Packed professionally he came to use with mini range, it can be with or without a chassis, I can only recommend also to install this chassis, who wants to put ;-) already at work on the earth also makes it easier to Transport. The weight is well known, but I was surprised how hard he is. The assembly should not be a barrier to me this is easily managed, even though I'm only moderately gifted. Unfortunately I do not have outdoor electric power, so I decided on this splitters, more nip pressure, can be achieved with any 230V appliance that was important to me. For electric power units of 8 or 9 tons of pressure, you have to pay twice already. The unit is very solid and sturdy, it takes one as soon nothing crooked, even trunks of 30 cm and more, can be generally split, man must stop often even turn the trunk to find the vulnerability. With much thicker stems, I have resorted to a ruse, and this is cut with the chain saw on the cross, that facilitates the wedge penetration. At very short stems, there may be problems, because the carriage can not be endlessly push together (is logically) because then help a straight piece of wood in the same size range, as an extension, so it should always be within reach.
Now everything would be perfect if it were not a problem with the gasket on the switch, there dripping hydraulic fluid out repeatedly, even if the device is not used. Honestly, who would bother to everything apart to screw back, pack neatly and handed over the heavy weight of the mail? Yes and who cracks in the meantime the wood :-) Next winter the device used again, then I fill hydraulic oil again after :-( At this point, my request to the manufacturer, there to use better materials, or to exercise more care.
Any interested person, can after this enriches, certainly make a judgment itself, I wish good wood :-) Greeting Reiner Spangemacher