it left handed...but elm I can't do...so I just need a cheap one that will split the elms (I have probably 5 cords worth that I need to eventually split)