Log splitter buying ?

   / Log splitter buying ? #31  
Some other brands I recall being mentioned on TBN are:

Wallenstein
Splitfire
Northstar

I have the 30 ton Northstar with the Red Honda GX engine on my list.
 
   / Log splitter buying ? #32  
On my 4608 MF, it is running almost idle at 1100-1200 rpm.
Not a log I can't split.
 
   / Log splitter buying ? #33  
I have a 100 HP tractor and it is VAST overkill to run a splitter. I run it off a Kubota 3710....... 35 HP..... vastly more torque than needed. I will overload the hydraulic pump into PRV mode way before I even notice a drop in rpms of the 3710's diesel engine. 100 HP tractor is just going to use 3x as much fuel and you will get nothing out of it.

The hydraulic system on the Hesston 100-90 I have puts out about 2500 PSI, pre PRV actuation, essentially the same as what the hydraulic system on the 3710 puts out.

If I had to use my big tractor to run my splitter, I would have purchased a stand alone splitter instead. The 3710 was the perfect size tractor for me to run a TPH splitter, not the least because the exhaust pipe is pointed towards the front of the tractor, rather than out back towards the work station.....

HP is not the reason some guys might run a 100HP tractor on a 3pt splitter. Hydraulic pressure also is not the reason. The reason is hydraulic flow which translates into cylinder speed.

Everyone's idea of a fast splitter is different, which hopefully won't turn into an argument as it usually does.

I built a 3pt splitter and ran it on my little Kubota B2910. But I used a PTO pump. I hate waiting on a splitter.

Someone mentioned stand alones not having a 4-way wedge. Mine does. So it's not exclusive to a 3pt model.

I say go big or stay home. I have a 42 Ton splitter with hydraulic log lift, hydraulic 2way/4way wedge. I waste no wood and can always find a way to split a piece regardless of how knotty.
 
   / Log splitter buying ? #34  
I noticed your pile of logs looks remarkably free of dirt, so you must have it perfected. Do you drag them high?

Wouldn't that be "carrying" them Tom. :)

I can't do the drag em thru the mud/dirt/snow thing. You'll end up shoveling some of that crap outta the ash box in the end.
 
   / Log splitter buying ? #35  
Wouldn't that be "carrying" them Tom. :)
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Well, I don't know, he said he skids them. I often cut trees at the edge of a field so I can grapple them back to where I want them, but that doesn't work well in the woods unless you cut them short or have a wide roads between the trees. I thought maybe he skids them with the tractor end up high and just gets the ends dirty.
 
   / Log splitter buying ? #36  
Well, I don't know, he said he skids them. I often cut trees at the edge of a field so I can grapple them back to where I want them, but that doesn't work well in the woods unless you cut them short or have a wide roads between the trees. I thought maybe he skids them with the tractor end up high and just gets the ends dirty.

Yep, whenever possible I carry logs with the Grapple as well. Also block them using the Grapple. No more bending over, cutting into the ground, etc.

Yeah, I'd like to see his skidder as well.
 
   / Log splitter buying ? #37  
Someone mentioned stand alones not having a 4-way wedge. Mine does. So it's not exclusive to a 3pt model.

Most decent stand alones do offer 4-way wedges. Not at all exclusive to 3pt models.
 
   / Log splitter buying ? #38  
. Also block them using the Grapple. No more bending over, cutting into the ground, etc.

Best combination I have found is grapple plus a sawbuck.
After felling & limbing, cut trees into 9' lengths. Skid them out to trail.
Carry 9' log lengths with grapple. Pull grapple up to 6' long sawbuck divided into 18" compartments.
Roll logs one at at time off of grapple and onto sawbuck. Overhang evenly on both sides & cut 9' log into
six 18" fire log segments. Wash, rinse, repeat. The sawbuck really helps. Logs are well supported, no kickback.
Also dividing into 18" compartments helps to get relatively uniform fire log lengths without taking time to measure.

Grapple plus sawbuck works very well for us.
 
   / Log splitter buying ? #39  
Best combination I have found is grapple plus a sawbuck.
After felling & limbing, cut trees into 9' lengths. Skid them out to trail.
Carry 9' log lengths with grapple. Pull grapple up to 6' long sawbuck divided into 18" compartments.
Roll logs one at at time off of grapple and onto sawbuck. Overhang evenly on both sides & cut 9' log into
six 18" fire log segments. Wash, rinse, repeat. The sawbuck really helps. Logs are well supported, no kickback.
Also dividing into 18" compartments helps to get relatively uniform fire log lengths without taking time to measure.

Grapple plus sawbuck works very well for us.

You actually wash and rinse your logs?? That's so cool. I've never heard of that. But then, I've never heard of measuring the cuts either. Yep, my woodpile is not pretty. :)
 
   / Log splitter buying ? #40  
Most decent stand alones do offer 4-way wedges. Not at all exclusive to 3pt models.

Matter of fact TSC sells a 4 way that drops on my 35 ton splitter. Go big or go ???
 
 

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