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Wood Splitter?

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  1. getstumped

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    New guy here. Been shopping around a bit for a wood splitter. Looked at a lot of nice ones online. Looking to spend $1000-1500ish. Any favorites or tried and true models out there? Just splitting with the x27 now and enjoy doing it by hand but would like to move a bit more wood quicker!
     
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    Welcome to the forum getstumped. Been using a Huskee here last two years..works fine
     
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  3. getstumped

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    Good to here. I live very close to a TSC and have considered one of their models.

    Thanks for the welcome!
     
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    I have the Huskee 22 ton and am very happy with it. Split probably 25-30 cords through it so far. Plenty of power.
     
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    I enjoy my northern star 37 ton but it fetches about 2K.
     
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    I will 3rd the Huskee, aka SpeeCo splitter. Depends where you buy them what stickers they've got. Welcome to FHC, how far across the border are you? We've got a bunch of guys in the Sioux City area.
     
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  7. getstumped

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    Just south of Lincoln, NE. Heard about the forum from a couple buddies up that way!
     
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    And guess who joins the FHC??!!!
     
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    Any decent brand in 22-27 ton...youll be golden...i personally bought the 27 ton troybilt...plenty of power...get about 2 hrs on a tank of gas...lowes $1200
     
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    I've heard great things about the harbor freight one. Dual action, $700 on sale. Kinda hard to beat that price.
     
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    Hey stump welcome. Hope your keeping that stove warm across the river.
     
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    Welcome getstumped. Glad to have another Cornhusker!
    I ran a Huskee for a decade. At the time my wife special ordered it with a Honda motor.
    Sold it for almost what she paid for it.
    Always functioned perfectly.:sherlock:
     
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    Welcome to FHC from the West Coast of Canada.
     
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    What are you burning up there camp?
     
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    Today old growth Douglas Fir .
     
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    Nice! Burning soft maple, hackberry, and ash here.
     
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    MJ-tell camp all the good stuff you have.
     
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    Right now I'm burning hackberry, red elm, and oak.
     
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    Splitting through a lot of elm here. Terrible by hand. The hackberry is pretty good though.
     
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    Elm is hell without hydro power. I burn a lot of american elm. Luckily most is good sized and not needing to be split.
     
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