500.00 for a huskee 22 ton used.

[johndeereg]

There is a splitter for sale local to me, guy said he would do 500 for it. It's about 10 years old, he doesn't have a receipt. I haven't seen it yet. Do these things seem to last a lot of years? They go new for 900 on sale from time to time. So I would be saving roughly 460 with the sales tax. Was told he replaced the lever valve, put on a new engine cover and exhaust. Thanks for any advice or tips.

 

[srb08]

With regular maintenance and proper storage, a good splitter will last a long time.
I've got a 10 yr old, 34T Brave (Iron & Oak) that I've never had any issues with. I only use it around 100 hrs a year and change the engine oil every 50 hrs. I store it inside, only use E free fuel and drain it at the end of the season. I bought it used, three years old, from a guy who is anal about maintenance.
I have neighbors with newer splitters that are stored outside, some covered, some not and rarely, if ever, have the oil changed. For some reason, they have to rebuild the carbs every year and are constantly having problems with their splitters.
If you can verify the maintenance on the unit, $500 might be a decent deal, at least in your market. It really depends on the hours, maintenance and storage. Without actually seeing the unit, it's hard to say.
Around where I live, a 10 yr old 22T Huskee, would have to be in exceptional shape to bring $500.

 

[johndeereg]

Thanks for the help srb08. Hopefully I can tell easily how it was maintained. I know from buying things in the past, you can tell a lot by how the owner keeps his property and everything else. If the place is kind of run down, and all his other mowers etc. sitting outside, then I couldn't expect much more for the splitter.

 

[Hinerman]

Condition is everything. If it is in nice shape that is a good deal.

 

[johnnyballs]

Thanks for the help srb08. Hopefully I can tell easily how it was maintained. I know from buying things in the past, you can tell a lot by how the owner keeps his property and everything else. If the place is kind of run down, and all his other mowers etc. sitting outside, then I couldn't expect much more for the splitter.

bring cash...and/or offer to trade something of value that you have...

 

[Omaha419]

I would talk him down. 500 seems high for a 10 year old splitter.


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[Streblerm]

It's a good splitter. I have one. For some reason splitters really seem to hold their value. I see them on Craigslist all the time for the same price as a new one on sale or with a coupon. They seem to sell because the ads disappear after a few days.

That is why I bought mine new. If you only want to spend 500$ on a splitter I would jump on it.

 

[srb08]

Thanks for the help srb08. Hopefully I can tell easily how it was maintained. I know from buying things in the past, you can tell a lot by how the owner keeps his property and everything else. If the place is kind of run down, and all his other mowers etc. sitting outside, then I couldn't expect much more for the splitter.

Last night, I checked my local Craig's list for splitters. There was a 22T Huskee, that looked like it was close to new.
The guy was asking $900. Most of the other units for sale, looked like they had been stored under water. The asking prices were ridiculous, $500-$1,000 for splitters that looked as though they needed a complete rebuild.
About half of the units were for sale last winter, when I last checked Craig's list.

 

[zogger]

Almost half off new if it is in decent shape is a deal. You just don't see cheap splitters very much.

 

[rarefish383]

I've got one, I think this is the third year. Love it. My brother in law used it last fall after I was done with my wood. He ran it dry. I filled it a couple days ago, pumped the primer 6 times, one pull. This past spring I sold an old I beam splitter that had a burned up pump and a fairly new Harbour freight 6 horse engine. Got 350. It would start and run fine, the ram would come out real slow, would not split, and then retract even slower. I had it running and splitting good and let a friend borrow it. I told him not to run it for more than about a half hour and let it cool, till I got a bigger tank, the oil tank was way too small. He tag teamed a big pile of wood with his neighbor for about 4 hours. He called and said the ram wouldn't come in or out and the hoses were so hot you could not touch them, cooked the pump, Joe.

 

[ChoppyChoppy]

Around here a splitter sells in the $1700-2000 area, so a working one being sold for $500 would be sold in hours.

 

[johndeereg]

Well I never went and checked it out. I got a weird vibe from the seller. He never answered if it was stored in or out and I just never got there to look at it. Not sure if I'll go see it or not but thanks for all the help.

 

[rarefish383]

Where in MD are you? You could compare it with mine and see how it matches up, Joe.