Let's hear about your log splitter

Didn't know we were getting into ergonomics of splitting here, put bigger tires on it.

OP is interested in getting a new splitter and what we like/dislike about ours. Of course, ergonomics is part of it.

From everything so far it sounds like the perfect solution.

I am 5'11 and it is just fine for me, I would actually like it shorter for some of the bigger pieces.

Sounds like you need to customize what is out there, I was serious about putting bigger tires on the troy bilt, either that or build your own. no joke...

Kool_hand_Looke said:

Since I can't stand splitting vertical.

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That is half your problem, you need to be sitting on a milk crate

For an awesome out of the box splitter, check out the Splitfire. Not cheap though.

I also prefer splitting horizontal, but wouldn't be without a splitter that can go vertical. I bring home a lot of BIG rounds (more than half over 40" diameter... once a 60" diameter oak), and there's just no way you're going to get a 40" round up onto a splitter.



Yeah, it's just a Huskee 22 ton, but I've not run into anything I could move, that it couldn't split. I went with the 22-ton because it has a much faster cycle time than the 28-ton, due to using the same pump on both models.

A note on I&O, they do make two versions of most of their splitters. For example, in their 22 ton equivalent, you can buy a homeowner grade I&O with a 12 second cycle time, or a commercial grade unit with a 6-second cycle time. I used to rent one of the commercial I&O 22 ton machines locally, and it did stall in rounds my cheap 22-ton Huskee goes thru without trouble (albeit slowly...).

Kool_hand_Looke said:

I guess it's uncool to actually want to know what im dropping possibly a couple grand on. I guess I should just walk in and get another piece of crap splitter like the 35T Huskee I have. I took advice on the I&O. I called them. They were bought out. Impossible to walk in and buy one. I took advice and looked at the one at the DHT. Sorry that thing was a piece of crap too. I've mentioned several times that I was interested in 22T splitters. Not the 27T Troy Bilt which keeps being repeated. And is like 2 foot off the ground.

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A LOT of wood has been split with the Huskee splitters of all sizes. I'm sure the same will be said about DHT tools after they've been out awhile longer. If you think their products are crap and can't find I&O, I think your best option is to custom build something. Clearly your standards are higher than the rest of us that get by fine with crappy big box store splitters.

By the time you hoisted that up there I'd be onto the next one.

Danno77 said:

By the time you hoisted that up there I'd be onto the next one.

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Sorry that you been offended . The posts will be deleted and I will post no more .

Kool_hand_Looke said:

I'm in the market for a log splitter. A new one. 35 tons is simply just too much. So let's see/hear how much you love/hate your fluid power splitter. Which I'm sure this is also where the wise @$$3$ will pipe up and talk about their trusty 30lb maul.

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I got an Ariens 27 Ton splitter last year, works vertical and horizontal, so far I am happy with it and it has split everything I have thrown at it. Got a 0% financing deal on it, 3 year warranty, so not a bad deal. Also bought an Ariens snowblower along with it.

Ariens 27 ton

hobbyheater said:

Sorry that you been offended . The posts will be deleted and I will post no more .

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I'm not offended. Just trying to figure out what's easier and/or faster about having to hoist and split over rolling the danged thing up to the splitter. Judging by your reaction, perhaps you are the offended one.

I got a huskey 22 ton. I had to rebuild the carb after sitting for 3 months this summer. Looks like i will be running stable ethanol treatment in every tank. But so far it seems to work really well and i have not ran into anything it won't split yet.

hobbyheater said:

Sorry that you been offended . The posts will be deleted and I will post no more .

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Chillax, man. Dano made a valid observation. We all have different ways of getting the job done, and each one has its pros and cons. You just have to decide what works for you.

I bought a I&O brand new this past spring, I got the 20ton fast cycle with a Honda gx270, I have the option of splitting vertical or horizontal, I love doing both. My cycle time is about 8 seconds from start to full return, (very fast) 20ton seems like more than enough, I have gone through some very knotty oak's and maples and haven't had a piece I could not split yet. My local hardware store did a special order for me, I just had to ask. All in all I spent like $2,400 (including cradles)
My friend had the same unit that is about 6 years older than mine, there have been some changes, The new is not a full I-beam, the top plate is welded to the bottom, the bottom plate is noticeably thinner than the top, they did improve on the "log stops" by welding in a gusset for more support. It also seems that they improved how the ram / ibeam sits connected to the wheels. The log cradles are still as cheesey as the old ones, (I&O need to re-design them so the sit lower than the splitting plate, they are meant to cradle the log, no hold the log. At the end of the day I'm very happy with my splitter, If something should happen to mine I would order another identical one no questions asked. Also it might help for you to know I have split about 30 cords with this unit since the spring, if there was wear and tare it would start to show by now.

kennyp2339 said:

Also it might help for you to know I have split about 30 cords with this unit since the spring, if there was wear and tare it would start to show by now.

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Wow, now that is some back yard wood processing, about 6 cords a month. Now that is a full time weekend job in sweltering heat, nice to hear it didn't overheat.