3 point log splitter

[beenthere]

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A tow behind every idiot friend and Brother-N-Law will want to borrow it.

Chris

Wanting to borrow it and borrowing it are two different things. I've never loaned mine out yet.

As with other tools other than the all-steel stone bars, no tools go out without me running them. And they apparently know how slow I work.

 

[brandoro]

I have my splitter attached to the side of the carry all and used to plug it in to the bucket roll QA's on my last tractor. I have rear remotes on this tractor so it is just a little easier. I drive the tractor to the tree, do a little chain sawing, a little splitting, load the wood into the carry all as I am splitting it then get a little rest while I drive back to the wood pile. Works for me. And I am of the opinion that if I manage to wear this tractor out I will be quite proud of myself. It just turned up 100 hours today and got its first change to synthetic engine oil. I think it has a few more very good years left in it even if I do use it to run the wood splitter.

 

[jinman]

Chris and WilliamBos: It's certain from your posts that your system is surely different from mine. WilliamBos, how is using your FEL valve as far as speed? The reason I ask is that in another thread I also suggested to someone that they could use their FEL outlets instead of buying remotes. I just used my splitter yesterday to split about a rick of wood and found it to be plenty fast to keep up with me. Now all I need to do is find a way to quit dropping 1/2 rounds on my toes.

 

[sizzami]

I split about 20 cord a year I doubt you could do that in 10 hours even though you apear to know everything...

 

[ovrszd]

In January 2007 I built a 3pt splitter powered by a 22 gpm PTO pump. Here's a link to the writeup: http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...ower-take-off-3pt.html?highlight=log+splitter

I used it behing my B2910 Kubota without loader. I loved it. I'd suggest the PTO pump to gain speed.

I now use a pull behind monster splitter. It's way more powerful than my homemade splitter but the ram isn't as fast.

I see benefits to both methods. I never thought of the hours on the tractor as an issue, figured over the long haul it's cheaper than maintaining a second power source, but what do I know.

 

[J_J]

ovrszd,

Nice garage you have there, is that your personal garage or something you rent or use?

 

[ovrszd]

ovrszd,

Nice garage you have there, is that your personal garage or something you rent or use?

I'm very blessed with that shop in my back yard. I burned out of my old shop last winter and am getting the new one stocked. It's a Man Cave according to the wife.

 

[beenthere]

I'm very blessed with that shop in my back yard. I burned out of my old shop last winter and am getting the new one stocked. It's a Man Cave according to the wife.

What was her first clue? The frig or the lazy boy?

 

[ovrszd]

What was her first clue? The frig or the lazy boy?

My old shop frig had a Beer tap in the side. Also had an old Koken Barber Chair. You can take some really nice naps in an old barber chair. I dreamed up a lot of great projects napping in that chair.

 

[Youare]

One more consideration about a 3PH splitter. Most, not all rear remotes do not have the same GPM flows as a stand alone hydraulic splitter. And, most stand alone hydraulic splitters have two stage pumps so the ram can advance and retract at a faster speed.

I have a stand alone and for me I find it a better fit. I take the chunk wood out of the trailer connected to the tractor and run it through the splitter that way I save one handling of the wood.

It takes me a little less than an hour to split a full cord of wood, my splitter has a 4 second cycle time. Check the cycle times for 3PH mounted splitters, I think they are in the 20 second to 30 second cycle time range. At that rate splitting a cord of wood may take a couple of hours.

Randy