Harbor Freight 10 Ton Manual Log Splitter Simple Modification and Test

[@FoxMan777]

I did similar on mine. Two things I did were change out those Iron Caster wheels for HF 4 Inch Rubber wheels with some drilling and some bolts for axles, and then welded a knife edge piece of metal at the tip of the weld and then ground it sharp. I see from your newer video you did similar. ;) I need to find a seal kit for it though as it is five years old now, and the front seal has gone bad and leaks a lot now. As for the axe comments, yeah okay, enjoy yourself. I have arthritis and this saves me a ton of pain. Your mileage may vary.

[@pimpnick4920]

A Fiskars splitting axe works wonders. I've split 6 foot read oak with one before. My Canadian cousin told me to keep the axe from sticking twist your wrists right before the axe hits.

[@tubekiln]

it may be a bit painful to watch the slow steady progress but it beats splitting logs with an ax.

[@davidsilvercreek8541]

Good unit...

[@mikeh8228]

Question: When did you purchase this 10-ton Harbor Freight manual unit? I bought mine 4 years ago and it had no such crappy welds on the cutting edge of the cutter head! If mine had had such a mess, I would have exchanged it for another that did not have that problem. Glad you were able to over come it. When I get in rounds and they are too heavy for me to put them on my table at 3 feet tall, I am 74 years old, I work it on to this unit and spllt the log one time. Then I can lift them onto the table with my HF 5 ton electric splitter!

[@t-towncase3808]

Since I don't split that much wood, and it was on sale, it was the cheapest I could buy. Most low-end imports like these have this kind of welds.

[@FoxMan777]

Did you just skim the video or something? Those "Crappy welds on the tip of the cutting edge" didn't come with the splitter, those were added so he could grind down a sharp edge from them. I mean, that's the whole point of his video... ???

[@johntravis5362]

Ditto. Got mine 4-6 years ago. Perfect sharp blade. I cut much larger logs. Seals leak. I’ve replaced hydraulic fluid once. Works great still.

[@nickloving8]

I have this splitter and don't feel any mod required!

[@dylano7242]

I'm debating if to get one. I dont have spare cash, and a good electric splitter is $400, gas $1000. If this hand pump log splitter would work on big y branch logs save me time and money.

[@t-towncase3808]

This is also sold by SunJoe and other companies.

[@zeusman123]

Painful to watch that process but would be useful in some situations I'm sure.

[@t-towncase3808]

Far easier than s splitting wedge or axe.

[@pimpnick4920]

@t-towncase3808 I have a timberwolf tw6. Sometimes I swing an axe bc I'm getting older and can use the exercise. Before I had a splitter it got old real quick.

[@FoxMan777]

A lot more painful to do by hand with an axe, and forget some of those rounds, as you won't be splitting any of those with any axe.