Root Cutting Tool/Firewood Splitter

Great tool. Ripped out 2 medium sized stumps, including one that had murdered one of my lawn mowers, in less than an hour. Great tool, works as advertised. Wear gloves and watch out for pinch points.

Warning! Wear thick gloves! The pinch points will bite ya and draw blood! Not a very efficient tool at all either. Best to go buy the age old proven heavy digging bar.

I purchased this tool because a $1000 electric demolition hammer was out of budget. I used it to remove a Hibiscus shrub stump bordered by a concrete foundation and irrigation line. I started by cutting down the 5-foot tall and wide Hibiscus shrub with my reciprocating saw to the stump shown in the first picture. Then I used the hefty root-cutting tool to split the stump into as many pieces as I could. I drove it down with about 5 impacts per split with as much force as I could while keeping my back straight. Since I am an average height of 5'-11", this required me to squat slightly to keep good mechanical form. The metal-on-metal impacts are loud, so I recommend hearing protection. Eye protection is a must for the last steps, too. Once the wedge head was down as far as possible, I used the tool as a lever to snap the smaller pieces away from the stump. I repeated this until most of the stump was cleared. When the stump was too mauled up to continue splitting, I used my mattock or reciprocating saw with a demolition blade to clear away the remaining pieces. This is an effective hand tool alternative to an electric demolition hammer. It works best on a freshly cut greenwood stump or one that has significant decay. Like any heavy hand tool, expect some physical effort. The stump and roots took me about 15 minutes to clear. The only possible negative thing I noticed is there could be a pinch hazard if the user keeps their hands too close to the top while sliding the handle. This is nullified by wearing good leather gloves and using careful technique. Overall, this is an effective time-saving tool and will used on my next planter-clearing project.

Doesn’t cut well

Hard to use without blade

Simple tool but those people like me that don't look at the instruction please do that. It breaks up the rock great but I used it incorrectly at first and ended destroying the tool. User error.

I used this to assist in removing cypress roots from the backyard. Great prybar, lots of leverage. The wedge could be a little sharper to aid in cutting through the root, but overall, a helpful tool.

Worked well