Dang good looking splitter congrat's lot's other good looking equipment.
Mike
Mike
Because he would rather sell to a dealers customer direct and leave the SERVICING Dealer hanging on to his stock of inventory. Even after the dealer demo'ed to said customer.....
He did the same to Brute (his old company before selling and running off with the money, After selling it To another man that ran off with the money, then sold to 2 english gentlemen that ran the company bankrupt)...
Glad Im Selling Timberwolf Splitters they know how to take care of Their Dealers!
Kudos to the Guys and Ladies at Timberwolf Manufacturing.
Scott
Well when I called BR they pointed me directly to a dealer, and the dealer was about 2 hours away from me. The dealer knew the product line very well and was extremely helpful in answering all my questions. I also looked at the Timberwolfs, who also pointed me to the nearest dealer. The TW dealer was in the next town over, so I actually went down there. The dealer was very unfamiliar with the product line, and actually knew less about them than I did. This didn't really matter to me. The TW5 and the 11HPWS are similar units, but I liked the disappearing wedge on the BR, and the price was a little less. The TW5 is a really nice unit though.
Glad they take care of you.
Because he would rather sell to a dealers customer direct and leave the SERVICING Dealer hanging on to his stock of inventory. Even after the dealer demo'ed to said customer.....
He did the same to Brute (his old company before selling and running off with the money, After selling it To another man that ran off with the money, then sold to 2 english gentlemen that ran the company bankrupt)...
Glad Im Selling Timberwolf Splitters they know how to take care of Their Dealers!
Kudos to the Guys and Ladies at Timberwolf Manufacturing.
Scott
Bad mouthing another company publicly just to make Timberwolf look good is just not good business sense. If I owned Timberwolf and this is how you represented me on a public forum... well you wouldn't be selling my products anymore. JMHO
Bad mouthing another company publicly just to make Timberwolf look good is just not good business sense. If I owned Timberwolf and this is how you represented me on a public forum... well you wouldn't be selling my products anymore. JMHO
It may have to do with the fact that I did sell Both his Brute Lines and his Built rite lines and after being burned by him numeroius times I am just giving a heads up is all... Been There Done That!!
Have a NICE Day
Scott
My back isn't what it used to be. Wanted the log lift big time. On my farm there is a disease that is killing most of the old maple and ash trees, and they are very hard to split. I was a bit concerned how the Supersplit would do. Nothing would be worse than spending less on the Supersplit, and being unhappy with it.
I recently saw three Timberwolf splitters for sale in this area on Craigslist. They were all selling for over $5000, and all three were gone by the time I called. One I called on in less than 24 hours, and it was already sold. I made me feel a lot better about dropping some money on the Built-Rite. It's funny how nobody has a problem dropping $10K on a new ATV, or dropping $10K on a quality used dump truck, but when it is a log splitter it seems like more money. And a splitter holds it's value way better than either of the first two.
Did you look at Split Fire machines? Got mine for under four thousand, two splitter heads , single and four way, splits in both directions and came with a hydraulic log lift, and a honda motor. Made in Canada.Well I have been doing about 8-10 cords a year now, and I had been mostly splitting it with a maul. Anyways, I looked long and hard at different splitters, and decided to go with the Built-Rite 11HPWS. I wanted the log lift, tray, autocycle, and hydraulic 4-way. The big advantage of the Built-Rite seems to be the disappearing wedge. From my limited experience with splitters, it seems more often than not you are going back and forth between 2 and 4 way splitting. I also like the fact that the 4 way is attached to the cylinder, so it doesn't start walking up like a slip on 4 way sometimes does.
I ended up going with the 5" cylinder. I lose quite a bit of cycle time, but with the autocycle I don't think it will be particularly noticeable. I would really be bummed if I got the 4", and then had trouble splitting the big stuff.
Built-Rite has recently lowered prices, so this splitter is about $400 less than it was 6 months ago. At about $7000 it still is pretty expensive though. The nice thing about getting a splitter is that they hold their value really well, so I know I can get out of it if I fall on hard times.
The 24HPWS is really impressive, but I just couldn't justify the additional expense, as it really doesn't do anything much better than the 11, and it takes up more space.
So anyways it should arrive in 2-3 weeks, so I will post some pictures then. For now here are some from the website.
http://built-rite.com/PICTURES/SPLITTERS/11HPWS/11 HPWS 3.JPG
http://built-rite.com/PICTURES/SPLITTERS/11HPWS/11 HPWS 4.JPG
http://built-rite.com/PICTURES/SPLITTERS/11hpws splitter 4ft/4ft 11 hpws splitter 003.jpg
Split Fire lets you change wedges by simply pushing a detented pin out of the side of the wedge. I like that it splits in the push as well as the return stroke too. I use to own a Super Split too for 20 years but I like have the hydraulic lift table. Makes a great staging area too. Check out Split Fire on You Tube .I am about to purchase a new spitter as well. And would love some ideas from fellow members. The most important thing to me is to have the ability to use different heads. I want 2way all the way up so I can change it out depending on log size. The easier to change the better. All sugestions welcome.
I am about to purchase a new spitter as well. And would love some ideas from fellow members. The most important thing to me is to have the ability to use different heads. I want 2way all the way up so I can change it out depending on log size. The easier to change the better. All sugestions welcome.
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