aaronbrace
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- Jul 12, 2010
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- Tractor
- Kubota L3400HST
Impdaddy et All,
I bought 2x60" (5 foot) hoses with 1/2"NPT on the splitter end and 3/8"NPT on the tractor end. I have the Kubota rear remotes and the quick connects take a 3/8"NPT fitting hence why one end of the hose is different than the other. The hoses are 1/2" diameter and are rated for 3,500PSI. The pair of them cost me about $105.00 at NAPA. The hardest part was explaining to the NAPA clerk the difference between NPT and the flared fitting he kept thinking was NPT.
I cannot speak to the quick hitch as I did not use one. I probably should get one as hooking up 3PH attachments can be a PITA. BTW, I have an L3400HST. I will say that I bolted together the splitter in about 10 minutes...it was quite easy.
I was expecting something with a crappy paint job and that was not assembled well since it was from China and cheap (like when you buy something from Grizzly!), but I can honestly say that it is a sharp looking splitter.
My hydraulic pump is not much different than the one on the BX series...I believe close to the same GPM, atleast within a few GPM. The cycle time on it is a little slow compared to most splitters I have rented but honestly it is a perfect speed for my ability to load the splitter. While the majority of the splitters I have used are faster, the ram spends most of its time retracted waiting for me to load the next 100lb log. I run my L3400 at about 2,000RPM while splitting. This seems to generate a perfect cycle time for me based on my speed.
I was not convinced on the 3PH splitter, and I was also confused as to get one with a PTO pump or that used my rear remotes. I can say clearly that I made the right decision. The cycle time is fine for my ability and the cost savings was tremendous. There is no point in getting a splitter with a 10 second cycle time if it takes you longer than 10 seconds to load the logs.
I also LOVE being able to raise the splitter up to not bust my back, but lower it to the ground if I have a really heavy log to roll onto it. Let the tractor do the work!
I spent some time splitting some oak from a tree that was just cut 2 weeks ago. I could literally see water coming out of it while it was hitting the wedge because it was so wet. Wet wood is one of the hardest splitting tasks for any splitter, but it split it just fine.
One of the pieces I split was a little under 36" in diameter. I had to lower the splitter to the ground to roll it onto it, but it split it just fine. I think I spent 5 minutes just on that piece continuously splitting the bigger pieces into stove sized logs. So, in short, you have to be careful, but 16" diameter logs is certainly no limitation of this unit.
I don't have a harbor freight near me, but I was able to use the 20% coupon anyways. I called the 1-800 number and told them I drove 1 1/2 hours to a store to buy it but the store was out of stock and told me I would have to call to order...Of course I never made the drive and didn't know if that store had one or not...They took the coupon over the phone and gave it to me for $399 anyways. I had to pay $105 freight, so it was $503.93 delivered.
With hoses, the total cost was $608.93. Not a bad price for what appears to be an awesome and very capable splitter.
Good find guys. Thanks to all the forum members that wrote up their experiences on this one. I bought it with some confidence knowing that the trail had already been blazed!
---Aaron
I bought 2x60" (5 foot) hoses with 1/2"NPT on the splitter end and 3/8"NPT on the tractor end. I have the Kubota rear remotes and the quick connects take a 3/8"NPT fitting hence why one end of the hose is different than the other. The hoses are 1/2" diameter and are rated for 3,500PSI. The pair of them cost me about $105.00 at NAPA. The hardest part was explaining to the NAPA clerk the difference between NPT and the flared fitting he kept thinking was NPT.
I cannot speak to the quick hitch as I did not use one. I probably should get one as hooking up 3PH attachments can be a PITA. BTW, I have an L3400HST. I will say that I bolted together the splitter in about 10 minutes...it was quite easy.
I was expecting something with a crappy paint job and that was not assembled well since it was from China and cheap (like when you buy something from Grizzly!), but I can honestly say that it is a sharp looking splitter.
My hydraulic pump is not much different than the one on the BX series...I believe close to the same GPM, atleast within a few GPM. The cycle time on it is a little slow compared to most splitters I have rented but honestly it is a perfect speed for my ability to load the splitter. While the majority of the splitters I have used are faster, the ram spends most of its time retracted waiting for me to load the next 100lb log. I run my L3400 at about 2,000RPM while splitting. This seems to generate a perfect cycle time for me based on my speed.
I was not convinced on the 3PH splitter, and I was also confused as to get one with a PTO pump or that used my rear remotes. I can say clearly that I made the right decision. The cycle time is fine for my ability and the cost savings was tremendous. There is no point in getting a splitter with a 10 second cycle time if it takes you longer than 10 seconds to load the logs.
I also LOVE being able to raise the splitter up to not bust my back, but lower it to the ground if I have a really heavy log to roll onto it. Let the tractor do the work!
I spent some time splitting some oak from a tree that was just cut 2 weeks ago. I could literally see water coming out of it while it was hitting the wedge because it was so wet. Wet wood is one of the hardest splitting tasks for any splitter, but it split it just fine.
One of the pieces I split was a little under 36" in diameter. I had to lower the splitter to the ground to roll it onto it, but it split it just fine. I think I spent 5 minutes just on that piece continuously splitting the bigger pieces into stove sized logs. So, in short, you have to be careful, but 16" diameter logs is certainly no limitation of this unit.
I don't have a harbor freight near me, but I was able to use the 20% coupon anyways. I called the 1-800 number and told them I drove 1 1/2 hours to a store to buy it but the store was out of stock and told me I would have to call to order...Of course I never made the drive and didn't know if that store had one or not...They took the coupon over the phone and gave it to me for $399 anyways. I had to pay $105 freight, so it was $503.93 delivered.
With hoses, the total cost was $608.93. Not a bad price for what appears to be an awesome and very capable splitter.
Good find guys. Thanks to all the forum members that wrote up their experiences on this one. I bought it with some confidence knowing that the trail had already been blazed!
---Aaron
