Sounds great I'm excited for you. Can you post a video of it splitting the larger rounds?I just got an electric Super Split. I have a lot of toys, but this is already my favorite, and I don't regret the high price tag. In the long run, it will probably be the cheapest option considering there is very little that requires maintenance (beyond some routine greasing) and can wear out over time. Also, it's really not that much cheaper than a larger (33ton+) hydraulic. The SS doesn't blink. Speedwise, I don't consider it overkill at all for my needs. I burn 3-5 cords a year, but I get the wood at various times. With this, I can be done splitting a scrounge hall in 30 minutes, or I can split an entire winter's worth of wood in an afternoon and get on with my life.
I'd been looking at the HF dual action splitter as well. But even though it has a *mostly* good reviews, if you read closely, they're mostly from fresh purchases. The first purchases of that machine are coming up on 2-3 years. I bet we're going to start seeing a lot of "piece of junk" stories. Also, I split some BIG rounds. I'm not sure if the HF can handle them.
Other big thing that I like about the SS is the ability to have it run on electric and still handle the big, gnarly rounds. Now I can have a conversation with my splitting partner(s) and not bother my neighbors.
The predator engine is a Honda clone, many people have just gone to Honda dealers for replacement parts, and had a perfect fit.
The motors are also fairly inexpensive right from the store.
The rest of the splitter is off the shelf parts, or something a welding shop could repair.
For the price I got new, I couldn't touch a used hydraulic splitter
This is my third season using it, I just fired it up for the first time this year and split a big pile of wood. And this was after I left it outside all winter.I've been reading some of the reviews recently and most are from people just starting to use them (same with most of the YouTube videos). So it is hard to get an accurate gauge on how they are holding up. Also, of you read the lower star reviews, there are several mentions of lack of easy replacement part and some of the connections not being standard sizes. That is a bit concerning. I know I am capable of fixing a machine, but not if I can't get the right parts. Getting the three year warranty was a very good idea.
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Sounds great I'm excited for you. Can you post a video of it splitting the larger rounds?
I'm sorry to hear that you pulled your muscle in your back. That's one reason why I'm building a lift on my splitter. On YouTube, there was a video of the kinetic splitter versus the harbor freight 20 ton. The kinetics unit has a much higher and more comfortable work surface and has a lift attached to the splitter but I think it's a manual unit.
Edit: I found the video by doing a search on the harbor freight 20 ton unit.
Is this the one that requires 2 hands to operate the ram? Looks like it did a good job on that small stuff! What kind of elm did you split?
I have the DR and it has worked well. If I can get it on the table it will usually split it.View attachment 197910 View attachment 197911
That is a nice setup. How do you balance those rounds on your table? I would like t see that in moving pichers, please.
EDIT: Time for me to sell mine and get the DR.
I like your system but its still much easier with a vertical splitter when the rounds never leave the ground.
I like your system but its still much easier with a vertical splitter when the rounds never leave the ground.
I cannot lift pieces like that anymore. Probably never should have. On the other hand, I do not like to take the time to shift the splitter vertical. It is low tech, I know, but for those really big rounds I find it faster and easier to use the maul to break them up into quarters.
Of course, I do not have elm to deal with....
I also prefer quartering the really big stuff by hand.
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