I'm ruined...

[KMB]

I finally got around to do some splitting on Saturday. A friend of mine had offered his Huskee 22 ton, horiz./vert., B&S 6.5 hp splitter (from TSC) to let me try a while back. So I took him up on his offer, mainly to split some bigger Oak I had cut recently. Well...the ability to split vertically (and not having to quarter the big stuff with a saw) was really, really nice. I was impressed with the 22 ton and how it did on the bigger stuff. I’m sure a higher ton rated splitter (with a bigger cylinder and pump) would have been faster. It even went through a big piece with a big knot...it lugged the engine down, but refused to quit. That was at about 3/4 throttle...the way the gentleman told me how he ran the splitter. I’m fairly tall (about 6’2”) and in the pic of myself, I’m on my kness…when the big rounds got split to manageable pieces, working on my kness (or sitting on a bigger piece of split wood) was a lot easier than bending down. I liked the auto return valve (wedge could be stopped on the way up for quicker split time), and how easy the whole unit is to move around the yard. A bigger plate (where the round sits on in the vert. position) would be nice…I used pieces of 2x4 as ‘extensions’ for the first 2 splits on the big rounds to keep them fairly level. I tried a few pieces in the horiz. position and I liked the working height, but a table would be nice for the pieces that needed splitting more than once (pieces that I had to let drop to the ground). The 22 ton did fine, but I might try for the 35 ton model when funds allow. The splitter I usually get to use has a B&S 8 hp engine and it looks like a 5” cylinder, but the vert. capability of that 22 ton is really nice! I’m gonna hate to return that splitter in a few days…I’m ruined!

Here’s some pics of the bigger stuff that I split, of me (my wife wandered outside, saw the camera and took the pic), and the splitter that I usually use:

Kevin

 

[mga]

LOL...got spoiled, did ya???

that blue splitter looks good....just raise it up higher so it's easier on the back.

 

[KMB]

LOL...got spoiled, did ya???

that blue splitter looks good....just raise it up higher so it's easier on the back.

Yep, got spoiled terribly.

Regarding the blue splitter (very strong), it's an old ex-uhaul rental splitter. It's not mine, but I have access to it (and I do the oil changes and look after it). The original engine had lasted till I think 2 years ago when it was recommended to replace it because of noises it was making. As far as raising it, since it's not mine, I'll use it as is. If it was mine, I'd have to find someone with the equipment and know-how to raise it properly.

Kevin

 

[Ductape]

Kevin, nice looking oak ! I've read only good things about those small Huskee splitters.

 

[Austin1]

Awesome pics!! Since you were originally from Here, Okay Edmonton or better known as the Chuck lol.I hope you under stand I really hate you now! All that big hard wood to burn and you don't even have a real winter:dizzy
Na just kidding lucky:censored:

 

[KMB]

Kevin, nice looking oak ! I've read only good things about those small Huskee splitters.

Thanks.

I looked at the pricing on the TSC website and the price for the 28 ton, 7 hp Honda is $1500; the 27 ton , 5.5 hp Honda is $1400; and the 35 ton, 12.5 hp B&S is $1700. Not sure if I would need to spend the extra $200 or $300 from the 27/28 to 35 ton. I do like the better jack stand on the 35 ton. The stand on the 22 ton worked, but I would like something stouter.

Kevin

 

[KMB]

Awesome pics!! Since you were originally from Here, Okay Edmonton or better known as the Chuck lol.I hope you under stand I really hate you now! All that big hard wood to burn and you don't even have a real winter:dizzy
Na just kidding lucky:censored:

LOL! First of all...why is Edmonton none as the 'Chuck' ?

I have some wood burning friends in Edmonton who are as envious as you are . Yeah, as I've said before, Winter here is like the late Fall back home...but let me tell you, the summers are brutal!!! It turned out to be a comfortable day to split on Saturday. A little cloudy, a bit of wind and lower temps in preparation for the rain that started sometime Sunday morning.

Kevin

 

[Austin1]

LOL! First of all...why is Edmonton none as the 'Chuck' ?

I have some wood burning friends in Edmonton who are as envious as you are . Yeah, as I've said before, Winter here is like the late Fall back home...but let me tell you, the summers are brutal!!! It turned out to be a comfortable day to split on Saturday. A little cloudy, a bit of wind and lower temps in preparation for the rain that started sometime Sunday morning.

Kevin

I think Edmonton is known as the Chuck to us old, okay older Calgarians because of the high number of Ukraine immigrants up there all the last names end with Chuck or Ski. You didn't know we called you the Chuck?

 

[BlueRidgeMark]

Yep, you're doomed. I have the 35 ton Huskee, because most of my stuff starts at the size of what you pictured. Sure is nice!

Cute kid in the avatar, BTW, but who's that ugly dude in the picture? :greenchainsaw:





Hey, once you get your splitter, or maybe before, look into Northern's trailer dolly. Man, what that money well spent!

 

[Austin1]

Yep, you're doomed. I have the 35 ton Huskee, because most of my stuff starts at the size of what you pictured. Sure is nice!

Cute kid in the avatar, BTW, but who's that ugly dude in the picture? :greenchainsaw:





Hey, once you get your splitter, or maybe before, look into Northern's trailer dolly. Man, what that money well spent!

Hey that ugly dude is him KMB you should know we Canunks age gracefully lol You gotta know more of the battle of Alberta.Lol it's a local thing

 

[KMB]

I think Edmonton is known as the Chuck to us old, okay older Calgarians because of the high number of Ukraine immigrants up there all the last names end with Chuck or Ski. You didn't know we called you the Chuck?

Nope. And for all the Germans in Edmonton...nothing wrong with them...some of my best friends are German.

Kevin

 

[PB]

Thanks.

I looked at the pricing on the TSC website and the price for the 28 ton, 7 hp Honda is $1500; the 27 ton , 5.5 hp Honda is $1400; and the 35 ton, 12.5 hp B&S is $1700. Not sure if I would need to spend the extra $200 or $300 from the 27/28 to 35 ton. I do like the better jack stand on the 35 ton. The stand on the 22 ton worked, but I would like something stouter.

Kevin

From personal experience selling the splitters, stay away from the Honda engines on the Husky splitters. They don't hold up like the Briggs do. There has never been a piece of wood that I couldn't split with the 22 ton that would require the 35 ton. We used to beat the crap out of the 22 ton during the "demo days" and couldn't stop it.

 

[KMB]

Yep, you're doomed. I have the 35 ton Huskee, because most of my stuff starts at the size of what you pictured. Sure is nice!

Cute kid in the avatar, BTW, but who's that ugly dude in the picture? :greenchainsaw:





Hey, once you get your splitter, or maybe before, look into Northern's trailer dolly. Man, what that money well spent!

Hey that ugly dude is him KMB you should know we Canunks age gracefully lol

Yeah, yeah, I still don't know why my wife married my ugly mug and how we made a cute li'l girl...must be from her side of the genes...:greenchainsaw:

As far as the wood size, there was more of that bigger stuff, but once again I was limited to how much I could bring home because of what I could safely haul with my 1/2 ton and trailer. Need more truck.

Kevin

 

[Austin1]

Nope. And for all the Germans in Edmonton...nothing wrong with them...some of my best friends are German.

Kevin

And my best Friend is Ukrainian or at least his grand parents's. it a local thing that makes us all stick together. But when ever you meet a fellow Albertan the bond is there.It don't really matter.It's just so nice to see a guy like you living somewhere else yet having some roots here.

 

[KMB]

From personal experience selling the splitters, stay away from the Honda engines on the Husky splitters. They don't hold up like the Briggs do. There has never been a piece of wood that I couldn't split with the 22 ton that would require the 35 ton. We used to beat the crap out of the 22 ton during the "demo days" and couldn't stop it.

Thanks for that. If the splitter was mine, I would have pushed it a little harder, but I don't think it would have bothered it one bit. Tough machine.

Kevin

 

[danrclem]

Kevin, that's the same kind of splitter that I have. I've had it for several years and have no complaints yet. It splits well and a tank of gas goes a long way. When I was splitting earlier this year I did find a bolt on the engine that had loosened up.

I've been wanting to put a front stand on mine that pivots and locks in place like some other splitters that I have seen. I also want to put a table on the side to catch the bigger wood. Maybe someday I'll quit procrastinating.

If I had to do it all over again I'd probably buy a bigger splitter. I'm just an overkill kinda guy for the most part.

I was out cutting an 18" black locust awhile ago. I got the small stuff now I have to go back and get the big stuff.

Danny

 

[KMB]

And my best Friend is Ukrainian or at least his grand parents's. it a local thing that makes us all stick together. But when ever you meet a fellow Albertan the bond is there.It don't really matter.It's just so nice to see a guy like you living somewhere else yet having some roots here.

Yep, it was good to be back 'home' in March/April of this year. I'm still a Canuck. On my next trip home, I'd like to get out to Invermere to visit some friends...I might try and look you up on the way there. I've never spent much time in Calgary, but I do know that I like the fact that it is so close to the mountains .

Kevin

 

[Austin1]

I think this post would be really funny to those of us who haved lived here all are lives. In the land of small trees.In the shadow of the PNW

 

[BlueRidgeMark]

Yeah, yeah, I still don't know why my wife married my ugly mug and how we made a cute li'l girl...must be from her side of the genes...:greenchainsaw:

Yeah, I've got the same deal!

As far as the wood size, there was more of that bigger stuff, but once again I was limited to how much I could bring home because of what I could safely haul with my 1/2 ton and trailer. Need more truck.

At least you've got a trailer. I hope to have money for one some day. Now it's just my beat up Nissan, and I've had a bit more than a 1/2 ton of wood in that. When you've got 3 or 4 rounds of oak that are all over 36", and a few "smaller" pieces too, it adds up.


So, you're an ex-Canadian? Me, too. Ontario, many moons ago.

 

[KMB]

Kevin, that's the same kind of splitter that I have. I've had it for several years and have no complaints yet. It splits well and a tank of gas goes a long way. When I was splitting earlier this year I did find a bolt on the engine that had loosened up.

I've been wanting to put a front stand on mine that pivots and locks in place like some other splitters that I have seen. I also want to put a table on the side to catch the bigger wood. Maybe someday I'll quit procrastinating.

If I had to do it all over again I'd probably buy a bigger splitter. I'm just an overkill kinda guy for the most part.

I was out cutting an 18" black locust awhile ago. I got the small stuff now I have to go back and get the big stuff.

Danny

Speaking of the engine, it seemed pretty quiet to me. The sometimes popping of the wood as it split was almost louder (harder on the ears...before I put in the earplugs...).

Kevin