TSC 27 ton Splitter on sale
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Tony H
Minister of Fire
That's a pretty good price , the local chain that sells speeco here goes on sale for about 104900 or 1099.00 have now seen below 1000.00 for a couple of years.
leftyscott
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Just got the new ad today. I'm going to pick mine up tomorrow or Thurs. I got some 25-30" diameter maple today to try on it.
Tony H
Minister of Fire
Just in Blains Farm and Fleet today and the have the speeco 27t model for 1189.00 assembled so 999.00 sounds like a good deal.
Picked mine up last night. Assembled it myself , with my nephew helping with the beam, and ran a log through before I quit for the night. Weekend is warm and sunny so I should get a good start on my 3 years worth of wood.
I got one yesterdayt TSC and the $995 at my local store included assembly and oil for the engine and splitter also installed. I split a cord of ash, apple and silver maple after I brought it homeafter work. I liked it very much and look forward to using it to split some large ash rounds this afternoon.
Dan
Dan
I was glad I assembled mine myself (easy job). Not sure if the guy at the store would take much care greasing/installing the bearings.
Here's a picture of the first piece I tried. About a 25"- 30" diameter gnarly maple. Worked great. I split for an hour until it got dark so I'll get pics tomorrow of my progress. 2nd pic is what I have to split. I was kind of surprised that I only ran 1 1/4 hours on one tank but I will stack in between fill-ups to let it cool down.
I can't imagine why you would buy a higher tonage splitter. They would really suck down the gas.
Here's a picture of the first piece I tried. About a 25"- 30" diameter gnarly maple. Worked great. I split for an hour until it got dark so I'll get pics tomorrow of my progress. 2nd pic is what I have to split. I was kind of surprised that I only ran 1 1/4 hours on one tank but I will stack in between fill-ups to let it cool down.
I can't imagine why you would buy a higher tonage splitter. They would really suck down the gas.
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bsa0021 said:
I got the table from 33Flame on EBay. I think it was about $85 including shipping. It installs/uninstalls in seconds and has stood to a lot of splitting with no issues yet.
JustWood
Minister of Fire
I was at Home Depot Wed. and they had a 20 ton model on sale for $999 also. Don't remember the brand.
ApproximateLEE said:
That's a no name brand and it is always $999. If you look close the beam and beam components are actually better designed than the MTD unit. The 2010 model at TSC (22 ton) was a better product for me.
bsa0021 said:
Yes, had to drill 3 holes. Once you drill the holes and do the install, you don't need to loosen the nardware to remove /install table.
bsa0021 said:
I bought the Speeco “log catcher”. I like that it bolted on easily and that you can leave it on when you tip the splitter up into vertical position. My splitter is a true Speeco; this catcher might not attach quite as simply on a the *old* 22 ton Huskee splitters, because that model’s beam contruction is different than mine. (But I just saw some new Huskee 22's at TSC that have the same beam as my Speeco). Speeco support would know for sure: their # is 800-525-8322. They don’t sell direct but can refer you to a distributor. In my case the local TSC wasn’t interested in ordering the log catcher; I ended up ordering it over the phone from a place in Oklahoma. Cost me just under 55 bucks including shipping. (Two years ago). I’m happy with it.
bsa0021 said:I was glad I assembled mine myself (easy job). Not sure if the guy at the store would take much care greasing/installing the bearings.
Here's a picture of the first piece I tried. About a 25"- 30" diameter gnarly maple. Worked great. I split for an hour until it got dark so I'll get pics tomorrow of my progress. 2nd pic is what I have to split. I was kind of surprised that I only ran 1 1/4 hours on one tank but I will stack in between fill-ups to let it cool down.
I can't imagine why you would buy a higher tonage splitter. They would really suck down the gas.
That gas milage sounds about right , and you are correct thats the biggest complaint with the guys going to bigger splitters as they are gas hogs .
firefighterjake
Minister of Fire
bsa0021 said:I was glad I assembled mine myself (easy job). Not sure if the guy at the store would take much care greasing/installing the bearings.
Here's a picture of the first piece I tried. About a 25"- 30" diameter gnarly maple. Worked great. I split for an hour until it got dark so I'll get pics tomorrow of my progress. 2nd pic is what I have to split. I was kind of surprised that I only ran 1 1/4 hours on one tank but I will stack in between fill-ups to let it cool down.
I can't imagine why you would buy a higher tonage splitter. They would really suck down the gas.
Sometimes one wants just a little more grunt to get through the tough, gnarly pieces . . . since I use quite a bit of elm and often have crotches and other ugly wood to split (my friend even tosses his ugly wood on my pile since he doesn't want to deal with it) I went with the larger splitter.
Lucky Phil
New Member
I went to the TSC today and got my splitter for $999. It was all assembled, and he started it up and ran it through its' paces just to make sure it was ready to go. Today is the last day for the sale. I also asked if they give a veteran's discount like HD and Lowe's, but he said no. It never hurts to try.
I can't imagine why you would buy a higher tonage splitter.
Firefighterjake: Sorry, I didn't mean that the wrong way. I try to avoid taking the real tough to split wood. Especially, since I've been real lucky finding free wood. I've got to just say no until I get caught up on my splitting.
Firefighterjake: Sorry, I didn't mean that the wrong way. I try to avoid taking the real tough to split wood. Especially, since I've been real lucky finding free wood. I've got to just say no until I get caught up on my splitting.
rphurley
Feeling the Heat
I've been waiting for this thing to go on sale. I was in there today and my store was sold-out, but at least I got a rain check, and they have some units coming in Wednesday. I'm leaving for a week of sunshine, beach and golf in Florida on Wednesday, but I'll be anxious to get home and pick-up my new splitter! Life is Good!
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