SliverPicker
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First, let me say that I am not in any was affiliated with Northern Tool or whatever (Chinese?) company that makes these splitters.
The local nursery has one of these splitters that they bought (I believe) three years ago. I was a bit skeptical when they bought it and rode the foreman over there repeatedly about their choice of equipment. Well I have been eating crow lately. The nursery's PowerHorse splitter has performed flawlessly since they bought it despite getting exactly ZERO maintenance. This week the thing surpassed 200 cords split and has never missed a beat. It gets no grease, no fluid or other oil changes and sits out in the weather uncovered for months at a time. I have run their splitter for a couple of 8 hour shifts and was impressed. Being a two-direction splitter it is much fast than any other hydraulic splitter I have ever run to boot. The splitting wedge on the thing is a lower profile (thinner) than most which seems to really help with the speed of the splitting. I have just contracted to clear 10 acres, just me and my saws. I will sell all the wood cut as firewood (100s of cords). I will be buying one of these splitters in the next month or so. I will try to give an update or two on how well it holds up to the work load.
Powerhorse Horizontal Dual Split Log Splitter 20-Ton, 208cc | Log Splitters | Northern Tool + Equipment
The local nursery has one of these splitters that they bought (I believe) three years ago. I was a bit skeptical when they bought it and rode the foreman over there repeatedly about their choice of equipment. Well I have been eating crow lately. The nursery's PowerHorse splitter has performed flawlessly since they bought it despite getting exactly ZERO maintenance. This week the thing surpassed 200 cords split and has never missed a beat. It gets no grease, no fluid or other oil changes and sits out in the weather uncovered for months at a time. I have run their splitter for a couple of 8 hour shifts and was impressed. Being a two-direction splitter it is much fast than any other hydraulic splitter I have ever run to boot. The splitting wedge on the thing is a lower profile (thinner) than most which seems to really help with the speed of the splitting. I have just contracted to clear 10 acres, just me and my saws. I will sell all the wood cut as firewood (100s of cords). I will be buying one of these splitters in the next month or so. I will try to give an update or two on how well it holds up to the work load.
Powerhorse Horizontal Dual Split Log Splitter 20-Ton, 208cc | Log Splitters | Northern Tool + Equipment