Aldi Log Splitter Thursday Sept 5th

islanderre · 03-09-2013 09:25PM #1

Evening All,

Aldi are selling a foot operated log splitter on Thursday.
Has anyone used one before; would one be worth a punt or should I simply buy the large axe and split the log the normal way.

Any thoughts appreciated.

Islanderre

paddy147 · 03-09-2013 09:42PM

islanderre wrote: »

Evening All,

Aldi are selling a foot operated log splitter on Thursday.
Has anyone used one before; would one be worth a punt or should I simply buy the large axe and split the log the normal way.

Any thoughts appreciated.

Islanderre

In the time it will take to split 1 log with that,you would have 6-7 logs split with an axe and a good swing.:)

jack of all · 04-09-2013 06:45AM

€25- 40 would buy you a decent splitting maul, great for splitting firewood and using it will warm you up no end!

islanderre · 04-09-2013 07:04PM

Fair enough lads....... think I'll settle for the axe this time........

paddy147 · 05-09-2013 09:18PM

jack of all wrote: »

€25- 40 would buy you a decent splitting maul, great for splitting firewood and using it will warm you up no end!

Lidl and Aldi today.......

Sledgehammer.....15 euro.

http://www.lidl.ie/cps/rde/xchg/SID-217766A5-AD428B47/lidl_ri_ie/hs.xsl/index_34489.htm

Impact splitter.....8 euro.

https://www.aldi.ie/en/specialbuys/thursday-5th-september/products-detail-page/ps/p/impact-log-splitter/

Took that manual log splitter out of its box and had a look at it.

Doesnt seem like a device that would apply 1.3 tons of splitting force to the log.

islanderre · 05-09-2013 09:29PM

I bought the large axe and splitter in Aldi........ will give them a try out next week sometime.....

Howjoe1 · 05-09-2013 09:32PM

paddy147 wrote: »

In the time it will take to split 1 log with that,you would have 6-7 logs split with an axe and a good swing.:)

that reminds me I once stuck an axe in my leg with it slipped off the log I was chopping.:o
never used one since.

paddy147 · 05-09-2013 09:32PM

islanderre wrote: »

I bought the large axe and splitter in Aldi........ will give them a try out next week sometime.....

The axes/sledgehammers are 5 euro cheaper in Lidl....:D

islanderre · 05-09-2013 09:35PM

Would of spent €5 or more on car juice getting to / from my nearest Lidl so not worth it this time.......

Gulliver · 09-09-2013 12:54PM

My dad got one of these and tried it with logs from earlier in the year. Barely put a mark on them. 1.2 tons of force my eye. He has a bad back so an axe/maul is out of the question for him. Has anybody bought one of these and actually split a log with it?

paddy147 · 09-09-2013 02:33PM

Gulliver wrote: »

My dad got one of these and tried it with logs from earlier in the year. Barely put a mark on them. 1.2 tons of force my eye. He has a bad back so an axe/maul is out of the question for him. Has anybody bought one of these and actually split a log with it?

I said the exact same thing to myself,when I had a look at 1 of them last week in the store.

Needless to say I didnt buy it and bought 2 garden tipper carts instead.:)

In the time it would take to split 1 log with that gizmo,you would have a whole heap of logs chopped/split for firewood with a decent axe and a decent wing.

livingthedream · 09-09-2013 03:07PM

FWIW my old man bought one of these last week, tried it and promptly returned it as not fit for purpose.

Gulliver · 09-09-2013 03:39PM

Looks like my dad will be returning his too. If the "lever" part were around 6 foot and there was some sort of gear/pulley system then I might believe it would output 1.2 tons of pressure/

5T3PH3N · 09-09-2013 11:13PM

Fiskars x25 or x27 is what you need lads, very very light, splits very easily and keeps a good edge for a fair amount of time (mauls/splitting axe's are supposed to be blunt but not the fiskars)
I bought one last year and have split a fair amount of firewood with it now. I know arborist a that use them and i've lent mine to people and they have bought their own since, even though its fairly expensive(€50-€80)

If I lost it or it somehow broke, I'd buy one again without hesitation, although I'd go for the x27 as the x25 that I have is just a little bit short. The last time I looked for them the only irish online shop I could find was Caulfield industrial but they are a little bit expensive. Amazon are cheaper.

searockb · 13-09-2013 09:43AM

Bought one of ALDI's yolks last week - taking it back today. The only log it will split for me is stove size already. - waste of time.

red sean · 13-09-2013 12:23PM

All that'll split is a chocolate log!

Gulliver · 13-09-2013 12:40PM

red sean wrote: »

All that'll split is a chocolate log!

Only if it's fresh, though.

Aldi Log Splitter Thursday Sept 5th

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