Which 3 pt hitch woodsplitter?

[Lineman North Florida]

I am fixing to purchase a 3 pt hitch woodsplitter to go on the back of my Farmtrac 360 and have narrowed it down to the Countyline from Tractor Supply which generates up to 22 tons of force depending on implement pump output and will split horizontally or vertically, or the 16 ton Ramsplitter which also splits horizontally and vertically, the Ramsplitter just looks stouter from looking at the pictures, anyone have any experience with either one? Opinions. Thank's in advance for any info.

 

[955er]

The ramsplitter works good for me. I have 7.2gpm at 2500psi and cycle time is good. Has a 3.5 inch cylinder. Probably only getting 13 tons out of it, but it splits everything. Doug is a little on the flaky side, but the product came as advertised and I am very happy with it.

There are also many threads on this subject. Search the forums for "3 point splitter"

 

[greg_g]

I have the TSC splitter, which is actually a SpeeCo. I seriously doubt their 22 ton claim though. Regardless, it works just fine for me. I paid just under $600 for mine, hoses not included. Either they've jacked the price up considerably, or they're providing hoses and connectors now for $700. Regardless - assuming you've already got hydraulic remotes on your tractor - it's a bargain compared to the gasoline or PTO powered competition.

//greg//

 

[simonds]

I bought the SpeeCo at TSC also, $695.00. No hoses. I have no complaint at all. The first thing I did was weld up a small table with some scrap angle iron and bolted it to two existing holes in the beam. When splitting a large chunk of wood the back half will roll off on to the table, out of the way. Hold on to the near piece and split again if necessary. I don't half to bend over and pick any of them off the ground. I have been splitting up to about 24" dia. Cherry, and Ash. Nothing has even slowed it down. I run my tractor 4200 J.D. at 1500 R.P.M.s I bought the hoses at local N.A.P.A each 5' long. But had to get the quick couplers at John Deere dealer to match the ones on the tractor.
Good Luck
Clayton

 

[korydz]

Be sure to check out the Split-Fire splitters.
Manufacturers of high quality, custom engineered wood splitters, log splitters and wood chippers. | Split-Fire Sales Inc. Quality Built. High Performance. | Split-Fire - Your Best Choice
I've had one for a couple of years now and love it. Very powerful and the double splitting with no wasted motion means high productivity. I have a BX2660 with limited hydraulic flow and can still split a cord an hour no problem.

 

[Lineman North Florida]

Thank's for the reply's guys the Countyline from TSC is 699.00 and the Ramsplitter is 799.00 neither comes with the hoses but it does'nt sound like I can go wrong with either one, nothing against the Splitfire from Canada but I don't know about getting one shipped way down here where I'm at I think the hydraulics on my tractor are open center so would the valve on the wood splitter need to be closed center or am I thinking about this wrong? Hydraulics aint my specialty any help appreciated.

 

[955er]

Be sure to check out the Split-Fire splitters.
Manufacturers of high quality, custom engineered wood splitters, log splitters and wood chippers. | Split-Fire Sales Inc. Quality Built. High Performance. | Split-Fire - Your Best Choice
I've had one for a couple of years now and love it. Very powerful and the double splitting with no wasted motion means high productivity. I have a BX2660 with limited hydraulic flow and can still split a cord an hour no problem.

these have been on ebay for a while. 3.5 inch cylinder split fire. They are more, but worth it. I would have liked one. Maybe he will come down...

New Split-Fire 3203 3pt Log Splitter - eBay (item 230536756595 end time Feb-07-11 11:50:07 PST)

 

[955er]

Thank's for the reply's guys the Countyline from TSC is 699.00 and the Ramsplitter is 799.00 neither comes with the hoses but it does'nt sound like I can go wrong with either one, nothing against the Splitfire from Canada but I don't know about getting one shipped way down here where I'm at I think the hydraulics on my tractor are open center so would the valve on the wood splitter need to be closed center or am I thinking about this wrong? Hydraulics aint my specialty any help appreciated.

Double-check that it is not the 20 ton. I paid $675 delivered for my ramsplitter last August and it came with hoses.

 

[Lineman North Florida]

Double-check that it is not the 20 ton. I paid $675 delivered for my ramsplitter last August and it came with hoses.

Where did you get yours from? The price I got was from woodsplitter direct I believe, when I looked at Ramsplitter's website I did'nt see any prices and saw a place to click and find a dealer.

 

[kennyd]

I think the hydraulics on my tractor are open center so would the valve on the wood splitter need to be closed center or am I thinking about this wrong? Hydraulics aint my specialty any help appreciated.

Yes, they are OC. You can figure the force and speed easliy if you know the cylinder size one the splitter, and the GPM and PSI specs of you tractor by using these calculators: Baum Hydraulics Corp :: Spec Calculator