USED Timberwolf?

[B-Edwards]

I'm still loooking for a used tw5 or tw6, any 1 know of 1 of these for sale?

 

[Pcoz88]

call Brownwood equipment sales here in ohio.They had a used tw-5 at there warehouse in sandusky,Ohio.PM me if you want number.


Pete

 

[B-Edwards]

Thank you Sir!!!!

 

[Pcoz88]

so did you find one?

Did you get a timber wolf?????

 

[B-Edwards]

Hello again sir, I called the people you told me about. They didnt have a TW5 used when i talked to them, they did have a used TW6. It's so far to thier location the price didnt work for me. But since then i have purchased a new TW5 here in NC because i couldnt wait any longer to start splitting for this winter. I like the splitter but I'm not sure at this point i would recomend it to others. One thing i didnt understand about the 4-way wedge is it doesnt fall out of your way when you dont need it, you have to remove it by hand which is easy but,,,. This thing is a beast i cut a few pieces of Blackgum across grain just to see if it would, not a problem at all. The log lift is awsome ,works very well. The only complaint i have is the price and the 4-way or 6-way wedges dont fall (lower) out of your way for you to only use the vertical wedge. I'll keep you guys posted as to any +s or -s i see to this machine.

 

[BRAAAP]

Did you get the table grate with that? If not try one the make a huge diff. I have a TW-5 and just order a C-24 conveyor to finish the set up Good luck with yours

 

[B-Edwards]

Hello Braaap, No sir i did not get the grate, it looks like it's the way to go though. Looks like it would be a huge help with large wood and keeping it off your feet as you work.Will probly have 1 soon. Thanks

 

[sloth9669]

update

please keep the updates coming the pros and cons want one my self...waht did it run you with all the opt stuff you got ?

 

[Husky137]

The 4 and 6 way wedges don't lower out of the way but they do lift out of the way, and lift off of the 2-way wedge very easily. I would think the TW-5 without the table grate, log lift and a conveyor would be an expensive pain in the butt. I have a TW-5 w/ table grate, log lift, 4 and 6 way wedge with the 24 ft. conveyor. Whole package cost me 13K, I think "sticker" was about 6 or 7 hundred above that. I wouldn't trade mine for anything except a full-blown processor.

 

[B-Edwards]

Hello Sloth, i paid $6,183.00 for mine with a log lift and 4-way wedge. I know this is alot of money for a splitter. Before i bought this i priced all the parts to build 1 , took that list to a welder friend of mine . He told me to double the price of the parts to cover the labor. This was very close to what i paid and i didnt have to go thru the hassle of redoing things they got wrong. There are people out there who could do all this thierselves ,I couldnt because I'm not set up for this kinda work and i needed it now. The only machine I've seen that puts the horizontal wedge out of your way is the machine at Northern Tool it's priced a little lower , I've been told it doesnt work well ( the horizontal wedge hangs up sometimes) but i dont know this for myself. It wont take long and I'll know if I did the wrong thing ( for my situation ). Anybody else that has a Timberwolf splitter get in here and POST.

 

[gage52]

i just went from a speeco 25ton to a tw-5 try'n to speed up production i sell around 50 to 70 cord in the winter to keep money coming in. the initial cost gets you but the way i think of it is last years firewood paid for this splitter and will pay for a conveyor once i get more info on them. my tw-5 is a 2002 bought from my uncle told me he would sell it to me for 2500.00 i tried it for a hour and was so impressed i gave a extra 500.00 to get it that day! anyone have any info on timberwolf's conveyors(pros&cons, pricing,and is a tablegrate the only way to go with a conveyor?) im looking at the 20ft.

 

[BRAAAP]

Will let you know about the conveyor im getting one this week :biggrinbounce2:

 

[sloth9669]

tw-p1

I got a tw-p1 with 4 way wedge and a manual log lift...for waht i do now it works but as fast as this is going for me and sales are good ill need to move to a tw5 in a year or so but what i need is more supply of logs and a larger area to work on...stuff i got to figure out. just looking for pros and cons of the splitter and seems like its a good deal...lots of money but thats what it takes to get good gear.

 

[gage52]

me too hopefully, whats it gonna costs?

 

[Husky137]

If I remember, I paid $5500 for the 24ft. conveyor. You can use the conveyor with the TW-5 without the table grate, but I find the table to be indespensible. It eliminates a lot of cr@p from your wood and gives you a place to retrieve large pieces to resplit. It also eliminates bending over to pick up pieces for resplitting. In my opinion without the complete package you spend too much time doibg busy work and handling the wood, eliminating the speed advantages of the machine.

 

[timberwolf1]

I got a tw-p1 with 4 way wedge and a manual log lift...for waht i do now it works but as fast as this is going for me and sales are good ill need to move to a tw5 in a year or so but what i need is more supply of logs and a larger area to work on...stuff i got to figure out. just looking for pros and cons of the splitter and seems like its a good deal...lots of money but thats what it takes to get good gear.

Hello there. I bought a tw-p1 recently myself. My father wanted to tie a Tarm boiler he had sitting in the basement in with the exisitng oil-fired boiler to offset the ever increasing oil prices. I did not want him to split wood by hand anymore, so I bought him a tw-p1 with a 4-way wedge and a table grate. It's a little more than the other splitters out there, but you get what you pay for and the quality is better. Might as well do it right the first time...at least that's my way of thinking. It is an impressive machine, and the table grate and 4-way help so much over an ordinary splitter. Does the manual log lift for the tw-p1 allow you to load multiple rounds on and lift them up so you can roll them on to the beam? I'm thinking of buying one next year.

 

[sloth9669]

tw1

you can hand place more then one round on it waiting to be slpit but does not pick up more then one at a time...i can lift 25'' rounds by my self and not much work..lets just say it picks stuff up i could have to cut with a saw..i recomend it..how is the table grate working for you its the one thing i passed on.

 

[timberwolf1]

you can hand place more then one round on it waiting to be slpit but does not pick up more then one at a time...i can lift 25'' rounds by my self and not much work..lets just say it picks stuff up i could have to cut with a saw..i recomend it..how is the table grate working for you its the one thing i passed on.

Good, that's basically what I wanted to hear. I wanted to know that I could "preload" the log lift so to speak and still have it availble to pick up the real big stuff as well. The table grate is wonderfull and a real back saver, as you don't have to bend over to pick up the wood to resplit it. I throw the finished pieces in a pile as they come onto the grate. The table grate is definetly worth the money if you are thinking about it.

 

[B-Edwards]

Ima get dat grate!!!

 

[LNG24]

I am bumming tonight. I have been looking on and off at a TW-5 for years, but never really had a need for it. This year I switched to a Wood Stove as my main heat source. So I figured I finally have the reason to begin wood processing. I could make some money at it while getting my wood for free.

As luck would have it, I found a used TW-5 with ALL options on E-bay and just lost the bidding war to someone else by 45 seconds! FYI It went for $3700 and change.

I was really wanting to only spend $3500, but I figured I would kick myself if I let it go for $200. It was a fight to the finish and I lost out. So back to looking for the next Timberwolf.