Log splitters

[Mark]

Not suitable for my wood, but impressive to watch

Great set up, but would need straight lengths of wood. All the stuff I cut up and split is just tree clearance stuff would never work.

 

[V8Druid]

Not suitable for my wood, but impressive to watch

seen that one before ... the op is exceptionally good with it .... getting the timber in the top rack is quite an art, that he has off to a tee ... there's a much longer vid of him 'performing'

 

[rossandson]

Not suitable for my wood, but impressive to watch

Now that is a piece of kit!! I NEED one!! haha

 

[Aftermaths]

Alternatively, save your back by selling your wood to some mug on fb as is and use the money to buy ready split and dry Lithuanian stuff, probably end up with more that way as well

 

[sandy2210]

Not so good if you wanna split into half a dozen bits tho

works fine just keep splitting at it until its small enough with a bit of practice I can upend a 2ft dia log and split into log sizes

 

[V8Druid]

works fine just keep splitting at it until its small enough with a bit of practice I can upend a 2ft dia log and split into log sizes

summat like this one?

 

[V8Druid]

this is a beast ... if you're only processing softwood poles

 

[sandy2210]

summat like this one?

similar but mine goes right to left rather than back and forward so much better view of what you are doing also i flip all mine to end grain not into the side of the log -dont think that op has much experience !!!!!

 

[rossandson]

summat like this one?

Like the concept, I’m guessing the retract is quite slow if done off digger aux hydraulics and it would be manually retracted I presume off pedal.

 

[diggerjones]

similar but mine goes right to left rather than back and forward so much better view of what you are doing also i flip all mine to end grain not into the side of the log -dont think that op has much experience !!!!!

Got any pictures. I've just bought the one i put up for Graham and I'm thinking this is the way to go. Anything to avoid manual work

 

[GazCro]

Got any pictures. I've just bought the one i put up for Graham and I'm thinking this is the way to go. Anything to avoid manual work

Unless you're dealing with stuff you can't lift i think digger mounted like that are a time waster. If you wanna split a 9" log into four set it on splitter crack it turn it 90 by hand split again next bit. Rolling it about on floor with digger to get it in right spot is just burning diesel imho.

 

[V8Druid]

Got any pictures. I've just bought the one i put up for Graham and I'm thinking this is the way to go. Anything to avoid manual work

summat like this un Dylan

 

[diggerjones]

Unless you're dealing with stuff you can't lift i think digger mounted like that are a time waster. If you wanna split a 9" log into four set it on splitter crack it turn it 90 by hand split again next bit. Rolling it about on floor with digger to get it in right spot is just burning diesel imho.

Yeah but I'm a lazy git

 

[GazCro]

Yeah but I'm a lazy git

There's lazy and there's a job you cba with lasting 3 times as long though.

 

[V8Druid]

Got any pictures. I've just bought the one i put up for Graham and I'm thinking this is the way to go. Anything to avoid manual work

if I were you Dyl I'd make an adaptor to fit the 3 point link mount points/holes, with a pick up set on it ... could then just drop that off if you want to put it behind yer traccy

summat like this

 

[diggerjones]

if I were you Dyl I'd make an adaptor to fit the 3 point link mount points/holes, with a pick up set on it ... could then just drop that off if you want to put it behind yer traccy

Yeah thats exactly what i was thinking. It would be handy just for moving it about, putting it on the pickup.

 

[V8Druid]

don't think he'll be busting this 'un anytime soon

 

[V8Druid]

I recently bought a 22T ES Log Splitter from Rock Machinery. £1500 inc vat. It is meant for the horizontal use only due to some EU law that was meant to be coming into place apparently but got scrapped. However its just a case of not wiring up the micro switch. It works in both positions. Its been great! Its a very powerful splitter. Pic below is when it arrived. I looked at making my own originally, but I just couldn't make it for the money this was plus the time I would waste doing it.

Benefit of this is, its got it's own engine and doesn't rely on anything else to power it.

Highly recommended! Plus their customer service is great!

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totally agree ..... but out of stock

 

[Nick...]

wessex here.does what it should but oil in back of tractor can get hot after couple hours.i put the large steel plate on bottom so can pileup with wood to save endless bending which ain’t good with continual back ache.i normally cut logs in 12inch lengths first.not had much stop it apart from really knotty wood but I can normally split these with perseverance.
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[Nick...]

Don’t know what the hilux pic is there,these were my new and old one couple years ago
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