Never Hurts To Try

[byQ]

I called a Lowe's in the next town over and asked if they would match a 20% Harbor Freight discount coupon on a log splitter. The manager said, "We only match if the item is the same", so no deal. Oh well I tried.

I thought I would try one more time with the Lowe's in my town. This manager said, "Ya, I'll match it." So I got the Dirty Hands 22-ton splitter for $800 + $46 in tax (it is already on sale for $999.99).

I have a Brave EZ Split/Iron Oak splitter that I will sell in the spring for around $500. So $350 for a new splitter ($850 - $500). Hope it works as good as the 10-ton little Brave has worked. It will be nice to be able to go vertical.

 

[Fsappo]

An extra phone call made you $200

 

[byQ]

An extra phone call made you $200

Ya, I was surprised when the 2nd manager said he would match the HF coupon. I was only 'kind of' looking for a new splitter. The one I have - Brave EZ split - has been good. It is small so it can be moved around by hand. But dense knotty hardwoods are a problem for it. It can handle everything else. I have some dry knotty Ash and I've tried splitting it but the splitter only made it through about half of the pieces (and I worked the edges). And it only goes horizontal.

 

[Jon1270]

I've never seen one in person, but I've read about that little Brave splitter and was intrigued. It looks like an updated answer to the 1970's Didier splitters that still have a significant following.