Truper 33040 Super Splitter Wood Splitting Wedge, 4-Pound

Ok

I just received the splitter, went out to the wood shed found reasonably sized piece and split with two stokes of sledge hammer. First stroke to position splitter , second split the wood easlily

It works most of the time, but I have had to straighten the tip a couple of times after using it on live oak wood (central Texas) . It works well on pecan and mesquite wood.

My son and I use it for splitting logs. We used a 4 pound hammer to start it, then finish with a 10 pound sledge hammer. We were able to split long, hard wood logs. I think it is easier to split shorter logs, but this wedge works. If your wood is hard, or logs are large, buy more than 1... use 2 wedges.

So, I bought this wedge based on the other reviews. It arrived and a few days later I give a try. My first in impression was "WTF". I would get it started in the center of the round (24+" red oak) with a small sledge then go at it with my big sledge. It would pop out. Literally bounce out of the hole on to the ground. I was very confused and pissed. I was wailing on this thing for a good 10 minutes barely getting it into the round more than an inch or two. On a whim, I started just tapping it down with sledge, only lifting the sledge maybe two feet above the wedge. The round split apart after 5 of these hits. Not sure if it was the round or what, but splitting a round without having to swing a 10lb sledge above my head sure is nice.

I'd never used a wedge before. I had 2+ cords of large douglas fir rounds. These were on average 28-32" diameter. Previously I'd been using a Fiskars Super Splitter for this. That's a great axe, but not well suited to breaking apart large rounds. I bought an 8-lb maul to split the large rounds into smaller pieces. That works on some, but not on others. I found that if the maul alone can't do it, I insert this wedge into one of the divots created by the maul. Then I tap it in with a sledge hammer to get it stuck in a bit. Then I take a few swings with the sledge hammer and it pops them apart almost every time.I also purchased a wood grenade at the same time as this and found the wedge works far better for my situation. The grenade may do better on different wood, I'm not sure.

Got it for my father, who has a hard time setting a standard wedge due to carple tunnel syndrome and he loves it. He can set it with on hand splits with mimimal hits. Says it's the best gift any one bought him. Going to buy one for myself.

The Truper 33040 splitting wedge was relatively easy to start into a log due to its sharp point. However, it was more difficult than a wide-bladed wedge to keep straight as it is driven into the log. As with other reviewers, I have not been able to generate multiple splits with this wedge.

Received this item on time. Seems a little small for the logs I wanted to use it on. Drove in fully into a 24 inch log and it did not split it. Would probably work on smaller sized pieces.

Keil ist ok aber nicht als Hauptkeil sondern nur als Zusatz falls der Hauptkeil nicht ausreicht oder die Säge im Holz steckt.

It is what is is but does it well.

Does what I need it to do.

Works better than a splitting maul and sledge.