I'm ruined...

[KMB]

Ohhh man your doing it the hard way. Fix your self up a shade umbrella & get a plactic milk create with a seat attatched to it so you can sit down on the job .

Man, I don't want to get to comfy . A milk crate or something similar would be nice. I do have a little folding stool that I hunt off...that should work. Sigh...I think of the stool now that I'm done with the vertical splitting... .

Kevin

 

[KMB]

Yep your done, Ya might as well spring for the 35 ton unit. You won't regret it.

Yeah man...rub it in...

Kevin

 

[stihl sawing]

Yeah man...rub it in...

Kevin

LOL,Mines old, your gonna have a brand new one.

 

[ropensaddle]

Great pics kelvin I am going to split tomorrow rain or shine
been finally cool enough to get in the mood. I have probably
fifteen cords to split if you were closer I would drop ya off some.
I burn seven cords or so and usually the rest rots until I get me a
shed built, so little time so much to do!

 

[KMB]

Great pics kelvin I am going to split tomorrow rain or shine
been finally cool enough to get in the mood. I have probably
fifteen cords to split if you were closer I would drop ya off some.
I burn seven cords or so and usually the rest rots until I get me a
shed built, so little time so much to do!

Oh man, that would be nice! I'd come and get some...if I had a big trailer (25' gooseneck) and a truck to pull it. How far are you to Hope? I'm about a 1/2 hour from Hope.

I was going to do some more splitting tomorrow morning early before work, but I'm going to town in the afternoon and I need to put in the extra hours doing my 'bill paying job' .

Kevin

 

[KMB]

LOL,Mines old, your gonna have a brand new one.

Hmmmmm, I'll see how the wood gathering goes this year. I might have enough to restock myself, mom-in-law and maybe sell a cord or 3 later. I'll put back what I sell and see how taxes come out and go from there...ya right, cause in between there's the real world to deal with and it's expenses...

Kevin

 

[ropensaddle]

Oh man, that would be nice! I'd come and get some...if I had a big trailer (25' gooseneck) and a truck to pull it. How far are you to Hope? I'm about a 1/2 hour from Hope.

I was going to do some more splitting tomorrow morning early before work, but I'm going to town in the afternoon and I need to put in the extra hours doing my 'bill paying job' .

Kevin

2.5 hrs to Hope if I remember right! are you south of hope?

 

[KMB]

2.5 hrs to Hope if I remember right! are you south of hope?

Yep. In between Stamps and Lewisville, about 9 miles from each town.

Kevin

 

[ropensaddle]

Yep. In between Stamps and Lewisville, about 9 miles from each town.

Kevin

I guess that would make it three I was down there
not too long ago at the Washington museum it was
cool the bowie knife was made there.

 

[pacman]

I was looking to buy a new splitter and every thing was $1200 and up. I had went to home depot and was looking around the rentals. I asked the sales person, "do you sell these used units". He said "yes we do all the time". I asked him how much for the splitter. He look it up on the computer and gave me the price $700. The only draw back is that it is sold as is and no warranty. I figured if they rented these things out it must be in good condition.

So if you do see one at a rental yard ask them to price it.

 

[KMB]

I have a husky splitter I bought used from home depot for $700 And this is my second year using it and its still going strong as the day I bought it. I think its been run hard too because I am a hard worker.

I just thought I would give you some thing to think about if you are looking to buy. You might can look on craigs list and find one .

Oh yeah my splitter has a 8hp Honda engine on it. It will start on the second pull right after the choke is turned off. Nothing is wrong with a Honda engine.

I was looking to buy a new splitter and every thing was $1200 and up. I had went to home depot and was looking around the rentals. I asked the sales person, "do you sell these used units". He said "yes we do all the time". I asked him how much for the splitter. He look it up on the computer and gave me the price $700. The only draw back is that it is sold as is and no warranty. I figured if they rented these things out it must be in good condition.

So if you do see one at a rental yard ask them to price it.

A few questions: Is your Husky splitter the same as the 'Huskee' splitters that TSC sell? What ton rating does it have? Is it the vertical and horizontal model? Do you have a picture of it that you could post? Sorry for all the questions. I'll be in a city this afternoon that has a Home Depot and I'll probably stop by there and look in their rental yard. Until I hear back from you, I'm thinking that Home Depot might do the same thing with the rental splitters like they do the Makita/Dolmar saws...they're available by asking, but not on the store shelves. They just might use the Huskee line of splitters.

Kevin

 

[Zodiac45]

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

Yep +1 too my Mainiac Pal PB,

You'll find the 22T is all you'll ever need (for home firewood) and it's more economical on fuel. Also I've not found the higher tonnage models any faster either due too having about an equal ratio of fluid volume too push. Rememeber too that quite frequently you're not using the whole cycle but maybe 6" of it back and forth. My 5hp, 11gpm 2 stage pump and 4" cyl is rated 20 ton and I've yet too find a round it won't conquer. It just shifts down too "low gear" and does it's job. While mine isn't as massive looking as you're "old blue", it is a little low for me so I just wheel it up on a pair of those cheapo oil changing ramps and block the front up with a piece of wood.

 

[KMB]

Yep +1 too my Mainiac Pal PB,

You'll find the 22T is all you'll ever need (for home firewood) and it's more economical on fuel. Also I've not found the higher tonnage models any faster either due too having about an equal ratio of fluid volume too push. Rememeber too that quite frequently you're not using the whole cycle but maybe 6" of it back and forth. My 5hp, 11gpm 2 stage pump and 4" cyl is rated 20 ton and I've yet too find a round it won't conquer. It just shifts down too "low gear" and does it's job. While mine isn't as massive looking as you're "old blue", it is a little low for me so I just wheel it up on a pair of those cheapo oil changing ramps and block the front up with a piece of wood.

Thanks for your input. You're the second guy that's mentioned using car ramps for added height. If that old splitter I get to use wasn't so heavy...

Kevin

 

[Austin1]

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

Sure bring that splitter and some of that hard wood with you. lol

 

[mudguts]

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

Hi Kevin, I think if you go with the 35 ton, you will never have any doubts on wether or not you made the right choice. If you go with either of the others, you'll always have this voice in the back of your mind asking, "Did I make the right choice here?" or "I bet that 35 ton would slice this huge round like butter". Get the idear I'm laying down? I think the extry couple hundred bucks is well worth a good peice of mind. Plus, bragging rights are off the hook.

 

[KMB]

Hi Kevin, I think if you go with the 35 ton, you will never have any doubts on wether or not you made the right choice. If you go with either of the others, you'll always have this voice in the back of your mind asking, "Did I make the right choice here?" or "I bet that 35 ton would slice this huge round like butter". Get the idear I'm laying down? I think the extry couple hundred bucks is well worth a good peice of mind. Plus, bragging rights are off the hook.

I'm bad for second-guessing myself. If I end up going brand new, most likely it will be the 35 ton...unless there's a great deal on the 27 or 28 ton. I'll be looking for used splitters also.

Kevin

 

[KMB]

A few questions: Is your Husky splitter the same as the 'Huskee' splitters that TSC sell? What ton rating does it have? Is it the vertical and horizontal model? Do you have a picture of it that you could post? Sorry for all the questions. I'll be in a city this afternoon that has a Home Depot and I'll probably stop by there and look in their rental yard. Until I hear back from you, I'm thinking that Home Depot might do the same thing with the rental splitters like they do the Makita/Dolmar saws...they're available by asking, but not on the store shelves. They just might use the Huskee line of splitters.

Kevin

I went back and found pacman's thread on his Home Depot splitter: http://www.arboristsite.com/showthread.php?t=46244. It looks to me like it is a Huskee splitter, not sure what size though.

I went by the Home Depot (Bossier City, LA) I mentioned, but they don't have a tool rental area. The home depot in Shreveport, LA has one, so I'll check there maybe when I'm there Sunday. If not, I'll be in Texarkana, TX on Tuesday, and I'll check there.

Kevin

 

[BlueRidgeMark]

If it's the Huskee (made by Speeco) you'll be good.

Just avoid the the MTD stuff!

 

[BlueRidgeMark]

Hi Kevin, I think if you go with the 35 ton, you will never have any doubts on wether or not you made the right choice. If you go with either of the others, you'll always have this voice in the back of your mind asking, "Did I make the right choice here?" or "I bet that 35 ton would slice this huge round like butter". Get the idear I'm laying down? I think the extry couple hundred bucks is well worth a good peice of mind. Plus, bragging rights are off the hook.

Another overkill advocate!

Yep!

 

[walexa07]

Yeah, I think so. Had quite an argument with some folks on another thread a few weeks back. I was trying to understand how lifting a 40" round up in the air, even with a log lift, was easier than flopping it on the ground and splitting it there. I was just asking questions, trying to understand their point of view, but a couple of them got pretty hot under the collar that I would dare question them. Hmmm, okay. Whatever!

I'll stick to vertical splitting for the big ones, and be glad of my 1000# Milwaukee hand truck to move them around.

As I remember it you were not just asking questions.........you were running your mouth about how your huskee was so much better, and how the american cls units were not built well.......even though they are very similar to timberwolf and other commercial splitters, yet half the price.

Let's revisit some of your statements. These are regarding the American CLS splitters that a couple here had purchased:

Somebody was raving about their new splitter on another thread, and looking at the pics, I can't imagine paying what they get for those things. They were not impressive at all. Okay, but not impressive. Much less beef than my Speeco, which was half the price.

It's real simple. They aren't much. I can see how well they're built, and it's not much. It's better than the box store junk, sure, it's decent, sure, but it's not as heavy as the Speeco, and it's just not much to brag about. Not for the money they get. For that money, go look at the ones mentioned above, or the Split-Fire. The differences are obvious, and the American comes out on the short end of the stick.

And if you like vertical........more power to you, lots do. Any of the commercial firewood producers use horizontal with log lift though......what does that say? I have used both, and much prefer the horizontal with log lift. When you are splitting a large round, once you lay it down under the splitting ram it can be very difficult to wrestle it into position. Typically there are stubs or small plates sticking up from the foot of the splitter to keep it from sliding off the foot........these make it difficult to slide the round close to the beam. With the log lift, you just roll it on there, raise it up, and roll it right on over to where you want it. Split it in half, let the half closest to the lift fall back on the lift, then reposition the other half to be split again. Once it is in half, throw half of that on top of the log lift as well. Once these rounds are at working height it is not hard to slide them around. I have worked all day a couple of times with large rounds and no sore back the next morning. But like I've said before, if your preference is vertical, have at it, it's just not for me when there are better options in my opinion.

And don't come off like everybody had a fit because you liked vertical better.........it had nothing to do with your opinion on vertical or horizontal with log lift.........it had everything to do with you running a unit down that you have never used or even seen in person. Below are links to the thread I have clipped quotes from:

http://www.arboristsite.com/showthread.php?t=68431&page=2

KMB,

No offense intended........if you like the vertical splitter I am sure you will be happy with it, especially after you have put some time in on one. My only problem was with BRM whining and mis-stating what our disagreement was about a few months ago. I have read alot of good things about the Huskee 22, seem like real good units. Good luck with whatever you choose!

Waylan