HF Three Point Log Splitter

   / HF Three Point Log Splitter #81  
Impdaddy et All,

I bought 2x60" (5 foot) hoses with 1/2"NPT on the splitter end and 3/8"NPT on the tractor end. I have the Kubota rear remotes and the quick connects take a 3/8"NPT fitting hence why one end of the hose is different than the other. The hoses are 1/2" diameter and are rated for 3,500PSI. The pair of them cost me about $105.00 at NAPA. The hardest part was explaining to the NAPA clerk the difference between NPT and the flared fitting he kept thinking was NPT.

I cannot speak to the quick hitch as I did not use one. I probably should get one as hooking up 3PH attachments can be a PITA. BTW, I have an L3400HST. I will say that I bolted together the splitter in about 10 minutes...it was quite easy.

I was expecting something with a crappy paint job and that was not assembled well since it was from China and cheap (like when you buy something from Grizzly!), but I can honestly say that it is a sharp looking splitter.

My hydraulic pump is not much different than the one on the BX series...I believe close to the same GPM, atleast within a few GPM. The cycle time on it is a little slow compared to most splitters I have rented but honestly it is a perfect speed for my ability to load the splitter. While the majority of the splitters I have used are faster, the ram spends most of its time retracted waiting for me to load the next 100lb log. I run my L3400 at about 2,000RPM while splitting. This seems to generate a perfect cycle time for me based on my speed.

I was not convinced on the 3PH splitter, and I was also confused as to get one with a PTO pump or that used my rear remotes. I can say clearly that I made the right decision. The cycle time is fine for my ability and the cost savings was tremendous. There is no point in getting a splitter with a 10 second cycle time if it takes you longer than 10 seconds to load the logs.

I also LOVE being able to raise the splitter up to not bust my back, but lower it to the ground if I have a really heavy log to roll onto it. Let the tractor do the work!

I spent some time splitting some oak from a tree that was just cut 2 weeks ago. I could literally see water coming out of it while it was hitting the wedge because it was so wet. Wet wood is one of the hardest splitting tasks for any splitter, but it split it just fine.

One of the pieces I split was a little under 36" in diameter. I had to lower the splitter to the ground to roll it onto it, but it split it just fine. I think I spent 5 minutes just on that piece continuously splitting the bigger pieces into stove sized logs. So, in short, you have to be careful, but 16" diameter logs is certainly no limitation of this unit.

I don't have a harbor freight near me, but I was able to use the 20% coupon anyways. I called the 1-800 number and told them I drove 1 1/2 hours to a store to buy it but the store was out of stock and told me I would have to call to order...Of course I never made the drive and didn't know if that store had one or not...They took the coupon over the phone and gave it to me for $399 anyways. I had to pay $105 freight, so it was $503.93 delivered.

With hoses, the total cost was $608.93. Not a bad price for what appears to be an awesome and very capable splitter.

Good find guys. Thanks to all the forum members that wrote up their experiences on this one. I bought it with some confidence knowing that the trail had already been blazed!

---Aaron
 
   / HF Three Point Log Splitter #82  
From what it looks like this runs on remotes, not the pto shaft.
 
   / HF Three Point Log Splitter #83  
Yes, it does. I was also considering PTO pump models as well from other manufacturers. I am glad I got this one however as I do not believe I need the extra cycle time / power of a PTO pump model such as one from Iron & Oak.

---Aaron
 
   / HF Three Point Log Splitter #84  
well i dont have outputs so i guess no dice on this one. I am looking for a seperate splitter, but you cant find one for less than this thing costs new. I originally did not want a 3pt splitter b/c of the use and tractor hours. But then someone pointed out what it you split wood for 5 hours a year after 20 years that only 100 hours. And that would be if you were at full operating speed, i think i could cheat down to about 1700rpm and not loose my torque to run it and thus saving hours on the meter as it turns 1 hr at 2400rpm
 
   / HF Three Point Log Splitter #85  
I bought a similar splitter last year, though not from HF, and mine is red.

As others have mentioned, the bolts that come with it are not exactly up to the task, especially for the top link mounting.

So far I have bent nearly everything that attaches to the 3pt, and the welds on the wedge are all starting to crack.

I have re-welded a few spots, but i'm dubious of the iron content. As a friend of mine would say, its made of "metal" not steel.
 
   / HF Three Point Log Splitter #86  
For those that run log splitters from their tractor...

Do you guys (and/or gals) use the remotes on the tractor to control the log splitter or do you use the valve on the log splitter itself? Seems like you would want to use the remotes on the tractor... but wouldn't you have to bypass the valve on the splitter? Or vice versa if you were using the valve on the splitter?
 
   / HF Three Point Log Splitter #87  
For those that run log splitters from their tractor...

Do you guys (and/or gals) use the remotes on the tractor to control the log splitter or do you use the valve on the log splitter itself? Seems like you would want to use the remotes on the tractor... but wouldn't you have to bypass the valve on the splitter? Or vice versa if you were using the valve on the splitter?

if you run it from the remotes on the tractor for split/retract, you have to get off every time to put the log on.
 
   / HF Three Point Log Splitter #88  
I hook my splitter up to the backhoe hydraulic line.
 
   / HF Three Point Log Splitter #89  
if you run it from the remotes on the tractor for split/retract, you have to get off every time to put the log on.

I dont' have to get on my tractor to pull on the remotes' lever(s).
 
   / HF Three Point Log Splitter #90  
I dont' have to get on my tractor to pull on the remotes' lever(s).

Maybe so, but you'd have to step away from the splitter. The easier way is to bungee the tractor's remote lever to open and then use the splitter's valve to control the ram. I'd say that is the norm for operators of 3PH splitters using remotes.
 

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