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[antlerradar]

For those splitting by hand, anyone use a monster maul? The red, all steel, triangle shaped head. I grew up with my dad and an uncle using them.

Best maul I have ever used.

 

[Outlaw99]

This is what I’ve used the last 10 years. This, coupled with their wedge will split anything. I’ve split Chinese elm, mullberry, hackberry ect. And it will get through it all. It’s not cheap, but the high impact plastic head is replaceable and greatly reduces hand shock when you’re hammering a wedge all day.

Halder 3007.160 Simplex Splitting Maul with Nylon Insert Cast Iron Housing and Hickory Handle

General Information Brand Halder Part Number 3007.160 Product Type Mallets Packaging Bulk Country of Origin Germany UPC 4030618311546 California Residents Proposition 65 Warning Physical Characteristics Length 900 mm Weight 4.10 kg 9.04 lb Material Hickory Handle Diameter 60 mm Details Features...

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[Hem]

For those splitting by hand, anyone use a monster maul? The red, all steel, triangle shaped head. I grew up with my dad and an uncle using them.

Grew up splitting maple with the monster maul. Put hair on my nuts.

 

[Jack Ryan]

If it is to hard to split I just cut it shorter and it splits easier. If it is still a problem I just cut it longwise. Then it will split.

 

[antlerradar]

For those splitting by hand, anyone use a monster maul? The red, all steel, triangle shaped head. I grew up with my dad and an uncle using them.

 

[Dave N]

For those splitting by hand, anyone use a monster maul? The red, all steel, triangle shaped head. I grew up with my dad and an uncle using them.

I have one and hate it. Must not be made to split hard stuff like Hickory. Just bounces off!

 

[homestead]

I have one and hate it. Must not be made to split hard stuff like Hickory. Just bounces off!

Ya, I kind of feel the same. I’ve transitioned to a traditional maul with hickory handle. And hydraulic splitter.

 

[Straight Arrow]

After 25 years splitting with traditional mauls and breaking a few handles, the past 25 years of using my 22 ton hydraulic splitter (overhauled once after frozen in river ice dam flood) has made a real difference to my old aching shoulders.

 

[Tradewind]

For those splitting by hand, anyone use a monster maul? The red, all steel, triangle shaped head. I grew up with my dad and an uncle using them.

I use a yellow, 8 lb honker for the wet stuff, even then I end up using a wedge on the wet maple

 

[brymoore]

After 25 years splitting with traditional mauls and breaking a few handles, the past 25 years of using my 22 ton hydraulic splitter (overhauled once after frozen in river ice dam flood) has made a real difference to my old aching shoulders.

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Déjà vu. Stack of logs and a 22 ton splitter.

My neighbors 37 ton splitter was awesome. By my math, 30% faster in production.