Been itching to try it out for almost two weeks. Troy Bilt 27 ton. I was busy visiting wife in rehab, cutting more locust, bad weather etc but finally got to it today.
Great machine as far as splitting goes. 27 ton and didn't refuse once even shearing crotches and knots. The design, on the other hand, sucks. One side operation only (armature is offset to one side), the wheel on the operator's side is EXACTLY where your right foot needs to be (it would also be partly in the way in the verticle position)
17 sec cycle time but I couldn't keep up with it. That thang worked me to death and did in 10 minutes what my old homebuilt would have taken an hour or more.
More waiting for processing just inside the pasture gate. I couldn't get up to the wood piles as to wet and soft. Gonna have to move every stick somehow.
What is the quality of pictures I am posting? I changed monitors and ever since, I have had to adjust the exposure to lighten them up so they show decent on my monitor.
Harry K
Great machine as far as splitting goes. 27 ton and didn't refuse once even shearing crotches and knots. The design, on the other hand, sucks. One side operation only (armature is offset to one side), the wheel on the operator's side is EXACTLY where your right foot needs to be (it would also be partly in the way in the verticle position)
17 sec cycle time but I couldn't keep up with it. That thang worked me to death and did in 10 minutes what my old homebuilt would have taken an hour or more.
More waiting for processing just inside the pasture gate. I couldn't get up to the wood piles as to wet and soft. Gonna have to move every stick somehow.
What is the quality of pictures I am posting? I changed monitors and ever since, I have had to adjust the exposure to lighten them up so they show decent on my monitor.
Harry K