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Post by bigballer on Sept 13, 2010 8:54:13 GMT -5
What better place to ask this question than the campfire...  Looking to purchase a log splitter and wanted to get eveyrone's thoughts on this. Not wanting to spend more than $1,200-$1,500. Any thought's guy's?  BB |
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Post by DEERTRACKS on Sept 13, 2010 9:57:44 GMT -5
I have a 22 Ton Swisher that's in your price range. I have had pretty good luck with it.
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Post by firstwd on Sept 13, 2010 11:29:40 GMT -5
I got a 34 ton Swisher this year just a tick over your desired range this year and am having lots of fun trying to find something to stop the thing. The only issue I have with it, is it doesn't have a foot on the cylinder for the return stroke it a log gets hung on the wedge. Check out Rural King for Swisher, and Tractor Supply carries Huskee for about the same price with the return stroke guard foot. Unless of course Deertracks was offering to sell you his..... |
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Post by throbak on Sept 13, 2010 11:47:00 GMT -5
I have a 35 swisher from tractor supply. I couldnt ask for any better, ;D I havent found any thing that did any more than make it grunt a little
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Post by DEERTRACKS on Sept 13, 2010 11:50:34 GMT -5
I got a 34 ton Swisher this year just a tick over your desired range this year and am having lots of fun trying to find something to stop the thing. The only issue I have with it, is it doesn't have a foot on the cylinder for the return stroke it a log gets hung on the wedge. Check out Rural King for Swisher, and Tractor Supply carries Huskee for about the same price with the return stroke guard foot. Unless of course Deertracks was offering to sell you his..... No way man!  The old back just can't take maul splitting anymore...  |
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Post by firstwd on Sept 13, 2010 20:16:31 GMT -5
Rural King ad has 22 ton for $999 and 28 ton for $1349. Hard to beat a great product, new, and a warranty.
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Post by DEERTRACKS on Sept 14, 2010 14:22:28 GMT -5
Rural King ad has 22 ton for $999 and 28 ton for $1349. Hard to beat a great product, new, and a warranty. Before I bought my Swisher I went to their website for some research. I had no idea of the long history of the Swisher Mfg. Co. Pretty interesting read. |
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Post by retnuhreed on Sept 14, 2010 15:38:21 GMT -5
My problem is that all the splitters are rated not to exceed 45 mph. Our woods is 50 miles away so that is a problem for me.
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Post by duff on Sept 14, 2010 16:33:37 GMT -5
I'm too cheap to get one right now. I need one but dang that's alot of cash to part with. I will continue to swing my maul for now...any of you guys want to come over and split some wood?
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Post by jajwrigh on Sept 14, 2010 19:09:14 GMT -5
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Post by bigballer on Sept 15, 2010 5:48:49 GMT -5
Yea I have their catalog on my desk. They look good but kind of want to get it closer to home so that if something does go wrong I can take it back without much hastle. BB |
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Post by irishhunter on Sept 15, 2010 6:54:55 GMT -5
They are pretty cheap to rent for a day or two compared to buying one. I know there is a guy in greenwood on Craigslist that will rent his for 25 bucks a day if you search for log splitter
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Post by bigballer on Sept 15, 2010 7:03:31 GMT -5
My problem is that all the splitters are rated not to exceed 45 mph. Our woods is 50 miles away so that is a problem for me. Found one in the catalog for northern that has large tires on it and a 2" hitch. I would think it's made for higher speeds. www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200326296_200326296BB |
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Post by firstwd on Sept 15, 2010 7:40:21 GMT -5
I just put mine on my trailer to take to my Dad's (45 miles away). It's not the speed that concerns me, it is not being able to see it when behind the truck.
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Post by retnuhreed on Sept 15, 2010 15:33:53 GMT -5
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Post by retnuhreed on Sept 15, 2010 15:49:11 GMT -5
Still a 45mph max speed though.
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Post by bigballer on Sept 16, 2010 5:34:49 GMT -5
yea but I only have to go 1 mile... And that's just through town.. BB |
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Post by nodog on Sept 20, 2010 18:15:35 GMT -5
I did 2 things, first feed my kids a lot of venison so they grew big and strong and 2, I don't cut big trees. If I do have too cut big trees, see solution #!.
Been cutting and heating for 30 years and the few times i did need a splitter I rented one. Highly over rated and in the way most of it's life.
Anyone that thinks there splitter is king of the wood pile has never tried to split up a big cotton wood. Next to impossible and the real kick in the shorts is the wood is worthless.
Your hauling fire wood from 50 miles away? Are you taking a tailor? Pull the splitter and see how it does, if it doesn't do well replace the tires or put it in the truck. 50 miles is a long way to go for a truck load.
I'd leave the splitter home and just load the logs.
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Post by firstwd on Sept 20, 2010 19:50:27 GMT -5
I've been splitting up cottonwood over 4 feet in diameter. The only reason I can cut the trunk pieces is they are hollow in the middle. I would have agreed the wood is worthless until last year when I installed a wood burning furnace. This thing works best when it almost smolders. Cottonwood is better at doing just that than even it knows. I made the house so hot at one point all the windows were open with the temps in the low 20's.
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Looking to purchase a log splitter and wanted to get eveyrone's thoughts on this. Not wanting to spend more than $1,200-$1,500. Any thought's guy's?
