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I got this job to split up around 10 cords of maple and pine for a customer.

Leaking splitters if you are doing contract work for others are a must fix problem. Customers do not want to see leaks, especially the high end ones and I have been a bad offender in this department. Trying to always economize living poor leads to problems. I sold one mis-matched homemade...

I called my local welding company, forge, no response, he said he'd be available today last week but no such luck. I drove to where "AC Skips" welding was in Norwalk and was shocked he had a heart attack a few years ago. So the gentleman who is now working in his former shop garage gave me a...

The local "forge" said that the engine had to be removed before he could work on the log splitter. He has some logs on his property he wants split. In my experience it is very hard to adequately trade or barter on one thing for another or one job for another. What do you think? I don't have...

I brought it to a local guy who doubled his price even with my buying angle iron, etc., around $100 worth and he wanted $450. At this point it makes no sense to pay $500 or so for a homeowner splitter when better used units are available for a little more.

This part weighs 102 lbs. I am working on getting you the shipping quote, will update you soon. part PMJ25M-04-00A Jonathan C. | Customer Service Technician Champion Power Equipment, Inc. 6370 S Pioneer Way, Unit 101| Las Vegas, NV 89113 1-877-338-0999 championpowerequipment.com Many...

Champion has tanks for $200 and change plus shipping, I'm assuming that the parts are modular and can be removed and replaced.

My local guy wants $450 for the job. We agreed replacing the tank may be the way to go instead of welding it.

I posted on this log splitter with the sagging engine that became critical. I trussed it up so I can drive this to a welder. I bought a bunch of welding angle iron and plates. For the welders out there how would you do this one? I picked up:

Blown out hydraulic filter.

I did last year and one of the wheels needed lithium grease. An hour plus back and forth on the highway a number of times.

I'll try to do some updates on this Champion splitter. I've been on a job for a week and a half. I didn't have a chain saw on the job so split a pine log that was around 8 inches diameter against the grain and it blew out the hydraulic oil filter. The hydraulic filter blew out before too...

I'm able to get it anywhere on a property. https://www.championpowerequipment.com/product/100424-27-ton-log-splitter/ 434.3 lb.

Thanks for the feedback on this. There's a local welding outfit that may be able to weld it without having to pay over $125; I thought that it might be possible to address the sag by cinching down on the bolts holding it into the frame. I like the smaller units for doing splitting for hire...

I've got a 27 ton Champion log splitter where the engine has been sagging on the frame. The looseness seems to be where the bolts go through to hold it; any ideas on how to remedy this? A friend thinks it may need to be welded. Trailering it around and the stress apparently led to this. Two...