Forest Master FM16TW 8 ton electric hydraulic log splitter with stand and castor wheels
Forest Master FM16TW electric log splitter is a heavy duty log splitter and the largest of the Forest Master horizontal log splitters, this log splitter has been designed to last. Equipped with a 2300 watt motor the machine reaches 8 tons of force with ease. The FM16TW is twice as efficient, due to the pre-fitted DUOBLADE and with the pre-fitted Ram Stop it can save you time. The supplied stand allows you to bring the machine up to a working height, this removes the need to lean over or kneel down, with the added castor wheels moving your log splitter has never been easier.
Featuring two hand operation and supplied with the workbench and safety guard, using a log splitter has never been safer, once attached the safety guard allows you to split logs and contain them, this prevents any debris leaving the cage, in turn greatly reducing the risk of injury. The safety guard is also different from other designs, by removing the holes on the sides, the possibility of a log damaging the guard is greatly reduced. This also means that the log splitter meets the latest safety standards.
Forest Master offer a life-time technical help service, should you need advice, with your Forest Master log splitter, you can call them or email them at no cost.
Key Points
- Latest Edition of the FM16 8 ton Log Splitter
- Redesigned to be lighter and easier to manoeuvre
- Comes fitted with the DUOBLADE
- Voltage: 220-240V/50Hz
- Power (Watt): 2300
- Max Log Length (mm): 460*
- Max Log Diameter (mm): 400*
- The splitter is set to 8 ton*
- Over Size Cylinder (mm): 75
- Net Weight: 96kg* (including workbench and safety cage)
- Weather protected to IP54
- Supplied with a 3 year warranty
- Certificate: CE approved
- Dual speed control lever, to reduce the ram travel time when needed
- Can be used at three different heights to suit your needs
- Fix Blade Dimensions:
- Width (mm): 86*
- Depth (mm): 114*
- Height (mm): 152*
- DUOBLADE Dimensions:
- Width (mm): 127*
- Depth (mm): 95*
- Height (mm): 127*
- The blades on the FM16 are approximately 60% bigger than a generic log splitter
- The wider blade forces the log halves further apart
- Forward Stroke 5 Seconds*
- Features Ram Auto Return
- Designed in the UK, with a UK Service Centre
Advantage of the DUOBLADE
The DUOBLADE allows the log to be split from both ends, this doubles the splitting capacity of the log splitter, meaning it can tackle wood that a normal 8 ton machine can’t do. When splitting the log sometimes the blade may encounter a knot, if this happens with the FM16TW the other blade takes over and splits the log, if a traditional log splitter does this, it could jam the machine, and you will have to free the log before continuing.
Advantage of the Ram Stop
When splitting smaller logs, the Ram Stop allows you to control the return distance of the DUOBLADE so that shorter logs can be split faster.
Advantage of the Castor Wheels
The added feature of castor wheels means that you can move the log splitter without lifting the front, once you have the log splitter in place you simply lock the front wheels.
*Please note these values are approximate and may vary slightly.
ANTHONY FISH (verified owner) –
just tested new splitter works better than expected seams very well made. should have got one years ago only problem casters are to small will be changing mine for bigger ones 9 out 10 other wise would be 10 out of ten
Peter Halton (verified owner) –
This is a fantastic machine. Does what it says, splits large-diameter logs easily. The 2-speed control lever is very well designed and easily controlled. The adjustable ram position is also an excellent idea so that for smaller length logs, not so much energy or time is used waiting for it to travel on the bed.
I have never used a log splitter of any type before but am more than extremely satisfied with this product. No fiddling with petrol either. It appears British-made too which if so is a real bonus.
Richard Ketteringham (verified owner) –
The only thing to say is WOW. Buy one and you won’t regret it fantastic log splitter very well built. And service from arrows was perfect.
Alastair Riddell (verified owner) –
Great service from Arrow UK. Log splitter delivered the next day on a pallet undamaged.
The log splitter stand was relatively easy to construct. Solidly built and heavy. Really did the job of splitting old beech, knotty pine and oak logs up to 12inches in diameter.
Excellent piece of kit.
Timothy Epps (verified owner) –
Just finished a day’s log splitting with this model. Very pleased with the ease of use, more powerful than I thought it would be and very glad I bought it with the stand. Overall best bit of kit I have bought for a long time.
Tim
William Bailey (verified owner) –
Excellent service from Arrows, splitter was dispatched same day and arrived next day.
Log splitter is very powerful and performs very well. It’s a very heavy piece of kit, even with the supplied stand and wheels and needs care when moving it about.
Overall I’m delighted with both service and machine.
Simon –
Excellent machine. Dual speed helps split soft / smaller logs quickly and still cope with much bigger or tough ones on the slower setting. The locking ring helps limit travel so if your logs are a reasonably consistent length it saves travel time for shorter ones. The small casters can be a bit of a pain on rough concrete but they lock nicely and keep the machine steady while in use. You ideally need a helper to keep up with the rate at which you can split logs or you end up marooned in the midst of a pile of nicely split firewood.
james (verified owner) –