Powerhouse XM-380 7-Ton Electric Hydraulic Log Splitter

by Powerhouse

Product Features

• Motor 3HP, 7 Ton, 2500 Watt, 3500RPM- no running out of gas and starts every time
• Hydraulic, and Portable Electric Log Splitter
• Log Cutting Capacity: up to 20-1/2-inch in Length and 12-inch in Diameter
• Ram Travel Distance: 15.7-inch
• Net Weight: 104lbs

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 38.6 x 12.2 x 19.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 114 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B004323O1I
• Item model number: XM-380
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,583 in Patio, Lawn & Garden (See Top 100 in Patio, Lawn & Garden)
  • #1 in Patio, Lawn & Garden > Mowers & Outdoor Power > Outdoor Power Tools > Log Splitters

Product Description

You may split more than 100 logs in less than an hour without giving yourself a backache or headache. This powerful tool eliminates injuries and empowers anybody to be able to split their own logs at the comfort of home. An important safety feature is the two handle simultaneous operation so that both hands must be used to operate, avoiding any injury. This patented Log Splitter be used to operate, avoiding any injury. This patented Log Splitter automatically retracts when you remove your hand from the lever so that you can load the next log with minimal effort and time load the next log with minimal effort and time. Splitting time: Takes about 6-seconds to split a  hardwood log with length 20-1/2-Inch and diameter 12-Inch then the ram returns to original place within 5 Seconds ready for your next log. Portable, Powerful, Patented 7 Ton Capacity, Electric Powered with hydraulic ram and safety controls to keep hands away from dangerous areas, the Powerhouse 7 Ton Log Splitter has left a dramatic impression on wood split and hearth users around the globe.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars service problems, April 10, 2010

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PA customer "SK" (Pittsburgh PA) - See all my reviews

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I purchased this item 6 months ago and have been waiting for parts for most of that time. There is no one to call and emails have gotten me nowhere. The log splitter came with one stud installed crookedly and I had to machine one hole to fit the incorrectly installed nut mount. Since then I have tried repeatedly to have a broken lever replaced with no luck. Service is a problem with this company.

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Can split wood but a little underdesigned, November 4, 2009

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R. Zed (Reno, NV) - See all my reviews

The Powerhouse FX128-Z took about ten days to reach my house. Assembly was easy, although the pictures in the instruction sheet that show you how to assemble the thing are blurry to the point of not getting the point across.

Although the ads and instructions say the machine will work on a 20 amp circuit, the engine itself is 19.5 amps, and following the guidelines we have out here in Nevada (not the most stringent rules)to have 80% max load on the circuit, a 25 or 30 amp circuit is called for. That said, the power cord seems to be insufficient to carry this load with safety, and is too short. I had an electrician friend replace the cord with a much heftier and longer one. Similarly, the junction box next to the engine is made of plastic although it's in a place where a log could easily fall on it and crush it: a stronger metal box would be much better to cover it. Although heavy, this splitter can be ported easily as long as it's on a flat surface; the wheels are too close together to move it reliably over a rough surface (it falls over).

That said, once plugged in (with my heavier cord) the machine could cut through 18" diameter, 18" long pinewood rounds with ease, and is fairly quiet. It had trouble as you'd expect with the really knotty wood that an awl can't penetrate. If you have very knotty wood you'll probably have to purchase a stronger machine.

I'm still in the initial trail phase with this product, so I can't say much about reliability. Judging from the somewhat underdesigned components, I'm not sure I'd buy it again, but as I said, it's splitting my wood.

55 of 64 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Save your money, October 14, 2008

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Paul R. Thornton "Skeeter7" (Indiana, USA) - See all my reviews
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I bought one of these because there were no reviews to tell me not to. I'm suggesting you save your money for a gas powered unit if you are serious about splitting logs.

This unit is sold on basis it will handle 12-18" logs 20" long. It won't. It will handle small limbs and logs that are very soft or loose grained. It will further reduce pieces that are already split but may be too large for your particular application. Any serious log it will just stop and retract with the log impaled on the wedge. The only full sized log it has handled so far was an insect eaten apple tree trunk.

You will spend more time trying to find the one log it will handle and not just tossing out the occasional one that it won't.

I found myself going out to buy a maul so I can reduce the logs in order to further process them on the new splitter. If that makes sense to you then go ahead and try one. However, once you get it, there is no provision for return if you are not satisfied.