Bought this after much research and reading many reviews. Used it today and did in 3 hrs what normally took me a day and a half, and i got to sit down through most of it. This log splitter makes short work of the logs and you get to cut them with reasonable precision. Just wish i had bought this a few years ago, it would of saved me so many aching backs. Having the two cutting blades certainly makes a huge difference as well. Just let down by very poor, ie nil, assembly instructions. Had to keep looking a a pic online to see where bits went.