wood splitter DHT 22 vs Champion 27

[goeduck]

The older I get , I think I actually have an easier time getting pieces like this in place. It Is the old saying- work smarter, not harder. I used to struggle to muscle them into that position. Now after years of getting old, I know it is about running it on its balance edge until it is just the right distance from the splitter, and letting it fall forward just right.

Yes, I fall it (tip it over) into position. BTW, it did split a chunk off. Right down to the bullseye.

 

[dasranger]

That does it. I’m going to make a video...

 

[Persiman]

Woo-hoo. Today the old DHT22 started up on the second pull, and me & the wife split wood for about an hour. Looks like it's all going to work out! Wifey is very impressed with the performance, and quite pleased that I won't be so hard on my old body. It really handled some nasty knots. We got a lot of wood done in short order. I"ll keep adding carb cleaners to the gas and we'll see how it does long term.

 

[crazyal]

If you have a loader on your Deere you have a lifter for the heavy rounds. I just roll them into my bucket and then put the bucket over the engine and roll them out one at a time to split. Once I made the first split I let one half fall back into the bucket while continue to split the other half up. It's not the fastest way to do it but it works and it's not a lot of effort.

 

[Persiman]

Anybody know what brand hydraulic pump is on these units? I read that some men are adjusting the unload setting so it operates in the high-flow range more often. If I knew what-fer pump this was, I might could find a diagram and etc online.
thnx