After going back and forth for a long time, I purchased a Huskee 22 ton splitter from my my local Tractor Supply. I purchased the 4-way splitting wedge but found that it only works well on smaller pieces (directions say < 14 inches) or on soft wood. I was fortunate of having more wood to process than I had space for and wanted to speed up the process of splitting and stacking. I had borrowed a splitter from a neighbor a couple of times to process some rounds that I couldn't split. The last time that I borrowed it, the piston that runs the splitting wedge stopped moving. The engine was running fine but the splitter stopped moving. He had to take it to a service center to get it fixed. I felt awful and offered to pay for the repair but he wouldn't accept anything. Now I have the convenience of using a splitter whenever I need it without bothering my neighbor or running the risk of something going wrong when I'm using his splitter. So far, I'm very pleased. The cycle time is listed as 13 seconds and seems fast enough.
