High Heating Costs should drive Log Splitter demand

W2265 gasoline log splitter

Expect the cost of home heating to be high again this winter. According to Dan Donovon from Dominion Peoples Gas Company, the forecast for this winter is high natural gas prices. Eighty to ninety percent of the natural gas used is in the winter months. Tom Kloza, chief oil analyst for Oil Price Information Services, said the wholesale price for heating oil futures already has reached $2.30 per gallon - 50 cents higher than this time last year and double the price of two years ago. At the retail level, once handling and delivery charges are applied, custoemrs may be paying more than $3 per gallon for heating oil, or about $1500 just to fill a typical tank, he said.

With their eyes now on fuel prices when they start to heat up their homes, many homeowners are now planning to fire up their wood burning stoves and heaters. Now is the time to get ready for the demand for wood splitters. Pitt Power distributes the high quality Earthquake line of gasoline and electric log splitters. Retails should immediately stock and prominently display both electric and gasoline models for customers to see and buy. Below is the 2006/2007 Earthquake line-up available from Pitt Power. Please contact us today for programs and prices.

Earthquake Gasoline Log Splitters

Innovative Cage design protects all major components

• Wide wheel base for safe, easy towing
• Flip up engine guards allow easy access to service engine
• Wide cradle design
• 7 inch splitting wedge
• 14-16 second cycle times
• Replaceable spin-on oil filter
• Flip-up kick stand
• Built in stripper boards free jammed logs
• 8.5 Inch ground clearance

Earthquake Electric Log Splitter

W1000 electric log splitter

Here's a great new log splitter for consumers who want extremely simple operation. The Earthquake model W1000 runs on standard 120V household electric current. It provides 4-tons of splitting force and will handle up to a 19" long log. The cycle time is 12 seconds. It operates in an ambient temerature range from 40° to 100°. You can trust the quality because it's from Earthquake, an industry leader in log splitting. Best of all, the W1000 Electric Log Splitter has an excellent consumer retail price point - only $315.00.