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Picked one of these up yesterday. Regular $1799 on sale for $999.
It has vertical splitting and an oil filter for the hydraulic fluid.
Should come in handy in the next few weeks once the white crap melts.
I used to borrow or use my small electric 9 ton unit but now time to spoil myself.
https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/y...0550p.html#srp
A real man use's an axe.
By all means use your axe by the time you have a cord split with your axe I'll have several cords split with my splitter.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gilroy
That is a good buy..Quote:
Originally Posted by impact
I'm not sure about the Champion Engine, I don't have any experience with them. We bought a Troy splitter with the Honda engine just on spec.
What we did was buy it between 3 guys and we either help each other or just share it. Been doing that now for going on 12 yrs and the splitter still works strong. Each of us go thru between 20-25 face cords a winter so it does a pile of work annually.
Nice, Impact.
Thats pretty sweet lookin :thumbup:g
I have owned at least 5 Champion engines over the years in various configurations such as generators, chipper / shredder and not one has ever let me down. Besides, Princess Auto carries replacement engines on sale all the time for a couple of a hundred bucks so no concern. I could always break the bank and put a Honda on there as well if the bug ever bites me. Simple hydraulic system. Nothing to it really.
I'am retired time is not a factor.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tigboy 304
If I can make a suggestion? You may want to incorporate some sort of guard over the engine? I guarantee, at some point, a big block will find it. But otherwise, a good investment. The vertical option is a huge bonus as we get older.Quote:
Originally Posted by impact
Well, whether or not time being a factor the old saying is work smater not harder. Next.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gilroy
Nice looking splitter impact, you got a good deal there and I would say it will more than pay for itself.
Nice Splitter, But I only use one every two years and I block up 20 face, so I rent it from the rental company which the owner just happens to be across the street. He charges me 100 for Friday - Sunday.
In 12 years of heating with wood at this place I have rented it 5 times so far and will rent again this year to do 20 face. So in my case not really worth to buy one as it still would not have paid for itself yet.
One year I did split most of the wood with the maul just to say I could.
Yes, I have heard of this mentioned a few times. I will build a cage for it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bushmoose
Thanks for the suggestion.
They certainly are a back saving piece of equipment and if looked after will last a lifetime.
If you have the unit I suspect you will have a semi clear plastic feed line on the bottom for the hydraulic oil, be careful. The line is in a bad place and easy to catch on brush or stumps causing a kink or even worse, breakage.
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Another good tip. Thanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by oaknut
I will be towing it around the property hitched to my S/S. Not too many stumps in my trails.
My woodlot is mostly pine, spruce, poplar and a bit of ash that the bugs have killed so it should be up for the task.
My father and a neighbour split on a Champion log splitter a few years ago. They are happy with it now but had lots of trouble (they thought) with the engine when they first got it.
On their unit, the engine kept shutting off all the time, they found out that it was the low oil sensor kept tripping and shutting down the engine. My dad is pretty handy and I have no doubt that the oil level was reading close to full on the dipstick, but it just needed an extra ounce or so and the problem went away. Keep that in mind....
Great! I will, thanks. My current Champion generator has the same feature but has never been an issue.Quote:
Originally Posted by 73hunter
Actually a smart man uses a maul to split wood by hand, not an axe.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tigboy 304
I bought the same splitter last fall only I paid $1199 on sale so that’s an awesome deal. I’ve split about 4 bush chords with it so far and it works flawlessly. Split everything I threw at it.
So far the Champion engine works great, starts first or second pull every time. Just make sure you shut the gas flow off and run the gas out of it when you’re done. I only use Shell premium non ethanol gas in all my small engines.
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Make sure to pile the wood really good and straight and not near a car:joker:
Lol, that is true!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by smitty55
Thanks for the feedback and the vote of confidence on my purchase. Much appreciated.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mauro
I baby all my toys and also only feed them Shell premium and Mobil 100% synthetic oil.
I had my son in a cherry picker top off a huge poplar last summer that proceeded to fall and wipe out my wood shed.Quote:
Originally Posted by greatwhite
Same sort of boat as you...lol
Yeah, but the woodshed didn't belong to your wife. Big difference. Big Difference!
Good buy. I bought a homemade 25 ton unit for not much less $ a few years ago. It works, but I sure wish it would go vertical like these do. That said, I still use a splitting axe (axe, not maul) for 90% of my wood since it's all easy splitting ash right now
If you're a bit handy, I discovered I needed a wider shelf on either side of the splitter for large logs. So I modified them by adding a fiberglass extension the frame. I work mostly by myself so one hand is on the lever and with only one hand free to work the log, the extra support comes in handy...and is safer. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by impact
https://i.imgur.com/BlXrG7sl.jpg
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Nice mod. Something to consider for sure. I’m currently un-crating and assembling. Will fire it up this afternoon. So far it looks good!
Ohhhh this is a nice machine. The engine started on the first half pull right out of the crate.
Highly recommend at the current sale price.
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Very nice indeed...
I see they have an engine guard built in and wider 'wings' than mine came with...good design !!
Nice little unit will definitely make things easier.
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I hope you had some help uncrating it. I just about killed myself trying to move the main beam around.Quote:
Originally Posted by impact
I had a huge poplar (about 36” diameter) come down at my cottage and it had some pretty knarly grain that twisted in circles. This splitter went right through it. My biggest issue was maneuvering the logs in position under the wedge.
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I just about killed myself moving it 6 feet even with the help of my strong and healthy son. He had the heavy end....lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Mauro
I like the counterbalance tilt assist. A nice touch in the design of the unit. Will make converting to the vertical position a lot easier.
You'll be surprised how often you use the vertical set-up. I got too old (or smarter) to be lifting up the huge blocks so I rolled them off to the side and did them as a group once or twice a week.Quote:
Originally Posted by impact
That looks very nice. Great deal also. Get use to grabbing logs on the sides instead of lengthwise, when placing them on splitter, save your fingers.
So that black baseplate under the wedge is welded to the wedge and rides between those blue rails? That seems like a place where wood chips would get built up.Quote:
Originally Posted by impact
Seems almost too pretty to dirty.:thumbup: