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[Gil Case]

I have never seen a log splitter like that, how does it work and what happens when you get your trouser leg caught up in it. Had a friend get his pants caught in the PTO stepping off the back, stripped him naked and bruised him some.

 

[Highbeam]

Well, it will really screw you up.


If you're lucky it will rip off the clothing, next best luck would be to rip off a limb, the worst luck would be that it would suck you into the shaft and completely kill you. PTO shafts are dangerous. I have had folks ask to buy this splitter from me but I don't think I can, trying to be considerate of the next owner, how would I feel if it killed someone's dad?

I do not where gloves when using this splitter and I don't even drink beer. Way too risky.

Dang effective though and you can split any length log so if you wanted to make split rail fence or whatever, you could.

 

[Gittyup]

That's one heck of a pile of wood! Makes me tired just thinking about it. But, if it saves you a few grand each year on heating, then I'd probably do it too.

And don't drop the soap near that splitter, either! Be careful with that thing.

 

[JoelD]

You should install a remote kill switch for your tractor that way you can kill the motor from outback, not sure how your machine works, I've got the manual pull knob to kill the fuel flow, for me would be a matter of a string and a little handle on the end.

Something worth thinking about where you use that splitter so much.

Be safe,

Joel

 

[Highbeam]

Good idea. The long plastic pole to the left of the seat is connected to the PTO lever and works to shut off the pto assuming that I am able to use it. I have accidentally bumped the keyswitch to off while running the brush mower and these things shutoff pretty quickly but I'm not sure which wire I would need to short to kill the diesel engine. On a gas engine you would just ground the coil.

 

[billbill1]

I used one of the "cone" splitters about 25 years ago, the originals were designed to fit on the axil of a car or truck. A buddy adapted it on a table and powered it off of his super C Farmall. He built an arm to keep the wood from spinning, it split very fast and did a good job. I have seen it stuck a couple of times (it would kill the tractor engine) where you had to cut the stuck piece off with a chainsaw. Certainly not anymore dangerous than a buzz saw (which I also owned at one time) Both will tear you up -if not alert and extremely careful.

 

[Lloyd_E]

highbeam et al,

I read somewhere that a cord of wood is equal to a 200 gallon tank of furnace oil.
Up here a cord cut split and delivered is now reaching $235. A tank of oil is over $800.

I usually buy 8' lengths @$100 per cord. Usually 10 cords at a time. I sell my buddy some - he also helps me cut and split. We burn around 5 cords a year. Last summer we actually made a couple of cords. We paid for ten but actually stacked 12 measured cords(4'x4'x8') - was a good year for cutting and splitting. Now the new tractor will actually assist us with wood. I can take about 4 cords off my land with out robbing the stock. They say you can take a cord per acre of woodland without exhausting wood base - this would be damaged trees, wind blow downs and select harvesting.

That screw splitter looks as dangerous as a pto saw for chunking firewood.

lloyd

 

[Highbeam]

Wow Lloyd, I didn't realize how expensive oil was. I looked around and found 150 gallons of oil in a furnace is equivalent to one cord of average dry hardwood or 6175 KwH of electric. These figures account for efficiencise in the stove or furnace with electric being 100% efficient.

So if you have time to tend a woodstove and you have average priced cordwood available then you can save big bucks by burning your stove without ever owning a chainsaw or doing the grunt labor of wood prep.

You can further extend your savings, and get some much needed excersize, by acquiring and processing your own wood.

 

[dking]

I feel lucky to have my own wood lot. I cut out some nice ash, apple, and birch. I have some oak and maple to get out if it ever dries up. Wood here is 225-250/cord split and delivered. I think I'll sell a few cord this year to help pay for new implements.