Self Propelled Log Splitter, Just when I thought I've seen it all!

Today we try out the Split Force Self Propelled Log Splitter with conveyor.
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[@darrylhayes9066]

Happy Birthday

[@MicroManExcavation]

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[@craigsudman4556]

Happy Birthday Mike! I was standing in my kitchen the other day when I caught something out of the corner of my eye. I thought it was a person and was about to go out and ask them if I could help them when I saw a doe come charging out from behind my shed. She was about 25 feet from the house and ran across the yard into the garden which was about a 60-foot run. She was immediately followed by a six-point buck who was followed by a two-point buck. Both bucks froze when I called for Ann to come look and we watched them for about five minutes. The six-point buck was nice and large, but the two-point buck was a little smaller. Great video thumbs up.

[@garysvinyldungeon2764]

Happy Birthday Mike. After watching you split wood with the new splitter I believe it’s going to be a lot slower than the one you have. That only has 1 blade and the old one has up to 6.

[@robertcole3998]

I am sure the manufacturer could figure out a head replacement system... maybe a "boot" system that can slide onto the single wedge to give you a 4 or 6 way head...

[@nathanscott7910]

@@robertcole3998 I do believe even I could figure out how to make a six way wedge for that thing. The question is would it be strong enough to push a four or six way wedge.

[@robertcole3998]

@@nathanscott7910 good point, but generally a unit like that would not have anything less than a 22ton cylinder and for the nice clean/knot free wood I see most people with that would be fine for a 6 way wedge... elm or gnarly maple maybe not...

[@sk00t3r8]

Happy Birthday Mike, I'd say i hope the family spoils you but we all know you are one of the luckiest men around.. beautiful family and TOY HEAVEN.. that log splitter is impressive, simple, articulate and the mobility makes it a pleasure.. be interested to see how it holds up after a few cords of wood get processed through it.

[@kranerwheatens]

Nice setup there. Still using a 26 ton Troy Bilt I bought from Lowes 25 years ago. Added a 4 way wedge though. Works well for me. I roll rounds from the truck onto the splitter then stack it soon as its split. Helps not to pick it up off the ground, then stack. With all the inflation I can probably sell it for more than I paid for it...

[@ScottyLo]

Pretty slick machine. Happy birthday Mike. If my father was still alive he’d be 107 today the 22nd of October. I’m sure if he was still alive he’d love your channel too.

[@waltergregory2368]

Hi Mike! Happy birthday 🎁🎈🎂🎉! I am very impressed with the Split Force 11/16 T. I am helping my 10 year old granddaughter build a firewood business and I believe that the SF 11/16T is a perfect system for her to grow into. She has a Split-Fire 1165 and a Amish made bundler currently. She has a stand in my front yard for bundles and loose stacks which is doing very well. She is becoming very independent for a 10 year old. She is cleaning up all my dead wood on my farm, besides having two tree services dropping off logs for processing. Really enjoy your videos.

[@Makka668]

Happy Birthday Mike, looking at the new splitter I thought it would be great for making your bundle wood as you can manage the size easier. Hope all the family are well. 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@marciam6224]

For maximum output, you could set the Wolf ridge splitter up along side the conveyor and you could run one and Eli could run the other. Twice as fast getting the wood split. I liked the view from above watching the wood get split. Lets you see the "cutting" of the rounds better.

[@michaelbrandle]

Happy Birthday Mike! While the new splitter is more mobile, it seems slow and inefficient compared to your current setup.

[@sunseeker6088]

Levy keeps hitting home runs……production quality with music and all was spot on. Keep up the great work.

[@davecrawford4418]

Happy Birthday!! The splitter looks pretty sharp. Movable without having to spend time hooking up to drag it and the conveyer to where you need it. The foot pedal looks nice and convenient, however be careful. Hands can get wild and wooly and sneak into places they shouldn't be. Could make for a terrible oopsie.

[@juanitalerssen7335]

Happy Birthday Mike and may you have many more. The new splitter/conveyer looks good. may be especially good for the elderly or physically challenged. also like that you left so many trees around the mini cabin, makes it more of a challenge. missed seeing the rest of your crew, tell them hi and give the four-legged crew some lubbin and rubbin. be safe and have a day! Richard

[@terrygroce1594]

That is a neat machine. I like the other one a little better due to the wood drops on to the converter belt automatically and the new one you need to push it off onto the belt. Just a minor difference in my eyes. Not enough to trash the new one. Love how you are willing to help others in their sells.

[@terrygander7960]

Hi Mike. I have no experience log splitting except for an axe but, I see a major of issues here it's labor intensive with a lot of handling of the round both splitting it and then moving it onto the conveyor. I think to trade your Wolf Ridge for this would not be a good choice. I am very interested in your opinion. Happy Thanks Giving.

[@davidlang576]

Happy Birthday Mike. I was on vacation, got back late last night. My son said you were spotted in Zelie, he seen you at the gas station on main street, the other morning, I asked if he said HI, but no he didn't!

[@wilmarh1973]

Happy Birthday Mike. Congratulations on your Day. ❤👍👏

[@davidbishop4015]

Happy birthday Mike. Keep it young. Nice splitter Mike and very versatile. It's nice that companies want to preview machines on your channel. It gives your viewers a chance to see in action before they purchase. stay safe.

[@seanworkman431]

Nice bit of kit, good for a small mobile operation and Happy Birthday Mike, many happy returns from Australia.

[@kevinmatthews2620]

pretty impressive piece of kit there Mike, the only 2 things thats could be improved upon is replacing the drive chains on the wheels with toothed drive belts to prevent corrosion and snapping, i am sure split force could find a stock toothed belt without too much problem, and the second thing is a slightly longer splitting blade by 3 or 4 inches to enable easier/faster splitting of larger logs :) just my two pence worth

[@leol1682]

Happy Birthday Mike and like the little Wood Splitter .

[@markholmes1346]

Happy Birthday Mike! Wish you many more. That log splitter is a game changer for older people ( like me ) I like the idea of it being mobile and can easily adjust and move it. The conveyor is nice also to easily load into a trailer or back of a pickup truck. Looks really nice, would love to see how it holds up! Thanks for sharing and have a great dinner with you family tonight! ✌🏼❤️🙏🏼

[@michaelmullins1290]

Happy Birthday Mike. Beautiful view from the cabin. The drive capabilities is nice on the splitter for someone with no tractor. 4 way wedge would be nice.

[@nrpoindexter]

Happy Belated Birthday Mike! Alway get to watch your outdoor adventures…🎉

[@terrancesnyder9323]

Good morning, God bless you all & have a blessed day

[@2020Tundra]

Mike - Happy Birthday #56 🎂💥 Nice setup they have with the self propelled splitter… I like it. My first observation is that you can still split more wood per hour with your Wolf Ridge because of the 4 and 6 way wedges. The ergonomic design and large working area make it easy to customize the size of your splits if you want small, medium or larger pieces -vs- the 4 and 6 way wedge on the WR. I also like the hands free foot control. 👍

[@sap3055]

A log splitter like this is absolutely perfect this way you can splitt the logs the perfect way it takes a little bit more time but it makes less debris like a 6× log splitter

[@shawnblue1464]

Happy Birthday Mike! I can see that splitter being great for guys that cut in the woods and then have to haul it somewhere else to dry/store. Split it into your truck or trailer, and away you go. That said, for your level of production, I think the Wolf Ridge is still the best game in town for that volume.

[@jrbrumley9334]

Mike, looks like you finally have a log splitter that makes a complete "stroke" instead of stopping an inch or more from finishing a full stroke causing you to have logs not split all the way through. J.R.

[@johnklenzak1001]

Mike, your woods are beautiful throughout the year; however, in the fall, they are simply beautiful for all of us to enjoy. I could sit for hours and watch the sun and the end of the day come each and every day. Thank you for the beautiful sunset through the forest..

[@bobbyd6499]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MIKE! 🎉 Sorry to say but I see the problem with that self-propelled log splitter already. There seems to be ALOT more log maneuvering with the vertical splitter than the Wolf Ridge. I think that it would add a good bit of time to the whole process than it’s worth.

[@patstubbs5476]

Happy Birthday Mike! God bless you with many more. 💕💕

[@tompadrick6469]

Self propelled but much slower production. And don’t neglect Melissa on her BD, a pool would be nice present.

[@haroldmcvay6522]

Happy Birthday Mike. I believe all good people were born in October or at least I'm partial. LOL I built the first commercial log splitter in 1977. I took it to the Chainsaw Event in Stephensville Wisconsin. The next year there were many manufacturers who also had built one similar to mine. Log splitters all stayed basically the same until recent years and all the sudden there are so many nice features that have been added. To be honest with you, if I were a customer of yours, I would prefer wood that was split on your machine. I feel the quality of the split is much better. Also, there are no safety features built into the self propelled splitter. To be honest, it made my wife and me a little nervous watching you split with it. I hope they will be able to make that machine safer to operate in the future.

[@davidmorse8432]

I agree with you on the safety issue.

[@SmallWonda]

@@davidmorse8432 I do agree, I know some folk's hand-eye coordination isn't that robust!! And I'd be very worried with kids, that's not something Id want them helping with & I could imagine this looks like a kids paradise as they love to help with chores like this!!

[@bobcollins3762]

Happy birthday Mike!!! That splitter is super fast, and I love the foot pedal set up. It will be interesting to see how it performs when you get into some knotty pieces of wood. Thanks for sharing!!!!

[@roberthealy9389]

I hope you had a HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIKE!!! Great views from the mini cabin, I also love when the opportunity happens to just sit out and watch nature in all its glory. Who needs therapy when you have nature like that to put life into perfect perspective???

[@joemiller.566]

The Chomper made by Rainier Corp. Eliminate cutting the rounds and turns logs into firewood automatically. All you need to do is winch the whole log into the machine, just hook up the winch cable and go no touch!!!

[@Bucko74]

Definitely like the Wolfe Ridge splitter design best and most efficient. The new self-propelled splitter looks dangerous. Enjoy the great videos, Mike!!!

[@JohnWilson-ql8ks]

I agree its a danger to your hands and fingers. and slower then the W / R..

[@rogerl8488]

It's not dangerous!!!! Keep hands on side an middle of log pretty simple people!

[@backyardmechanic921]

@@rogerl8488 It's only dangerous to people with no common sense, which is most people these days.

[@bobhidley9037]

May be too early to draw conclusions, but the vertical cut requires more hands-on activity to shove the split pieces on to the conveyor. It gets a thumbs-up for its capability to be moved around, but I'm not confident its an improvement.

[@raymondstanding7931]

Happy Birthday Mike! Pretty cool splitter. Can’t wait to see more splitting with it but so far I like it. I love watching your videos. You have a great place and it’s relaxing watching all of the equipment run. Great views and hunting setup. Happy hunting.

[@richardbrowne1679]

I use my firewood bucket the same way. That splitter does a really nice job. Good bundle wood.

[@S_and_S_Farms]

Cool looking log splitter. It’s an all in one machine. Perfect setup for a small to average size wood processor. Happy Birthday, Mike! 🎂🎉

[@TheSnakeman3]

Thoughts on the splitter; Needs a multi cut wedge. Taking 4 or 5 cycles for a larger round takes too long. Foot actuated lever look too far under the table. If something goes wrong, you may not be able to get out from under that table to get away fast enough. Pick up a really large round on the hydraulic lift for us. Looks like it would fall off because the floor plate is kind of small. Looks like that hunt got a little squirrels on you Mike. 🐿️

[@jimmieusaf-pol5818]

Happy Birthday Mike! I like the design of the Split Force with splitter and conveyer together, and the self propelled function is really nice for easier positioning I believe. Being self propelled I'm thinking it is not towable, and has to be trailered, which might be a negative for moving it between properties for some people. I checked out the website and it shows, "get a quote", which we all know means they will charge you as much as they think they can get from you, so kind of a negative for me. Have a day!

[@lancekippenbrock5307]

I drive mine woodsplitter on a heavy duty dolly

[@DanielAtkinsFirewood]

Should be a nice addition to the Woodyard.. especially when you are making bundle wood..

[@kerryjohnson2512]

Happy Birthday Mike! Enjoy your day to the fullest.

[@NewtonWashinton]

Happy Birthday Mike!.... The function of the new wood splitter is good,... I just don't like where your hands need to be. We have a Beautiful day in Michigan. 👍

[@davidingram353]

Good old Canadian Equipment. Happy Birthday Mike.

[@franklindumas1978]

Happy Birthday Mike, looks like your day was spent the way you wanted! Until next time, Aloha & stay safe.

[@1944chevytruck]

AMAZING!... HAPPY B DAY! SPLITER HEAD NEEDS TO BE WIDER AND SPLIT MORE WOOD AT ONE PASS... SEEMS SLOWER THAN OLD SPLITTER

[@jim4448]

Good evening and Happy Birthday. For the Philippines

[@josephpedone2004]

Good morning Morgan family ☕️ happy Saturday

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Good morning!

[@brucebello2049]

Happy Birthday Mike, hope you had a great evening and wish you all the best for your birthday and beyond

[@billh2735]

Happy belated birthday Mike. Hope this isn't a permanent replacement for the Wolf ridge. The Wolf ridge was a great machine and it had a 6-way wedge. Bill H from Cranberry township

[@michaelbaumgardner9493]

Good evening. Reminds me of a Eastonmade Axis only self propelled. It allows a more precise split for retail wood sales. But you could do it with a horizontal splitter but it's time consuming get the bucked piece where you want it vs the vertical. IMO, 2 cents, blah,blah

[@kevinreilly3479]

Seems like the actual splitter wedge needs to be longer. When you were splitting some of the bigger logs the splitter wasn't long enough to split the whole thing in one pass. I agree with all the other comments about the wedge needing to be a 4 or 6 way. That would make it much faster and more efficient.

[@marktimmons9588]

Happy Birthday 🎂 Mike, I hope it's been an amazing day for you.

[@jcwest5964]

It looks like the EastenMade Axis. It has way more control than traditional log splitters. Easy to move, but has tires that need to be replaced. It’s up to individual preferences.🪵🪵

[@nancybrown2700]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MIKE! Seem to me to be not only slower than the Wolf Ridge but also more hazardous as you must turn and handle each round more often, opening up for more chances to get your gloves or, worse yet, fingers trapped. The idea that you can drive to your site may be suitable for some folks but it would also mean more time handling the end product vs just splitting in your wood yard. For me this would be a thumbs down.

[@bossillini4674]

Happy Birthday. I wish I could get companies to send me demo models for my Birthday!

[@davel2223]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIKE may this day bring you happiness and joy.

[@davidjackman5773]

I think a 4 or 6 way splitter would increase production. That is a sweet little set up.

[@philmccoy2808]

Happy Birthday Mike!! 🎂 Missed you at Equip Expo!!

[@allenpelletier6759]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIKE. THANKS FOR ALL YOUR VIDEOS. LOVE WATCHING THEM.

[@danj8404]

The new splitter is more ergonomic compared to on your other one where you have to reach to the far side to retrieve any pieces to pull back to be split again. As others have said, it is clearly much slower.

[@brianmurray1734]

Happy birthday Mike. I'd like to you and Melissa having a race to see who can split an equal amount the fastest. One on the wolfridge, the other on the split force

[@Matt-kf4bw]

Mike, that wood splitter looks like it may be a great application down at your WV property? Something a little different then actually using in the wood yard as a permanent set up but with the ability to move around? Looking forward to seeing how you use it in the future.

[@firewoodprovidersnorthwest]

Happy Birthday Mike, I have been admiring one of these little splitters for over a year, Id love to have one here in my Gaston, Oregon firewood yard, I think it would do ok with my very large White Oak, usually around 36 to 48" in diameter .

[@petewilliams7425]

Amazing new wood splitter,will be interested to see how it stacks up after a bit of use.Excellent vid of autumn tints, here in NZ we are just in the last month of spring before summer arrives.All the best.

[@garykemp977]

Happy Birthday, youngster..... I am on the 4-way bandwagon as well. Looking forward to more in depth videos on this tool.

[@johnvaneldik4094]

happy birthday Mike. I seen those power split wood splitter a while ago. I was wondering how long it would take for you too try one.. now you can move the splitter too the wood

[@clint5919]

Would be nice to see if they come up with a 4 or 6 way splitter wedge attachment, that would cut down on a lot of time with playing around with the wood.

[@johns4584]

Happy Birthday Mike, and many more.....

[@gregdagg9305]

Not bad if you don't mind taking a week to cut what you are splitting in a day now. Blessings, Happy birthday Mike..

[@dennisshuys2938]

Happy Birthday Mike have a great day

[@johnnyfrazier4964]

Happy Birthday Mike 🎂 I like the splitter but I think the Wolf ridge is my preference.

[@rayyellott9431]

Mike, have you ever posted how many times you or your equipment touches the wood from first cut to final fire or sale to customer.?

[@patriotallen9717]

I cant wait to see a machine that cuts the tree down, cuts it into the right size, makes firewood, stacks it for you, and delivers it to the customer.

[@StumpjumperVideosPA]

Well thought out little rig !

[@georgesalamon8128]

Happy Birthday Mike. Good Luck Hunting!

[@nelsonsr.jenking725]

Happy Birthday Mike , great little set-up with that new machine !! All the best to you young man !!

[@jim6390]

happy birthday Mike congratulations enjoy

[@bobhover3863]

For you, I think that splitter would make a great parade piece. Wolf ridge is just faster and less handling. Still a nice machine though.

[@barryhoneycutt3894]

Happy Birthday Mike...Love the view from the mini cabin, beautiful. Hey that is a great log splitter, i'll check out their website fo sho. Hope ya get a deer. Turkeys are inquisitive little fowls are they not? > have a blessed day.. from SE Texas Bear 🎂

[@markbrown9838]

Happy Birthday Mike!!! Hope you had a great birthday. That new splitter/conveyor seems well designed and built. But it also seems slower than the Wolf Ridge splitter. Looks like you have to spend more time splitting and turning each round. If it has a 4 or 6 way attachment like the Wolf Ridge that may speed things up. The self propelled feature is nice.

[@StratOvation]

Happy B'Day Mike! Dude, you were freaking me out putting your hands & thumbs on the top of those rounds while running that new splitter, It doesn't look as safe or as fast as the Wolf Ridge splitter, but the mobility would sure make it easy for positioning regardless of where your working and what your using to collect the split wood in.

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

The wedge doesn’t come down until I make it

[@StratOvation]

@@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans Yep, I got that, but I can see a situation when you "Get in a groove" and forget your balancing a round in place and get distracted by something when hitting the pedal. Probably not a high risk, but with the WR, you always seem to steady the round with your hand on the side of the round, not an end of the round, where you could loose a digit or suffer another ungloving. It also looked like it could be a pain to keep debris off the table, with the WR it looks like most of the debris ends up on the conveyor since it's pushing the round & debris? Just to be clear, I'm not being a Karen & criticizing you in any way, Hell I haven't run a splitter for a few years now, so your opinion on that thing is what matters, not mine. If you're comfortable with it, Cool. it's probably just my Hazard Assessment Analysis side of my brain from work inciting my desire to comment on it.

[@billycook2688]

Could the new splitter work to convey the wood into the wood shed and someone stack it right off the conveyer? One could have a nice stack of rounds and move the splitter to the rounds then convey the split wood right into the wood shed.

[@ralphjelomono9068]

Happy Birthday Mike. Really neat splitter unit. Thanks for the demo. Never realized something like that existed.

[@kipcudd7253]

Happy Birthday ole man! That splitter would be great for bundle size wood. Love the cycle time. Great design! I guess they have a towable design also? But for around your Woodward, so handy!

[@keithburch5506]

I found it....HWP-150 wood processor review and in action Shaver Specialty Services 10 months ago

[@danielodonnell1981]

Happy birthday Mike. Looks like the splinter is nice idea but seems slower then the Wolf Ridge. From north east Iowa have a day. Daniel

[@michaelwebb4833]

Happy Birthday Mike the splitter/ conveyer unit looks nice but from my chair there is to many extra steps for you vs the wolf ridge . Just my opinion have a great day 🎉

[@og29470TEl]

Happy Birthday, Mike from Germany. Have a good Day.

[@garymorrow7227]

Happy birthday Mike..log spiter is nice would like to see how it does with a four or six way wedge..

[@maxcorder2211]

When they make a splitter-stacker I’ll be interested.

[@raymondbrown3385]

Happy birthday Mike hope you have a good one.

[@jamespritchett1886]

I’m not a firewood man but that new splitter seem to me a whole lot slower than the red one. And maybe more dangerous. Like I said I’m not a splitter guy but the red set up was slick.

[@daniellemay3058]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIKE!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@chucklogan9611]

Happy Birthday, Mike! Have a great day

[@michaelwilley4772]

Happy birthday mike have a wonderful day