Difference between skid steer auger and cone style log splitter?

   / Difference between skid steer auger and cone style log splitter? #1  

damato333

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I get a lot of big wood and I need away to make it in to firewood easier. I regulary get 4 foot diameter logs. I cut it into rounds and then split into quarters by hand. It takes to long and I get to much wood to waste my time doing that. I looked at those cone style log splitters. I thought it work great for me but a used one near me is $5,000. I do not think a new one is worth the $5,000. An auger and the cone splitter seems to do the same thing. I was thinking I could put one of those cones on an auger. The augers are a lot cheaper Is there a difference between them?
 
   / Difference between skid steer auger and cone style log splitter? #2  
Seems a shame to be cutting 4' logs into firewood. What kind of trees?
 
   / Difference between skid steer auger and cone style log splitter?
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Seems a shame to be cutting 4' logs into firewood. What kind of trees?

I have mostly oak. I have a tree company drop off all their wood. Once it gets warmer, they'll be working again and drop off more of the same stuff. I just have to much big stuff. I feel the same way you do. It is a shame that it's being firewood. To me it's not worth it to quarter them and put them on my sawmill. If I had more time I probably would mill them.
 
   / Difference between skid steer auger and cone style log splitter? #4  
can't you noodle them to a smaller more manageable size?
 
   / Difference between skid steer auger and cone style log splitter? #5  
these were 60" rounds noodled them to a manageable size them slit with a hydraulic splitter



 
   / Difference between skid steer auger and cone style log splitter?
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can't you noodle them to a smaller more manageable size?

I could do that. I need something quicker. I didn't do as much wood splitting this winter cause of the crappy weather. When the weather is nice I want to get as much done as possible. I would like to sell whole sale and when I go this slow I could never split enough to sell whole sale.
 
   / Difference between skid steer auger and cone style log splitter? #7  
What does the term "noodle" mean in MD as pertaining to splitting wood?
 
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Thanks for the explanation
 
   / Difference between skid steer auger and cone style log splitter? #10  
For logs that large have you considered a back hoe mounted splitter? The one I saw had a flat plate that was worked under the log and and the splitter came down like a thumb. Pretty sure it was home made but it sure made splitting big stuff look darn easy.
 
 

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