It handled MOST of the pine pretty well, but did fail to split a few ...
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Received this yesterday, and promptly set it up to try it out. The power button cover is threaded internally, and screws onto the actual power button shaft. The shaft wasn't protruding from the power switch control box as far as it should have (possibly from shipping?) so I had to pop the cover of the power switch control box and mess around with it to get it so I could screw on the power button cover. Not a big deal, took five minutes.

Overall, it works OK. I had some recently cut pine, maple and red oak. It handled MOST of the pine pretty well, but did fail to split a few longer pieces (18"-20"). The maple was hit or miss: some pieces it split OK (generally smaller diameter stuff), but larger diameter (8-10") it sometimes struggled with. The longer the piece, the more it seemed to struggle, though it even failed to split a few shorter pieces (12-14"). Though I only split a few pieces of red oak, these went fine.

Going to finish up what I have this weekend, and then will decide if it's worth keeping. I was really hoping that if I kept the log within specs (10" diameter, under 20.5" length) it would be smooth sailing, but that doesn't appear to be the case.
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Received the Haddon Lumbermaker and all seemed fine out of the box. The only issue I found is that the center tapped screw hole which is used as the third "safety" set screw for holding the chain bar to the Lumbermaker was not tapped correctly and the provided set screws couldn't be fully secured. The other two tapped holes were fine.

Since I decided to hard-bolt the Lumbermaker to my chain bar anyway (it just feels more safer to do it this way for me) the set-screw thing wasn't a real issue in my case.

The tool is well-made and formed from thick metal and heavy duty fixings. It provides a simple way to mill lumber from trees and to square off edges to create the "cant". You can mill boards using this tool, but I am finding it best used in combination with an Alaskan-style mill jig for the chainsaw. I use the Lumbermaker to slice the first edge off a log, and then sometimes the two opposing faces before switching to the Alaskan mill to cut the boards.
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I am giving it a 3 stars because it did not cut the small branches (I have some scrubs that need to be trimmed) very well. It kept stuck by the branches and I had to disassemble it to clear the branches, I decided to keep it because of the price (I bought it as a gold box deal).
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Works well on dry, fluffy leaves.  Those that were matted down needed to be shredded in very small handfuls.  I did need to reach in frequently and clean out the stuck leaves.  I didn't want to put it over a garbage can as I knew the full bag would be too heavy to remove from the can, so at first I used the bungie cord attached to the shredder to hold a bag, but it kept falling off.  Eventually I put it over a plastic garden basket that was about the same diameter and emptied that into bags.  I was careful about no sticks getting in as I knew that would break the string.  I used it for about 10 hours and changed the string five times.  Changing the string was very easy.  I also have a commercial-grade chipper shredder with a metal blade and this works much better than it for leaves.
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I buy wood already split, but use this tool to get some smaller pieces for starting a fire.  Quite satisfactory for that purpose.  I am sure that it doesn't compete with large and expensive powered splitters when processing trees.  Good value.
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I have a 7.5 foot lit Christmas tree that comes apart in 3 sections. I was concerned that the tree wouldn't fit as the bottom section is pretty bulky, but when I got the bag I was very happy to discover that it fit just fine with some room left over. My tree is pretty heavy, so to get it in storage, I had to drag the bag by the handles across our house and up the stairs (I could have carried it if I had help, but it was just me). The bag and handles held up just fine, without any problems of tearing. I definitely recommend this bag.

I wouldn't expect the bag to hold up if you put something really sharp against it, but the parts of my tree weren't sharp enough to cause any problems. The bag is made of a tarp-like material.
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Some leaves broke off. Other wise it was in good condition.
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It does a  pretty  good job, but it is not the easiest thing to assemble.
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After a slew of broken and leaking gas chainsaws I decided to give this a try. It works. Probably not for a professional lumberjack. I can take down small trees, dismantle pallets. Cut up an old ottoman yesterday, the stuffing jammed the blade. No problem to take apart and clean. That was encouraging because I will be confident in the future using it for defense against the stuffed bears that lurk in the woods. Not sure the lubrication bulb is working as designed, hand oiling it infrequently to compensate.
Good water resistency as well, I've left it out on the back porch through the last six mini-hurricanes and straight out in a light rain last week. A little surface rust on the blade but it is no worse for the neglect.
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it does what its designed to do; sometimes you have to reposition logs to split depending on where knot in wood is. hopefully will stand longevity test in which who knows how long last?.....hopefully several years.
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This log splitter surprised me with its abilities.  It is understandable that this smaller splitter can handle tough jobs when considering that the blade is shorter and thinner than larger log splitters, so it is easier to drive it through the wood.  It cut everything reasonable, but did stall when trying to cut through a knotted oak fork, which was a test I didn't expect it to pass, anyway.  I didn't use a stop watch, but it was fast enough for me on my Hinomoto with a 5 gpm hydraulic pump, running at idle so it was less than 5 gallons.  Sometimes when splitting toward the valve the log would slip or spread out onto the valve guard, but the guard is sturdy enough that nothing was damaged.  Build quality is good, and the splitter never showed signs of bending or breaking, even with much larger than specified logs.  The main limitations with this splitter are the 18 inch dimension, and since it is horizontal it can be difficult to get large logs up to cutting position.  Assembly is required, including basic nuts and bolts and hydraulic connections.  Hydraulic lines to the tractor are not included.  The seller, Northern Tool, was very good to work with.
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I did not realize that the wood portion was not split, but is a fixed size.  However, for the price, I suppose that's not surprising.  I prefer show trees that will expand appropriately in whatever shoe they're used for.  Still, this is a nice unit, and the heel portion is actually better than many others I've used.  It does not appear to "grab" the top rim of the leather at the back of the shoe, and it comes out very easily.
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Edited 6/4/2017 - After several years of using this, it still does a fine job of trapping debris.  However, it has begun to tear in multiple places, so I don't think it is as durable as I had hoped.

We got this to keep dirt out of the van when we are camping.  It does a great job - it's amazing how much dirt and debris it traps.  I was a little concerned that the color was going to be too bright but it's actually a darker forest green and looks fine.  It's easy to shake out so we can leave all the pine needles and grass back at the campsite instead of taking it home with us.
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After using it for 2 months or so, on a sporadic basis (2-3 times per week) splitting dried wood (most already split, but needing further "downsizing") the welds that hold the pins at the bottom of the pivot irons both snapped (one pin on each side).  When the welds snapped, one of the "irons" bent as well, rendering the piece unrepairable.
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Wanted something light to trim tree branches and smaller trunks, and this thing worked pretty well.  Cut up to 4" dia stuff pretty well, although best probably at 3" and less.  I used it on acacia trees and it beat the heck out of using a handsaw.
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I used this rope saw to cut a limb that was about 3" in dia. some 25' up.  The saw cut very well, however after getting it stuck and pulling on it the rope on one side of the rope came out of the metal swaging.  It was simple enough just to tie it to the end of the blade and continue.  However the weight bag got caught in a fork in a tree and when I pulled on the rope the clip holding the bag to the rope bent and parted company from the bag.  After retrieving the bag, I replaced the lightweight metal clip with three plastic cable ties and continued to use the saw for the rest of the day without anymore issues.  The saw cuts very well and it sure saved me from having a tree service come in.
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I had a small chainsaw, and a few trees coming down around the property. It did a pretty fair job of turning them into timbers, although I would say that my saw really wasn't up to the task. I got it done, and for the price it was great, but if you already have a fairly substantial saw or are going to mill more than a couple of logs of 10" to 14" thickness, I would strongly recommend that you get an Alaskan-style mill and a saw with a 20" or 30" bar and about a 60cc engine.

I made it work with an 80V battery-operated saw that I keep to clear limbs and buck firewood, because I didn't want to buy an extra tool for a one-time project, but it was hard on the saw and hard on me.