Doing some firewood today

[Clumber]

Hope no one hurts their neck trying to look at my sideways pics above. At least they are bigger now. If you click on the thumbnail and get the pic up, you can than right click and rotate the picture to see easier.
Reg

Take a look a this stump buster, claims to be a safer way. Also see Video. Wonder how much it cost?

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[ponytug]

I'd be worried about what happens when the blade hits something immovable, like an embedded rock or bolt. If it is low speed, high torque, what is the stall condition?

Other than that, it looks like an interesting solution.

All the best,

Peter

Take a look a this stump buster, claims to be a safer way. Also see Video. Wonder how much it cost?

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[RegL]

Is that mounted on the post hole digger motor? Where did you get that?

It is connected to PHD motor. Got it here The Atom Splitter - Log and Wood Splitter

I have seen this method before but have been a bit skeptical. Any insight on how it is working for you? If money were no issue would you get a piston log splitter or keep this going?

I wonder also what this would do to a stump in the ground. Have you tried?

I have only used it for a couple of hours but so far it works really well. Money was not the issue as I already own two hydraulic splitters, 1 35 ton stand alone and 1 3pt type that I clamp onto with the grapple bucket and use the PT hydraulics. The reason I bought this one was because I use an outdoor wood furnace and I get some big logs. I find it harder and harder to get those big one's to the splitter so I figured I would take the splitter to the log. The atom splitter is pretty reasonable though,at around $ 360. I would not try it on stumps. Once the pressure relief operates, your stuck cause the PHD has no reverse. It would be a cool looking lawn ornament though.

 

[J_J]

That type splitter has been around at least the early 50's. The first one I saw was on a rear hub of a truck with that side of the axle jacked up and the other tire blocked. They can be dangerous if the wood is not set just right. I would think a guy with a lathe, could make one fairly easy. $360 is kind of steep for a chunk of metal with some very course threads. They should build in a hex part of the shaft so a large wrench could back it out if stuck. With hyd, just reverse the motor, but if stuck really good, the hyd motor might go into relief. The whole thing is just the wedge principle in motion.

 

[J_J]

RegL,

I believe I would route those hoses differently, to a straight line hose connection and take most of the slack out. What size is the inside and outside shaft?

 

[tulenutn2o]

That type splitter has been around at least the early 50's. The first one I saw was on a rear hub of a truck with that side of the axle jacked up and the other tire blocked. They can be dangerous if the wood is not set just right. I would think a guy with a lathe, could make one fairly easy. $360 is kind of steep for a chunk of metal with some very course threads. They should build in a hex part of the shaft so a large wrench could back it out if stuck. With hyd, just reverse the motor, but if stuck really good, the hyd motor might go into relief. The whole thing is just the wedge principle in motion.

I have gotten my PHD stuck and used a very large pipe wrench to free it. You are right, a person with a lathe could do it,as is with alot of things, but how many of you have the lathe,or the time? The way I see it, if it works on the biggens, I'm happy and my back is less sore. I too have a hydraulic splitter, but chose to buy one of these for the convenience.Splitting from tractor seat has a certain appeal to it.

 

[RegL]

That type splitter has been around at least the early 50's. The first one I saw was on a rear hub of a truck with that side of the axle jacked up and the other tire blocked. They can be dangerous if the wood is not set just right. I would think a guy with a lathe, could make one fairly easy. $360 is kind of steep for a chunk of metal with some very course threads. They should build in a hex part of the shaft so a large wrench could back it out if stuck. With hyd, just reverse the motor, but if stuck really good, the hyd motor might go into relief. The whole thing is just the wedge principle in motion.

JJ,
I think the atom splitter costs a little more than the others because it's better built.The cone is solid steel. I read some of the others are hollow. It also has a screw in replaceable tip. I've read about the danger of using this type of splitter but I think using it on the PT is safer because your no where near the splitter and you can stop it instantly just switching the pto off. It will spin the log, especially smaller one's, but once I get them small enough to pick up, I put them on the regular splitter. I was concerned about the relief operating and getting stuck but It only happened once when I went right into the hart of a big old crotch.

RegL,

I believe I would route those hoses differently, to a straight line hose connection and take most of the slack out. What size is the inside and outside shaft?

I probably should pull some of the slack to the rear of the qa plate. I can't remember the exact diameter but mine is the size used with 3pt phd. The feller that makes them also offers the option of the larger hydraulic phd's used on skid steers. Of course, neither one fits the PT. I had to find a spacer tube to go over the splitter shaft and into PT's tube on the motor.

 

[Clumber]

Actually that hollow tree was just a hollw tree that had fallen. We are having a blight, but it attacks the bark of the tree, not the center. I have literally hundreds of large maples on my property that are dead or dying.

I don't take my dogs cutting with me, I just let one out when I got my camera. Here are some of my dogs:

Great looking dogs! thanks for posting. Our Clumbers can be seen at:
Copperwind Clumber Spaniels

 

[RegL]

Splitum first, than buckum up. Don't even need the big saw.