Officer's Match
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My 24 year old son gave me a great surprise gift Sunday, a brand new DHT 22 Ton splitter! I had been looking at splitters for quite a good while now, and have been very impressed by the responsiveness on this forum of DHT, as well as the shared experiences of other owners. For my purposes, the speed of the 22 easily outweighs the capacity of the 27 and obviously at a lower cost to boot.
I have ran it twice now and am very happy with what I have seen so far. The machine seems (for it's catagory) to be very robust, simple (in a good way) and well thought out. The owner's manual tube is a nice touch, and pieces/parts look to be off-the-shelf standard items for the most part. I also like the generous sized hydo reservoir and clear pickup tube.
Mine came from Lowes, and as such lacks the log catcher. I've looked at the one DHT offers and like the design, but wish it extended over the engine, as I'd rather have that protection as I can easily raise the beam to the vertical split configuration to fuel and/or service the engine. I'd love to see pic's of any homemade catchers for ideas.
So, here's what I have so far in pic's:
I have ran it twice now and am very happy with what I have seen so far. The machine seems (for it's catagory) to be very robust, simple (in a good way) and well thought out. The owner's manual tube is a nice touch, and pieces/parts look to be off-the-shelf standard items for the most part. I also like the generous sized hydo reservoir and clear pickup tube.
Mine came from Lowes, and as such lacks the log catcher. I've looked at the one DHT offers and like the design, but wish it extended over the engine, as I'd rather have that protection as I can easily raise the beam to the vertical split configuration to fuel and/or service the engine. I'd love to see pic's of any homemade catchers for ideas.
So, here's what I have so far in pic's: