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[martyinmi]

I had a Fiskars 27 for one winter, and I really tried to fall for it. Sold it to a guy at work for $10 less than I paid for it.
It did a great job splitting anything frozen or anything very, very dry, but it just didn't do what I expected it to do with the average wood that I bring home from the woods. I like a big, heavy splitting maul. I think my favorite one is 8 or 10 pounds.
It would usually take 3 or 4 blows with the 27 to do what I can do with 1 or 2 with the heavier maul.
I guess it's a torque vs horsepower thing. I'm 6'0", 235 lbs, and I like torque!

[willieG]

I guess it's a torque vs horsepower thing. I'm 6'0", 235 lbs, and I like torque!

im old, fat and bad back...i prefer to leave that  thing in the shed

[martyinmi]

I guess it's a torque vs horsepower thing. I'm 6'0", 235 lbs, and I like torque!

im old, fat and bad back...i prefer to leave that  thing in the shed

I'll be the the first to admit Bill, you definitely work a LOT smarter than I do!

My stupid work habits are starting to take their tolls on my joints.

AND.... you can not be old. You are not even 6 years older than me! We are both kids yet. Yep, that's my story

[mlappin]

I guess it's a torque vs horsepower thing. I'm 6'0", 235 lbs, and I like torque!

im old, fat and bad back...i prefer to leave that  thing in the shed

I'll be the the first to admit Bill, you definitely work a LOT smarter than I do!

My stupid work habits are starting to take their tolls on my joints.

AND.... you can not be old. You are not even 6 years older than me! We are both kids yet. Yep, that's my story

Thats why I finally built a inverted splitter for my skid steer.

My dads 67, has had both rotator cups repaired, a back surgery, a artificial hip that's bee replaced once already and a artificial knee put in a few years ago.

Dads never been afraid of hard work, but I decided I'd like to be in much better shape when I reach that age.

Also bought a grapple for the skid steer instead of risking the back or the jewels when loading big pieces into the pickup.

[AirForcePOL]

I'm only 26 but I try to work smarter not harder to try and prevent pain in the future.  I still split some pieces by hand but I use the splitter as much as possible.  My wife and I make a good team with the splitter.  She runs the lever and I load the wood. 

[jtepn87]

Wow.  And here I thought I was the youngest on here with even a few year cushion. Turning 27 in less than two weeks. But the smarter not harder theory is a good one.

[mlappin]

I'm only 26 but I try to work smarter not harder to try and prevent pain in the future.  I still split some pieces by hand but I use the splitter as much as possible.  My wife and I make a good team with the splitter.  She runs the lever and I load the wood.

Work smarter, not harder is a good rule whenever possible.

Unfortunately 10 years of racing hare scrambles and enduro's has me headed well down the road of pain. Just figured no point of making it any worse.

[Red97]

I bought a x27 back in December, it has split 90% of the wood ive cut. The other 10% is still in a pile. Most of my pieces are 30" long, goes right through most pieces 1-3 hits many in a couple years I will get around to building a inertia splitter but at 23 I still fell pretty good swinging a maul.