Log Splitters: Electric vs. Gas-Powered

Reader Contribution by Grace Campbell
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If you’re considering buying a new log splitter, you may have begun to debate whether you want an electric log splitter or a gas-powered model. What’s the difference? What are the benefits of each? Here at DR Power Equipment, we spend a heck of a lot of time designing, manufacturing, and talking about log splitters, and we think we have some useful insight for you.

The Electric Log Splitter

Electric log splitters are functionally the same as gas-powered log splitters, they just use an electric motor to power the hydraulics (or kinetic flywheels) rather than a gas-powered combustion engine. They plug into any standard household outlet.

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