A
firewood splitting
machine is intended for splitting of longitudinal timber sections (H) in order to produce
firewood pieces (HF), and comprises a splitting unit (6), which is driven by hydraulic driving means (101, 102) and is by means of guiding members (61, 62) guided along the longitudinal geometric axis (X) of the bearing framework (1). Said splitting unit (6) comprises at least a splitting tool (60), which is moveable to and from along said longitudinal geometric axis (X) of the bearing frame (1), and a primary
cutting blade (600) of which is located in the third level (N3), which is at a pre-determined distance in a direction apart from the ground, which is selected in dependency on each selected thickness of
firewood pieces (HF), spaced apart from the bottom surface (101') of the operational area (100) of the
machine in the first level (N1). A splitting chute (4) is located in the fourth level (N4) at a distance apart from the ground (P), which is for thickness of firewood pieces (HF) smaller than the distance between the
cutting blade (600) of the splitting tool (60) and the ground (P). When observed in a direction of the operational
stroke i.e. from the conveying unit (2) towards the terminal limiting member (3), the splitting chute (4) is arranged in front of the splitting tool (60). The splitting chute (4) is simultaneously with the splitting tool (6), and also in the same direction, displaceable along said
horizontal axis (X), and is moreover also displaceable in vertical direction (Y) relatively to the splitting tool (60) and the bearing frame (1), namely either towards the ground (P) or in opposite direction, so that during displacing of the splitting tool (60) and the splitting chute (4), the distance between the splitting chute (4) and the primary
cutting blade (600) of the splitting tool (60) is all the time changeable within a pre-determined range.