Im helping a friend find a wood splitter. She found a 27 ton Troy Built that appears to be in excellent shape. It has a Honda motor on it. I'm going to look at it today for her. My question is, how are these machines?
I have a 25 ton Cub Cadet with the honda motor.. it's not the commercial motor but in the two years I've had it, it's been reliable so far. It has a fuel shutoff valve so you can starve it easily to prevent storing it with fuel in the system. It does seem to run warm in the summer time but doesn't seem to impact how it works. I just want to make sure i don't overheat it.... I use it primarily in the vertical mode and it's gone through some gnarly stuff.. Make sure you check product recalls on it.. They did recall some from 2008-09 timeframe.. http://www.troybilt.com/wcsstore/Ma...S/en_US/media/Log_Splitter_Product_Recall.pdf Hazard: The control handle of the log splitter could fail to automatically return to the neutral position as it should and could fail to stop the splitting wedge from moving forward, posing a risk of amputation to consumers’ hands and fingers.
I have one so far so good. It's 2 years old and the whole family uses it I would estimate we have split 40 cord of wood with it. The motor is cold blooded and needs to be choked for a bit off and on till it warms up but that happens fairly quickly. We have used it in 0 to 70 degree weather with no problems. Keeping the oil changed is one of the key things in the small engines for longevity. Bottom line is I would recommend one.
Thanks guys. I spoke with the seller on the phone this morning. He says its 3 years old and he only has about 25 face cord through it. He wants $700, but I think I'll offer him $600.
I had one for about 7-8 years. It ran well. I was just tired of how slow it was and I had to lift the wood up on the beam. I ended up broke down for a commercial unit and glad I did. I remember cutting one day, and spent the whole next day splitting. Now I can get it all done in one day. It was a good running unit, just not for me any more.
