edrrt
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I'm getting my dad his own splitter. We split mosty old twisty oak.
My 27T Iron and Oak really struggles with it, takes multiple tries. Bent a lot of things.
I found a Barreto at the rental place for $1200. Looks in good shape. Only 70 days on it. They are supposed to be super heavy duty, nice Honda GX270 motor. But I'm confused why the tonnage is so low as well as the cycle time (14 sec). They have a huge engine for a 20t unit. I'm wondering if it will work for my wood.
My fear is these are over built and then purposely castrated with low tonnage and speed for longevity of the unit and homeowner safety.
I can get a 37T import Performance splitter with a cheap Briggs for the same price with a 14s cycle time. Or even a 25T for 800.
Is the Barreto really as out matched as it looks on paper?
Same price, what do you think I should get?
My 27T Iron and Oak really struggles with it, takes multiple tries. Bent a lot of things.
I found a Barreto at the rental place for $1200. Looks in good shape. Only 70 days on it. They are supposed to be super heavy duty, nice Honda GX270 motor. But I'm confused why the tonnage is so low as well as the cycle time (14 sec). They have a huge engine for a 20t unit. I'm wondering if it will work for my wood.
My fear is these are over built and then purposely castrated with low tonnage and speed for longevity of the unit and homeowner safety.
I can get a 37T import Performance splitter with a cheap Briggs for the same price with a 14s cycle time. Or even a 25T for 800.
Is the Barreto really as out matched as it looks on paper?
Same price, what do you think I should get?