3 Point Log Splitter

[shooterdon]

Whatever works is what is important.

Even a slow splitter beats a maul as you get older...LOL

 

[walker450]

Yes it is slow as hell, that is at 1400RPM and PTO speed is approx 2200RPM I believe. Increasing throttle beyond 1400 makes it cycle only slightly faster and isn't worth the extra wear and fuel burn in my opinion.

It's what I have and it works fine for me, I'm not in business it's just personal use.

 

[oosik]

When we first moved here it was firewood. My ancient Ponderosa pines are 24" to 36" on the butt. I tried a splitter maul - ABSOLUTELY no go. I looked at a 3-point splitter and a stand alone splitter. I chose the stand alone splitter. I could get the stand alone low enough to the ground that I did not have to lift the rounds. Dig a shallow trench with the bucket - roll the splitter into this trench. The splitter was then just about the same height as the ground.

For the first ten years or so - five full cords of firewood every year. Then we went to pellets for the next fifteen years or so. Now it's electric heat.