Case studies

On behalf of the Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority, I would like to take the opportunity to thank you for working with us on the purchase of your HF-800 two-speed log splitter. The mounting bracket your machine shop made for us to fit our Volvo L110H front-end loader was a great fit, allowing for easy access to allow it to be up and running. The materials our facility accepts and uses this machine on are logs ranging from 10 to 14-foot lengths and between 12 to 40 inches in diameter from Sycamore to Maple and Ash trees. Due to this new purchase, the MUA has effectively applied cost savings to our budget as we no longer need to rent a log sheer for this purpose. The device will pay for itself in four years time from purchase. In addition, the MUA also rents a horizontal grinder from a partnering agency in the use of this new splitter has effectively dropped our grind time from around 50 hours down to 35 hours of run time. Moreover, fuel costs have also dropped a little less than 400 gallons as well. Overall the HF-800 splitter is a great fit for our site operations.

I wanted to say thank you for the high level of customer service that you and the staff at US Pride Products provided to the Cedar Rapids/Linn County Solid Waste Agency during the purchasing process for the HF-500 Log Splitter. Your patience with the public acquisition process, knowledge of the industry, willingness to answer questions, and the on-site demonstration that you provided gave the Solid Waste Agency staff and the Board of Directors confidence that you would provide the same high level of customer service alter the sale. In addition, the Solid Waste Agency Board of Directors places a lot value in supporting a locally/regionally owned company. We process a high volume of large diameter logs and stumps as a part of our yard waste and biomass programs, including ash trees as part of the metro area Emerald Ash Borer abatement programs. It is important for us to have a machine that can reduce the size of the large diameter material prior to processing them in our grinder. It is also important that the machine be reliable and that our on-site mechanic be able to complete routine maintenance on the machine. Our mechanic commented he was confident in the design and as a result in his ability to perform normal maintenance on the machine.. The Solid Waste Agency considered three models of wood splitters manufactured by three separate companies throughout the United States and Canada. Staff and the Operations Committee based its recommendation for the US Pride Products HF-500 to the Board of Directors on the design and quality of the US Pride machine. Also, when comparing the bids the Solid Waste Agency staff saw the most value for the price in the US Pride product. In addition, I received input from our operators regarding the purchase and they were impressed with the splitter after the demonstration. Finally, the Solid Waste Agency Board of Directors places a lot value in supporting a locally/regionally owned company. Thank you again for all of your time and support during our purchasing process. We look forward to working with you in the future.