Just picked up this 25 ton speeco splitter for $500 from Home depot rental

[Lanningjw]

Went up to HD rental and picked the used 25 ton Speeco splitter for 500 bucks. 8 HP Honda OHV, 2 stage pump. It has some rust on the tank. bad wheel bearings, but it works! Gonna change out the fluids. Just a heads up for the guys looking for a cheap splitter.

I have purchased a Makita 6401 Chainsaw know a 7901 from HD rental.
Honda Garden tiller FRC 800.

 

[gzecc]

Thats a good buy. Changing the bearings is a pain. I would probably do both sets if I were you.

 

[ScotO]

Not a bad price, that thing will pay for itself over and over again each year as you use it to split your wood...

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Sounds good Lanning. Hey, I haven't seen you posting much lately. Good to know you are still hanging around.

 

[DexterDay]

Thata a good deal. I wish my HD's would sell some of there rental stuff? Whem I ask about it, I get the..... Duhhhhhhh.... Look

Little rust never hurt a splitter. New fluids and bearings, she'll be like new again. That Honda motor should run for years and years!

 

[turbocruiser]

Wow, that's a terrific price! The wheel bearings are super simple to remove and replace. Good Find!

 

[MasterMech]

Went up to HD rental and picked the used 25 ton Speeco splitter for 500 bucks. 8 HP Honda OHV, 2 stage pump. It has some rust on the tank. bad wheel bearings, but it works! Gonna change out the fluids. Just a heads up for the guys looking for a cheap splitter.

I have purchased a Makita 6401 Chainsaw know a 7901 from HD rental.
Honda Garden tiller FRC 800.

Thats a good buy. Changing the bearings is a pain. I would probably do both sets if I were you.

http://www.etrailer.com/dept-pg-Trailer_Bearings_and_Races-sf-Bearing_Kit.aspx

Highly recommend you check out etrailer.com if you intend to replace those bearings. Excellent pricing and a great company to deal with.

+1 on doing both sets, easy peasy.

 

[bogydave]

Very nice price.
Looks to be in fairly good shape.
A little TLC & it'll last you many years.

 

[billb3]

You guys that find Makita saws and nice splitters .....

I search one end of Home Depot to the other and never find anything nice
except for maybe some of the help
and then I get tossed out for trying to open packages

 

[Lanningjw]

Cleaned up all the dirt and oil on the bottom of the Honda engine. This seems to be the the cause of the dripping oil that I found under the engine ( I think).

 

[Lanningjw]

Another issue that I just saw on the splitter is a small hair line crack in the corner of the cast steel foot plate that is about 3/4 in. I wonder if this is something I should get welded or be concerned about? I will post a picture when I get home. Please advise? Jim

 

[Jags]

Lets See some detailed pics and we can get ya all figured out. Nice splitter for 500 bean pods.

 

[Gasifier]

Went up to HD rental and picked the used 25 ton Speeco splitter for 500 bucks. 8 HP Honda OHV, 2 stage pump. It has some rust on the tank. bad wheel bearings, but it works! Gonna change out the fluids. Just a heads up for the guys looking for a cheap splitter.

I have purchased a Makita 6401 Chainsaw know a 7901 from HD rental.
Honda Garden tiller FRC 800.

Good find Lanning. You will really enjoy that baby.

 

[MasterMech]

Another issue that I just saw on the splitter is a small hair line crack in the corner of the cast steel foot plate that is about 3/4 in. I wonder if this is something I should get welded or be concerned about? I will post a picture when I get home. Please advise? Jim

I would call Speeco, they had issues with those bottom plates.

 

[Lanningjw]

I would call Speeco, they had issues with those bottom plates.

According to some of the post on the arborist site, Speeco has really good customer service. They also posted a guys e-mail that works for the company that helped out with the splitter. Not sure how old this unit is? I know that have a 3 year warranty period on the cast iron bottom foot plate. But its worth a call and see what they say?

 

[Danno77]

dangggggg. Totally jealous of this find right now!

 

[goosegunner]

I bought one last year for the same price, it is actually called Iron Hand, it is made by speeco. It will not be under warranty.

I sold mine for $800 and upgraded to a Timberwolf Tw-P1 with all the accessories. It was a rental also, paid $1000.

gg

 

[My Oslo heats my home]

good deal on the splitter. Run through it with a fine tooth comb, check it out good.