jasoutside
ArboristSite Member
OK, I finally did it!
For the past few years I have been renting a splitter from my local rental center and splitting everything I need for the year in one or two killer days. I haven't been able to justify spending the $$$ on a new/used one when I can rent one for about $55/day.
Well, this one popped up on CL and I ended up bringing it home for $300 - feeling good!
When I was at the fellas place I split up a few pieces of maple and it ran just fine. Well not so much when I brought it home. I spent the day splitting up some greenish cottonwood and this thing seems to be a real wimp. Pretty much any rounds from about 8" and bigger the ram ends up squeeling and stopping cold. Not even close to splitting the round. It gets pretty frustrating after a while.
Anyway, I spent $300 on the splitter so I am happy with the purchase. But, I am thinking that I should be getting more push out of it - should I? The engine is a nice running B&S 6HP Commercial/Industrial and the cylinder is 25" long and 4.5" wide.
Any suggestions to get some more pushing power out of it? Or, have I got what I got. If so, thats cool, I still feel like I got a pretty good deal on it.
For the past few years I have been renting a splitter from my local rental center and splitting everything I need for the year in one or two killer days. I haven't been able to justify spending the $$$ on a new/used one when I can rent one for about $55/day.
Well, this one popped up on CL and I ended up bringing it home for $300 - feeling good!
When I was at the fellas place I split up a few pieces of maple and it ran just fine. Well not so much when I brought it home. I spent the day splitting up some greenish cottonwood and this thing seems to be a real wimp. Pretty much any rounds from about 8" and bigger the ram ends up squeeling and stopping cold. Not even close to splitting the round. It gets pretty frustrating after a while.
Anyway, I spent $300 on the splitter so I am happy with the purchase. But, I am thinking that I should be getting more push out of it - should I? The engine is a nice running B&S 6HP Commercial/Industrial and the cylinder is 25" long and 4.5" wide.
Any suggestions to get some more pushing power out of it? Or, have I got what I got. If so, thats cool, I still feel like I got a pretty good deal on it.