GC 2310 & Log Splitter?

[SwampKing]

I'm thinking of buying a 3 pt log splitter to do some seasonal splitting. Fireplace my secondary heat source, so I don't use as much wood as others do with wood stoves. After some research, the Speeco sold by TSC seems like a decent unit for the price and my needs.

My main concern is that with the 2310's hydraulic flow of 6.1 GPM the splitter will work pretty slowly. I won't be splitting more than a cord or two at a time so its not so much a practical concern as much as how annoying it might get waiting for the cylinder to cycle.

If anyone has used the TSC splitter unit (or similar) with the GC 2310 I'd appreciate your feedback. Thanks.

 

[loulblades]

I did much research into this about 2 yrs ago. We bought a newly built house in what was a nursery at one time with alot of old trees that needed to go. Several neighbors and myself were going to pool our money since we were all in the same boat and I had a tractor. Our fireplaces and our firepits (used for neighborhood gatherings) would take the results.

I decided I wanted a splitter that would go vertical and horizontal. If I recall correctly I decided that it would be driven by the PTO instead of the tractor hyd. driven because of speed (of course this added to the price). There are several threads about building your own on this site in other areas.

In the end, we decided to rent the standalone unit as needed from the local tractor place. One less implement to store.

 

[gc2310]

I know this is an old thread, but I just started here. I picked up a used Wallenstein 3pt vertical splitter a couple of years ago. It runs off the tractor hydraulics. It's a bit slow but you get into a rhythn letting the ram retract while you roll a fresh chunk in. My wife is very happy with the speed. She does most of the splitting. It also means one less separate engine to service every year. It also tucks away in the corner of the shed when not in use.

 

[WilliamBos]

What model did you buy?? We bought a WX310, have not used it yet.

 

[gc2310]

Good morning; we have a WX350. We don't like to lift anything we don't have to. It's easier to maneuver around because it is close to the tractor. It also takes up less room in the shed. 4way wedge works good on smaller logs, but leave it loose so you can take it on and off as necessary. I bought the wedge from Home Depot, $50.00 cheaper and no freight [ 2 day delivery ] than from farm dealer.

 

[SwampKing]

Its funny how this thread got resurrected when it did, with the price of heating oil I'm now looking to split large quantities of wood again and I never did by that log splitter back when I started this thread.

I'm debating the same question again-pay around $600-700 bucks for one that runs on the tractor hydro, or invest double that on one with a PTO driven hydro pump. The main issue for me, besides money, is cycle time.
I'll go nuts waiting more than 30 seconds for a complete split/return cycle.

What kind of cycle times are you getting with those WX(Wallenstein?) units?

 

[WilliamBos]

Its funny how this thread got resurrected when it did, with the price of heating oil I'm now looking to split large quantities of wood again and I never did by that log splitter back when I started this thread.

I'm debating the same question again-pay around $600-700 bucks for one that runs on the tractor hydro, or invest double that on one with a PTO driven hydro pump. The main issue for me, besides money, is cycle time.
I'll go nuts waiting more than 30 seconds for a complete split/return cycle.

What kind of cycle times are you getting with those WX(Wallenstein?) units?

We have not used ours yet, but will let you know.

They can be tough to find on the net, so here is the link.

WX300 Series Wood Splitters - Wallenstein

Will

 

[jeepcj7]

More importantly... how on earth did you get your wife to agree to split the wood???

 

[gc2310]

We've never timed a splitting cycle because it seemed to work for us. Yes I know it could be faster, but much of the time you're the slowdown not the splitter. We will be splitting soon, so I will time a few cycles. As for the last question. My wife doesn't like chainsaw work so I cut it down and up, gather it up near the storage area and she splits it. We both stack. She likes the difference in the heating bill. [ she writes the cheques as it were ]

 

[WilliamBos]

We've never timed a splitting cycle because it seemed to work for us. Yes I know it could be faster, but much of the time you're the slowdown not the splitter. We will be splitting soon, so I will time a few cycles. As for the last question. My wife doesn't like chainsaw work so I cut it down and up, gather it up near the storage area and she splits it. We both stack. She likes the difference in the heating bill. [ she writes the cheques as it were ]

I agree. We finally hooked our log splitter up today, and tried it out, works great. More pics will come, hopefully this weekend. I will time the cycle times then, but like mentioned above, they will not be an issue.

We relocated the lines from under the right running board to around the back of the tractor.






All we have to do is thread the complete coupler off, and put the JIC & Bypass tube back on.

It works so well, we split our splitting block as a test, and it worked fast enough for us.