Unit does what it is suppose to do but the switch located in the back and you can't stand the unit upright for Storage. The unit doesn't could go a little farther forward too but you can work around that with a small piece of wood in front of the wood you are splitting if you want to.

Works better than an axe

I bought this splitter to replace an older one that no longer works. It works really well and split pieces larger than expected. It’s was easy to assemble and use. It is heavy however.

I love almost everything about this log splitter -- the power, speed, and especially the one hand operation. This would be a solid 5 star product with 3 enhancements: 1) Smaller holes, larger bolt heads and/or better reinforcement around the holes where the gray side rails attach to the main orange beam. I retirned one after a side rail tore off when a log with lots of knots that was not quite cut square popped out under pressure. This is my second one, and this time I added washers under the black bolts to try and prevent the problem. 2) Rubber plugs or bolts with rubber heads on the bottom of the handle. The handle rests on the ground and gets scratched up. I took a piece of rubber hose, split it to fit around the handle, and secured it with zip ties. That also helps keep the spliter from sliding when not bolted to a surface. 3) A way to store the splitter upright to save space. I am going to try to figure out a way to stand it up and secure it to the wall after using it this season.