TractorBob1529
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SS had made enough money, time for the consumer to reap some of the benifits.
SS had made enough money, time for the consumer to reap some of the benifits.
Originally Posted by TractorBob1529 View Post
SS had made enough money, time for the consumer to reap some of the benifits.
SuperSplit (SS) originally designed this splitter. Once the patent protection ran out, DR Products cloned it almost exactly, and sold it under their own name, and a bit cheaper than SuperSplit was selling it.
DR's advertising would have you believe they invented the concept (but they are pretty clever in how they lead you to believe this without coming out and saying it. They did the same thing with their "Dual Action" log splitter.
Yes, DR copied Super Split about as close as one could. DR bought two splitters from Paul a while back. Not very cool...
I suppose you could say the same thing about Bush Hog and all the copy cat rotary mowers that followed their product. Or, for that matter, just about any implement or tool that has become part of the cloned "Kleenex" of our world due to the initial success of a novel variant product. Super Split was probably not the first to think of either electric or hydraulic splitters etc either.
Crescent wrenches????
Dont most tractors look the same except color???
Pick-up trucks????
Splitting mauls???
Chainsaws????
Firestone vs Goodyear vs whoever R1 Ag tires???
The list is endless. The guy that made the Supersplit didnt have a new concept at all. Just a different way of applying a VERY OLD concept.
And like I said before, look at hydraulic splitters??? On something as simple as a logsplitter....there really isnt much one can change is there???