I ordered the 12T version on Monday of last week, it arrived Friday of the same week. Used over the weekend. I split maybe 1/2 cord thus far. It ships with 42" lines on it. The lines have 1/2" NPT Male connectors. To these I added 5', 1/2" hoses to get to my front end loader ports. I put 90 degree elbows on the loader port end of the hose with 1/4" quick connects. If you're not familiar with buying hydraulic lines, they aren’t exactly cheap. I have over $200 in mine.
My wood is mostly maple, with some cherry, beech, oak, and others. Only on some of the oak did I need to run the ram to its full length. The control valve is nice in that, if you release the valve the ram stops., you can put in return mode and it will go all the way in. basically I would watch the ram out of the corner of my eye and stop it whereabouts I needed it for the next piece. So since I rarely need to run it all the way out, the two-way split didn’t mean much to me.
I ran the tractor at 2000 RPMS, probably could of run less, still experimenting. Only on two of the larger pieces of oak, did I need to run the rpms up.
I looked at the one at TSC. It is a beast compared to the Ramsplitter. I choose the RamSpl;itter becasue I wanted the 3.5" cylinder. I felt this was more in line with my BX. Otherwise I would've probbaly chosen the TSC unit.
In all, I am very pleased with the unit. I was working alone, and only a few times did I have to wait. Usually cause I left the ram go back the whole way, or on some of that stringy oak, I had to run it the whole way out.
