Nice is a gentle way of putting it!
How could anyone expect to show up for this kind of sale and not have any cash for payment?
I like the Playskool colors too! What IS that street El made of? Brass? Bronze?
Hate to ask, but would you guys take a look at this splitter?
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Nice is a gentle way of putting it!
How could anyone expect to show up for this kind of sale and not have any cash for payment?
I like the Playskool colors too! What IS that street El made of? Brass? Bronze?
Barnie
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what kind of cycle time does it have?? nice if the price is right.
drmiller100
ArboristSite Guru
you guys are picky.
if the thing runs, not all bad. if a feller wants to get REALLY picky, just replace the 90 at the back of the ram that pushes. i suppose the 90 at the front of the ram could go, but lets be real.
if it runs during the demo, great, and run it for 10 years. if it fails, talk the seller into discounting it 100 bucks, and buy it anyway, and spend 15 bucks and replace the 90's.
if the thing runs, not all bad. if a feller wants to get REALLY picky, just replace the 90 at the back of the ram that pushes. i suppose the 90 at the front of the ram could go, but lets be real.
if it runs during the demo, great, and run it for 10 years. if it fails, talk the seller into discounting it 100 bucks, and buy it anyway, and spend 15 bucks and replace the 90's.
wdchuck
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Looks nice, clean and crisp, easy to work on.
Changes I would make:
Redo the wedge. The spreader wings go right to the point. Bad business when trying to shear through knots/crotches. Mine start about 1/3 back on teh blade.
Do something about the 'wings'. That thng will give you a backache from bending over in less than 5 minutes. You need to be able to stand near the beam. My in/out tables are only 2x6 and even then there are times I wish I could get closer.
Height: Looks way to low - another backache building. Best height IMO is to have it such that with your fist closed, it will touch the beam while you are standing straight. That allows you to manipulate the blocks while spliting and not bending over. Any higher and you will be lifting the wood more than needed.
Bottom line? I would buy it but make some changes.
Harry K
Redo the wedge. The spreader wings go right to the point. Bad business when trying to shear through knots/crotches. Mine start about 1/3 back on teh blade.
Do something about the 'wings'. That thng will give you a backache from bending over in less than 5 minutes. You need to be able to stand near the beam. My in/out tables are only 2x6 and even then there are times I wish I could get closer.
Height: Looks way to low - another backache building. Best height IMO is to have it such that with your fist closed, it will touch the beam while you are standing straight. That allows you to manipulate the blocks while spliting and not bending over. Any higher and you will be lifting the wood more than needed.
Bottom line? I would buy it but make some changes.
Harry K
It should fit in a 8x6 trailer just fine - Take a couple of short planks for ramps. A set of rope blocks or a cable come-along would pull it right on. The heavy end first, the rest will follow - 
Good luck!
Good luck!
Rookie1
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I like it. I would keep an eye on the engine mounting on top of the hyd. tank. I have a few pieces of equipment at work that have vibrated enoug to crack steel around mounting holes. Also whats been said about hyd. fittings and wings. Other than that run it.:greenchainsaw:
CharlieG
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Well, did you get it 
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avalancher
Arboristsite Raconteur
Do you guys have to register a woodsplitter to pull on the road?Wouldnt it qualify as a piece of farm equipement?
savageactor7
ArboristSite Guru
Well if it splits wood and the price is right I'd buy it...used splitters are as rare as hens teeth. A little too heavy to manhandle in the back yard but I could live with that.
Zodiac45
Paleostoveologist & Sawwhisperer
I like it! Very clean design and pretty well thought out too. The "wings" are excellent backsaver. Make sure it's got a 2 stage pump though. 
Your right on that all pipe fittings are not created equal. But I can tell that those 90's are only 150lb fittings that have no place on the pressure side of that splitter. They are ok on the return side though.
You can replace them with 3000lb steel (not mallable or cast) pipe fittings but you wont find them at your local home hardware store.
I went over during lunch and checked out the splitter. It had several issues,
so after haggling with the seller for a while we settled on $525 leaving me with
some things to fix. First, those fittings, yuck. Also, the pickup line from the tank
into the pump is junk and collapsed on itself majorly restricting flow. The
pump is single stage and undersized in my opinion, but I won't know until the
lines are sorted out. The high pressure line from the pump to the valve
is a solid pipe, but is undersized and thus really restricts flow. Watching the
cylinder move was painful, but it moved smoothly. The splitter is also too low,
with small tires. Perhaps larger tires alone will get it up to an acceptable height,
but I can handle it for now.
So my plan is: new fittings, new input line to pump, new high pressure line to
valve. See how things go. If It still is too slow, find a decent used 2-stage
11GPM (5.5 HP engine on it) pump and see how things look. Also, I will replace
the fluid since it is probably very old and has no filter (yet). Does this sound
about right?
Thanks!
so after haggling with the seller for a while we settled on $525 leaving me with
some things to fix. First, those fittings, yuck. Also, the pickup line from the tank
into the pump is junk and collapsed on itself majorly restricting flow. The
pump is single stage and undersized in my opinion, but I won't know until the
lines are sorted out. The high pressure line from the pump to the valve
is a solid pipe, but is undersized and thus really restricts flow. Watching the
cylinder move was painful, but it moved smoothly. The splitter is also too low,
with small tires. Perhaps larger tires alone will get it up to an acceptable height,
but I can handle it for now.
So my plan is: new fittings, new input line to pump, new high pressure line to
valve. See how things go. If It still is too slow, find a decent used 2-stage
11GPM (5.5 HP engine on it) pump and see how things look. Also, I will replace
the fluid since it is probably very old and has no filter (yet). Does this sound
about right?
Thanks!
Sounds about right. I saw the listing, I think the $600 starting price was a bit high. Once you put another couple hundred into it, you should have a machine that will work. Good idea talking him down.
You could have driven up here a got this:
http://nh.craigslist.org/grd/899298966.html
I was told they are very slow (my neighbor has one), but the price is right. I suspect it may be gone by now.
You could have driven up here a got this:
http://nh.craigslist.org/grd/899298966.html
I was told they are very slow (my neighbor has one), but the price is right. I suspect it may be gone by now.
drmiller100
ArboristSite Guru
11 gpm is probably 1/2 inch lines on pressure, 1 inch suction, 3/4 return????
distances that short, those sizes would probably work.
distances that short, those sizes would probably work.
MATTYB11
ArboristSite Operative
I don't know if that is homemade or not but my father used to own a splitter that looked exactly like that. he sold it real cheap about 12ish years ago after it sat for a few years because he no longer heated with wood. wonder if its the same splitter. are there any initials welded on the beam or the wings?
I'll check tomorrow!
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