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You have me beat by 2 ton; mine is only a 28 ton unit. I bought mine from a close out sale at Lowe's a couple of years ago in the early part of summer. Log splitters were not exactly moving fast for them at that time of the year. I was very pleased with the price (that's why I bought it - it was $795 and still in the crate). I'll have to agree with you on the B&S engine. I think it's an 8 hp (?) B&S engine. At first it seemed to run okay, but after the first couple of hours I had to start playing with the choke to get it to run right. It still starts and runs okay, but it is a pain to have to fiddle with the choke to get it set just right.

Mine is a Yard something brand I think. I've split quite a bit of wood with it and it, like yours, has actually panned out to be a pretty decent splitter overall. I'm glad it has plastic fenders. If not, I would have metal fenders all bent to heck after the first use. Thanks for your review. It seems to go along with mine in that it is possible to get a relatively decent and powerful splitter for not a huge amount of money. I had borrowed a 3 pt. splitter to use on my 50 hp tractor, and it sucked! The stand alone unit is the way to go. Good luck with yours, and don't tease me about my B&S engine too much.