Timberwolf Log Splitters?

Does anyone have a Timberwolf splitter or can comment on the one below? I like the large wedge and the Honda motor. They are not cheap however... This one is the TW - P1

Comments?

 

MY UNCLE HAS ME STORING HIS, ITS A 2 SOMETHING OR ANOTHER. LOG LIFT AND 4-WAY WEDGE. I HAVENT USED IT BUT FOR MAYBE A CORD. IT EATS UP THE 10-20% OF MY ROUNDS THAT I CANNOT EASILY BUST WITH FISKARS. AS FAR AS SPLITTERS GO IT IS AMAZING. RATED AT THE SAME TONNAGE AS OTHERS, BUT I HAVE YET TO STOP IT OR EVEN HAVE IT BOG DOWN IN THE SLIGHTEST. IMPRESIVE MACHINE. BUT AS YOU STATED, YOU PAY FOR IT.

 

I would definitely get a log lift & out-feed tables to go with it.

 

I have seen the TW vendors at the fairs in the fall. The demos they do are impressive, they don't just splits the straight grained rounds, they bring in some gnarlies too.
As coal said, they are quite pricey and if your gonna go with it you may as well go all in with the 4 way and the table too.

 

The main advantage is it is a dedicated horizontal. Not normally found at box stores.

 

Yes, I've got that one with a 4-way. Plan to build the table.

Found it used so saved just under a grand (I think it's about $2200 new?)

Works for me, had I bought new I would have gone Husky from TSC as bang for the buck. I'm in $1400 for mine, pretty sure I could sell it for that today if I wanted.

It's nice, only problem is small valve leak. I want to add the second hitch as the splits pile up in front of the tongue and trap it.

 

Everything I've seen from TW is well thought out and of good quality, but real expensive.. And there's a lot more to a splitter than just hydraulics.. The little extras are what makes the difference in a truly productive machine.. The TW-1 is really stripped.
But good quality..

 

I have been impressed with them so far, but it's hard to get past the price tags....

 

Once you get past box store quality there are some lesser known brands that look good... If I had it to do again I'd buy a horizontal only with a log lift.

http://www.embmfg.com
http://www.allwoodlogsplitters.com/Oak-Series.html
http://www.splitez.com/Horizontal_log_splitter.html

And the northern tool splitters also have the honda gx engine.

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200326352_200326352

 

I like the Northstar, but shipping is an issue. Wish I had a store closer to me.

Have not seen the Allwood splitters before. This is nice!

 

Found a good deal on a couple of Northstars and need your opinions. The bottom two splitters have the option for a hydraulic log lift for $800 that you need to install yourself.

What do you guys think?



1. - 27 ton , GX 160 - $1,550 new


2.) 32 ton, GX 270 - $2,200 New


3.) 32 ton GX390 - $2,000 - Slightly used (same as unit above but with an electric start 13 HP GX 390)
I think this one was barely used, but was sent back for a repair that was fixed.

 

Don't get the first one. I have the 30 ton version -- it's well made for the money but I would never buy a horizontal -vertical one again. I'm in the process of converting it to horizontal only so I can add a log lift. I keep the 4 way on it all the time and have yet to fin a log it won't split but the week point is the Allen head bolt that holds the wedge to the rod. It breaks when a gnarly split is stuck on the wedge and you retract the cylinder against the log stripper... It's a 7/16" Allen head bolt (hard to find at local hardware stores)

I'd get the used one with the bigger engine. I'm not a fan of the log lift that they sell for that splitter though; it seems kind of cheesy. But you could probably convert one from a different manufacturer or make your own for less than nt wants for the lift.

Of course with the bigger engine a 22 gpm pump would be nice too to speed up cycle times. But everything is a compromise.

 

There is also this china copy of a timberwolf (right down to the honda clone)
http://firewoodhoardersclub.com/forums/index.php?threads/rugged-made-splitter.2912/
http://www.ruggedmade.com/log-splitters/37-ton-log-splitter-fixed-blade-type-2b.html

For 3k with a lift you could replace a lot of components if/when they break.

 

When I bought mine all the wood I got was from scrounges. If I couldn't easily lift it then I left it so I wasn't concerned with a lift. Now all my wood is dropped off for free by a tree service. So I get some bigger logs. I find it a royal pia trying to roll and balance a large logs onto the foot of the splitter on uneven ground. Which is why I want a lift. That and the ergonomics of a h/v splitter are awful in the horizontal mode, tires and the engine are in the way.

 

I have the benifit of having 30 acres of hardwoods. I have always hand split, but usually a a cord or two a year. I have another stove coming and now I'll be around 4 cord/year. Mostly 20" rounds and smaller. A few bigger, but not much. I know with those requirements, almost anything will work, heck I'll be spoiled with anything after using a maul for all these years! I like nice quality stuff and am partial to Honda engines. American made only.

 

American made honda engines?

 

Point taken.... I try to buy as much American built products as possible.