i have the same brand in the 30 ton model .. i have had it for 7 years and use it for my personal and small firewood business .. its a good machine .. just watch out for the filter to vibrate loose and leak fluid and the water in the fluid from the hole in the cap can cause ice to damage the pump.. i found that out and had to replace the pump. mine also has the kohler motor on it from factory as that was standard back many years ago.
Good review. A heads up for those that have to assemble these. Pull the plug on the under side of the pump. This was not listed as a step when assembling. It shows on page 11, #18 Suction line tube. It doesn't say anything about the PLUG! I am usually very careful about reading directions. Other than that they are very good on directions. The Splitter works great. Construction and welds seem very good. I will try back when I have 10 cord or so run through it.
Looks like a solid rig. Make sure you shut the gas valve off after use. Those engines like to dilute the oil with fuel during storage. Be carefull lifting those chunks. Heavy lifting is the most efficient way to stunt your physical longevity. Have you seen the video where the guy took an old log splitter and mounted it on an excavator boom? Its amazing. Thanks for posting!
Notice no fenders the holes are there for them should've tried vertical splitting position anyway hopefully you have good luck with it down the road oh as far as water going into hydraulic tank I wouldn't store it outside keep it inside out of weather only thing I dislike is splitters with square end cap on the beam they are to narrow for the bigger logs like to slip off the sides bigger round end cap keeps the logs on better keep a eye on oil level also if you fill the hydraulic fluid to high it will squirt hot hydraulic fluid out of that hole in the cap
