I've never had a splitter before. Technically, I still don't. It's my little brother's. He got a new bass boat over the summer so he needed somewhere to store the splitter. I have the room and promised him I wouldn't let it get lonely....I really need to get my splitter going had issues with it and right now the motor is off but that will be for another thread. I rarely use it but it has a hydraulic boom on it that is very handy. Like I said I need to start a thread on it just to seek some help. Thanks