What did you do with your Power Trac today?

CreativeGuy · Nov 21, 2024

I mounted a quick attach plate to the side of this hydraulic wood splitter (instead of 3 point attachment on the end). It’s great to be able to drive right up to where the wood I’d cut down.

MossRoad · Nov 21, 2024

ponytug said:
FWIW: I used a splined PTO hydraulic motor from Surplus Central, and a PTO drive coupler that is a heavy duty version of a LoveJoy coupler, which has a 3/4" disc of fiber reinforced rubber bolted with six bolts, three to each shaft. I think that mine is a part of a Landpride dual brush hog (it was cheap).

Lovejoy couplers aren't great with impacts in my experience. A V-belts work pretty well to absorb impact and vibration.

All the best,

Peter

I'll take that under advisement. Thanks!

MossRoad · Nov 21, 2024

CreativeGuy said:
I mounted a quick attach plate to the side of this hydraulic wood splitter (instead of 3 point attachment on the end). It’s great to be able to drive right up to where the wood I’d cut down.
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I thought about converting the log splitter from gas to hydraulic when the original engine started leaking from seals and such, but I need the PT425 to bring the large rounds up to the splitter sometimes. So $99 Harbor freight engine took care of that. Exact replacement.

I do use the spare Q/A plate with receiver ball hitch to move the splitter around the yard, though. Very handy!

MossRoad · Nov 21, 2024

MossRoad said:
This wasn't today, it was a couple summers ago doing the garage addition. There's always been a question on the lifting capacity of the PT425. It lists 800#. Here's a picture of mine with the large bucket and 12 sixty pound bags of concrete, so that's about 720# of material plus the bucket out past the QA plate, so that should settle that, at least in my mind.

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Just noticed my water level leaning against the original garage back door. That thing has come in handy so many times. I think I have about 100' of clear tubing. I fill it with water that I add some green food coloring to. I got the slab set to within 1/8" all the way around. Not bad.