Ratings & Reviews for Earthquake W500 Log Splitter 5 -Ton 15 -Amp Electric Log Splitter

Safe to use

It's electric, I could lift myself to table top. Wood ends need to be flat cut.

Struggles some, but works

Used this for pine wood that was still drying. My ax was getting stuck in the wood so i broke down and got this splitter. It struggled with knots but split the pine easy. Did a half cord of wood. It has around 24" opening. Make room for the ram as it extends out. Cons: it's a two button operation. You have to hold the power button and then active the valve. It's slow and retracts back all the way each time. To reduce time to contact i added a small piece a wood. It's small, so you hav...

Perfect for the price

Bought this because I always get large limbs falling on my property from all the trees. I split lots of maple and black walnut logs with it and it worked flawlessly. It does recommend log sizes for splitting and I would stay in that range. Especially if splitting hard woods. Thisbis worth the purchase.

difficulty at pick up process. waited a long time to be acknowledged

Works find

You have push the power button down then activate the hyd handle to split wood but every thing sold these days has to be idiot proof so I understand.

Good but could be better.

Good machine. The only concern I have is the placement of the control buttons. Placing the controls attached to the back of the machine or attached to a cable would be better and safer.

Easier than swinging a maul.

It works, it is slow. It requires two and sometimes three hands to operate and hold the log in place. I made 1.5 cords of spruce in 9 hours. Its heavy to get in and out of a truck but it sure beats swinging a splitting maul.

I am very impressed with the 5 ton log splitter

At only 105 pounds it sit happily on a 4 foot resin table and I am able to work at a comfortable height. It really surprised me on how it splits even big blocks. It gets a number 1 rating from me.

performance

I wish the pushing mechanism would go all the way to the end.

Love the portability

Works great. I’ve split maple, elm and birch so far. Be sure to use a 10ga extension cord if one is needed to minimize voltage drop.

Great little splitter

Not much to say except, does the job well with no issues. Can split logs larger then noted in manual. Even splits green wood with ease. Very happy with this log splitter, even the wife likes to use it. Very simple 1 button and 1 lever operation. The price was on point with other log splitters that are the same.

Great idea!!

Great unit .. bad shoulders prevent me from swing a maul and this is perfect for splitting already split logs smaller for an upstairs old fashioned cooking stove