What do you guys think of this splitter on eBay?

Yeah that splitter at TSC was $795 6-8 weeks back...I bought my 23T Champion at Rural King for $695 I think it was. Menards has 'em in that range on BF often times too...

 

22 Ton Half-Beam Horizontal/Vertical Log Splitter-Dirty Hand Tools | eBay
I bought this one new on Ebay, with free shipping

 

Menards (I think it was) had the DH 35 ton on black Friday for $799. I'd imagine a 20-25 ton model was only $599-699.

 

Agreed. Buy a splitter that can split vertically. They are a back saver.

 

There was only one model available for the BF sale as I recall. They had a DHT 25T the year before at about the same price...mt neighbor got one of those.
I've never seen a new full size hydraulic splitter for less than $699...although there was a Champion at Sams Club a few years back that someone (here?) found on clearance real cheap....$299 maybe...but I think that person was the only one that was actually able to find one in stock at their local store...and it was a 16 T kinda mid sized machine...horizontal only and it was real short, would probably have had to sit down to use it (it was gas powered, not electric)

 

Lowes has the DHT 25-ton for $999 as its regular price. I've seen it on sale for $849.

 

Thanks all. I'm planning on "going vertical". I'm not familiar with Menards and would like to buy the unit assembled, from a local shop if possible...just a matter of finding one. Anyway, I'll be keeping my eyes out, and NOT overspending on this one.

 

I would likely stay away from something that had a Tecumseh on it. Or at least budget a replacement knock off engine into the offering - might be good to do that anyway regardless of the engine if you don't know its history. But especially Tecumsehs, they've been out of business for some time. You might get lucky to still find certain parts for them but the pickings might be getting pretty slim by now.

 

That's likely true but you never know what will turn up that someone has had kicking around for a while. What's it been - maybe 10 years since they stopped? Maybe even longer - time flies. I did have a snowblower once with one on it, it worked great. But sooner or later they will all need parts.

 

"Splits through all softwoods and several types of hardwood."

My first one did. You might have actually liked it! It was an old unit that originated at JC Penny. (yes youngins...JCP used to sell tools and stuff like Sears). Anyways, it was horizontal only, but the beam only sat about 15" off the ground, so a milk crate or short log to sit on was paramount. Rolled many a round up a short 2x10 onto it. The engine never failed to start, but it always had the dreaded Tecumseh Surge and was abnormally loud for a 5hp engine. Spit shined it eventually and sent it down the road for $450.

 

New yes, repowered anything goes. Never been a big fan of Tecumseh eng. They had a habit of internally self destructing most spectacularly in the 4 strokes I have had over the years. Briggs have been good to me but have no experience with the latest items - newest one I have (8hp) on my splitter is 18 years old. Likely this year will see ethanol problems on that unit.

 

It turns out that a local buddy is willing to go in on this with me. I'm thinking max bid of $700 or so. Here's a CountyLine at TSC right now. Thoughts on this vs the Huskee? CL has a Kohler engine and Huskee B&S.
CountyLine 25-Ton Log Splitter at Tractor Supply Co.

 

Would your Buddy be willing to 'rent' it from you? I had a bad experience in the past owning half of something.

The County line is going to be similar to the Huskee. Looks to have a better engine. Unsure what the GPM is on the Huskee.