Husky 22 ton splitter at TSC

[Jeff Lary]

Does anyone own one of these, they are on sale $999.00.Briggs engine 190cc Vertical / Horizontal comes with free hydrolic and engine oil. Sounds like a good deal, I own a third of a Troybuilt 27ton w/Honda but sharing is always a problem so I am planning on having one of my own. If anybody has one let me know how its working out for you Thanks Jeff

 

[toolbox5]

i have had mine for 2 years its been great , ive even used it as a press , saves my back . it has plenty of power , go for it ! sharing sucks

 

[Jeff Lary]

well thats good to hear I hope to do that soon.

 

[Bud Soda]

Thinking about a new one myself. Wonder how it compares to Northern?
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[LD1]

We use the 27T version. Basically the same only a 4.5" cylinder instead of the 4".

Great splitter for the money IMO. We split ~20+ cord per year and it is about 10 years old now.

Some rumors though that the newer ones are quite as good as the older ones though. Something about using a lesser quality pump and valve. The older ones used (I think) a prince valve and barnes pump:thumbsup: Not sure on that though.

 

[cdaledave89]

I bought one about 6 or 7 years ago. Works good. About all that you would ever need if you are just a homeowner. But wait, you say - the 35ton Huskee HAS to be better than the puny 22 ton. Not so. I haven't encountered many logs that I couldn't split with my 22 ton. Sure, it will bog a little here and there and strain to get through some nasty knots, but it eventually splits it. I help a farmer buddy split 6 - 8 cords every year with his Huskee 35 ton and I don't see much difference - the cycle time is within one second of my 22 ton. The huge 12 or 13 HP engine is downright nasty to pull start, though.

Save your money and buy the 22 ton. You won't regret getting something bigger. The only caution is that the Briggs engine can be tempermental sometimes. Occasionally mine will start "surging" at full throttle. It can also be hard to re-start when it's hot. But heck, if the engine ever goes I'll just replace it with a Honda and then not have to worry about it for the rest of my lifetime.

 

[Ordite]

I bought this same splitter about a year ago. I am very satisfied with it. It has more than enough splitting power and I generally run the engine at half throttle. Do not think you would need a larger more expensive model.

 

[jejeosborne]

I paid the same money for a swisher 22 ton. What I like about the swisher is the pumps are belt driven and can be disengaged when the fluid is cold for easier starts.

 

[Gobblin Tom]

I have the 27 or 28 ton from TSC. it is very hard to start when cold with Honda engine. So much that sometimes I have to put my propane heater next to it to get it going. The only other complaints I have is that the cheap hoses they use seep hydraulic fluid and the wedge stops about an 1" from the end which makes me fight with pieces of stringy wood to get them apart while splitting. Someday I might close that gap up some which will help a lot...

 

[namesray]

i have a friend that uses a huskee 22 ton splitter for his fire wood business and he told me once that you don't need anything bigger then 22 ton. we both have fire wood business as a second job and i bought a 13 ton 3 point hitch split fire log splitter and it splits through wood just as good as my 25 ton mtd splitter. i think the 22 ton would be fine. if you plan on doing your splitting in the horizontal position, the one thing i would suggest that i saw when i looked at the huskees, is that you get the log catchers to put on. last i knew they don't come with them and they are a real back and time saver as you don't have to fight trying to hold onto the split pieces falling off to the ground as much.