tractor mounted log splitter

[MDSteve]

I was just looking at log splitters the other day and wondered how much a vertical splitter would be? There is no way that I can lift these logs to get them on a horizontal splitter. I just don't want to have another engine to keep up over the years.

Thanks,
Steve

 

[EdKing]

I just saw one at TSC yesterday, $549 with every thing but the hoses to connect it to your tractor hydraulics. It could be used in the vertical or horizontal posistion.

 

[MDSteve]

thanks, I will have to check that one out. It sure beats the 1000 bucks for the other one I was looking at.

 

[crb478]

you might want to consider getting a PTO pump to run the log splitter from. The tractors hydrolics can run it but it will be slower.

 

[EdKing]

That will depend on your tractors hydraulic flow rate. If you have a high enough flow rate, it will operate fine.

 

[fmorgan]

Steve--

I have the TSC three-point splitter, and it works fine. It can be changed from horizontal to vertical splitting in a couple of seconds. I was unsure about getting it because a lot of folks had talked about the tractor-driven splitters being slow, but this one splits plenty fast for my needs. The $549 price sounds high, though--I think I paid $499 in December. There have been several threads on this topic, so you might run a search and find some more information.