I am looking to purchase a gas powered wood splitter for my own personal use and was wondering if I could get some advice on what size and brand to purchase along with approximate pricing. I was thinking around 25 ton?
I have one of these Wallenstein Splitters. 20 ton on paper but I split everything and have not found any wood it can't split yet. These are the ones that the rental shops have around my area, built like a tank! When I was looking to buy, I called all the rental shops to see if they had any for sale - Nope! "They never break and last forever" (their words).
An essential in any serious splitter in my book is, the gas sipping Honda engine must be placed far back from the splitting area, which is the only way to have it so you're not clipping your engine repeatedly with falling wood.
http://www.wallensteinequipment.com/ca/en/model/wx540l
If you don't need the vertical feature (I don't use the vertical as much as I thought I would - prefer to noodle large rounds), then this one is also a nice bit of strong kit and a few bucks cheaper:
http://www.wallensteinequipment.com/ca/en/model/wx520l
AND... if you are needing more commercial production speeds and more ramps, there are these:
http://www.wallensteinequipment.com/ca/en/group/log-splitters/wxr700-trailer
I paid around $2500 Cdn taxes in for my 540L, but your US dollar means you have an appx 30% advantage over what I paid.
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