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[retroman]

Hey Folks:

WOW! Some good info. We heat our house entirely with wood. Here in the Smoky Mtns of North Carolina we only burn about 2cords each winter but that wood is vital to our lifestyle and at 77 years old……a splitter is becoming more of a conversation starter as time passes. I,ll chew on the info provided and make a decision.

Bob

 

[g_man]

I like to putter with stuff and I got the idea of reducing the splitter cycle time. It opens to 25" and I cut my blocks 18". My first try was to clamp a bar across the beam so that on the return cycle the back of the wedge would hit the bar when the opening was about 20" and cause the reverse detent to kick out. But what happen was the end bolt on the ram tore out of the wedge cheeks. The design was for the ram head to push against the wedge with very little strength pulling back. Plan B was an adjustable lever system to kick the return lever into neutral mechanically when the opening was 20". Works good and the wedge is always right there - no wait time to start splitting.

I made a little video of it working. Ignore the fact that my hand seems confused - it's camera shy

gg

 

[GBJeffOH]

I have a 2002 3010 with a Woods loader up front. I would like to use the tractors hydraulics to operate a firewood splitter attached to the three point hitch but I can,t figure out where to hook up the splitters hydraulic lines. Can I use any of the lines that operate the loader? If not, where can I get some hydraulic power?

Bob

I have a Honda powered splitter. I use 300 gal water totes for storage.
I bring the totes to where I am cutting wood.
Put the splitter 3' from the tote.
Pick up long logs with the grapple. Cut them about 2' off the ground close to the splitter. Cary the full totes close to the wood stove.

It is much handier to have a separate splitter.

 

[TheOldHokie]

I have a Honda powered splitter. I use 300 gal water totes for storage.
I bring the totes to where I am cutting wood.
Put the splitter 3' from the tote.
Pick up long logs with the grapple. Cut them about 2' off the ground close to the splitter. Cary the full totes close to the wood stove.

It is much handier to have a separate splitter.

1. Bring the totes to where you are splitting.
2. Pick up logs with grapple and cut them to length 3 ft from totes.
3. Back tractor up to totes and wood pile
4. Split wood into totes.
5. Carry full totes to wood stove.

 

[TheOldHokie]

Hey Folks:

WOW! Some good info. We heat our house entirely with wood. Here in the Smoky Mtns of North Carolina we only burn about 2cords each winter but that wood is vital to our lifestyle and at 77 years old……a splitter is becoming more of a conversation starter as time passes. I,ll chew on the info provided and make a decision.

Bob

Here is a picture of a log splitter hydrsulic connection. Easy and cheap.

This was a cleanup of some storm downed ash. Took roughly an hour to section and split right where they came down.