Ricko Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Has anyone had experience of using a log splitter? Are they any good? Can they be hired? What are the hire costs? Cheers Ricko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twitchynik Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Hydraulic ones are the nuts. If you have tons of wood to split then don't even think about it, get one in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapper063 Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 we have the handy log splitter, electric 6ton pressure. brilliant my mate and i bought it between us, saves a lot of sweat even wife uses it that simple like this one http://www.mowerwarehouse.co.uk/acatalog/HANDY_HORIZONTAL_LOG_SPLITER.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boromir Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 My boss has got the same one sapper has got, its got a 6 ton side and a 5 ton side, make sure you have no lights on though as it draws in a lot of power Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark@mbb Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Axminster tools have a 6 ton electric one for about £450 with an hydraulic ram we spit about 2 ton a year and there is no noise it works perfectly Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diceman Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 My FIL built one years ago using a skip lorry hydraulic ram. It was awesomely powerful but after many years of abuse (I wonder if it would cut this lorry propshaft in half? Oh yes, it will!) it came to the end of it's useful life and I bought a tractor mounted vertical 10T one from ebay for £400. Not quite as powerful but very quick and easy, I was using it today and filled (and emptied) a LWB land rover pick up 3 times in about 4 hours. I would say you don't want to go much lower than 10T if you are splitting seasoned wood and want it to cope with the really knotty stuff. I will never go back to wedges and a sledge, this makes the job sooo easy. Hint - mark it at the maximum length of log that will fit your fire so you don't get too many rejects chucked out of the back door! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agusta Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Build one yourself http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40sCGb678sQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crosshair Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Had one for over twenty years, hydraulic, on tractor three point linkage, the thick knotty logs that would'nt split with axe or wedges are now busted under the hydraulic ram. Easy to use and would never be without one, you can split logs all day and still feel fresher than after using an axe for just an hour or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diceman Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Build one yourself http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40sCGb678sQ I couldn't watch that all the way through. I was cringing too much. I've done some stupid things in my time but I wouldn't go anywhere near that thing, looks custom built to rip your hands off :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jd2130 Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Hi Ricko, I Have hydrolic splitter on the back of my tractor and can't fault it. If you want to have a look and a go I'm only up the road in Newburgh. Kettles on. Thanks, Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 I like the look of the screw type PTO splitters. Has anyone here ever used one? Here's one fitted to an old Unimog... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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