TO_Bud
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If you're into splitting wood and of course if cost is not an issue check out the video on this skidsteer attachment.
YouTube - Bob Cat wood splitter
YouTube - Bob Cat wood splitter
Do You Split A Lot of Wood?
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Scooby074
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Saw that before. Not sure how practical it is vs. a traditional processor.
Seems you spend a lot of travel time plus its hard to load logs into. And you can only load a single log. With a processor and log deck you can move several to it at once for processing. Plus the "jiggling" to get the log piece to fall right for the splitter. Seems alot of wear and tear on pins.
And its not cheap, last time i heard its somewheres north of $25K + Skid steer
Seems you spend a lot of travel time plus its hard to load logs into. And you can only load a single log. With a processor and log deck you can move several to it at once for processing. Plus the "jiggling" to get the log piece to fall right for the splitter. Seems alot of wear and tear on pins.
And its not cheap, last time i heard its somewheres north of $25K + Skid steer
The video was provided by a guy named Marv according to what I read. He got together with Hahn to perfect this attachment. He claimed he had a processor that he paid 100K for and was disappointed in it's performance. He again claims this is the best splitter he has used for his business. I don't doubt it costs as much as you say and you need a pump putting out at least 20gpm to use it. His article is listed below the video.
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Sans the cost, that is a handy looking machine. All wrapped up in one...fetching, bucking, splitting, and piling. Saves a machine to fetch the logs, another operation to buck the logs, another to split, and an elevator to move the material away. Neat.
Not worth it to me as I only split 6-8 full cords a year with a tractor/FEL, a chainsaw, a splitter, and some pallets to stack split wood for drying w 2 years.
Not worth it to me as I only split 6-8 full cords a year with a tractor/FEL, a chainsaw, a splitter, and some pallets to stack split wood for drying w 2 years.
Scooby074
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Its an interesting concept for sure.
These are commercial machines, so i have to wonder about his production. Seems to have alot of wasted time both picking and loading the wood and driving to the pile.
Heres a high production machine. Check its cycle times in comparison.
YouTube - Cord King Model 60 Firewood Processor.VOB
With a stick loaded, it took him ~1:15 to cut and split. Then :45 to load a new log and return to the pile.
Cord king did it in ~:45-1:00 Half the time.
These are commercial machines, so i have to wonder about his production. Seems to have alot of wasted time both picking and loading the wood and driving to the pile.
Heres a high production machine. Check its cycle times in comparison.
YouTube - Cord King Model 60 Firewood Processor.VOB
With a stick loaded, it took him ~1:15 to cut and split. Then :45 to load a new log and return to the pile.
Cord king did it in ~:45-1:00 Half the time.
Scooby074
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Alot depends on the logs and more importantly on the wedge.
Some run the12 or 16- ways. That gives a pretty small stick. But when loaded in the stove you can get more heat. As was explained to me , 4" on the wide part of the wedge is the best stick to burn anything from 3-6. Burns the hottest and allows you to pack more into the firebox for a longer burn. Ive found this to play out in practice as i exclusively heat with wood.
Good firewood dealers should tumble their splits so that any fine or undersize "splinters" get discarded. None of the dealers local do that though, and the quality suffers.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqiFH6HVW4k
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CompactTractorFan
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I wish I had one of those...oh, wait...we don't burn wood...or have a skid steer...
The hotter burns on the 4" splits makes good sense. In the fire service we are taught that a truss constructed roof will fail more rapidly than a roof constructed with dimensional lumber. It has to do with the greater combustible surface area of a truss system (as well as the cleats). The greater the surface area the faster and more complete combustion cycle.
