Barreto Log Splitter
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ponyexpress976
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not personally but barretto makes a lot of "rental" grade stuff so its gotta handle abuse fairly well.
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Same here, never used one, but have looked them over. They look well made, as do their roto-tillers and such.
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My local HD has a Barreto 20T log splitter from their rental yard for sale at about 1k. Any thoughts on grabbing the machine at that price? I have been using a buddy's 28T Troy Built and it has been more than adequate for all our jobs.
I've got a Barreto tiller that I bought from a rental store , I've rented it out several times , one tough machine and everyone that's used it is impressed .
If the splitter is like the tiller it's built to last and with quality parts .
If the splitter is like the tiller it's built to last and with quality parts .
Anything Barreto will be clunky, clumsy, heavy, overbuilt, and slow.
They are made so rental yards can pay big up front and know they won't spend a dime on repairs.
Operator friendly has never even been considered by the engineers at Barreto.
They are made so rental yards can pay big up front and know they won't spend a dime on repairs.
Operator friendly has never even been considered by the engineers at Barreto.
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I was hoping it would be one of the iron and oak models that they also rent but it was the barreto. The machine is 6 years old, no known hour count, 1/2 dime size gouge in splitting wedge, missing the log cradles. All that said, the thing looks bullet proof in terms of design and quality components. It is slow with a 14 second cycle and a clunky forward and back interface. I would take off the 'two hand safety lever' since it is just a simple lockout lever if I get it.
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ChoppyChoppy
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Might be able to upgrade the pump. 14 sec cycle is almost comical!
14 seconds ain't bad. that is a nice looking splitter. I bet the price reflects this...
We have a Barreto rototiller in our rental up here. It is most assuredly not slow. in fact it will out work any other tiller I have ever used. You might beat it with something hanging off the back of a John Deere. Maybe.
We have a Barreto rototiller in our rental up here. It is most assuredly not slow. in fact it will out work any other tiller I have ever used. You might beat it with something hanging off the back of a John Deere. Maybe.
ChoppyChoppy
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Not bad? Mine has a 5 second cycle and it's almost slow.
5 sec is cruising along pretty good.
I can understand the larger picture, and Barreto is building for the rental market. 14 seconds ain't bad, they might have balanced speed vs. safe operating and cost. We have a little splitter in the rental up here, and it is slow like a turtle. I think it is something up around 30 second cycle time
"oh but it's 28 tons" yippee. and slower than evolution.
I don't think that the average weekend warrior should be operating a 5 sec cycle time. He gonna chop off his fingers, and then blame it on the rental or the manufacturer for building a "dangerous" machine. People can be idiots at times.
I can understand the larger picture, and Barreto is building for the rental market. 14 seconds ain't bad, they might have balanced speed vs. safe operating and cost. We have a little splitter in the rental up here, and it is slow like a turtle. I think it is something up around 30 second cycle time
"oh but it's 28 tons" yippee. and slower than evolution.I don't think that the average weekend warrior should be operating a 5 sec cycle time. He gonna chop off his fingers, and then blame it on the rental or the manufacturer for building a "dangerous" machine. People can be idiots at times.
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