New Splitter

[gizmos]

Well,
I broke down and bought one over the weekend. Huskee 22 ton from Tractor Supply. I've been shopping for two seasons, new and used. Again, this is a great web site full of a lot of information, thank you !
So when I got there I told myself I was going to buy the 22 ton and nothing else. I'm on a major budget, and it was all about the best price, for the criteria I had, and it was on sale!
Of course they had all three units sitting next to each other, 22 ton, 28 ton, 35 ton. I was really starting to eye ball that Honda engine on the 28 ton. But it was almost 700 dollars more. Both units looked the same, except the cylinder was 4 1/2 " instead of 4". Honda engine is expensive !
So then I'm eye balling the 35 ton. And for only 200 more than the 28 ton, everything's bigger. The Beam, cylinder, pump, and engine So I was going to buy it and use their credit plan. I had the cashier ring it up and the bill was over 2,100 dollars.

I owned it for a minute. hahaha... Quick return, and bought the 22 ton.

Got home and went straight for my 24" oak rounds. Fired it up and put the hammer down. Lil Huskee Split them great, I was glad it did the job. I'm sure that 35 ton would have been nice to have. However, being on a tight budget I think I'll do ok with this unit. For the price it was hard to beat. They said the sale was going to run till the end of the month. It's a nice Speeco splitter with a Briggs engine on it for a thousand bucks.

Happy holidays !

 

[Kenster]

You did good, brotherman. I would have gone for the 22 last summer but found a deal on a Huskee 35 ton that I couldn't pass up. Brand new, never used. Been in storage for almost seven years. The man ran off and married another woman. His ex got tired of paying his storage locker fee so she sold everything in it.

I got that new Huskee 35 for $1000. Not a scuff or scratch on it. No piece of wood has ever been on that beam. Never even had gas in the tank.

Fired up on the third pull.

 

[bubba3228]

Congrats on the new purchase. Good will power on that 35. Before I had a log lift fabbed on our Speeco we would set up a small table on the opposite side of the operator for staging rounds and holding larger splits while working down the first one, have fun, it is nice to make your own splits when you want as long as you want.

 

[bogydave]

Well,
I broke down and bought one over the weekend. Huskee 22 ton from Tractor Supply.

Got home and went straight for my 24" oak rounds. Fired it up and put the hammer down. Lil Huskee Split them great, I was glad it did the job. I'm sure that 35 ton would have been nice to have. However, being on a tight budget I think I'll do ok with this unit. For the price it was hard to beat. They said the sale was going to run till the end of the month. It's a nice Speeco splitter with a Briggs engine on it for a thousand bucks.

Sometimes a guy just has to buy his own Christmas present. You got a good one.
Mine has yet to not split what I've put on it. Hit the second stage a few times but the wedge cut thru just fine.
Vertical for the big heavy stuff is real nice.
Congrats.
Merry Christmas

 

[wetwood]

Enjoy the Huskee. Remember, the main difference between the 22 ton and 35 ton splitters is bragging rights. %-P

 

[mudbug250]

i noticed something last night. The tailgate of my kawasaki mule is about the same height as the splitter beam. So I am thinking, ding, ding, ding...theres your log table, just back the mule to the beam and go to work. I will try that tomorrow when I am splitting. Raining here today, so tomorrow first thing, I am going to fell a couple of dead or leaning trees on my property, Buck em up and start splitting.

Also put a marine type jack with a wheel on my splitter last night to replace the finger chopper jack that came in the unit. I can push that splitter around with one hand in my garage.

 

[bubba3228]

i noticed something last night. The tailgate of my kawasaki mule is about the same height as the splitter beam. So I am thinking, ding, ding, ding...theres your log table, just back the mile to the beam and go to work. I will try that tomorrow when I am splitting. Raining here today, so tomorrow first thing, I am going to fell a couple of dead or leaning trees on my property, Buck em up and start splitting.

Also put a marine type jack with a wheel on my splitter last night to replace the finger chopper jack that came in the unit. I can push that splitter around with one hand in my garage.

Good Thinking :coolsmile:

 

[LLigetfa]

So I am thinking, ding, ding, ding...theres your log table, just back the mule to the beam and go to work.

Just look to see where the hot exhaust is pointing. You don't want something melting down or catching fire.

 

[08brute]

I love my 22 ton. I have yet to find a round to stop it! Last weekend I split 24"+ rounds of ash, elm, and maple and started every split right in the middle of the round to make it more managable. Didn't skip a beat!

 

[Jager]

Congrats, giz! You're gonna love it.

Figure that with what you saved over that 35-ton model, you could buy yourself a really, really nice new saw to go with that 361 and 341. Only if you need, of course. Just sayin'... ;-)

 

[Backwoods Savage]

gizmos, you probably did the smart thing. I hope in 20+ years yours will be like ours and the maintenance cost of ours has been $0.00 and we've split over 200 cord of wood with it. It also has the 5 hp Briggs engine. The engine is using some oil now but oil is still cheaper than metal.

 

[gizmos]

Thanks again for the replys and all the information. I like the idea of mounting a trailer wheel up front, easier to move around.
So far so good. Shes running great, nice lil machine.

Now I'm shopping for a 460...... Haha

 

[Village Idiot]

Also put a marine type jack with a wheel on my splitter last night to replace the finger chopper jack that came in the unit. I can push that splitter around with one hand in my garage.

I picked up a 22-ton a couple of weeks ago that has a jack like the 28 and 35's. The TSC guy that hooked it up to my truck said that that is how the new ones are coming now. Maybe the change was to help people keep as many of their fingers as possible?

 

[NH_Wood]

Same splitter here and it does a good job on most rounds. I would like to say that you made a good financial decision - you said you were on a tight budget and I assume you meant you could really only afford the 22-ton. You were tempted to go above your means, but didn't do it in the end. If more people behaved this way, we'd be in a lot better situation in this country. Off-soapbox! Cheers!

 

[Angelo C]

i noticed something last night. The tailgate of my kawasaki mule is about the same height as the splitter beam. So I am thinking, ding, ding, ding...theres your log table, just back the mule to the beam and go to work. I will try that tomorrow when I am splitting. Raining here today, so tomorrow first thing, I am going to fell a couple of dead or leaning trees on my property, Buck em up and start splitting.

Also put a marine type jack with a wheel on my splitter last night to replace the finger chopper jack that came in the unit. I can push that splitter around with one hand in my garage.

I use a similar practice. I load up the P/U on site with rounds then drop them to my equiptment trailer when back home. then pull the SuperSplit right next to the trailer. Any effort saved by not lifting is an effort well taken. My trailer is used more as a staging "table" then as a trailer. I get more done alone when splitting off the bed or the trailer. When the rounds are too big I noodle them or drop them off at my buddies TW6.

you can get a lot done with a 22 ton splitter. good choice and good luck to the OP.