wood splitter advise
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wood splitter advise
Hi all just need some advise on the briggs and straton and troybilt is one better than the other?? Also looking at a honda splitter but its 300 bucks more I know its the best but what about the other two any advise would be great thanks
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I'd say the Honda would be the best, but I don't have anything bad to say about the other two on the engine side of it. I'd say they all are pretty good engines. I don't know much about the splitter setup. The one I got is run off the hydraulics of a tractor. I got Briggs and straton pumps, and a Honda Pressure washer and a Troy Built tiller. I hardly ever have trouble with any of them.
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Forget about what engine to get .....look at the brand of the hydraulic pump it has, post that info and then you'll find which one is better. the pump is the heart and soul of the machine.
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So true. Our splitter isn't even gas. It is running off of a truck starter motor. It may be a bit slow, but nothing on it has ever failed and we have never come across a log too twisty or knotty to bind it up. Considering it is the starter out of a Dodge, that says a lot about the pump (don't know the brand).
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I have 20 ton with a 5 hp Briggs on it. I have never stalled it and I've split some of the greenest, nastiest, gnarliest stuff in the northern hemisphere. Ever try to split green Black Gum logs with a maul? I've let that stuff dry for a year and the maul still flys right back out so fast you have to dodge it to keep from getting brained by it!
The splitter just plows right through it.
Compare hp ratings and pump capacities. Engines have little difference if properly maintained.
The splitter just plows right through it.
Compare hp ratings and pump capacities. Engines have little difference if properly maintained.
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if you need a 20 ton ram, but can afford a 25 ton ram, pay the extra cash. horsepower- 5-6 should be all you need. any more and you may be breaking parts.
i guess i wouldnt worry too much about what brand engine it is between those three depending on how much you plan to use it each year, size of wood youll split, how good you are with maintanence.
my dad and brother usually build their own splitters. my brothers is a "robin" engine, dont know who the company is... hes had it for about 8 years, NEVER changed the oil on it... just adds to it.. hes dumb for that, but the machine keeps going, and starts on the second pull, 9 out of 10 times you start it. we usually split about 12-15 cord of wood a year with it, JUST to heat his house, plus what we split to sell, or what i split for bonfire wood. we do tree removal for a living, and have to run some big stuff on it. make sure the frame structure on it is very well built. you cant go wrong by going heavy duty.
i guess i wouldnt worry too much about what brand engine it is between those three depending on how much you plan to use it each year, size of wood youll split, how good you are with maintanence.
my dad and brother usually build their own splitters. my brothers is a "robin" engine, dont know who the company is... hes had it for about 8 years, NEVER changed the oil on it... just adds to it.. hes dumb for that, but the machine keeps going, and starts on the second pull, 9 out of 10 times you start it. we usually split about 12-15 cord of wood a year with it, JUST to heat his house, plus what we split to sell, or what i split for bonfire wood. we do tree removal for a living, and have to run some big stuff on it. make sure the frame structure on it is very well built. you cant go wrong by going heavy duty.
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One other thing to look at which I didn't see mentioned here, is to get a splitter that tilts to the vertical. That way you do not have to do in your back constantly lifting the logs to the splitter. Just roll them and stand them upright.
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