When we visited Folino’s Wood Fired Pizza to see how they use their DR RapidFire log splitter to make delicious wood fired pizza, owner and head log splitter Buddy Koerner talked about how impressed he was with the speed of the RapidFire. We challenged him to see how fast he could split a log into… Read More
The DR RapidFire Log Splitter is what’s known as a “kinetic log splitter” or a “kinetic splitter”. That means that it works completely differently from most log splitters out there. Most log splitters are hydraulic, which means that the engine pushes oil into a hydraulic cylinder and the pressure of that oil pushes the ram… Read More
Keep your DR Dual-Action gas-powered log splitter in top condition with regular maintenance. Here’s how you can do a quick engine tune-up right at home, keeping your engine running like a champ all season long. Includes changing the air filter, changing the spark plugs, and changing the oil. Have another maintenance question? Ask it in… Read More
Ever wonder what DR RapidFire log splitter owners think of their machines? Lots of them want to show you! They want to show you how easy it is to use, how it bursts through tough, knotty woods without missing a beat, and how much time it saves them. Here are their stories, in their own… Read More
When the chill comes back into the air and the leaves start to show their true colors, those of us who heat with wood start itching to “get the wood in” and prepare for the long winter. As the old saying goes, wood warms you three times: when you split it, when you stack it,… Read More
Heating with wood is a fantastic way to control your winter heating source. If fuel trucks are late delivering to your area or the electricity goes out, you can just throw on another log and sit back and relax. But, it also requires a lot of planning ahead to collect, store, and season enough wood… Read More
No matter where they live, most people must heat their homes for at least a portion of the year. Here in Vermont, the saying goes that there are eight months of winter and four months of bad sledding, so heating the home is an important issue. In southern states, warming the house may only be… Read More