DR Log Splitters – Gas or Electric DR Splitter Review
If you are looking for a DR log splitter you can get them from their manufacturer DR Power equipment in Vermont. DS builds several models of their DR log splitters from light duty to industrial strength. Their gas powered splitters are built to hold up to professionals use or for the causal home owner. The DR Electric log splitter is a light duty splitter that can handle logs up to 10 inch in diameter.
I have never used a DR splitter but I found these videos of a guy putting his DS electric wood splitter to the test with by tackling a large log.
If you have any experience using DS splitters please post your comment below.
I bought the DR 4-ton electric splitter a few years ago and love it! Thinking I would upgrade, I ordered the new 5-ton model a month or so ago. Unfortunately, it would seem that OSHA has left their mark on the new model, as it requires 2 hands to operate! If the wood shifts when you turn the splitter on – too bad! I had already found a buyer for the old splitter on Craigslist, but was so disappointed by the new one that I agreed to sell him the new one at the agreed-to price of the old one. Took a $160 loss on the deal, but consider it a lesson learned.
My DR electric log splitter worked fine the first 2 years but now seem to be losing power. Anyone have any suggestions on how to restore it to previous levels. Thanks
We bought the 6 ton splitter several years ago. The best use for it that I can think of is BOAT ANCHOR!!! Never has worked except on logs that are about too rotten to use.
We have the 6 ton model. I find that initially it seemed to work fine, but after a year or so the breaker started tripping far too frequently. I find that sometimes the breaker trips when there is no load on the machine, it’s just sitting there humming away. That’s aggravating and really slows down the process. I’m thinking that the electrical part of the machine is somehow overheating as that is what happens when I use it heavy for a while. Net result is I haven’t used it for a few years and just pulled it out of storage again within the last week. I think I’ll pull the cover off of it and make sure there isn’t a mouse nest inside it.
The DR wood splitter is crap. It doesn’t split hard wood. I want my money back.
our wood splitter has ran well. we used it yesterday for an hour and took a break. it would not start. tried to. it had plenty of gas and oil. owners manual is no help.
Bought the 8-ton hydraulic DR back in 2010. Worked great until this spring when the pushplate on the ram just bent back. I have been unable to locate a replacement part through DR Power Equipment. Our woodburner is our only heatsource and we burn fires from late Sept. until May.
When an electric/kinetic log splitter seems to lose power you should always check the adjustment of the drive belt. The DR muses the drive belt as a clutch and it has to slip, but it also needs to be tight enough to not slip when building kinetic energy. Follow the manual’s instructions. Also when the circuit breaker trips you should check to see if it may be on a GCFI. They often trip when no overload occurs because there may be a tiny current leak somewhere in the circuit. A clamp on ammeter can tell you if the splitter is using more than its rated current. If it is then the motor needs replacement. I only own the DR K10 but I am splitting logs that equal what I could do with my previous splitter, a 22 ton Deurr from Grainger. I only wish it was easier to raise as my back tires easily.
I bought the electric DR log splitter. After a few uses it froze. I took it back to the dealer. They fixed it under warranty. It froze again. I returned it to the dealer. They returned it to DR. Nearly 6 months later I’m still waiting. DR has been very uncooperative. I’d say they have poor customer relations but that would suggest they have any. I bought from them before they were bought out and the equipment was great. With the new company the quality seems to have deteriorated.
need a manual for 6 ton electric manual purchased almost 10 years ago.
Do not remember receiving one with splitter but would appreciate receiving a manual to service machine properly. After 10 years I might have tossed it out by mistake. Hopefully I can get a new manual. Love the machine, has never failed me. If I could download it more e-mail would be fine. Thank You—–
Bought the biggest DR electric start splitter they make. Total junk, the handle brakes, the ram will bend, the coil will go bad. Has no balls and it’s not the belts. Service department stinks, they seem angry. Spend a little more and buy a Super Splitter I did, works perfectly.