Don’t get us wrong, there are also plenty of reasons to choose a gas-powered log splitter. But electric models are sometimes overlooked in favor of their more traditional combustion counterparts. Take a look at what an electric log splitter could do for you, and how it could make this splitting season easier: 1. Split indoors.… Read More
Do you ever notice patches of dry, dead grass on your lawn come spring? Why, you may wonder, would the grass be dead there, but fine everywhere else? This is snow mold. In many parts of the country, snow mold is quite common to see on lawns come spring. Its prevention and eradication are fairly… Read More
Chain link fences can present a number of unique challenges. While you don’t have to worry about them needing a new paint job (like wooden fences) or falling apart (like stone walls), you do have to worry about how you’ll maintain them. Namely, how to keep tall weeds and grass down around the bottom of… Read More
If you’ve been researching RapidFire Flywheel Log Splitters, you may be wondering how to decide which model is for you. Do the new Premier models, with their attractive prices, have enough power? Do you need the big Pro or Pro-XL models to get your tough jobs done? When you make a purchase from DR, we want… Read More
If you’re new to buying firewood and burning wood fuel, you may be wondering about the myriad options and how you can minimize your costs. After all, cost may have been the reason you decided to burn wood for fuel in the first place. We’ve compiled a few tips for getting the best burn for… Read More
Flywheel log splitters (sometimes referred to as “Kinetic” log splitters) are faster than hydraulic log splitters – that’s a fact. With 3-second cycle times (sometimes even less), compared to hydraulic splitters’ 15, 20, or even 30-second cycle times, they are the most efficient way to split wood. But what makes flywheel log splitters so fast?… Read More
If you’ve started shopping for a log splitter, or are thinking of upgrading from swinging the ol’ maul for hours on end, you’ll need to know what features to look for. There is a lot of information out there about log splitters, from important facts all the way down to virtually meaningless specifications. How do… Read More
Flywheel technology is the wave of the future when it comes to log splitting. Instead of using hydraulics as most log splitters do, flywheel log splitters use a hefty flywheel system that stores kinetic energy from the engine in spinning flywheels, releasing it in one burst to pop through logs with record speed. No waiting… Read More
Yep, it’s true. Here at DR, we recently announced the newest additions to the DR line-up: two new models of the RapidFire Kinetic Log Splitter. Like the original RapidFires, these machines split at up to 6X the speed of traditional hydraulic splitters using a unique kinetic flywheel system. Plus, they start at just half the… Read More
There are the normal every day chores of keeping up your property, and then there are the disasters which strike and require their own special brand of work. On July 8th my uncle’s little homestead in Pennsylvania was hit by an EF1 tornado. There were no injuries or deaths, but the tornado traveled 1.4 miles… Read More