Just bought a 28 ton Huskee with the Honda motor from TSC last week. Burnt 3 tanks of gas through it and split about 2 cords. I spent all day yesterday splitting a 38 inch White Oak that has been struck by lightning and standing dead for almost a year. The limbs were no problem. When I got to the trunk, it split everything with no problem. Slowed down some on the really notty sticks. I split the whole tree up and left nothing. There were some pretty big and rough pieces in there. Some of the nots were 15 inches.
The ones that had bad nots and would not split, it sheared them straight off. The last 8 or 10 cuts were all that two men could do to wrestle around and flip over into the splitter.
I have been using a homemade splitter for years and cant go back to it now. The 28 Ton Huskee splits everything that I put in it. Forks, nots and all.
Great fuel mileage, the Honda starts easy, and relatively quiet.
Only two complaints.
#1. Mainly the exhaust blows straight back on the right side of the splitter. If
you're using the lever, it's not bad. If you're on the other side, it blows right in your face. I'm gonna have to fabricate a 90 on there before I use it much more.
#2. On bigger wood the wedge could be bigger. If the wood is straight it's no problem. If the wood is tapered to the top, sometimes the wedge doesn't catch especially if the outer 2 inches of the wood is rotten. If the wood is tapered to the bottom, it won't catch on the foot and will push the splitter up in the air. The foot and wedge could be bigger, but it is only a problem in real big wood.
Overall I'm very happy with this splitter and it should be all I need for a long time since firewood is only a part time affair with me. The most I cut will probably be 10-15 cords per year.