American Horizontal/Vertical Wood Splitter

[tomtrees58]

take a look at mine we have Ben in the biz 35 years now its my 4th splitter the first yardman licked wood pro and iron&oak i like this the best tom trees

 

[Wood Doctor]

take a look at mine we have Ben in the biz 35 years now its my 4th splitter the first yardman licked wood pro and iron&oak i like this the best tom trees

Thanks, Tom. You usually get what you pay for.

 

[Longshot]

HH = better towing, more ground clearance, and for me, a much more convenient work height. Don't even wonder about the catch pans: get 'em!

 

[rx7145]

I would not get anything less than 16gpm.

 

[palmrose2]

All American splitters have USA made 250 lb per square inch structural steel and triple welded wedges.

What the heck is 250 psi steel? Sounds more like butter to me. 40,000psi tensil seems like it would be a good place to start. Joe Blows 6013 welding sticks are 60,000 psi steel. Tensil, shear, or compressive strength, any way you slice it 250 psi is more that weak.

 

[fishercat]

they have beenmaking splitters for more than 30 years.

All American splitters have USA made 250 lb per square inch structural steel and triple welded wedges.

What the heck is 250 psi steel? Sounds more like butter to me. 40,000psi tensil seems like it would be a good place to start. Joe Blows 6013 welding sticks are 60,000 psi steel. Tensil, shear, or compressive strength, any way you slice it 250 psi is more that weak.

there are guys here still using 30 year old American splitters. i think they know what they are doing.

 

[palmrose2]

Price: $2,266.00

For that maybe you could get this http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/...6&storeId=6970&productId=200326296&in_merch=1 and this http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_200326298_200326298&issearch=1143

 

[rx7145]

For that maybe you could get this http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/...6&storeId=6970&productId=200326296&in_merch=1 and this http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_200326298_200326298&issearch=1143

I went that route and sold it (at a loss) and bought a American. Do it right the first time!

 

[palmrose2]

I went that route and sold it (at a loss) and bought a American. Do it right the first time!

Ah what do I know any ways. The only Real experience I have is on my very simply made, light, horizontal, 30 year old Timber King.

 

[Wood Doctor]

I Like Big Foot

there are guys here still using 30 year old American splitters. i think they know what they are doing.

Frankly, I like the big foot on the bottom. When you move up a 24" dia, oak or ash log waiting to be split, you need all the foot you can get. And, even two men can't do it on a horizontal splitter. How do you lift that 400 lb beast up to the beam?

 

[Henry G.]

A similar splitter here (22 tons 6.5 HP B&S 6.5) sells for around $1100 here on the LEFTIST coast. I know I bought one. Skip that deal IMO....

 

[rx7145]

Here are some pictures of my American. This is very green cotton wood that weighed a lot. 200lbs??

 

[fishercat]

i rip them into halves or quarters with the 372.

Frankly, I like the big foot on the bottom. When you move up a 24" dia, oak or ash log waiting to be split, you need all the foot you can get. And, even two men can't do it on a horizontal splitter. How do you lift that 400 lb beast up to the beam?

or i use the grapple on the tractor.