I built one last fall because I use wood as my main source of heat, even though I have central HVAC I don't wanna pay for the gas it uses. I wanted something that I knew would last me a long time so I built it heavy duty. I know several people that have bought them from home depot and tractor supply that have had them for years and have never had any problems with them. A 22 ton log splitter will split just about anything you would want to split up, plus most of the ones you buy will flip up vertical so you can split big pieces without having to lift them up and saves your back! If you can afford it and it's something you would use winter after winter then I'd say go for it! If it's something you would only use a few times, it may be better to rent one so you wouldn't have to store it when not in use and you wouldn't have to worry about the maintenance on it. It's not a very good picture but here's the one I built last fall. Between the cylinder and the pump it is good for 48 ton
