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Harbor Freight Log Splitter for 1099
I am looking at the HarborFreight 9 hp Robin engine 30 ton log splitter. It has a two stage Haldex 16 gpm pump, with a 2.5 gallon reservoir. Some of the other brands have much larger reservoirs, but other than the reservoir capacity they don't seem much diffferent, while the Harborfreight model has a great price.
Any thoughts?
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Ken,
My interpretation is that the 8" thing is that it will split a log straight through with an 8" diameter. If your log is bigger which they almost all are like 20", you have to rotate the log around to crack it like pizza pie slices.
Just my guess as I have never had one.
I am little confused on the work height comments. This HF splitter operates either horizontal where you have to lift the logs or vertical where you just roll the log into position. What else do you want to do.
I saw on the Timberwolf residential splitters that they had a flat piece of steel on the hydraulic piston instead of the splitting wedge, and had the wedge on the foot instead. Is that any better?
The HF splitter looks about the same as the one I saw at Lowes for twice the price.
I plan on buying about 5 cords of cut wood and then split it myself. During the heating season I will use it to make kindling, and to split small amounts of wood from my property. I am only going to use it for my own use, not commercial.
On the 3PH the standalone HF splitter is 660 pounds, but with wheels, wheels make it easier to put it anywhere I want to store it. Most 3 ph splitters are at least 350 pounds with no wheels, seems like it might be hard for me to move it around by myself and to put it in my garage to store it. Plus I would have to send my tractor to the dealer to get the hydraulic hook up, that alone costs 200 for transportation plus a couple hundred for the remote. Though I do like the idea of one less engine to maintain.
Just my ramblings.
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Yooper, I looked at TSC but they are way more expensive, the HF splitter freight from what I can see is only about $50, which seems way too cheap on 660 pounds.
The HF deal seems to be so cheap, but will it do the job.
One of the main questions I had originally which no one picked up was "is the 2.5 gallon reservoir an issue" ?????
The pricey splitters have over twice the reservoir size?
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Murf, I thought the Robin engine was a Subaru, so I thought it was not quite as good as a Honda but probably better than a Briggs. Is that correct?
On the reservoir, if I buy a 3ph style splitter there is no reservoir and I am using my tractors fluid, won't I be overheating my Kubota's fluids? I am not too keen on doing anything that could put inordinate wear on that machine, if that were the case.
TSC has a 5.5 hp Honda with 4.5 gallon reservoir, but I have heard that in use it seems to bog down a bit but still splits. Options options Options.....
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KT,
The owners manual in pdf format in the link below has the specs. It has 4.5 inch cylinder diameter, with 7 1/8 inch tall wedge.
I think the hoses do look poorly placed and one looks a bit short in the picture, they also don't seem to have the wire protection that most of them have in the stores.
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KT,
The name is just a make up name for HF, no one else sells it according to HF.
The name is "Central Hydraulics" which means "not much".
ShortMagnum, yeah my Kubota also only has about 4 gallons of UDT, so maybe the cooling also would be inadequate.
I hate having the second low use motor around but it is probably best here.
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KT I think you on on to something, I was listening to a podcast by the Java Posse and they had a guy there from a company called "TopCoder". The idea was that TopCoder would meet with customers to determine needs then TopCoder would run a "Coding Contest" to see who could come up with bes component solution. They only paid the winner of course.
OK so I will run a contest to see who can split the wood the best and award them a TP T Shirt, seems an ample reward 
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