thinkxingu said:jlove, that looks nice and all BUT for $1800 you could buy two Huskee 22-ton machines. For that money, Iron and Oak should throw in a little garden gnome to scoot around picking up bark and other debris!
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thinkxingu said:Really, 12 vs. 14 seconds? Don't forget, that's only for the complete throw--if you did half that on a regular basis (reality) than you're looking at 1 second difference. Not sure that's worth $800. BUT, I do understand about the 'get what you pay for'; just sayin'.
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triptester said:Beware of advertised tonnage ratings and cycle times. When cylinder bore, stroke , and rod size are the same, and using the same GPM pump the at the same RPM the cycle times will be the same.
hard aground said:Maybe 'cause it didn't directly answer your question, but I'm surprised nobody mentioned Timberwolf splitters, made in Vermont. I just bought one after much research and advice from local sawmill and firewood dealers.
Not cheap by any means but a very tough impressive machine. Should last me the rest of my wood burning years.
Nic36 said:Haha.
I've never owned anything but Toyotas, so I guess my Huskee was the right choice.
jlove1974 said:hard aground said:Maybe 'cause it didn't directly answer your question, but I'm surprised nobody mentioned Timberwolf splitters, made in Vermont. I just bought one after much research and advice from local sawmill and firewood dealers.
Not cheap by any means but a very tough impressive machine. Should last me the rest of my wood burning years.
Okay I will offer an analogy:
MTD = Chevy/Ford
Huskee/Speeco = Toyota/Honda/Nissan
Brave/Iron Oak= Lexus/Acura/Cadillac
Timberwolf = Maybach/Bentley and priced like one
richg said:jlove1974 said:hard aground said:Maybe 'cause it didn't directly answer your question, but I'm surprised nobody mentioned Timberwolf splitters, made in Vermont. I just bought one after much research and advice from local sawmill and firewood dealers.
Not cheap by any means but a very tough impressive machine. Should last me the rest of my wood burning years.
Okay I will offer an analogy:
MTD = Chevy/Ford
Huskee/Speeco = Toyota/Honda/Nissan
Brave/Iron Oak= Lexus/Acura/Cadillac
Timberwolf = Maybach/Bentley and priced like one
It's appalling how you relegate American cars to lowest-quality status. I guess you haven't seen recent quality surveys, including JD Power, which rated Ford and Chevy over Toyota.