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steeltowninwv said:i was afraid it might be too tall...we will see...gonna use it tommorow.....if it is to tall..no problem just to cut the legs off a foot or so....and for rolling around..what do u mean?..this splitter isnt gonna roll its sitting on legs....and its heavy...
Jerry_NJ said:Gave a quick read, so must have overlooked important information... that said I am considering buying a 5 ton, Ryobi I think, from Home Depot and am not yet comfortable it will do the job. From what I see on this thread it appears some of you are doing serious wood splitting with a 5 ton electric.
Most of my splitting has been with a maul and with a hand pump hydraulic (from Harbor Freight) that is advertised to be capable of 10 tons. Still, while some splits benefit from the two stage pump, one gives more advantage to the pumper, I have never had a problem making a split. The main problem is the slow travel of the plunger. That and the fact that when fully extended there must be at least 8" of log that has not been pushed apart. This us usually no problem, I just pull the two pieces apart. But, with some fresh Birch (the wet October snow in NJ) brought 4 mature Birch trees down. The each had trunks of ab out 12" diameter, so too big not to split and dry for burning next year. This wood is so "wet" and fibrous that when the manual splitter has been pumped to its maximum travel I still am unable to pull the two pieces apart.
I can't find any specification on the travel distance for the electric splitter I have looked up on the web. Some will take a 20" log, which is longer than my manual will handle, a good point, but the specs are silent on how far down the split the plunger can travel. I'd hope at least 16".
Jerry_NJ said:Back, this time with an increased interest in the Task Force, I see it in this thread. I see it on the Lowes web site for $299, so if they pulled it off the market it appears to be back now.
This type splitter seems to be selling well. I see some are back ordered for web orders.