YARDMAX 30-Ton 306cc Horizontal / Vertical Gas Log Splitter

Very impressed with the heavy strong construction, esp. In the welds! and frame! slices thru large hard woods like "a hot knife thru butter" easy to assemble basically 3 parts, but due to the great construction...heavy!!!! out of the create!!! at least 2 strong men.... I researched and checked out all local home improvement stores, and looked over all their brands with a fine tooth comb!!! yardmax much superior!!!!highly recommend esp. For the price!!!! by far!!!

So far it works well. Still trying to figure out why engine has two dipsticks. We would have saved two days on assembly if we knew instructions and manual were attached to machine. We hope the pin that holds it horizontal will break in over time.

Kind of hard to get it to release right now. Overall, it does what it needs to do split wood. We shall see when we get to some of the little larger wood like 14 to 16 diameter stuff.

Really happy so far. Have split for 2 days and no problems. I like the fact that it has a auto reverse where you don't have to hold the handle. I really like the round disc w the small wedges that holds log in place while splitting and adjusts to grain of log.

The only negative was the 4 way wedge is on smaller logs they can get wedged sometimes under it. Putting it together out of crate does require 2 people as per instructions.

I just built my retirement home on 20 acres on a hill near the Skagit River, WA. I looked for about four months online, at stores, in the newspaper, etc. for a high quality log splitter. I finally turned to one of my friends, a friend and neighbor who runs logging crews, for advice on what i should look for in a machine. Everything he told me added up to the Yardmax. When I decided to buy one, another friend offered to help me assemble it. It took us about an hour an a half once we got it out of the crate. Whoever designed how to pack and reassemble this machine was a genius. It went so easy. I added oil to the engine, filled it with good non-alcohol gas, and she fired up on the second pull. My friend and I split a half cord of douglas fir, dry 20 inch rounds with the drive vertical. What a beast!!!! I love it. I use my quad to pull it.

I just built my retirement home on 20 acres on a hill near the Skagit River, WA. I looked for about four months online, at stores, in the newspaper, etc. for a high quality log splitter. I finally turned to one of my friends, a friend and neighbor who runs logging crews, for advice on what i should look for in a machine. Everything he told me added up to the Yardmax. When I decided to buy one, another friend offered to help me assemble it. It took us about an hour an a half once we got it... more

From delivery, to set up, to use, this splitter does not disappoint. This splitter is a heavy hitters. Once assembled I went straight to splitting logs I already had piled up.

I went right to the biggest diameter logs I could find. This splitter went through them with absolutely zero resistance. I'm more than happy with this machine.

This is something I've need for a long time. It works awesome, I could not be happier. Thank you!

My first use was splitting a fifty foot tall hard wood tree with a 34 inch trunk base.
The splitter did a great job splitting the large logs. I easily towed the splitter with my ATV. I only wish I had purchased one years ago. The splitter worked perfectly with no issues. Cycle time is faster than most splitters.

Strong machine. Have split 10-12 ricks of red oak, white oak, pecan and even sycamore. Pieces as big as 24 " in diameter with big knots. Not a one it could not split down the middle. If you can get it on the splitter it will split it. How long it will last is to be seen.