SPLITTER WARS 2020 - Eastonmade 12-22 Commercial Splitter
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- čas přidán 17. 04. 2020
- Rules are simple - prestack 1/3rd of a cord, has to be hardwood, 12-15” diameter logs, no helpers or conveyers and the final splits have to be campfire size 3-4” pieces of firewood
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Thanks for adding this
Just a note for Eastonmade and you, Last week I ordered a 12-22 with a 4 way wedge and box splitter based on lots of research and YOUR VIDEOS. Your videos on this wood splitter were very honest and factual and are the main reason I bought the 12-22. My wife and I just bought 108acres in N Idaho that are completely forested. I am going to heat with wood and sell a few cords on the side. Thanks for the great content.
That’s great to hear. I stand by that recommendation of a box wedge and a 4 way. You will be blown away when you start breaking her in
Not sure how your going to store the wood but if your splitting yourself think about a conveyer. I own a 12-22 with a box wedge and it's very efficient. Makes a lot of waste in the form of kindling but it's quite the machine. My wood buddy has a skidy with a Klaw (for rounding up) and bought a old conveyer, what a blessing if you just trying to cush a pile of rounds. It will work you out due to its fast cycle time if your attempting to always keep it splitting.
I'm going to be looking into a dump trailer in the next few years. Coupled with a conveyer it will take care of business. God bless the guy trying to keep up with stacking what comes off the out feed table.
would eyed13 haha I have a video coming up where I have a 40 foot row of rounds stacked as a wall. I’m just gonna run the splitter right down the row leaving a trail of splits right behind as I inch the splitter down the row. Stacking it is gonna be a pain. It’s probably 3 cords worth of wood
2 guys 6.5 hours today, Tha pile is over 12' tall and 16' or more across. Has to be 5-6 cords. We had to fix the conveyer twice due to jams but it was still worth it, so much easier to get rid of splits. Not really a wood elevator but it's working. This was our first long hard run with the conveyer, it makes a difference. For my own wood I split into 4x4x4 custom made crates. It's slower becaue I"m stacking as I split but ready to transport and with a lid on it ready to burn in a year. A mobile 1/2 cord woodshed and is pallet jackable on a hard surface. I put way to much thought into firewood but it's a great reason to enjoy cooler weather while warming the house.
Congrats on the move. How far north are you? I’m in N. ID too.
Good morning Adam and your wife. She’s taught the baby to run the camera already, WOW WHAT A GAL 👍👍🤗. Good job with the splitter this morning. You all did a good job. Thanks for sharing with us. Fred.
Haha thanks Fred. It was a really fun collaboration. Was really happy to be invited to partake
Good morning Sir, you have a great and strong log and fire wood splitter commercial grade for sure. I was very surprise by the speed !!! That adjusted 6 wedges is something !!! Keep up the great works Sir !!! Cheers !!!
Just uploaded my video submission for Splitter Wars 2020 to my channel. All handsplitting...mostly Elm. Great video...nothing like splitting firewood!
Great explanations and demonstration Adam. The Splitter is definitely designed for commercial production vs. average homeowner use. Very nicely done!
How's she goin'? That Easton splitter is a rocket!!! The cycle time is really fast!!! I like that you can set the retract at the same time as the split stroke so that you can get the next round ready while the splitter is retracting. The side lift table can be a back saver too and that's important to me. A very heavy duty splitter for sure. The 6-way head can be a time saver and a time coster like you say. Great demo and thanks for taking part!!!
Yeah I think the auto cycle is probably my favorite feature
Really nice splitter, the ability to change the hitch is brilliant
What a AWSOME splitter that is. Tuff as. Great wedge design for change out.
No fluff or bragging. straight to the point. Nice.
Thanks for the feedback Chris
This is such a great idea! Good guys working together to provide great content. Thanks, Adam.
Hope you enjoy the playlist
Hometown Acres definitely will
Ripper effort Adam. That splitter is what dreams are made of.
Thanks mark. And it sure is. One heck of a piece of equipment. I’m gonna do a 2nd entry with the box wedge
Man, that splitter is just a beast!
The smaller wood size definitely made that look like harder work than it should be. The cycle time on that splitter is amazing but when you have all of the dozens of extra cycles it definitely adds up.
Best designed splitter I’ve seen. Built to last also. Wish I had one.
Make it happen
Nice video Adam! That machine definitely works well. Thanks for sharing with us!
That's an incredible log splitter Adam
Thanks Hank
Can't wait to see what this splitter is capable of. I think it's the best one!
I don't know, Mike Morgan runs a Wolf Ridge which seems pretty impressive also. Would love to own either one.
Morning Adam. Great video - well edited and great overview of the splitter too. Enjoyed it a lot. The splitter is a monster! It means business. Have a good one and all the best!
Thanks GP. I loved the spray painted 4 ft line on yours haha
Been waiting for this competition to start.
Hope it was worth the wait
No messing around here, your decision on equipment was a good one from what I witnessed. Great job
Great overview on one tough built machine ! Man, I left mine too big apparently. I just split to the six piece requirement on each piece. I totally missed the part about campfire size. Oh well, just double my time on the video...my mistake. This machine here is one heck of a machine.
Great video, enjoyed watching!
This is the best splitter hands down. Cut all the wood smaller in more manageable size and done so in a respectable amount of time .. It didn't seem that you were in a hurry
Just wait til I do the box wedge video. It’s much more impressive
Those Eastonmade splitters look wicked, very well built and they split a pile of wood in a hurry. Nice setup 👍🏼
They are built about as heavy duty as you can make em.
Adam I really like watching that splitter tear though the rounds. I have a four way wedge also but went with the two way for the same reasons you mentioned about your six way wedge. Great video really like how you took the time and effort with the clips of everyones channel. Looking forward to more videos especially with the box wedge and red oak maybe??? lol Take care brother.
Yep that’ll be next. Box wedge and red oak rounds. Thanks Ben.
Great video Adam, I’m anxious to see how the others did.
Thanks Dave. Checkout the playlist at the end. All the other videos are located therep
Great Adam! You did split logs to a smaller manageable size for a normal fireplace! Thanks!
Yeah I’m in the middle of production for campfire wood
That's a nice splitter for sure! I'm jealous!
Really nice machine!
Very good Adam. have a great day.
You split a bunch of that much smaller than I think most folks would have, but I think that is very consistent with your previous videos and in line with your wood-splitting business. If you had run each round through 1 time, to create 6 pieces and adhere to the rules, your splitter would have been much faster, but that isn't what you normally do. Thanks for giving us an honest perspective.
Yeah I’m in campfire wood production right now which needs to be split smaller. Probably would have taken less than 10 minutes if I just split everything once
Hey Adam! That thing is a beast! I like the easy change wedge! I don’t split much small wood cause of the outdoor wood boiler I have but that’s is cool to have the 6 way wedge! Nice work!
The 4 way wedge would be perfect for you then. It’s great at boiler wood. Thanks for watching
Awesome splitter ! 🔥👍🤠
Best of luck to ya Adam. I hope that machine makes you the winner. Cool video
Thanks Wayne
Well Mr. Hometown Acres. Ya did a fine job. Really like your presentation... Be Blessed!
Thank you! You as well
I live in Indianapolis and I have seen a rick go for $100 tops. I couldn't see spending that kind of money for wood, so I had a tree service drop off a load and I ended up with about 2.5 to 3 cords of wood. I just had to put in the labor of cutting it up and splitting it. I see bundles at the store for $5 or more, so I could certainly see making money at that!
That sure is a nice splitter. Thanks for participating!
Thanks for inviting me Roger. This was a great idea!
Best of luck Adam. If i were a betting man, my money would be on you or Gord from GP Outdoors. That's one awesome machine buddy. I enjoy GP's Dual splitter. He's gonna be some tuff competition.
Hey bro, great video, straight to the point, no bs. Stay safe out there!😷😷✌🏻️
Haha great emojis. Thanks for the feedback. Take care
Those Eastonmade log splitters are beasts! It's gonna be some good competition when we team up with Timberwolf again to load for them at the Paul Bunyan Firewood Shoot-Out this October. Great overview of the other contestants too. 👍
Thanks for the comment. I’m gonna try to make it to Bunyan this year
Great video and nice work my friend! Production value of the video looks like you've done a video or 2...lol...👍😀
Man that 6 way can sure chew thru the wood...looking forward to the box wedge and the splits that come off it....good stuff here, have a great rest of the weekend buddy!
Thanks Buddy. I’d really like to get our 2 splitters side by side sometime haha. Too bad we’re probably a good 12 hour drive from eachother
Great video and awesome machine! I'm going to look into that splitter! Sounds like a decent company and splitter. I also just subscribed. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for joining. And yes. Great company run by great people. Customer service is the best I’ve ever experienced. They send you whatever you need the next day
That 6way wedge is badass
Looks like the most heavy duty splitter built today. I'd like to see a Eastonmade version of a kinetic splitter.
The kinetic splitter did it in half the time but his end product was 2-3 times the size. Split to the same size as you the timing would be the same. However the kinetic splitter is less than half the cost.
Wait til I do my 2nd entry with the box wedge
Great video.
Thanks Kevin
I like what you and Joe (home made box wedge) produced. Personally I thought the splits’ size were right on the money.
Yeah I was pretty impressed with Joes box wedge. I’m gonna do a 2nd video with the box wedge on the Eastonmade and see how it compares
I will say that Eastonmade Splitter impresses me. I did notice that you were splitting some of those pieces over twice, most of the other competitors ( so far ) are splitting approx 4 x 4 x 16
inch pieces, but it's all in fun, and all are doing a good job.
It is going to be difficult to choose a winner here.
Well done and of course Thumbs up!
Yeah. I’m splitting small because I’m going to sell this wood as camp fire wood. 4x4x16 would take too long to dry for this summer/fall sales. Normally wood that I split for my myself is atleast that big or bigger for my wood stove.
Nice job well done thanks for the demonstration
Thanks Scheib
Hometown Acres n/p bud I just put my version of splitter wars out if you want to check it out I think I may have done over 1/3 cord though lol I have a six way also but like you said it is great with pieces that are 8-12 inches unless your doing boiler wood then the bigger the better lol.
Nice splitter!
Nice job.
Nice job
Out of all the commercial splitters I've seen, your's is the most impressive. From the heavy steel construction, to the ability to tow it from either end, it is an amazing piece of machinery. For home made though, you cant beat Joe Lesage's rig. How can you argue with a built in crane and an operators SEAT?
Haha yeah I agree. The crab thing is pretty sweet and I would have found that useful on multiple occasions repositioning some bigger logs once they are on the table
Wow!...a 6-way splitter...now that's what I'm talkin' about!
You should see the box wedge that fits on this thing. I’ve got some videos on it. It’s way better than the 6 way wedge
Good luck 😃🤞
Nice job Adam 👍
Thanks Dave
Very good young man nice unit
Thanks
Your welcome. Thank you and the others for the demos of home made and factory splitters. I really like how you can change the blades up and down or remove and add blades . God Bless you and your family, and its my first time watching what a great group of people and there wives helping to make it all come together . Take care brother
You linked Woolys Playlist instead of the one from Tracor Tech with all the entries! :D
ahh darn. Thanks I’ll fix it now
Serious question, but don't you think that auto feature is dangerous? I've just about pinched myself over the years from losing concentration or fatigue or distraction and that's with my hand on the control. That beast does not look forgiving. I was wincing when you went in to adjust the block while it was auto-advancing. Thanks for the preview. BTW I love everything else about your setup. After using a two-way splitfire I see the benefit of a one-way that pushes off from the end.
It’s easy enough to stop. Just pull both handles back. It’s no more dangerous than one without auto cycle. I usually only use the auto cycle when I’m walking away from the splitter to grab another log. If I’m standing there I keep my hand on the lever
Nice action. 👍🏽
Wow . That was fast .
Looks great adam!!!
Thanks Guys. I spent a little extra time splitting the wood smaller. If I just ran everything through 1 time I probably woulda been done in like 8 minutes haha
@@HometownAcres lol yep for sure. I thought you did a great job!!!!
Definitely a good representation of your product👍🏼. Love the AutoSplit Feature👌🏼. Blessings!
@@sawsurgeon thanks!!!
That eastonmade is a really great machine
It makes working with firewood almost like a desk job haha. Key word almost
@@HometownAcres haha you got that right
Thanks for the great videos! I spent years on CZcams looking at splitter videos these past few years has had really great content for everyone!
Glad you’re enjoying it. Make sure to let me know if anything is getting stale. Last thing I want is for the channel to get old.
I think you cut your wood much smaller than the rest, hence a longer time perhaps?
Yeah if I just ran each piece through 1 time I probably would have been done in like 8 minutes lol
Just ripped right through that stuff !
Oh yeah. Can’t wait to do the box wedge version
Adam, do you have a second entry with the box wedge?
I haven’t made it yet. I’ll probably work on that this week and have it uploaded by the weekend
Good work man. I should have got in this.
What kind of splitter do you have?
@@HometownAcres I have a 22 ton something or another. I do like my axe. I have a few vids.
I subbed.
Correction my splitter is a quality farm fleet splitters. 17 years old with some modifications.
Hey wondering are you going to use the new axis splitter for splitter wars this year ? Love the videos
Why didn’t you use the box wedge?
Back 40 Firewood's goal was to split each into 6 pieces. You would have won this contest hands down if you all would have used the same criteria.
Yeah I probably would have been done in less than 10 minutes. However any job worth doing is worth doing right so I wanted to make sure the splits were small enough for me to sell as campfire wood
How much does that log splitter cost. How much do you sell a 1/3 for. How much does it cost you per year to heat with wood. What I am getting at is how long would it take to pay for the cost of the spliiter versus heating with propane, oil, or heat pump. What part of the country to live in ... how cold are the winters?
I did a whole video on this topic. It’s called “this log splitter pays for itself in 2 days”. Covers a lot of what you are asking
if you want a manual log splitter you should have contacted Bucking Billy Ray Smith
Can a person run the controls from the other side of this splitter? I am a shorter guy and wouldn't want to reach across the loading ramp to get to controls.
Yes you could. It’s just easier for me with long arms to be out of the way. If I was working by myself I would have been on the other side
How does it do in wood with knots? Ever get stuck?
You guys should hit up Buckin Billy Ray Smith as another control element. That guy is pretty insane with an axe.
Indeed
I’d like to see Buckin Billy Ray participate. That would be cool
Realy like your splitter but probably more than a home alone guy should buy for just himself....I subbed and I gave you a thumbs up for the participation....good job....CHEERS
Yeah. I have always said if you only cut and split for yourself this splitter is overkill. But if you want to heat with wood and sell some on the side this is a great splitter for that. That’s my use for it. Last year I burned 5 cords and sold 5. I’m hoping to sell about 20 cords this year
@@HometownAcres Wow ....at my Son in-laws place they do 55 face cords a year but they heat the milk house....the garage and the big farmhouse....they have an outside furnace and they have the dual-direction spliter...stand alone....they just got it this year and they love it....I`ll be checking more of your videos....CHEERS
That is a lot of fuel to heat all that haha. 55 face cords is about about 20 full cords so that’s on par with what I’m hoping to do this year
@@HometownAcres This is in Northern Ontario and the winter is long and cold and the old farmhouse is not built to the new standards of insulation....All the places they heat are sub-standard but they had all kind of wood in yesteryear....they still have lots of wood that they could cut to heat but milking is the main business and there is no time left so they buy the wood...time is money...take your pick but I think they're still lucky to have that option if thing go bad....CHEERS
How much does your splitter cost I really liked it
Prices are always changing. Check out Eastonmade’s website for current pricing
Nice splitter I have 2 splitters cost about 20 bucks a piece not near that fast though
Yeah but $20. You can’t beat that
Box wedge?
To me yall was cutting some of that too small
Do you know if there is a dealer in the Ottawa area ?
I don’t believe they have dealers. They just have their shop in Perth Ontario but I believe they ship all over
I pretty much make firewood videos. Your into was over half the video... LOL.
Nobody else seemed to have a problem with the format and layout of the video
❤👍 Serbia
Have you guys seen the brute force. Seems like the only one giving this Easton made a run for its money. I would have a hard time choosing
We actually have a brute force grapple and firewood bundler
@@HometownAcres how do you like them?
Took longer because it was split so small.
Yep that’s what I said at the end of the video
easy for you fellow not so easy for this old man but it is a real good splitter seen a few vids on it
Aussie here wanting to know what a “cord” is. I have heard this term many times and I can’t handle not knowing what it means
A pile 4*4*8 feet
Neat and stacked tightly.
@@dethmaul thanks for letting me know
Yes great splitter if u want to wait 7 months for one.....deal breaker.
It looks like you sent a lot of wood back for a second pass that were no bigger than the wood that some.of the other channels were calling good.
I wanna be involved. I think i can win. I have a new biotec box splitter.
What is a biotec box splitter. I just did a google search and didn’t find anything
Need to checkout the Bruteforcemfg.com splitter wars 2020 video
Be nice if your camera person would help a little bit.😆😆🤣🤣😂😂