Part 1 Firewood Splitting Drill - Gimmick or Useful Tool kzread.info/dash/bejne/pZqByo-Oec_Mj7A.html Thanks for watching and check out our other John Deere 2038R compact tractor videos at kzread.info/dash/bejne/eW2XxaWrebXZl7w.html And subscribe to our channel at kzread.info Buy me a coffee - www.buymeacoffee.com/rockhillfarm Thanks for watching

@davidnickels9301

6 ай бұрын

Too much energy is lost. Just give me an axe or hatchet. Gimmick for sure.

@3scraftingsllc785

6 ай бұрын

Using an impact helps alot - kzread.info/dash/bejne/dJ9r2ZNuqarOpaQ.html

@seanhammer6296

3 ай бұрын

Well, you definitely went the extra mile with that bit. I coulda split all of that with a hatchet in about two minutes.Thanks for keeping other people from that mistake. Cheers

IT'S BECAUSE OF HONEST PERSONS LIKE YOU MAKING ALL KINDS OF VIDEOS, THAT STILL GIVES ME HOPE OF A BETTER WORLD. THANKS.

@RockhillfarmYT

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks I try to share what I’m doing and my experiences

@andersonrosales6447

2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad I saw your video before buying this thing, thanks for that video.

@tsamuel6224

Жыл бұрын

@@RockhillfarmYT This review repeat with SDS hammer drill gives it an honest shot. And you are 100% right, they are not honest with the advertisement. Should say it's made for SDS drill, has SDS shank, will probably need corded tool or very priceyest cordless, that it's two pieces and needs thread locker, and that all you'll get is kindling. Looks like it cost you a grand to make it work and it never worked as advertised.

@Anthony_Spilotro

Жыл бұрын

​@@RockhillfarmYT I think these are made for easy splitting softwoods

@sebenupps

Жыл бұрын

​@@Anthony_Spilotrofor sure. I was thinking it would be easy for some oak until I seen this video.

You need to read the owner's manual for those bits! Bury the bit into the wood, attempt to retrieve the bit, and then after you've hurled the wood down the driveway a few times the wood will start to open up.

@davidnation4437

Жыл бұрын

pure gold 👆

@southernpoop

11 ай бұрын

Lmao!

@buchanansleeve7427

8 ай бұрын

just light the wood on fire and sort threw the ashes for it

I appreciate people who do straightforward, honest reviews. Thank you for the videos!

Thank you for both videos. I watched them both. Your trials were very fair and reasonable. You saved me both money and frustration/disappointment. I was also going to buy one for a friend, and that would have been a disappointment for us both. This is an excellent review! Thank you, again.

Wow! Thank you so much for this review! I, too, saw some impressive pop-up ads and was tempted to order. SO GLAD I found your review first! Boy, you have some excellent patience and persistence! I would have been dropping f-bombs and bleeping the audio and probably bashing the wood and the tool and my drills/drivers and probably take out the camera in the melee! (Had to look that one up - why are there no A's in melee?!) Thanks again, this is pure excellence!

@RockhillfarmYT

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. I appreciate it

I have tears in my eyes... I think you would have got a lot further with a hatchet. Now I have to go out and split a few logs with my "The Unicorn". Thanks for the laugh!

@RockhillfarmYT

2 жыл бұрын

A hatchet definitely works better. Thanks for watching

Thanks for your honest effort and for testing it on hardwood. It sure looked effortless in the ads. You saved me some needless frustration and a chunk of change!👍🏽

Thank you for the follow-up. You're an honest man and gave this product a fair review.

best place to keep this is in the store, cheers for the heads up.

Thanks for doing the reviews of these "woodsplitting "bits. Looks like they require more effort than swinging a sharp axe a few swings.

@RockhillfarmYT

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Thanks for watching

@seventhson9441

Жыл бұрын

@@RockhillfarmYT Rockhill,...... You've got it ALL Wrong once again. That is not a wood splitter. That is a "" Cordless Mary Go Round. "" You drill that thing into the middle of the stump, THEN lean over it, pick your feet up off the ground. Then, proceed to pull the trigger once again. To stop it,......take your finger off the trigger !!!! Once you have stopped, take a minute to sit on the ground, before you get up ??????

Wow...thank you for making these videos. I bought these and my husband tried them out and had a similar experience. Wish I had seen your videos before purchasing!

It looks like it works best when you start on the ends, but even then it looks like it's more effort than it's worth. Just found your channel today and you got a new subscriber! Getting a lot of ideas and inspiration for my 20 acre homestead I live on. I'm now the third generation in family to live here and I'd really like to be the one to make some real improvements here. Your drainage videos really got the wheels turning in my head today! Looking forward to more Brock!

@RockhillfarmYT

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Thanks for subscribing and I’ll see you on the next one

idea for a video: since you already have a SDS hammer drill, buy a large SDS chisel and try to use the chisel to split wood. The hammer function should easily drive the chisel into the wood and if the chisel is wide enough it should split the wood. Make sure the hammer drill is set to only hammer and not rotate.

@lakerdigital

Жыл бұрын

This is the way.

@jbarner13

6 ай бұрын

Or learn how to swing a maul. It is much faster and easier on your body, as long as you do it right.

Thanks for sharing the update with me. With my 1/2" impact wrench I didn't have the twisting problem that you had with the $220 hammer drill but it won't adapt to the sds shank you would have to get the wood splitter bit with the 1/4" hex shank. I still couldn't split bigger pieces of wood like others videos the bit just gets buried and impact wrench just hits a standstill and bit is stuck in the wood. Then you need a wedge to get the bit unstuck. These wood splitter bits can basically be used only for splitting kidling. Thanks for all the time and money you dumped into sharing your videos. Hopefully people watch them before wasting their money on the bits to think they can actually split firewood

@MrFisherfolk

Жыл бұрын

From other reviews that I have watched, these cone-splitting bits are reverse threaded and should be run counterclockwise and not in a clockwise direction. The torque of most drills is designed to be stronger in reverse than the forward torque; this gives them the power to reverse more efficiently if they get stuck. Try running the drill counterclockwise with this bit. Hope this may help.

Thank you, you got the exact same results that I did. I thought I needed a better drill, but now I know it is the bit that does not work, not that my drill is not powerful enough. Thank for saving me $200-$300 on a new drill.

Love your honest unsponsored videos, much appreciated 👍

@RockhillfarmYT

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

I appreciate your dedication to honesty and fairness.....and being straight forward!

@douglasmatheson403

2 жыл бұрын

My maul and/or hatchet really seems like it would split faster with less effort than that thing

These 2 videos just saved me money. Thank you.

@RockhillfarmYT

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

Thanks for the time. I watched both videos as I always wondered about these. They screamed gimmick, but I had no idea. After your first time putting it into wood, I saw a major accident coming. Glad you didn't get hurt testing these things out for us.

I just want to say Thank You for both videos on this product. My husband and I were considering buying this for convenience but have decided against it. I love people who are honest about a product I know nothing about. Again Thank You for your honesty!

@RockhillfarmYT

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching It can be made to work but to me it is more hassle than it is worth

@delo1951

2 жыл бұрын

@@RockhillfarmYT I agree and at 80 and 70 we are much too old for extra work.

@user-nq7zc2sh9t

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for this video and ur other! Oh my! So glad I seen this. I was thinking about getting this for the hubby. So how the heck did the ad look so easy to do? Fake wood? SMH.

Thank you! Saved me time, money, and frustration.

@RockhillfarmYT

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

Thank you so very much for these videos! As a worn out great grandma, I had considered this product. Thanks to you I won’t waste my money.

@RockhillfarmYT

Жыл бұрын

Glad to help Thanks for watching

Thank you for your honest review. I was about to buy this cause im a grandma and ive never split wood and thot it would be a must have. And you saved me from spending what lil money i have on something i can see from your video, I wouldn't be able to use.

I almost made a terrible mistake. Thank you for this video

I was very close to buy this tool. I'm glad that I made a youtube search and found your review.

Thanks for the video! Very helpful!

I think you were very patient with it. You see that little barn with the white roof behind you (at 3.00) - I reckon I'd have got it to there by now 🤣🤣

Thanks for taking the time to give us a real honest video. That thing seemed to good to be true. It would be great to have something that simple split wood for us. Wood is tough and it takes a tough machine to split it. Thanks again

Well... I was considering getting one to keep in my camper.. thanks for the video

@RockhillfarmYT

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, to me it’s more hassle than it’s worth

Just commented on the first of these videos you posted. Glad to see you had on eyes. Thanks for saving me money.

" wranglestar" did a "good" review (and had a sponsored ad before his video featuring this product) Biggest note: "wranglestar" split what appeared to be well seasoned pine not a harder to split hardwood like oak, walnut or what you were using(appeared to be hard wood) I could see this product working well on chiefly soft wood (but not so well on knots/knotty wood) Thank you for this video, you are very straight forward, fair, and dedicated.

@RockhillfarmYT

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I’ve seen wranglerstars videos. He’s got a great channel. Thanks for watching

@nammie12345

Жыл бұрын

Or maybe wranglestar is nothing but a shill like so many on youtube now.

I got an ad for this bit while watching this video. Classic!

@RockhillfarmYT

2 жыл бұрын

That’s funny

Lol. I feel like I at least need to give you half the money you just saved me… Thanks a ton!

@RockhillfarmYT

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

I'm so glad I watched this before I bought one. I almost checked out with it. Saved me some cash!!!

Your 1st video regarding this drill bit was enough for me. Your 2nd video proved you correct for the 1st one. Great job

Thank you for both of your splitting videos, you're saving us in buying this crap. You're an angel my dear friend 😀😀😀

@RockhillfarmYT

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

Thank you for saving many of us money. You went out of your way to be fair, I appreciate that.

@RockhillfarmYT

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

Thanks for saving me some money. A couple swings with a maul or hatchet and the job would be done. Loved the real life experience of using a new tool.

@RockhillfarmYT

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I really wanted to like this product but just not worth the hassle Thanks for watching

Yup, thanks for the demo on how it does not work. Very useful info. I am wondring if you had "Just the right wood that was perfectly seasoned with long grain" (like she said) if it would work better. But we can 't all choose the wood we work with.

@RockhillfarmYT

2 жыл бұрын

For me it has to be convenient or I’m not going to mess with it

Love your videos and your attitude!

Wish I would have seen your video before I bought this paperweight!!! Thanks for the added assurance it wasn't just ne!!

Thank you so much I just Thinking About buying one of those things.

@RockhillfarmYT

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

Thank you for the videos, sure wish I saw this "before" I bought the splitter.

@RockhillfarmYT

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the advertisements make it looks really easy. Thanks for watching

Got a sub from me. Thanks for being honest and not just hawking a product for profit!

Thanks for making these videos. You saved me some money.

@RockhillfarmYT

2 жыл бұрын

Great Thanks for watching

Thanks for saving me some dosh and pain.

Thank you for saving me some money and the effort of trying to make that bit work.

@RockhillfarmYT

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

Nothing has changed my mind about this product from your origional one. Thank You.

Thank you for posting this video. I was going to buy one for my husband for Christmas. Not anymore.

Thank you for the video, I was considering purchasing this product. I think I will save my money.

@RockhillfarmYT

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I feel like these are just more trouble than they are worth. Thanks for watching

Thank you. You saved me money!

I knew this was too good to be true. I also have been targeted by these adds on the twitter. You'll be happy to know that they have been ratioed in the comments which is how I found your content. Good work. 🤣😂🍻

I'm 70 yrs old and I still split by hand with a splitting maul. I season the wood round and split the wood as I use it. Once it's dry you see the cracks that way you see where to hit them, also the wood is frozen so that probably helps as well. I've being doing this way for over 40 yrs, it works for me, it was a little difficult the year I broke my collar bone it took a little longer. Swinging with one arm. I still did that way, but mostly used a wedge.

That just got PULLED from the cart!!! Thanks for the video.

@RockhillfarmYT

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

thanks for this info, I almost bought one of those things

Thanks. Really good review. Looks amazingly frustrating when the bit gets stuck - the rest of the process just looks a normal amount of frustrating.

@RockhillfarmYT

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and for commenting

Thanks bro!

Thank u so much for giving this an honest review. The firewood splitting drill bits are not the quality tool that it's advertised as!! Again Thank u so much !!!

When I lived on a farm I cut a lot of kindling with a small axe and it didn't take anywhere near as much effort as appears to be needed with this gadget. Great video. Thanks.

@NittanyNation22

Жыл бұрын

I got myself a sharp wedge that you drill into a stump. I then put a piece of wood on top and hit it with a small 3lb sledge for kindling and for smaller pieces of fire wood. So much easier than this bit and easier than swinging an axe at it.

Thanks again, just came over here form your other video. And this confirms it. I wanted to use it to split small logs. Don't seem to work with a cordless drill. If I have to buy a new one I might as well put money to a splitter. Thanks again

My wife just sent me the facebook advert for this. Looked very impressive. Im so glad I've found your video. I guess these drills will work with some knot free, soft wood. Seeing how youv3 struggled even with 20v sds drill or corded one - these drills look just like a gimmick.

Just ordered two, and I wish I saw your video first. I do have a hammer drill, hope it fits. My wood is not as big as yours and it has been drying for awhile. Hope splitting it down from the top down makes a difference from splitting at the side. Your video was very informative... thank you and blessings.

I tested out this drill bit today fir first time and it worked flawlessly. I was using completely dry birch wood and it took 60 to turn a log like yours into 8 pieces. My drill is not even high powered. So the issue is the dryness of the wood.

@RockhillfarmYT

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@ronaldcarrender6136

Жыл бұрын

No the issue is the type of wood and the dryness Birch is a soft wood !

@SelfPublishingMadeEasyNow

Жыл бұрын

@@ronaldcarrender6136 I think you are correct. Though, if you try it with harder wood and just go for small pieces at a time it works great. I have now tested the drill on piles of different types of wood. Though, birch is the best since you can go right in the center and get it to go every time.

@timshanahan1

5 ай бұрын

I think they use cedar wood in the sales video, the grain is straight and it splits easy.@@ronaldcarrender6136 Thanks for the test, now I know it won't help me.

As someone who grew up with softwoods in California and has had to adjust to the hardwoods of the midwest, I can be fairly certain that the ads for this product are using softwoods. I am glad someone tested this with hardwoods because that's all I've got and I don't need to be wasting money on garbage bits.

Thanks man!

@RockhillfarmYT

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

Thanks for the review (watched part 1 also, and others). I won't waste my money. Subscribed to your channel. Thanks.

@RockhillfarmYT

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

Thank you ! Sure glad I watched this video before buying this product and ending up with buyer's remorse.

@RockhillfarmYT

2 жыл бұрын

Right. I think it is more trouble than it is worth Thanks for watching

Thank you

Great for the rotator cuff

Being in construction all my life there is one thing that is true . Some guys just make it look easy . There is always a trick as in the saying , your just not holding your mouth right . I hope they will see your videos and give you the advice to pass on to us . Thak you for your efforts.

@RockhillfarmYT

Жыл бұрын

Whether or not it’s possible to make it work isn’t really that relevant to me. There are already plenty of ways to split wood. If you have to have the perfect size pieces of perfectly dried wood or the exact right drill, it is probably more hassle than most people want to mess with. It is marketed as quick and easy

I appreciate this video. I am a woman and I’ve used a wood splitter and a wood ax. When I saw this product, I thought about purchasing it as a gift to someone else, but wanted to know more. After watching your truthful video, I won’t be buying the product. After using a big wood splitter, I thought that bit was too good to be true. Thanks again for the video.

@RockhillfarmYT

9 ай бұрын

Glad to help

Thanks for saving me some money!

Thanks so much for this review, I bought one of these, came with 3 SDS shanks, and I can't use it with my Ryobi cordless drill, certainly not on Redgum.

I haven’t laughed so hard in ages classic 😂😂

Well you just saved us a bunch of money thank you

@RockhillfarmYT

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

Thanks.

Don't take this the wrong way but I am so glad to see you are having the EXACT same problems I had with my Carlton wood splitting bits. In fact, just listening to your video gave me flash backs to the frustration I felt trying to split small pieces into kindling. I used a Bosch HAMMER DRILL and the wood would just spin out of control, which as you said is extremely dangerous.

@RockhillfarmYT

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it’s disappointing but I was hoping to save some other people from that frustration. Thanks for watching

@MrFisherfolk

Жыл бұрын

From other reviews that I have watched, these cone-splitting bits are reverse threaded and should be run counterclockwise and not in a clockwise direction. The torque of most drills is designed to be stronger in reverse than the forward torque; this gives them the power to reverse more efficiently if they get stuck. Try running the drill counterclockwise with this bit. Hope this may be of help.

I just stumbled across this video. It's clear that the tool is ineffective. Thanks for saving us the money. For me, it's either a splitting maul or a 3 point hitch hydraulic woodsplitter.

😂perfect I learned my lesson

@maxmott7489

Жыл бұрын

Get a axe 🪓

I'll stick to my compact electric splitter for making kindling. Great review.

Wow, I was thinking of buying one of these for my dad, but whoa. That thing is less than useless. You could easily grab a hatchet and split four or five of those pieces of wood in the time it takes just to get that drillbit back out!

Ah ah ah ah. Throw that thing in the garbage and don't give it to someone else. Somebody's going to snap their wrist with that thing. I'm subbing right now. I just found the channel today as well. You seem honest and fair, which makes easy to trust. Thanks. I know I'm from a distant generation compared to younger adults today. My father took his time to show us how to split wood and he was big on safety. I think I was around 10-11 when we did that. We also went into the bush and he taught my brother and I the safest way to cut and bunch trees. It was the old way, when people still used horses, but we used tractors. We'd cut them to 8½-10½-16½ depending on the diameter. So we'd pile them in the middle of the trail, which we kept super clean and we'd haul all the branches to either side of the trail. The tractor could ride on top of the branches and stop at each pile of wood and used a knuckle-boom with a hydraulic claw to put the logs onto the trailer. When we were done, there were rows upon rows of branches and clean trails. Doing it that way made it much easier to get rid of the branches and start a field for planting potatoes other crops. Sorry for the long story. I get these boutes of nostalgia from time to time. Thanks again.

@RockhillfarmYT

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your story

When I was younger I heated exclusively with wood and split everything by hand with the old Sotz monster maul or wedges and a sledge. I remember green, frozen wood split easiest. Whatever the temperature, I always tried to get it done before it dried out. Now I use a Supersplit kinetic. It just doesn't care, it splits everything anytime.

@RockhillfarmYT

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. I have a champion hydraulics splitter that I use most of the time. I’ve heard good things about those kinetic splitters though

I have a 'screw-type' log splitter -- same design as your cone-shaped bits, but it is about 5x larger and is driven right off of my tractor's PTO. With my 45HP tractor running at idle, I can stall the tractor when the bit gets caught in the wood. At a little faster RPM, the bit grinds on through the wood until the wood gets jammed up on the drive bearing. I shut the PTO off, take a sledge hammer and drive the wood back off of the bit. This process is under a huge amount of torque from the tractor. The wood locks against a steel work table mounted along side of the bit. When the wood splits, the process is fast and less effort than wrestling with a conventional log splitter. But, some types of wood are 'stringy' -- and they are pain to split this way.

great for toothpicks just as I suspected, Hello from Texas

@RockhillfarmYT

2 жыл бұрын

Pretty much Thanks for watching from Texas. We are in Kansas

Wow…I was about to buy one of those bits! Yikes! I’ll stick with my hatchet for kindling and maul/mallet for bigger pieces. If it won’t split SPLIT wood it’s useless…thank you so much! You even bought a new tool and gave it every chance.

Thanks for showing us this bit. I'm glad you showed how it got stuck and what it can do. Looks a little dangerous.

@RockhillfarmYT

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed Thanks for watching

Thanks for the honesty in your reviews and the time it took to make them. Does it work any better from the top of the log? I hope you make a video on that so I don’t have to buy one and try it haha thanks again for the videos

I’ve had no issues running mine with a cordless makita. Nothing special. Mine has mostly been used on red oak, and it splits kindling great. Red oak is pretty easy to split though. I would say the type of wood used is going to impact this the most. Also, i have no clue why the bit isn’t a single piece. I had to gob a load of red loctite on the bit so it could back out without unscrewing.

I watched both video's of this "tool". There was a similar item sold in the 1970's with about a 6 or 8" cone/ screw, for either bolting to a vehicle wheel (open rear end only) or a tractor's three point hitch. As much as i wanted to get away from using a sledge hammer and wedges, even my teen age self didn't think it was safe to use.

@RockhillfarmYT

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I had high hopes for this but to me it’s just more hassle than it’s worth. I’ve seen the giant ones like you’re talking about and they definitely work but I’m not sure I would want to mess with one of those either Thanks for watching

Thank you Brock for an honest thorough and diplomatic review. I bought one and my review would say it is functionally totally useless, and I would suggest marketed as a cynical ripoff. My simple splitting maul takes a bit of effort at age 73, but it does actually do the job - which this silly advertised trinket does not. Hopefully I will have a need for a plumb bob sometime soon as the only other use I can think of is for throwing at unscrupulous advertisers.

@RockhillfarmYT

Жыл бұрын

Completely agree Thanks for watching and for sharing your experience

You use that and I will go pick up sticks laying around and lets see who gets done first. - lol Thanks for the video. I'm sure you saved a lot of people some money and frustration.

Good way to sprain your wrists😂. Thank-you for testing that thing.

Thanks. The wood they showed was short length wood and much easier splitting wood. Looked like fir. Enjoyed your review.

@RockhillfarmYT

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@jeremybanks719

2 жыл бұрын

Lol are u sure it wasn't balsa

@jeremybanks719

2 жыл бұрын

Lol are u sure it wasn't balsa

Hi,... who doesn't like a new tool????.... really!! Saw you struggling with it and commented that at the very least a impact drill driver drill would be needed. Im thinking dry wood would help as well.... Green wood seems to be harder to split, at least in my experiences... After drying, most times its already developed cracks along the radius and that is a good starting point to continue the split.... thanks for taking time to show us your efforts! good man!

@RockhillfarmYT

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and for commenting

New sub. I saw you at the Arm's family farm. Man I'm glad you did this video! I'm a 5' , 110#, 53 year old woman. I've been wanting one of those bits for awhile. It looks so easy on the ad.

@RockhillfarmYT

Жыл бұрын

It is possible to make these work but it is not easy and convenient like the ad portrays Thanks for watching

Thanks so much for these two videos. Honest, straightforward, and practical. I actually had my credit card ready to purchase when your videos came up. I'm 72 years old and just split 2.5 cords of wood over the Labor Day weekend with a 6 pound maul that I've split many cords with over the years. Using this cone tool, I would still be splitting that wood or have a broken wrist or other injuries in the process. Granted my wood is fir, spruce, and aspen, but that thing looks dangerous, prone to getting stuck, and spinning a log out control. I'll stick with the maul.

@RockhillfarmYT

8 ай бұрын

It is possible to make that tool work, but to me it’s more trouble than it’s worth. Thanks for watching.

@richr8273

8 ай бұрын

Agreed. And the time it took to make a couple kindling splinters, one could split several pieces of dry wood.

Thanks for sacrificing to save us all time, money and frustration

I didn't think I was going to get one with the first video, but now I'm sure I ain't getting one!

@RockhillfarmYT

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching