Opinions of a Screw Type log splitter

[jbooth]

EVERYTHING we do is dangerous. I can't imagine any type of splitter being more dangerous than a chain saw, but we certainly are not going to stop cutting wood. We don't let our hair or loose clothing or gloves get caught in the chain saw, or the lawn mower blade, or a bicycle chain or the PTO even without an implement on it. People keep saying "it's dangerous if you're not paying attention!" Really??? What isn't? Getting into the shower is dangerous if you're not paying attention. You could slip and fall. You could get scalded. You could get soap in your eyes.

I have not used one of these screw type of splitters but they seem to be simple and straight forward. You hold the round AT THE ENDS and push the CENTER of the round into the screw. Then you let go and step back and let the splitter do its thing. You shouldn't be getting close enough to get clothing caught in the screw. Your hands are on the end of the round away from the screw. As long as you have something blocking the round to prevent it from spinning AND you don't lean against the round to press it into the screw I just don't see what all the wailing and moaning and gnashing of teeth is about.

Everything we do is dangerous. Amen!!! Once sold a Wisconsin V4 with water pump to a DR.. I think it takes at least 8 years college education to be a DR. After drilling him on how to use the crank so he wouldn't break an arm or thumb, I left with a feeling of confidence that all was well. Those V4s had a sleeve type crank that fit over the end of the crankshaft. Guess what!! He left the crank on the shaft and after the crank got up to motor speed he stuck his foot in there to stop it. Broke his foot. If that had been today's world, I would have been sued. It helps to be careful, but no amount of caution can overcome stupid.

 

[xtn]

I tried out my new Atom splitter last week. Works as advertised. PTO powered. Ran the engine about 1200 rpm. Works best by really slowing down the rate of 3pt drop so that it doesn't swing off target as happens with jerky movements.

I think the most dangerous part of the job was mounting it on the post hole digger. Wouldn't want to drop it on your foot!

 

[Treemonkey1000]

I tried out my new Atom splitter last week. Works as advertised. PTO powered. Ran the engine about 1200 rpm. Works best by really slowing down the rate of 3pt drop so that it doesn't swing off target as happens with jerky movements.

I think the most dangerous part of the job was mounting it on the post hole digger. Wouldn't want to drop it on your foot!

Hey isn't there an unwritten rule here on TBN you can't post about your new toys without pictures?

 

[mwb]

Found this when I checked out the link in the first post. This has to be one of the funniest things I have ever seen. This is a wood splitter that the operator is obviously scared of! Love the sound it makes. I think it makes more woodchips than split wood.:laughing:
YouTube - ‪wheel of death part 6‬‏

 

[tcreeley]

Years ago I started to build a log splitter- still kicking around, but I never finished it. I've heated with just wood since 1976. I have discovered that I never needed a log splitter. My stove takes a 20" by 12" piece. More than that I use a maul. I hate handling wood- it gets old year after year. So I'm not going to split it because that's more handling. It burns better unsplit. I dry it for two years and it does great.

 

[brokenot]

[QUOTEFound this when I checked out the link in the first post. This has to be one of the funniest things I have ever seen. This is a wood splitter that the operator is obviously scared of! Love the sound it makes. I think it makes more woodchips than split wood.
YouTube - ‪wheel of death part 6‬‏][/QUOTE]

That guy is probably going to wind up in the ER at some point. It's obvious that even though he built it and has used it himself quite a few times, he's totally unaware of what the outcome is going to be....each and every time he feeds a chunk of wood into it.

"Will it split the log, or will it go in and break off bits instead?"

"Will the split pieces fall predictably, or will hunks jettison off in several directions at once?"

"Will my axe head to wheel attachment method be sufficient?"

"What happens if chunks bounce into the wheel spokes?"







Amusing and disconcerting at the same time.

 

[Treemonkey1000]

I agree Brokenot. There are plenty of ways to get maimed or die. That would not be one that I want to mess with.. I take chances climbing trees with a chainsaw. That contraption looks riskier.

 

[xtn]

Looks like that design substitutes speed for mass.

 

[Chilly807]

"Will my axe head to wheel attachment method be sufficient?"

That was the question that came to my mind too...

Sean

 

[JB4310]

That screw type splitter scares me, I've seen the one that goes on the car hub

Yeah you could lose a finger to a hydraulic ram splitter, but that screw thing looks like it would tear your arm out by the roots if it got the chance

JB