We are a bunch of wussies. Highbeam included.
Bunch of wussies that like their houses warm in the winter. The manly thing to do would be to freeze your balls off all winter.
Screw the splitter!
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Bunch of wussies that like their houses warm in the winter. The manly thing to do would be to freeze your balls off all winter.
Yup...and to continue to count 2 hands and 10 fingers with my two eyes.
Mr A
Minister of Fire
I use a Stickler. Works great. I use it on big knotted rounds. Just get it started and the screw drives itself into the round and splits it wide open. It is slow if you keep your engine on idle. I hop on the gas pedal and rev up to power through. It can be intimidating at first. Works very well for the price, I paid around $300 for a new one with shipping. I was impatient. I have seen them on ebay as low $150.
With only a few exceptions, at the 20+ ton range, these are usually more expensive than the beloved 22-ton Huskee everyone seems to favor. So, a neat idea, but I'm not sure I see the point in them. More wear and hours on your tractor engine, and they cost the same or more as an independently powered splitter?
They are best for someone who wants to take the splitter anywhere their tractor will go. Not for everybody, I agree.
I know of one you could probably pick up for well under 1K. Iron & Oak PTO powered, one of the few I have seen that will go vertical or horizontal. NOS, been sitting on the lot for about 5 years. Still looked pretty good last time I was there. Means driving up this way though.
Maybe a good option. There's also this one from Speeco, but I know nothing about them. Most of the others I find are well over $1k, and I suspect there's a good reason for the price difference.
http://www.ruralking.com/speeco-log...303430313233&gclid=CKeUmvKVv7ICFYw-MgodIUMA4A
Highbeam
Minister of Fire
Sorry to disappoint but it really is an unsafe contraption. Admitting this is the first step to using it as safely as possible. Chainsaws, brush mowers, rototillers, and guns aren't particularly safe either but there really aren't any alternatives. With the splitter, there are better alternatives than the bark buster and if you are going to spend money to buy something then you may as well get the best technology.
I thought Highbeam had a YouTube vid? Maybe I didn't find it?
Here is a decent one. Other than the music
Nothing wrong with that music
Eric Johnson
Mod Emeritus
Personally I don't think they are anymore dangerous than our chainsaws if treated with the same respect.
That's a "plug-in" model that depends on the tractor hydraulics. Gonna be slow, real slow, on that TC30 they show with it. Just getting 11 GPM from the implement pump on a tractor usually only happens on 40+ hp machines. Many tractors advertise the combined output of the steering and implement pumps too, just to add to the confusion. The I&O I know about is a PTO pump model.
Cool. Thanks! I might be in touch, depending on how deep my postpartum depression gets, with the dough I'll be laying on the tractor.
Mr A
Minister of Fire
There was a regular type splitter powered by PTO on local Craigslist, they wanted $1500. They are sold at Tractor Supply http://www.tractorsupply.com/countyline-reg-3-point-hitch-log-splitter-2153304#product_tabs
I really dont see why you would want to tie up the tractor unless they were really cheap, which they are not. I would get a splitter and use the tractor to tow it around.
Last time I used my Stickler, I split 3 cords of walnut rounds in about 6 hours. I turned the odometer 90 miles and burned about $20 in fuel. I dont really like it, but it does workwell . I have split large knotted rounds of oak with it. You stick it on the screw, and use the ground as a brace. I've had a few spin around on me, just kicked a piece of wood under it. If it gets stuck, put it in reverse. It is as powerful as my truck engine. I got it down where i would get it started, jump on the gas and blow through a round. There is a Troy-built 27 ton with a Honda 5 HP engine on craigslist I'm looking at this morning. $500 asking price, I hope that is not a typo. There are 4 listed from $950 to $1500, I think I found myself a deal.
The Stickler Is bolted to a base plate, that is bolted to the wheel hub. The guy that makes them is a retired gentleman from Washington State. He makes base plates to fit any vehicle. I did get the splitter mentioned above. The Stickler can be attached to PTO with the PTO baseplate available. If you're interested, I'm selling my Stickler, inbox me.
I really dont see why you would want to tie up the tractor unless they were really cheap, which they are not. I would get a splitter and use the tractor to tow it around.
Last time I used my Stickler, I split 3 cords of walnut rounds in about 6 hours. I turned the odometer 90 miles and burned about $20 in fuel. I dont really like it, but it does workwell . I have split large knotted rounds of oak with it. You stick it on the screw, and use the ground as a brace. I've had a few spin around on me, just kicked a piece of wood under it. If it gets stuck, put it in reverse. It is as powerful as my truck engine. I got it down where i would get it started, jump on the gas and blow through a round. There is a Troy-built 27 ton with a Honda 5 HP engine on craigslist I'm looking at this morning. $500 asking price, I hope that is not a typo. There are 4 listed from $950 to $1500, I think I found myself a deal.
The Stickler Is bolted to a base plate, that is bolted to the wheel hub. The guy that makes them is a retired gentleman from Washington State. He makes base plates to fit any vehicle. I did get the splitter mentioned above. The Stickler can be attached to PTO with the PTO baseplate available. If you're interested, I'm selling my Stickler, inbox me.
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