Unloaded, assembled and put about a cord though it. Now a bit of a critique -
Positives - Well made
easy to assemble.
splits like lightning- this thing is fast really fast.
No problem with the knotty or stingy wood, i tried both locust and elm crotches and knots A+
Light weight, I plan on lifting this thing into the back of my dump trailer w/ my loader and i like the fact that its 500#
I like the production table, as you split the wood is just pushed right off the back.
Negatives- Very tippy- Like the old honda 3 wheelers if you don't watch out you will tip it over moving it around, i came very close.
One coat of paint, more coats or powder coating would be nice. Paint is coming off in alot of spots already=rust:msp_unsure:
There is no way to move it around very good, i know this have been covered in other threads but it does suck. I was lucky with
my fix, i used the tow hitch off of my timberking sawmill. I don't trailer the sawmill anymore it stays in one spot so this was
perfect. I was going to weld it on but decided that i might one day need it for the mill and ended up bolting, it works. It
solved two problems, one when it's hitched up there is no tipping it over and i can move it anywhere, two it lowered the
center of gravity and strengthened the machine up a bit.( Pictures Below )
Overall it was well worth the money and I am happy as a squirrel in walnut grove with the speed and performance.
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