I've been absent for a while frying other fish, but I thought I'd post a review of a Tractor Supply Huskee (SpeeCo) 22 ton log splitter I recently bought.
I've run about three tanks of gas through the splitter and so far so good. I was concerned a bit about the 22 tons vs 35 ton splitters I see and the cycle time. I've read posts about both and wondered if the splitter would be under powered and slow. Honestly, I have yet to stall the splitter. I've got oak, locust and they are pretty easy. Cherry and knotty pine are the hardest to split - but the splitter does very well. As far as cycle time - I was surprised at how quickly the splitter runs. I'm not selling wood, only splitting it for my own use and the speed/cycle time is not a problem. If anything, I can't keep-up with it.
The engine sets nicely out of the way and the beam easily tilts-up for vertical splitting.
The one accessory I am going to get is the table that bolts to the beam. When I am by myself, that table would be the extra set of hands I need to handle a larger split - after I split it.
The price - $999 plus tax. I bought it at Tractor Supply and though it says Huskee on the beam, it is a SpeeCo brand.
All in all - for the homeowner like me, I'd recommend this splitter.
Bill
I've run about three tanks of gas through the splitter and so far so good. I was concerned a bit about the 22 tons vs 35 ton splitters I see and the cycle time. I've read posts about both and wondered if the splitter would be under powered and slow. Honestly, I have yet to stall the splitter. I've got oak, locust and they are pretty easy. Cherry and knotty pine are the hardest to split - but the splitter does very well. As far as cycle time - I was surprised at how quickly the splitter runs. I'm not selling wood, only splitting it for my own use and the speed/cycle time is not a problem. If anything, I can't keep-up with it.
The engine sets nicely out of the way and the beam easily tilts-up for vertical splitting.
The one accessory I am going to get is the table that bolts to the beam. When I am by myself, that table would be the extra set of hands I need to handle a larger split - after I split it.
The price - $999 plus tax. I bought it at Tractor Supply and though it says Huskee on the beam, it is a SpeeCo brand.
All in all - for the homeowner like me, I'd recommend this splitter.
Bill