Re: Woodsplitter Suggestions?

Posted by Billy NY on October 16, 2015 at 12:23:03 from (104.228.35.235):

In Reply to: Woodsplitter Suggestions? posted by Traditional Farmer on October 16, 2015 at 08:52:16:

There are a lot of choices for these out there, and you can spend quite a bit on higher end splitter, compared to a homeowner type. Run through the paces of what you'll be doing and see what works best. For my needs the 28 ton Huskee/Speeco, is just fine, seasonal firewood production averaging a minimum of 5 cords, this year will be a lot more. Wedge on ram is fine for me, prefer it for much of the wood I split, it has the gussets to push off stuck pieces on the return stroke, which is a rarity anyways. 11 GPM 2 stage pump is fine for me on cycle speed, but some in this size have 16GPM, a little faster cycle time. I like the Speeco model line, they did have some shown with Honda GX engines, those are reliable and durable, easy starting. Mine has the GC 190, not a GX, but if it fails I'll go for a GX.

I've found ways to keep my work off the ground for the most part, even bucking/blocking logs, same with split wood to the stack, so I don't use the vertical position much except for real large blocks.

Its one of those things that sits most of the year, so many of the ones like the Huskee/Speeco type, are in the same price range, most if not all will serve ones needs no matter the brand it is.

I looked into these heavily before I bought one, used were not nearly as commonly available as they seem to be now, so I went with a 2-3 year old Huskee 28 ton that came up to save a few hundred.

Read the spec sheets and compare, then look at how its built, see what you like about ones you are interested in, it helped me wade through all the information and make a decision. I added the small log cradle for the opposing side and also got the 4 way wedge and the cover. Being a Huskee and TSC across the road, made sense, also being a re-branded Speeco product just adds to it, lots of these have been built the same way over the years.

I saw a 28 ton like mine on you tube with a log cradle/lift neatly built into the beam on one of these, really looked handy for larger blocks, nicely done with a small cylinder and a 3rd circuit on the valve, not sure how he did that but it was simple. the beam comes drilled and tapped for the the cradle so its possible to build an adapter plate for the cylinder mount without modifying the beam, welding or cobbing something up, I chased the holes out with a tap and coated with anti-seize when I installed the cradle, used grade 8 bolts.

Like was said each to their own on these, lots of them to look at from what I recall.

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