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Flowtron DS-26 Electric Splitter

Discussion in 'Chainsaws and Power Equipment' started by MrWhoopee, Mar 1, 2015.

  1. MrWhoopee

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    I had never seen one of these before.

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    Now I know why!



    That's some leisurely splitting there!
     
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    Ohhhh, thats horrible. Only took 3 minutes to split an 8" round.......:picard:
     
  3. Horkn

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    Yeah, that's slow. If it were faster, that dual action wouldn't be half bad. Seriously, its not much slower than the gas splitter my buddy and I borrow.
     
  4. Butcher

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    Slow? Who cares? It sounds like dentists drill. That alone would make me dread using it.
     
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  5. Horkn

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    Sorry, had the sound off. If it sounds like a dentists drill, that would be a no go.
     
  6. Rains

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    Horkn !! Please identify the gas spliter that you are using !! LOL that is pathic !!
     
  7. Horkn

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    It's old. Very old. I think it's arthritic. It is however better than hand splitting.

    I believe it's a didier. Looks like this. The old Briggs 5hp is tired, and loud as the threads that are in the exhaust port heading to the muffler are stripped out, they think its 50 yrs old, but it still works. I offered to buy it for 200. No dice, and it's not worth more than that either.

    It looks like this one, but nothing's been replaced, beside gas and oil. Screenshot_2015-03-01-17-46-52.png
     
  8. HDRock

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    Wow , noisy and slow , super slow compared to my Electric