Dirty Hand Tools 3 pt. Log Splitter

gerytb · Sep 1, 2015

Just bought a Dirty Hand Tools 3 point log splitter. When I hooked it up to my tractor (Mahindra 4035 HST) it will only lift the attached end of the splitter. If I tighten the toplink enough to get off the ground at the back end, it sill only lifts the front end. If I tighten it even tighter the back will come up, but I cannot let it down. So lifting and lowering is all happening by way of tightening and loosening the toplink. The tractor is a Cat 1 hitch. DHT says their splitter works on Cat 1 and 2. However, the vertical spacing from lift pins to toplink connector is only 13". Tractor is at least 18" which is cat 1 spacing. Anybody have any idea why this is not working? Does anyone think that if the vertical space from lift pins to toplink was 18" that this would work as it should (lifting by hydraulics, not tightening the toplink)?

boggen · Sep 1, 2015

the top link were it attaches to the tractor itself. there normally 3 holes. you can put the top link into. this should adjust how the log splitter lifts up/down.

with above said. i might suggest replacing top link. with a short piece of chain. so when picking up log splitter to drive it were ever. the chain becomes tight and picks the log splitter up. but when putting down the log splitter the chain gets slack in it. and lets the log splitter set how ever it wants to on the ground. ((assumption ground will not be perfectly level were ever the log splitter ends up being used))

you might see chain recommendations on rotary cutters (laymen term bush hogs) for the top link. so the mowers raise up and down a bit more when going through ditches and like.