Log splitter on Ebay

[TreeTopFlyer]

Splitter for sale in Florida 17 hours to go .

CUB CADET 9HP 33 TON LOG SPLITTER VERTICLE - HORIZONTAL
Great Shape - No Reserve - Item number: 140227536088

Looks to be good deal for someone in the south.

Martin

 

[kstill361]

Whats up with the splitting wedge on it Never seen one like that

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[stihl sawing]

Whats up with the splitting wedge on it Never seen one like that

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It does look kinda cheap to me. Looks like it would bend real easy.

 

[BlueRidgeMark]

Whats up with the splitting wedge on it Never seen one like that

That's one of those SPECIAL wedges known as an "El Cheapo". The proper scientific name is "Crappimus Junkigarbagus."

Also known as "Why you should avoid anything built by MTD, the creeps who bought and ruined the good names of Troybilt and Club Cadet".

The listing claims that wedge is cast iron. I don't theeeen so, Lucy!

And aside from the joke of a wedge, take a look at the flimsy guards next to it! And the bent up log cradle. Check out how wimpy that beam is. Man, the whole thing just looks flimsy!

I got reamed on another thread for daring to say that MTD is junk. So, anybody NOT think this is junk?

Here's the pic of the wedge, for when that link dies:




Here's the whole thing:




Just click on it for a larger version. You dial up guys can say "Thank you!"

 

[BlueRidgeMark]

By the way, a tip for you all. When you want to send someone a looooong URL like that one, whether posting it in a forum or sending it in an email, do your readers a favor and take it to www.tinyurl.com

You paste it in there, and they give you a short version like this:

http://tinyurl.com/64ltxk

That won't mess up a forum, or get cut off like it would in an email.

It's free, and you don't even have to sign up. You just use it whenever you want!

 

[larman]

i will stick to my yard machine chep log holders but bilt better than that cub lol

 

[stihl sawing]

Gotta agree with ya Mark, It looks very cheap and Crappy. That thing would not last no time splitting some big rounds.

 

[Countrybois]

I agree. I had been looking for a splitter and most of them are around the same price range (1200'ish). I know you can get better units but I am not intersted in going to the 3-5K price range.

Finally settled on a Speeco. Ended up with a 25 ton for right at 1K. It seems to be made much better than the Cub Cadet and the Swisher. The rail is heavy and the wedge is solid cast with a steel 'knife' at the tip. It's now been through about 8 chords of mostly oak, some sugar maple and some hackberry, and I couldn't be happier.

 

[BlueRidgeMark]

Gotta agree with ya Mark, It looks very cheap and Crappy. That thing would not last no time splitting some big rounds.

I can just picture it on some of my big oak, especially the crotches. That wedge would fold up like a Kleenex.

 

[johnha]

Why would anyone need a log splitter down there in God's Waiting Room anyway?

 

[Dennis_Peacock]

So what makes a good woodsplitter? I guess I need to be edumukated a tad as I have been researching splitters locally and it all looks cheap to me.

Besides...some say that 12 ton will work fine while others say that you need at least a 24 ton splitter.

Where's the real world truth in all this? I just need to split about 4 cords of wood a year and I'd like one that I don't have to pamper like the ones I rent from the local rental place.

Advice? Pointers? Edumukation??????

Inquiring minds wanna know.

 

[hogjaws]

Just my 2 cents worth.
Last year I researched splitters long and hard and ended up
with Northerntools' 37T with 4way wedge addon.
All the 20-30T models I looked at were $1200-1500 range.
Got this one for little over 2000 delivered.
Well worth it IMO, this thing is a beast with a 5" cly and very sturdy
log stripper. Have now run 30-40 cords through it, mostly oak and big.
The 9hp honda is smooth as silk and sips gas, I can split a cord on less
than a tank of fuel and the pump has no trb getting through big gnarly
knots and crotches. Have purposely tryed to bog it down, on occassion
a big white oak or locust knot will stop it. But just move it over a little
to the side and if it cant split it, it just cuts through the wood. It actually
bent the 1 and 3/4" solid back plate cutting thru a white oak knot, not much
but it now has a slight bow to it. Still split the thing though and no cracking
in the welds. Very impressive, to me and my neighbor who is a welder and knows this stuff pretty good. All that WITH the 4way on it. Typical time to split a cord of oak by myself is 2 hrs going at a reasonable pace not killing myself. It impresses the H*** out of all that have seen it in action.
A little more money but well worth it if you can spring for it, you wont regret
it. You can find pics of it here and I'll post a pic of mine later tonight.

http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_200326296_200326296

 

[hogjaws]

I also forgot to mention the only issues I have with the thing.
There are 2.
The cheesy plastic supply hoses. The one to the valve cracked
after about 20 cords, right at the valve. I just cut off the bad end
and reattached. Will replace it shortly, not a huge deal.
And the gas tank is located in such a way that it comes into contact
with the split pieces once in awhile and now has a dent in it.
This is a little more of an issue but one I can live with.
The machine works that well, and as with saws it is better to have the power and not need it than to need it and not have it.
Good luck with whatever you end up with.

 

[hogjaws]

And heres one more little tidbit.
Back in Feb I got my old f250 stuck in the mud dropping off a load
at the pile. A buddy tryed to pull me out with his chevy 4x4.
Too much mud, no grip.
So, what to do?
No come-along handy, but the ol splitter sittin there starin at me.
I says to myself, hey, that is a 37 ton cylinder. I had some chain handy as well.
Chained the splitter to a tree, extended the ram all the way out and wrapped the other chain around it and attached to truck.
30" travel, chocked the truck, tightened chain, repeat.
3 pulls later the 250 was free.
Makes one h*** of a come-along for sure.
Everyone who heard the story said good grief, pullin trucks outta the mud
with log splitters and modifying chainsaws.......what a redneck.
Yep......and darn proud of it. Gotta make do with what ya got.

 

[BlueRidgeMark]

Dennis, like with any tool choice, what you need depends on what you want to do with it.

If you are splitting mostly pine and some fir, and your biggest piece is 14" diameter, you don't need a big splitter. If, like me, your stuff is mostly oak and hickory, and you never see anything less than about 20", most more like 24 up to 36 or so, and a lot of it crotches, you need a big splitter. I've got the Huskee (Tractor Supply Company) 35 ton, and I'm very happy with it. (But then, I've only got one season on it.) Others are happy with their 20 ton jobs. Depends on what you're spliltting.

We've got some real hydraulics experts on this board. Read on, there's a lot to learn here.

As for the wedge, at a minimum it ought to be solid!

Like this one:

http://www.arboristsite.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=69229&d=1208476136

 

[BlueRidgeMark]

And heres one more little tidbit.
Back in Feb I got my old f250 stuck in the mud dropping off a load
at the pile. ...

Chained the splitter to a tree, extended the ram all the way out and wrapped the other chain around it and attached to truck.
...

Makes one h*** of a come-along for sure.
Everyone who heard the story said good grief, pullin trucks outta the mud
with log splitters and modifying chainsaws.......what a redneck.
Yep......and darn proud of it. Gotta make do with what ya got.

That is outstanding!

You'd probably like my idea of using it to pull small stumps.

 

[Dennis_Peacock]

Dennis, like with any tool choice, what you need depends on what you want to do with it.

If you are splitting mostly pine and some fir, and your biggest piece is 14" diameter, you don't need a big splitter. If, like me, your stuff is mostly oak and hickory, and you never see anything less than about 20", most more like 24 up to 36 or so, and a lot of it crotches, you need a big splitter. I've got the Huskee (Tractor Supply Company) 35 ton, and I'm very happy with it. (But then, I've only got one season on it.) Others are happy with their 20 ton jobs. Depends on what you're spliltting.

We've got some real hydraulics experts on this board. Read on, there's a lot to learn here.

As for the wedge, at a minimum it ought to be solid!

Like this one:

http://www.arboristsite.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=69229&d=1208476136

It would be used for firewood for my home and woodworking shop. I always cut hardwoods for my firewood and a lot of it is in the oak species.

 

[BlueRidgeMark]

How big? Crotches or straight stuff?

 

[gink595]

And heres one more little tidbit.
Back in Feb I got my old f250 stuck in the mud dropping off a load
at the pile. A buddy tryed to pull me out with his chevy 4x4.
Too much mud, no grip.
So, what to do?
No come-along handy, but the ol splitter sittin there starin at me.
I says to myself, hey, that is a 37 ton cylinder. I had some chain handy as well.
Chained the splitter to a tree, extended the ram all the way out and wrapped the other chain around it and attached to truck.
30" travel, chocked the truck, tightened chain, repeat.
3 pulls later the 250 was free.
Makes one h*** of a come-along for sure.
Everyone who heard the story said good grief, pullin trucks outta the mud
with log splitters and modifying chainsaws.......what a redneck.
Yep......and darn proud of it. Gotta make do with what ya got.

You'd make a good Marine, Adapt, Improvise and overcome. Semper Fi.

 

[stihl sawing]

That is outstanding!

You'd probably like my idea of using it to pull small stumps.

Wish i would have seen this a while back, I messed up the warn mount on my dodge pulling stumps. Then broke a weld on the frame mount on another truck.