screw type log spliter

easygo · Mar 20, 2010

Well. As luck would have it when I expressed a preference for the screw splitter here about four months ago I had no idea how soon my wish will come true. Sometime in Late December I bought one of the Burk Busters that just happened to have gone up for sale about 20 miles from my house. After reading and thinking I gave it a good try. IT WORKS FANTASTIC!!! I agree with all the warnings and stuff but it is just another tool that one has to be careful around and then it saves a lot of time and energy. Just like a chainsaw or tablesaw or you name it. I'd like to have a self-powered hydraulic splitter but those cost many times the amount I spent and essentially do the same thing.

Millsonwheels · Mar 21, 2010

does anyone know where I can find one of these, like the setup like the hydrocut or the hycrack?

Mike058 · Mar 21, 2010

Millsonwheels said:
does anyone know where I can find one of these, like the setup like the hydrocut or the hycrack?

Hydrocut is the manufacturer and Hy-Crack is the name of the splitter. Hydrocut - manufacturers of logsplitter & postpointer forestry equipment - Post Pointing machineryIt's made in England and I don't know if anybody is importing them. Haven't seen anything on the web yet.

Millsonwheels · Mar 24, 2010

thanks for that, does anyone know who makes one similar to these, preferably for sale in the US?

955er · May 12, 2010

Check this one out...

Garden Lawn Tractor Log Splitter

BHD · May 12, 2010

If it was made with a dead mans foot switch of some sort I would not be as leery of it, some type of electric clutch that would kick it out instantly, (not that one would not get hurt possibly but most likely not dead or disabled,

Big Wave D · May 17, 2010

I saw that same Craig's List ad myself.

I can't say I'm that big a fan of the screw style log splitter to begin with, but with this splitter moonlighting as a finger amputating/appendage mauling rattle-trap, you couldn't pay me enough to use it.

Someone was WAY braver than me to use that thing.

beenthere · May 17, 2010

They may look dangerous, but so does an axe hanging on the wall.

Jrikester · Mar 20, 2014

Wonder if you might want to sell your pto screw log splitter. I am looking for one.

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Thanks

Jesse masterson · Mar 21, 2014

I would say this! the danger factor with this device is up there on danger scale ! However so was gunpowder , axes, chainsaws, etc. I wouldn't just jule it out but I think safety features need to be built to lessen mishaps .rolling over tractors through ignorance has killed more thN this device but you don't say don't drive a tractor ,4 wheelers kill thousands! You get my point. Everything must be used with extreme caution! Some people shouldn't own a car or triuck! Be careless in one of those and your just as dead.