| For anyone with a lot of wood to cut, owning a | | | | operate this equipment, and should not even be |
| log splitter can be a very good investment. If you | | | | allowed near it when it is operating since flying |
| have a fire place, or if you like to make log | | | | debris could injure them. Anyone who is operating |
| furniture, it will pay for itself in no time. A log | | | | a log splitter should wear heavy work boots for |
| splitter can be purchased where logging equipment | | | | foot protection, and no loose clothing or long |
| is sold, or you can try to find a new one or make | | | | sleeves which can be caught in the machine. |
| your own to save money. | | | | Safely glasses are also important for eye |
| A hydraulic log splitter is a simple machine | | | | protection. |
| consisting of a small Edsel of gasoline engine, an | | | | Before operating this machine, be sure to read |
| out pump and a hydraulic cylinder. The engine | | | | the manual and be thoroughly familiar with the |
| powers the machine, and the oil pump powers the | | | | machine. Be sure no one stands close enough to |
| cylinder, which splits the logs. The oil pump has an | | | | the machine that they may be hit by pieces of |
| oil tank and the oil has to be periodically changed. | | | | wood flying out. When the machine is in motion, |
| Hydraulic log splitters usually range from 5 to 8 hp. | | | | don't try to adjust the wood pieces. Make sure to |
| Splitters intended for home use will have a smaller | | | | use it only during the day and never operate a |
| engine than a commercial one with 10-25 tons of | | | | dangerous machine like this while under the |
| splitting power. | | | | influence of drugs or alcohol. It is important not to |
| Most people obtain a home splitter to cut their | | | | use it on a surface that is damp or may be |
| firewood. First a tree is cut and all of the | | | | slippery and keep the safety guards on the |
| branches removed, using a chainsaw. The trunk | | | | machine at all times. A log splitter should only be |
| of the tree is cut into small pieces with a chain | | | | used for splitting logs, no other material. |
| saw and then fed into the splitter. The entire | | | | Besides chopping firewood, a log splitter is great |
| process of cutting wood is fast and easy this | | | | for making log furniture. If you like the look of |
| way, and jobs that may take days without a | | | | this rustic furniture, or if you are interested in |
| splitter can be done in a matter of hours. | | | | selling it, yo will also need a chain saw and some |
| Needless to say, a log splitter can be very | | | | other tools. |
| dangerous. Children should never be allowed to | | | | |