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Log Splitters - Electric vs Petrol
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A log splitter’s job is to take the hard work out of making firewood and split logs with minimal effort from the operator. This winter, hundreds of thousands of Irish people will use firewood to heat their homes, the lighting fires filling rooms with a cosy atmosphere that only a wood fire can bring. Splitting firewood by hand is laborious work and it puts a lot of wear and tear on the body. Now that log splitters are widely available and very affordable, anyone that splits wood on a regular basis should be using one. So let’s compare engine driven log splitters and electric logsplitters. For the ordinary...
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- Tags: chopping wood, cutting firewood, firewood preparation, home heating, log cutter, Log splitter
The Great Splitting Wedge
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Hartnett Products supplies a Wide Splitting Wedge with each of its Vertical Electric Log Splitters. This extra wedge slides on over the main axe and is extremely useful. Some customers don't realise the benefit of this piece until they start using the machine. So what does it do? Well, firstly, we all know that the best time to split logs is when the logs are fresh ie recently cut. This is when they are at their easiest to split and it also allows them to dry quicker. Once split, they will have more surface area for the moisture to evaporate from the wood and...
Hartnett Products on AgriLand
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Hartnett Products feature on AgriLand With the evenings drawing in and autumn on its way, thoughts turn to heating for the winter. For many working on the land, that means it’s time to oil the chainsaw and rig up the log (wood) splitter. Most farmers will have a chainsaw, and many a log splitter, but their trusted tools may well be outclassed by the latest equipment on the market. Hartnett Products of Donoughmore, Co. Cork, is one firm that is looking to not only make the job of preparing firewood more efficient, but is also determined to do so at...
Foraging for Firewood after a Storm
Posted by Claire Hartnett on
The aftermath of a storm like this one can bring a rich harvest of firewood. There are people out there finding enough free wood to get them through the winter without spending one cent! Here are some of their methods: Landscaper Gardeners/ Tree Surgeons One man’s waste is another man’s gold. Many tree surgeons will have a market already for their hardwoods. However, fresh softwood and smaller limbs are not sought after commodities so it is very common for tree surgeons to have to find other ways of getting rid of this type of waste. If you are willing to put a bit...
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- Tags: cutting firewood, Firewood, firewood saw, home fire, home heating, log saw, Saw bench, Storm Callum, wood saw
Live Demos at Ploughing 2018
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We have log splitters for sale, log saws for sale, trailers for sale and lots more. Live demos every day. Free tea and biscuits too!!