"Pavel314" wrote in message
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On Aug 25, 6:57 pm, Jim wrote:
Am considering an electric log splitter. I see many in the 7-ton range
state they run on 110v circuits. Yet none specify how many amps they
draw.

Will I need 20A to keep things safe?

A friend at work bought an electric splitter when he got a woodstove
but quickly upgraded to a gasoline-powered model as the electric one
didn't have enough power.

Paul

And to make a long story short, he had to pay too much for the new gas model
because he bought the inefficient electric model which he couldn't sell for
diddly and so had to eat that.

Right?

Buy quality and cry only once. In tools or machinery, overbuy because you
will always increase in what you do if you have good tools.

I bought a 28 ton hydraulic with a Honda engine. $1,000and change IIRC.
The damn thing scares me sometimes. And it hurts my wrist with all that
maneuvering of the lever. Whereas it used to hurt my back, arms, neck,
shoulders, wrists, elbows, knees, etc.

Steve