New to me used splitter

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Firewood Bandit

Firewood Bandit

Minister of Fire
Jan 3, 2014
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Western WIsconsin
I wanted a splitter with a log lift and hydraulically adjustable 4 way wedge. I attempted to have Alex of A. E. Metawerx make a custom unit but could not get it done this year. Too bad as his are the nicest splitters I have ever seen. Anyway I picked up a used Iron & Oak Commercial unit with the above features used along with an auto cycle valve. Since this is the fast cycle version it is 22 ton. Honda GX 340 runs like a top.

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Nice! A unit set up like this takes a lot of work out of the equation and speeds things up!
 
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Tar12 said:
Nice! A unit set up like this takes a lot of work out of the equation and speeds things up!
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I have had a Speeco 28 ton for several years that has been flawless. The only issue I see with the new one after using it today is it almost requires a helper to pull the wood off the end table to keep production up. Other wise after 15 minutes a big pile is on the ground and you have to stop and pick it up. I am not going to get an elevatorl
 
I ran a speeco for years...great machine...no issues ever with it....but I needed to up my game and went with a AllWood Oak series splitter...very simil
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ar to yours...come splitting time we have 3 people on hand...one feeding the beast....one running controls and one clearing the table...you can flat split some wood! I am looking to buy a smaller elevator for stock piling.
 
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Tar12 said:
I ran a speeco for years...great machine...no issues ever with it....but I needed to up my game and went with a AllWood Oak series splitter...very similView attachment 228808 ar to yours...come splitting time we have 3 people on hand...one feeding the beast....one running controls and one clearing the table...you can flat split some wood! I am looking to buy a smaller elevator for stock piling.
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Very nice, looks like yours can be pulled on the road, I would not on mine with the tire and lack of a real axle.
 
Firewood Bandit said:
I have had a Speeco 28 ton for several years that has been flawless. The only issue I see with the new one after using it today is it almost requires a helper to pull the wood off the end table to keep production up. Other wise after 15 minutes a big pile is on the ground and you have to stop and pick it up. I am not going to get an elevatorl
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Back up a small trailer under the end of the outflow table. I hate picking up wood!
 
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gzecc said:
Back up a small trailer under the end of the outflow table. I hate picking up wood!
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I understand what your are saying but that would be another step. I park the splitter within a few feet of the rounds. The round is put on the splitter, worked up and then placed directly back in the row and stacked.
 
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Very nice, looks like yours can be pulled on the road, I would not on mine with the tire and lack of a real axle.
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The AllWood splitters are made in Milan Michigan...the owner was kind enough to meet me in Ohio...where I proceeded to pull it home at 70 mph...pulled like a dream with the heavy duty torsion axels under it..you could put a set of torsion axels under yours easily if you wanted to.
 
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The AllWood splitters are made in Milan Michigan...the owner was kind enough to meet me in Ohio...where I proceeded to pull it home at 70 mph...pulled like a dream with the heavy duty torsion axels under it..you could put a set of torsion axels under yours easily if you wanted to.
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The unit I wanted has a torsion axle and large 15" tires that would be suited for highway speeds. To transport this one I hook up to the ATV and drive on the 18' trailer. It is easier to tie down like that too.
 
Firewood Bandit said:
The unit I wanted has a torsion axle and large 15" tires that would be suited for highway speeds. To transport this one I hook up to the ATV and drive on the 18' trailer. It is easier to tie down like that too.
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My buddy does that with his splitter..he purchased a receiver hitch from Rural King and welded it to the center of the front of trailer with a ball on top and d-rings at the back to secure it with ratchet straps...works pretty slick. He has a loading dock of sorts he made and pulls it onto the trailer.
 
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My buddy does that with his splitter..he purchased a receiver hitch from Rural King and welded it to the center of the front of trailer with a ball on top and d-rings at the back to secure it with ratchet straps...works pretty slick. He has a loading dock of sorts he made and pulls it onto the trailer.
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The welded ball is a good idea for securing a load. However it would be pretty hard to do with this one because without a winch you could never get it up the ramps on the trailer. It weighs about 1360 #s. Once on the level ground it would be pretty hard to move too without the ATV.
 
Firewood Bandit said:
The welded ball is a good idea for securing a load. However it would be pretty hard to do with this one because without a winch you could never get it up the ramps on the trailer. It weighs about 1360 #s. Once on the level ground it would be pretty hard to move too without the ATV.
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I can relate to that as mine is a pretty heavy as well...All I use to move it is my 4 wheeler around the house and when I take it to the timber
 
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