The Official Log Splitter thread

[wildroamer]

Started on third pull after I put it together! Yesterday at around freezing, not so much. Took about 10-15.

Today it's 5°... I'm going to be like this watching football!

 

[USMC615]

Started on third pull after I put it together! Yesterday at around freezing, not so much. Took about 10-15.

Today it's 5°... I'm going to be like this watching football!
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Damn...5 degs a little on the chilly side. I just opened all my windows in the house, give it a good airing out. Gonna hit mid/high 70's in mid-Ga today.

 

[wildroamer]

Now you're just bragging!

 

[fearofpavement]

Well, while it is in the 70's today in Georgia, last week was in the teens.

 

[mels]

24" TW-3 PTO-driven Hooked to our 1958 Ford 641

Just picked it up used a month ago or so. New hoses, fluid flush, filters, added the extension table and modified it to bridge the gap towards its' front, added the 4-way but ground off it's lift bracket as the TW-3 doesn't have a lift cylinder unless you spend the coin to upgrade to the TW-3HD

I'll see if I can find pics of the cool old splitter I had but never used. Passed it along to Mr. Dan to see if he could save it or put parts of it to good use.

 

[Ryan Browne]

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24" TW-3 PTO-driven Hooked to our 1958 Ford 641

Just picked it up used a month ago or so. New hoses, fluid flush, filters, added the extension table and modified it to bridge the gap towards its' front, added the 4-way but ground off it's lift bracket as the TW-3 doesn't have a lift cylinder unless you spend the coin to upgrade to the TW-3HD

I'll see if I can find pics of the cool old splitter I had but never used. Passed it along to Mr. Dan to see if he could save it or put parts of it to good use.

Very nice!! I love my 3 point splitter!

 

[Homemade]

Here is my home brew log splitter. Got it from a friend who tried to upgrade the engine pump combo but had no $$. I ripped off all the crap and put a reclaimed 5hp Honda engine from a pressure washer and a new speeco 11gpm 2 state pump. New suction hoses and pump to valve pressure hose. I'm also bringing the one axle in and using the axle to extend the hitch. I'll get some pictures up when she's done.


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[ajschainsaws]

just picked up this one good reviews over here will use it this week

 

[Locust Cutter]

I'd be curious to see that in action. I wouldn't say that it would be in order for the guy (or girl) doing 5-10+ cords/year, but I could see it being very handy if you had a lot of smaller stuff and wanted to have the luxury of splitting without the noise or fumes of a petrol engine... Pretty brilliant for the weekend adventurer.

 

[ajschainsaws]

I will try and get a video up and running of this machine in action
I sell a lot of nets of kindling throughout the winter my idea was to break down softwood logs into smaller pieces so I can finish them off with the hatchet for kindling

 

[Locust Cutter]

That would be the cat's meow for that purpose, not to mention, likely safer.

 

[ajschainsaws]

my old tractor splitter it will split most things

 

[ajschainsaws]

 

[Locust Cutter]

White Oak or Ash, I'm not sure.


Hedge/Osage Orange.

I couldn't remember if I had posted pics of it or not, but I wish that I'd of had this splitter 25 years ago... Wow. The J-model would have done well and the HD likely better, but the Special Edition Super Split, especially with the Split-Second log lift and stabilizers is something else. True 24" wood is a bit of a PITA due to the clearance of the flywheel housing, but 22" and less is amazing. To watch it cleave off a knot like a meat cleaver, especially in Hedge, is something to see.

Now all I need is a conveyor, a F.E.L. tractor and a dump trailer and I'll be set for life!

 

[ajschainsaws]

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White Oak or Ash, I'm not sure.

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Hedge/Osage Orange.

I couldn't remember if I had posted pis of it or not, but I wish that I'd of had this splitter 25 years ago... Wow. The J-model would have done well and the HD likely better, but the Special Edition Super Split, especially with the Split-Second log lift and stabilizers is something else. True 24" wood is a bit of a PITA due to the clearance of the flywheel housing, but 22" and less is amazing. To watch it cleave of a knot like a meat cleaver, especially in Hedge, is something to see.

Now all I need is a conveyor, a F.E.L. tractor and a dump trailer and I'll be set for life!

That splitter looks the business the videos I've watched are so fast

 

[ajschainsaws]

I've heard throughout a lot of pages about hedge Osage/ orange can anyone shed some light on this tree over the pond we ain't got any of this but fascinated by members views on this wood

 

[Locust Cutter]

It's native throughout the Central and Mid-Western US. The Indians (and others) used it for bows, and as such, the French named it Bois D'Arc. It can be a PITA to work with (lathes and such) as the knots are usually plentiful when they don't have to compete for light. It's VERY dense and makes a good mallet head and it only toughens with age. It also burns VERY hot and can be burned green (though it will sound like random small firecrackers). It makes hot, long-lasting coals and burns very cleanly when dry, almost on the order of Coal. It's not as hard/dense as some of the Aussie species, but it's about the heaviest, toughest, hottest thing going in the US, except for possibly Mesquite, which usually doesn't get very large.

For stove wood or an enclosed fireplace, it's returns are literally gold compared to the input work especially when compared to Ash, Maples, Hackleberry, etc. It IS thorny though I I'm not sure that I've ever had an occasion processing Hedge when I wasn't punctured at least once.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bois_d'arc_(disambiguation)

 

[psuiewalsh]

There are a lot of older hedge rows around here with them. The fruit are called hedge apples here and make a mess on the roads and drives. The spines are sharp and they are a twisty son of a gun.
Another fun one here is the honey locust. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey_locust . We push them into burn piles here rather than deal with the loose spines puncturing tires.

 

[Locust Cutter]

We have a lot of Locust here too, (hence my screen name). Most won't f-word with them, trying to avoid stabbing themselves and their tires with the barbs. I've found if you shave the using the top of the bar, and work backwards, a section at a time, you can avoid the tire punctures and most of the skin punctures. It splits and burns beautifully!

 

[ajschainsaws]

Thanks guys for the information , Both those trees defiantely are worth the cutting time the wood once dried will keep you the winter
I've looked and they are available over here there are some trees in Kew Gardens
Near London and some country houses