Greetings from a new member. I have located a (2012)used TB 27 ton splitter that has had about 10 cord run through it. It has the Honda engine and looks to be in great shape. The asking price is $850.00. Thoughts on the splitter and price will be greatly appreciated.
Good splitters. I used to cut with a guy who loved his...although you can't tell it by this video. I'd offer him $750 and go from there if it looks clean. Welcome to fhc.
I bought one used a 3-4 years ago. No problems. The price sounds a little high. As suggested, I'd offer less.
Bought a forester last black Friday. The one thing I hate about it is the cheapo chinese engine. Offer less, but get it if you can. Hondas are the best.
I've had one since 2009 and have run who knows how many cords through it without any trouble. My only complaint is the slow cycle time but it has split anything I've thrown at it. I think I paid in the 1200 range back then.
Considering the retail price is 1400, it has that Honda engine, and everyone on this forum that has one says they are well-built, durable, no problem machine, I would probably pay 850 for it but would definitely try to get it for Less, say 750, you could even start at 700 and go from there. I paid 700 for my three-year-old 22 ton husky, Splitters keep their value pretty good Welcome to da club
Welcome Dolphus Raymond-You're gonna like it here, I guarantee it...Can't go wrong with the Honda engine but as HDRock suggests, I'd flash 7 bills and go from there...Nice to meet ya
As others have already said try to negotiate down. Welcome aboard, at 56 years young if you have never had a splitter and burn wood 24/7 in the winter don't leave without it behind your truck.....that is if it's still there, they go fast this time of year.
I bought the same unit about 10 years ago and paid about that much for it. Lets just say I got a great deal at home depot. Just take a look at the wear on it, see if there are any large dents or cuts on the wedge. Also, run the wedge out on it and see how worn the gibs are. If there is a lot of splay with the wedge perpendicular to the travel, it will need those. Good bargaining point, although not costly to replace. Solid unit, if maintained.
Welcome Dolphus Raymond, you came to right place for advice. I have a Honda engine on my 25 ton Cub Cadet. It is so easy to start and runs so smooth. I would follow the suggestions of those above posters. 10 cords through that machine is not even a break in. Good Luck!
Welcome to the forum Dolphus Raymond Like others have stated, it does no harm to attempt to get it for less but if it were me, I'd pay that amount and never look back. It should last for many years. fwiw, I bought a new MTD back around 1990 and paid somewhere around $800. It is a 22 ton with a 5 hp Briggs & Stratton engine. It has split well over 300 full cord of wood with no problems at all so far. However, I may have to replace the engine soon but I've gotten my money's worth from it already. As for slow recovery time, I've never placed much into that. After all, you are or should not be in a race for time when splitting wood. In addition, you will find out fast that you do not need to move that wedge all the way up or down. Move it only as far as you have to. For example, when splitting, many logs will split with just a couple inches depth of the wedge into the wood then lift the wedge. But don't lift the wedge all the way up. Lift the wedge only as high as you need to put another log in there. No wasted time then so no need to worry about if it is slow. And as I stated, this is not a race. Don't hurry as that is when accidents tend to happen with a bit more frequency.
Backwoods, good point about racing. My comments were more to compare cycle times etc. Lets face it, it is enjoyable and rushing in an unsafe manner just leads to injuries.
My dad bought one last year? Its meh. The hydro pump weaps, the cycle time is slow, it is if I remember correctly a two stage pump. Thank God because the little honda bogs in hard stuff. It does split just about anything though. The locking pin to hold it horizontal has lots of slop to it. And makes a crazy loud rattling noise when running. For 800 slightly used I could live with its shortcomings though.
I had a 4 way wedge made for this, which I sold with the unit. As long as I was not trying to split a knotty piece, it saved a lot of time. Slips over the wedge, cut the horizontal blade with just a taper on top to minimize downward pressure on the supports. Food for thought!!
I always stop the return and stop when a log splits but there are still plenty of times I wish mine cycled faster. Plenty of times I have to run the ram full travel to split a log then I have to wait what seems like forever before it gets back far enough to place the next round. Over the years those wasted seconds have a way of adding up.
