MJR
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My Splitter”s” Decision
I saved up $2500 for an American AM24V splitter. This not easy with a family of five and paying three sets of NY taxes. I talked to Larry several times; an easy person to talk to, and what I wanted was a stock model. I ran my friends same unit for the past few seasons and love it, can not say a bad thing. I have recently run a Huskee 35 ton and it worked great. I have been getting by without a splitter the past few years by returning favors with my little band mill – the world is a simple place. So Saturday I drive down to my local logging supply store to pick up the American. They had one in stock and did not order it. I just could not do it. Internet dreaming is one thing but pulling the money out of the pocket and putting it on the counter is different.
So I drive to TSC in a snow/rain storm. They had the 35 and 22 in stock. The gentlemen said he would take 10% off if he didn’t have to help load it (I guess he was afraid of melting). I told myself I have been over thinking this whole thing and a little shy of a $1000 the 22 ton was on the back of the truck and I am going back to the logging store. $730 dollars and a half hour later I am walking out with a new 372xp with 24” bar and two extra loops – big grin. My 385 is showing its’ age from CSMing and hard work. I have always liked the balance of the 372. The 385 always seemed ass heavy to me. I am pretty sure the 372 it can handle the stuff the 22 ton can’t.
So now I have about $700 and looking for a used open trailer. My enclosed trailer can be a pain loading and unloading wood. I had a cord”ish” of hard maple and elm ready to split Sunday, I put gas in the splitter and it started on the second pull. It split everything even the elm crotch. The only thing it is a little slow with the elm. With the elm the whole ram length is needed. The hard maple pops with three – four inches of travel so the speed is not as important. I am not sure why a home owner would need anything more. Time will tell how it will hold up. The 372xp was not impressed with the elm at all. It is nice to have an old friend back.
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u54/MJR007/husky22002.jpg Splitter with saw
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u54/MJR007/husky22003.jpg Elm with codom spilt
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u54/MJR007/husky22004.jpg Eml codom split
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u54/MJR007/husky22005.jpg Elm split
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u54/MJR007/husky22006.jpg 372xp split test
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u54/MJR007/husky22007.jpg 372 passed
I saved up $2500 for an American AM24V splitter. This not easy with a family of five and paying three sets of NY taxes. I talked to Larry several times; an easy person to talk to, and what I wanted was a stock model. I ran my friends same unit for the past few seasons and love it, can not say a bad thing. I have recently run a Huskee 35 ton and it worked great. I have been getting by without a splitter the past few years by returning favors with my little band mill – the world is a simple place. So Saturday I drive down to my local logging supply store to pick up the American. They had one in stock and did not order it. I just could not do it. Internet dreaming is one thing but pulling the money out of the pocket and putting it on the counter is different.
So I drive to TSC in a snow/rain storm. They had the 35 and 22 in stock. The gentlemen said he would take 10% off if he didn’t have to help load it (I guess he was afraid of melting). I told myself I have been over thinking this whole thing and a little shy of a $1000 the 22 ton was on the back of the truck and I am going back to the logging store. $730 dollars and a half hour later I am walking out with a new 372xp with 24” bar and two extra loops – big grin. My 385 is showing its’ age from CSMing and hard work. I have always liked the balance of the 372. The 385 always seemed ass heavy to me. I am pretty sure the 372 it can handle the stuff the 22 ton can’t.
So now I have about $700 and looking for a used open trailer. My enclosed trailer can be a pain loading and unloading wood. I had a cord”ish” of hard maple and elm ready to split Sunday, I put gas in the splitter and it started on the second pull. It split everything even the elm crotch. The only thing it is a little slow with the elm. With the elm the whole ram length is needed. The hard maple pops with three – four inches of travel so the speed is not as important. I am not sure why a home owner would need anything more. Time will tell how it will hold up. The 372xp was not impressed with the elm at all. It is nice to have an old friend back.
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u54/MJR007/husky22002.jpg Splitter with saw
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u54/MJR007/husky22003.jpg Elm with codom spilt
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u54/MJR007/husky22004.jpg Eml codom split
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u54/MJR007/husky22005.jpg Elm split
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u54/MJR007/husky22006.jpg 372xp split test
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u54/MJR007/husky22007.jpg 372 passed
