New Huskee Log Splitter - Wow!

Congrats on the purchase! Good investment and really speeds things up.
I had a similar reaction when I brought mine home. I was like "who knew splittin wood could be so much fun!".
Enjoy.

Congratulations on the new splitter! I'm sure You'll get a great deal of joy and satisfaction when You use it .
One thing You might want to do ,or may have already done is go over all the nuts and bolts after it's been run for a bit.
Enjoy !

Congrats.
The cradle beam is nice, centers the round & it don't roll off. most splitter don't have that feature. One of the selling points for their splitter.
Vertical is a nice too for the large round, : (PS: need a mild crate to sit on )
Have fun

glad you enjoy it! =)
definitely go over it and check fluids.

Jager, we were in the same situation when we bought ours. After about the second split, I reached for the milk crate to sit on and was amazed because I was splitting wood and not even working up a sweat and it was plenty warm that day too. That was over 20 years ago and that splitter is still working just fine. We bought it at Quality Farm and Fleet. As you no doubt know TSC bought them out. QF&F carried the MTD line.

Congrats Jager. I welded up a table on mine that really works nice when your splitting by yourself. I second the check/tighten nuts and bolts.

Dave, do you know if the milk crate needs to be red (matches splitter) or in Alaska can you get away with any color? In the great lake state we worry about being checked by a well known creature lingering about from time to time!

wishlist said:

Congrats Jager. I welded up a table on mine that really works nice when your splitting by yourself. I second the check/tighten nuts and bolts.

Dave, do you know if the milk crate needs to be red (matches splitter) or in Alaska can you get away with any color? In the great lake state we worry about being checked by a well known creature lingering about from time to time!

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I have 3 colors, a metal one, & plastic orange & gray one. Choose to match what I'm wearing that day
I trimmed of the bolt on the wedge right up to the ny-lock nut on mine, it sometimes got stuck in a split.
Found a few loose nuts & bolts too.
I turn the fuel valve off when done & let it run out of gas. Don't know why, just do.
A table, when horizontal is a nice feature.

Congratulations, Jager, on your new splitter. Now, where are the pics or a video of this new toy in action??

Congrats on your splitter. Huskee makes a bolt-on table that is very useful; it retails at Tractor Supply for $60.00 or something like that, but I got one a Blains Farm & Fleet for $39.95 and free shipping. Horizontal splitting is great for the smaller stuff and you can crank out a lot of wood in a short time. However, my back sets a limit on the size of the rounds for horizontal splitting.

Def check all bolts, etc. I found a few that needed adjustment. Fluid needed to be topped off too. After about 5 hours I changed my engine oil over to synthetic since I plan to be splitting year round.
Took the splitter over to a welder and using the holes in the I beam he made me a bolt on table...was a great move! Much less picking up splits from the ground now. It's great owning a splitter versus renting one...split as you like instead of rushing to get as much done in a day when renting.
Am now patiently waiting for deer season to end so I can get back out cutting/splitting.

Congrats . . . once you go hydraulic there's no turning back.

I would also add- when you're done with splitting for a while (a month or more), make sure that you treat the gas in the splitter with sea foam, or similar gas treatment, or just drain the gas out of the tank and run the carb. dry. Nothing worse than getting ready to split, only to find that it won't start. Hasn't happened to me in a LONG time, but it happens to my neighbor with lawnmowers, snow throwers, etc. all of the time!! Some people never learn.

Nice bright & clean.
Did you give it a wax job? LOL :lol:
Nice tool

Jager said:

Thanks for the advice. Bolts and fluids are good. And, yeah, I'll definitely run off the gas before letting it sit for awhile.

I do still need to find the right milk crate. ;-)

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Still lookin like it has three coats of wax and spit shine? Or covered in mud, dust, chips and grass?

Make sure you check the set screws on the lovejoy coupling (connects the engine to the pump). Mine was loose when purchased and ended up moving and ultimately tearing itself apart. Easy fix but aggravating on a new piece of equipment.