The Best Firewood Re-Split Machine? A Kinetic Log Splitter?

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  • @timbervisions
    @timbervisions Рік тому +6

    I recently got a super split and I found (and Joe has mentioned this too) that you don't really need to run it at full RPMs to be effective. This helps the ram come out slower and not as violent. The flywheels do the work, the speed isn't as important as it is with a hydraulic splitter. They do great with straight grain stuff like you'd use for bundles. Fast and accurate

  • @BobbySixguns
    @BobbySixguns Рік тому +8

    Maybe a cup should be added to your PPE. On second thought, a new Eastonmade is a better and safer option. Look forward to seeing what's new in the woodyard!

  • @jimbo5056
    @jimbo5056 Рік тому +2

    LMAO🤣 The " What do you mean, that is enuff! We just got started." Priceless!
    Looking forward to seeing new equipment for the woodyard Pro- cess.👍

    • @hardworkingmanoutdoors
      @hardworkingmanoutdoors  Рік тому

      Thanks Jimbo! The Axis is going to be a great addition though maybe less entertaining than the Power King 😂. Did you see the way Tachel laughed in the background when I got hit??

    • @jimbo5056
      @jimbo5056 Рік тому +1

      Her laugh brought on the song Devil Woman in my head. OR (???) It was a dream of hers in reality coming true!🤔
      Lol Watch your back pal .🤣🤣🤣

    • @hardworkingmanoutdoors
      @hardworkingmanoutdoors  Рік тому

      @@jimbo5056 for sure!

  • @OpenAirAdventureFirewood
    @OpenAirAdventureFirewood Рік тому +3

    Hahaha, the umpire, "you're out splitter!"Bring in the heavy hitter!"

  • @KennethPowell-kx3jt
    @KennethPowell-kx3jt Рік тому +2

    New subscriber here from northwest Pa. Enjoy your videos!

  • @michaeljheinz3336
    @michaeljheinz3336 Рік тому +2

    LOL, looks like help is on the way. Rachel taking care of business again. 😀

  • @kentcorbett5436
    @kentcorbett5436 Рік тому +2

    Love it looks like somebody is getting a vertical splitter

  • @EastonmadeWoodSplitters
    @EastonmadeWoodSplitters Рік тому +4

    Lol. The laugh was the best part. I think a couple of things to note about the powerking vs supersplit. Supersplit runs a considerably smaller pusher which will help a lot of splitter tougher wood. Judging by the speed the flywheels are smaller on the powerking, this will make it faster but really sacrifice power

  • @dennishall9260
    @dennishall9260 Рік тому +2

    Wow! Rachel is definitely a problem solver! Was this followed by a trip to the ER?

    • @hardworkingmanoutdoors
      @hardworkingmanoutdoors  Рік тому

      Lol, nah I’m tough. I guess she still likes me or she would have let me keep getting beat up by the power king. But she did laugh pretty hard in the background when I got hit.

  • @SKFirewood
    @SKFirewood Рік тому +3

    My kinetic machine, heath runs two belts which i believe helps

  • @outdoorsinthe608
    @outdoorsinthe608 Рік тому +1

    Sweet!! Can’t wait to see what you got👍💪👍

  • @johncosta1307
    @johncosta1307 Рік тому +2

    Sharpen the wedge I have electric one. It works real good.

  • @Ridgewood460
    @Ridgewood460 Рік тому +1

    That splitter wood work good for kindling. All my splitters are single wedge so I don’t re-split a lot .. but I do keep split-fires 1165 (electric ) with bundlers . If you get a ultra or axis you won’t be disappointed. I enjoyed the ones I have.

  • @BertsCustomCuts
    @BertsCustomCuts Рік тому +2

    Looking forward to what you get. Seems like the flywheel on kinetic is not heavy enough to drive it thru.

    • @hardworkingmanoutdoors
      @hardworkingmanoutdoors  Рік тому

      Thanks Bert, the Power King definitely needs a lot of improvements to be a legit splitter in my opinion.

  • @RosalioSosa-m8q
    @RosalioSosa-m8q Рік тому +2

    Was just watching your video with the kinetic splitter. You need to either sell that splitter or trade for a harbor freight two way splitter it's safer and cheap, from retired woodchuck chuck

  • @FortG1970
    @FortG1970 8 місяців тому +1

    I have the 42 ton version of that same manufacturers kinetic log splitter. When it was new it would not hardly split anything, the clutch system on the motor side they used was junk and slipped all the time and it would not split hardly anything. I contacted the manufacturer and they sent out a pulley to replace the clutch system, you then adjust the belt tension accordingly. Since then I have not had a problem with it splitting hardly anything unless it has a lot big knots. It was a difference between night and day after the change. Get rid of that junky clutch system they have if yours has it and replace it with a standard pulley. Adjust the belt where its somewhat tight but will slip if it gets it a real bind. I used mine to now split oak, and hickory some up 18 to 20"

    • @hardworkingmanoutdoors
      @hardworkingmanoutdoors  8 місяців тому

      We moved on from this unit. Definitely sounds like you figured yours out though. I had much higher hopes for it.

  • @henryforest-e7s
    @henryforest-e7s 9 місяців тому +1

    by the sounds it is making when you were dragging the ram out , it sounds like you have a stuffed bearing , i could be wrong though , looks like a good unit though , i have got a 34 ton forestwest

  • @avoidtheherd7066
    @avoidtheherd7066 Рік тому +1

    Try dry graphite spray lube on the rails. It won't gum up collecting dirt and dust.

  • @camperjack2620
    @camperjack2620 4 місяці тому +1

    Back in the day, people would pull a straight six out of a car and put in a V-8. So, my first suggestion, a twin cylinder Honda., and for your daughter, electric start. The flywheel stores and transmits energy, so go to a brake shop and get a big heavy brake rotor they have in the junk pile. take that to a machine shop and have them connect it to the rotor and then speed balance and static balance it. While all this is going on, beef up the belt drive, seriously, probably with a serpentine belt from a diesel truck, and put on an alternator to run floodlights, and a sound system. Commenters also suggested sharpening the wedge. Also you need arms that come from both sides to hold the wood while it splits. And put a muffler on the stupid thing. How are you supposed to hear the radio?

    • @hardworkingmanoutdoors
      @hardworkingmanoutdoors  3 місяці тому

      Now that’s a project! If I had the time maybe I’d try to build something like that lol.

  • @MinkieWinkle
    @MinkieWinkle Рік тому +1

    Try adding some grip tape to the ram face. Should help to prevent the logs from slipping out

    • @hardworkingmanoutdoors
      @hardworkingmanoutdoors  Рік тому +1

      I thought about modifying it but decided I’d just move on in this case due to lack of power as well as the other issues.

  • @knottwworking
    @knottwworking Рік тому +1

    With that truck load you should find something on it to solve your problems. 👍Waiting to see which one you get.

  • @noelstractors-firewood57
    @noelstractors-firewood57 Рік тому +3

    Time to send that thing a long. Never liked those types of splitters. Eastonmade Ultra is the answer.
    You would think there would be more than one belt to run those flywheels.
    Have a great weekend.

    • @hardworkingmanoutdoors
      @hardworkingmanoutdoors  Рік тому +1

      Noel, the power king will be moving on. I could tinker with it to try to get it performing better but I’ll let a buddy do that. The splitter will debut tomorrow morning.

    • @noelstractors-firewood57
      @noelstractors-firewood57 Рік тому +1

      @@hardworkingmanoutdoors 👍🏻👍🏻

  • @ClickinChicken
    @ClickinChicken Рік тому +1

    Didn't realize that was belt /wheel driven. If you please.. How does it return the ram? If it's too complicated, that's ok.
    Don't give up. Still a pretty cool splitter! :) Safety tip: tie tongue to something heavy or chuck wheels?

    • @hardworkingmanoutdoors
      @hardworkingmanoutdoors  Рік тому

      It is returned by some springs on the back end of it. They stretch as it extends then pull it back. I had the wheels chocked with some pieces of wood to keep it from rolling.

  • @bobfitch607
    @bobfitch607 Рік тому +1

    Hope your protective gear went below the belt buckle heath. I would use my fiskars splitting axe before I used that pile of scrap metal. Bet it's a nice new splitters dream machine 🎉

  • @bluedodgeram74
    @bluedodgeram74 Рік тому +1

    Damn...she's got connections!!! :)

  • @josevelasco3245
    @josevelasco3245 Рік тому +2

    Looks like it’s time to add another splitter…Eastonmade Ultra for re-splits!

  • @jimmyowen3977
    @jimmyowen3977 Рік тому +5

    I would get rid of it. Rachel is right. That's enough

  • @obiorah1
    @obiorah1 Рік тому +2

    the set up is nice, the Ultra or Axis is a Better Re split Machine,

  • @Bruce-i1j
    @Bruce-i1j Рік тому +2

    That splitter needs to go!!! That thing is dangerous. Looks like whoever Rachel called is takin thing’s pretty seriously by seeing that truck rolling in. 😂😂. Y’all be careful and keep up the great work. Bruce in Wv!!!

  • @TomCrockett-ip5rf
    @TomCrockett-ip5rf Рік тому +2

    Super splits use dual belts on the flywheel.

  • @bigbluegpr
    @bigbluegpr Рік тому +1

    I'm going to withhold judgement on Heath's "protective gear" for now, but it's nice to see that the Wood Bunny is out of the hutch!! 🐇

  • @davewarner5704
    @davewarner5704 Рік тому +1

    nicely staged intro to the upgrade ;-)

  • @davidbriggs812
    @davidbriggs812 Рік тому +1

    Since when are flip flops worn when splitting

    • @hardworkingmanoutdoors
      @hardworkingmanoutdoors  Рік тому

      Rachel knew she wasn’t going to be running the Power King. She does what she wants usually 🤷‍♂️

  • @dmalloy96
    @dmalloy96 Рік тому +1

    I was thinking I would get rid of it 👍

  • @Videogamerforlife69
    @Videogamerforlife69 Рік тому +1

    should weld some tubes on the front of it, so you can make a table and slide it into the tubes, so its over the tongue and wood dont fly on ground

  • @savetheacorns1264
    @savetheacorns1264 Рік тому +1

    I got this same model about 8 months ago to help out with my hydraulic splitter. It should not exist. Have all the same issues you do. No way to resell it because it just won’t perform. I got a used DR kinetic with 75lb flywheels and it is night and day difference. I think the power king flywheels are just too small for a kinetic and they tried to make up the difference with speed.

  • @Holzplatz
    @Holzplatz Рік тому +2

    Be aware! Mine tends to move when working with it. The movement of the ram when going back pushes the whole machine. When having it on the ramps - this might end in a Desaster.
    Mine does not make any problems even with much bigger logs.
    It is written in my manual that the bolts connecting the flywheel and the axle between the flywheels does have to have 12 nm torque. I am not sure but it maybe is an overloadprotection.

    • @hardworkingmanoutdoors
      @hardworkingmanoutdoors  Рік тому

      Thank you, they do tends to move a little. I chocked the wheels on the ramps and it held pretty tight. I do think something is a miss with this one.

    • @Holzplatz
      @Holzplatz Рік тому +1

      @@hardworkingmanoutdoors
      I actually have a 34 ton rated but yours should handle these small pieces easily. I am a little disappointed.

    • @hardworkingmanoutdoors
      @hardworkingmanoutdoors  Рік тому

      I am as well.

    • @Holzplatz
      @Holzplatz Рік тому +1

      @@hardworkingmanoutdoors
      Normally I would give your comment a thump up to let you know that I have realized it. But in this case a thump up would be inadequate.

  • @tonyd1149
    @tonyd1149 Рік тому +1

    Rachel calls in the big guns🙂. (Hard Working Man, & Woman, please apply abundant caution and care. Great work there. God[Bible] Bless all your home).

  • @Alan_Hans__
    @Alan_Hans__ Рік тому +1

    IF you wanted to persist with that machine I'd be dropping the revs and potentially bolting another flywheel onto the existing pair. The lack of power is a function of the amount of mass and how fast it's spinning. You don't really want it coming out any faster but some more oomph wouldn't go astray.

  • @inthebackyardwithdel438
    @inthebackyardwithdel438 Рік тому +1

    Sweet !!!!!!

  • @joshuagarwoodakastickybiz3925
    @joshuagarwoodakastickybiz3925 Рік тому +2

    digging the PPE... LOL

  • @peterh9927
    @peterh9927 Рік тому +2

    I've split hundreds of cords with my Super Split. Also do a lot of resplits on processor wood I buy in. Zero issues in 10yrs. I don't like this machine you have here. Personally, I would recommend selling this for safty and performance reasons.

    • @hardworkingmanoutdoors
      @hardworkingmanoutdoors  Рік тому

      Peter, I agree 100%. The Super Split is in a class of its own. This power king is being replaced and our new splitter debuts in tomorrow mornings video!

  • @albertapeet
    @albertapeet 11 місяців тому

    Worried about his safety glasses meanwhile she’s in her safety sandals 😂

    • @hardworkingmanoutdoors
      @hardworkingmanoutdoors  11 місяців тому +1

      Only the finest safety sandals.

    • @albertapeet
      @albertapeet 11 місяців тому

      @@hardworkingmanoutdoors just struck me funny. Couldn’t resist a smart aleck comment 😁

    • @hardworkingmanoutdoors
      @hardworkingmanoutdoors  11 місяців тому

      @@albertapeet I believe she was just supposed to be filming this one.

  • @fricknjeep
    @fricknjeep Рік тому +1

    hi there well dressed man , going to have to fight the woman away , john

    • @hardworkingmanoutdoors
      @hardworkingmanoutdoors  Рік тому

      John, the struggle is real! A daily battle for us hard working men as the ladies find us irresistible!

  • @TheYeti308
    @TheYeti308 Рік тому +1

    Not sure if I'd let a tenderfoot run the power King . ! Box splitter to the rescue .

    • @hardworkingmanoutdoors
      @hardworkingmanoutdoors  Рік тому

      Michael, that Power King is not for the weak that’s for sure lol. Makes for some good entertainment though. If you could take the true danger out of it I could see it being a fun party game lol. Everyone runs one piece through, if you get hit by flying splits you’re out. Last man standing wins.

  • @tombarnes1871
    @tombarnes1871 Рік тому +1

    Time to find another owner!!

  • @trcass1
    @trcass1 Рік тому +1

    well, that plan didn't come together. Da Boys got hit again. I've never been a fan of kinetic splitters. i looked at a DR long ago but went for a craftsman 27 ton years ago. slow and steady but she gets the job done. I'm just splitting for myself anyway. i only go through about 4 cord a year, heating the whole house. truckload of splitters...how cool is that.

  • @Mark-Marine
    @Mark-Marine Рік тому +1

    Good God, man. Get rid of that thing. Like I said, had I known it wouldn’t have handled resplits I’d of never given it to you.

    • @hardworkingmanoutdoors
      @hardworkingmanoutdoors  Рік тому +1

      No worries at all Mark, it’s been fun but I think I’ve had my fun with it. Going to pass it along to a tinkerer who may be able to modify it to be more useful.

  • @henryforest-e7s
    @henryforest-e7s 11 місяців тому +1

    dont tighten the belts what ever you do , the belts are supposed to work like a clutch , they are supposed to slip when the ram reaches full depth , so as to not smash the pinion or bend other bits as i found out the hard way , i have a 34 toner , i smashed teeth off of the pinion and bent other bits , just buy a much bigger splitter

    • @hardworkingmanoutdoors
      @hardworkingmanoutdoors  11 місяців тому

      Thank you, we have part ways with this splitter, we decided it wasn’t worth the effort.

  • @erdemir5641
    @erdemir5641 3 місяці тому +1

    "I won't get hit where I don't want to get hit" (in the bollocks)

  • @philliphall5198
    @philliphall5198 Рік тому +1

    Seems like it could hurt someone 😢

  • @philliphall5198
    @philliphall5198 Рік тому +1

    Slow down the RPMs on engine

  • @marilenapellegrini-o7d
    @marilenapellegrini-o7d Рік тому +1

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    • @hardworkingmanoutdoors
      @hardworkingmanoutdoors  Рік тому +1

      If you mean a Cord, it is all over the place depending on location. We personally get $450 per cord.

  • @billbrearton275
    @billbrearton275 Рік тому +1

    Dang i comment before end video now see getting 3rd bes

  • @ronalves9118
    @ronalves9118 Рік тому +1

    I thick you bought the wrong splitter

    • @hardworkingmanoutdoors
      @hardworkingmanoutdoors  Рік тому

      This one was given to me to try from a subscriber. We are in the midst of replacing it with one of the splitters that was on the delivery truck at the end of this video! We will release that video tomorrow morning!

  • @cutNdryfirewood
    @cutNdryfirewood Рік тому +1

    I’ve got a Super Split. I wouldn’t ever use this machine!

    • @hardworkingmanoutdoors
      @hardworkingmanoutdoors  Рік тому

      I’d love to run a super split! I’m sure I’ll get a chance one of these days.

  • @toddlandeck4461
    @toddlandeck4461 11 місяців тому +1

    It's not working good because it's not a super split

  • @krismynatt5745
    @krismynatt5745 Рік тому +2

    If you get hit just in the right spot Rachel will have to find another hard working man to take care of business. If you know what I mean.

    • @hardworkingmanoutdoors
      @hardworkingmanoutdoors  Рік тому +2

      And for that reason we are replacing the Power King! I’m Rachel’s only Hard Working Man lol.

  • @gregprince2523
    @gregprince2523 Рік тому +1

    Need more gear Heath!!! Rachel..... save him from hisself!!

  • @kcphillips1000
    @kcphillips1000 Рік тому +2

    Did not like that machine very much ! Could see the possibility of a nasty accident happening .

    • @hardworkingmanoutdoors
      @hardworkingmanoutdoors  Рік тому

      For sure! It was fun since there were no serious injuries but the new splitter is a major upgrade! We will release that video tomorrow morning!

  • @backyardfirewood9852
    @backyardfirewood9852 Рік тому +1

    Lol; so you covered everything but the family jewels? 😂😂😂😂
    So it’s not really a power king…. I think kinetic splitters are pretty cool. OWB swears by his super split but that is the Cadillac for kinetics…

    • @hardworkingmanoutdoors
      @hardworkingmanoutdoors  Рік тому +1

      I had the machine raised up that any flyers should’ve hit higher lol. The Super Split is definitely in a league of its own.

    • @backyardfirewood9852
      @backyardfirewood9852 Рік тому +1

      @@hardworkingmanoutdoors I thinks somebody bribed Murphy’s law for that one. Either way, made me laugh, and that’s all that counts!
      The Axis is my favorite of all the log splitter actually. Makes great looking splits. 👍🏻
      From the looks of it, the flywheels on the power king are too small…

    • @hardworkingmanoutdoors
      @hardworkingmanoutdoors  Рік тому

      Lol, agree, definitely not enough weight on those flywheels. The Axis does make nice splits! The Ultra is a fast smooth machine as well!

    • @backyardfirewood9852
      @backyardfirewood9852 Рік тому +2

      @@hardworkingmanoutdoors Del? 🤣 still recovering from getting smacked in the junk? 🤣

    • @hardworkingmanoutdoors
      @hardworkingmanoutdoors  Рік тому +1

      Lol, thought I was replying to a different comment. Guess it had a bigger impact than I thought.

  • @billbrearton275
    @billbrearton275 Рік тому +1

    Yall already have the 2 best splitters get rid of it

  • @mr.lynnrosaasen8218
    @mr.lynnrosaasen8218 Рік тому +2

    You cut your blocks too long!!

  • @dmwi1549
    @dmwi1549 4 місяці тому +1

    After watching a few of the more “Affordable “ splitters I now have a plan:
    Stockpile wood
    Rent the best unit I can find
    Invite friends
    Knock it out.

    • @hardworkingmanoutdoors
      @hardworkingmanoutdoors  4 місяці тому

      I think that’s a decent plan. You can also look into renting a Dyna firewood processor and a way to load it and really put up some wood in one day.

  • @henryforest-e7s
    @henryforest-e7s 9 місяців тому +1

    unfortunately your splitter looks like a peice of crap , its piss weak

  • @jrmorrissey207
    @jrmorrissey207 Рік тому

    Oh no... More Eastonmade stuff going to a UA-camr. HWM was one of the last ones. Unfortunate

    • @hardworkingmanoutdoors
      @hardworkingmanoutdoors  Рік тому

      This doesn’t change who we are at all. We will continue sharing our experiences good and bad as we go. We will also continue to show what ever different splitters we can get a hold of.

    • @jrmorrissey207
      @jrmorrissey207 Рік тому +1

      @@hardworkingmanoutdoors I hope so. That guy is flooding UA-cam. I was really hoping he wouldn't get to you too.

    • @hardworkingmanoutdoors
      @hardworkingmanoutdoors  Рік тому

      No worries, we are who we are. The purpose of our channel is to help others with techniques, products, etc. We enjoy sharing products we feel are well built and good values etc. We bought our first Eastonmade and have been impressed with it as well as the customer service/interaction with Eastonmade. We also love our All Wood and will continue using it as well as looking for other makes etc. Now the Power King on the other hand is something we wouldn’t recommend.

  • @hunter62012
    @hunter62012 Рік тому +1

    Pc of junk like said in the first video

    • @hardworkingmanoutdoors
      @hardworkingmanoutdoors  Рік тому

      It definitely leaves a lot to be desired! The replacement will be in tomorrow mornings video!

  • @googleboy7
    @googleboy7 Рік тому +1

    Is that a used pill bottle you're putting that hardware in? My wife is always yippin' at me for saving them. I'm gonna show her this to demonstrate how useful they are. lol I'll tell you what is wrong with that splitter. The energy delivered is the mass of the flywheels times the rpm. The flywheels are too small. But ,if you try to increase the energy by increasing the pully ratio it will be way too fast. And in my opinion it's way too fast as it is. That thing is going to seriously hurt someone. The problem is not your rails, it is the diameter/mass of the flywheels. I've had a SuperSplit for fifty years. It stores it's energy in two seventy pound flywheels. I am sorry to tell you that you need to take it back and consider a SuperSplit. Shalom/gw (EE retired) PS Goto youtube or the web and look up flywheel physics.

  • @billbrearton275
    @billbrearton275 Рік тому +1

    Dang i comment before end video now see getting 3rd bes