Rotory screw log splitter

[WranglerX]

Yeah, like this guy!

Good idea, maybe, but a lot of time and effort wasted with all the maneuvering used to get small amount of wood split.... Think splitter on end BH dipper is more practical/versatile ...

 

[HawkinsHollow]

Good idea, maybe, but a lot of time and effort wasted with all the maneuvering used to get small amount of wood split.... Think splitter on end BH dipper is more practical/versatile ...

Agreed! Lots of maneuvering, but it would still be WAY faster than noodling or sledge and mauling those huge rounds into manageable pieces. Albeit, definitely more expensive to make a set-up like that. BH is the way to go for sure, but lots of us are not fortunate enough to have a BH.

 

[WranglerX]

Agreed! Lots of maneuvering, but it would still be WAY faster than noodling or sledge and mauling those huge rounds into manageable pieces. Albeit, definitely more expensive to make a set-up like that. BH is the way to go for sure, but lots of us are not fortunate enough to have a BH.

That is why I have salvaged 22 ton horizontal/vertical splitter......Guess I could do third function and put a spliiter on FEL, but them its a lot of maneuvering and does not seem practical for my workflow...

 

[Oaktree]

I had the opportunity to get a nice load of oak but they were mostly rounds 36" diameter or greater,

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Man you've got some big trees down your way!! Haven't been any like that up this way in 200 years!

 

[ericm979]

I know this would be slow but what about finding an old 3 point splitter, adapting it to SSQA putting it on the FEL and running the hydraulics off of your 3rd function to bust those big ol' rounds that you have to noodle to handle. Do it just like this guy, basically pinch the rounds in the 3 point splitter. You would have to be a bit more careful and probably not pick them up while pinched, but I think this would work. Has anyone seen anything like that?

Yes many companies make them for skid steers. I posted a link to one earlier in this thread.

I find the easiest way to deal with rounds too large to lift onto the splitter is to noodle them nearly all the way with the chainsaw and finish with a splitting maul. That way I don't run the chain into the ground and don't need to turn the round over to finish the cut. Even with the hard to split species it usually takes one hit on target to split the last few inches. Sometimes they're big enough that I need to split them into quarters or fifths. A splitter with a log lift would be even faster but my splitter is not easy to make a lift for as it's got large wheels and tires which are in the way. And I'd need to get around to fabricating the lift. I can do the noodling+maul thing now.

For me with good leg and back strength and not a lot of upper body strength it's easier to use the splitter in horizontal mode. I found that vertical mode took a lot of upper body strength.

 

[ROUSTABOUT]

Here is a STICKLER, I just took the picture. I pulled it out. Keep it by my tire mounter. I keep a piece of 2" PVC with a cap on it in case I fall out there.

 

[Oaktree]

For me with good leg and back strength and not a lot of upper body strength it's easier to use the splitter in horizontal mode. I found that vertical mode took a lot of upper body strength.

About the only times I'll use vertical mode is when a piece is too heavy to balance without the splitter tipping over (it's not attached to anything when I'm using it). Upper body strength is not an issue for me, but my knees are kinda creaky and vertical takes a toll on them.

 

[WranglerX]

About the only times I'll use vertical mode is when a piece is too heavy to balance without the splitter tipping over (it's not attached to anything when I'm using it). Upper body strength is not an issue for me, but my knees are kinda creaky and vertical takes a toll on them.

I usually have splitter hitched to Jeep or PU when in vertical mode and use FEL on tractor to nudge round under ram....