Recommend me a logsplitter

[maybelateron]

On 29/04/2022 at 11:36, trigger_andy said:

Why does the Splitter need to run off a PTO? Why not a petrol powered Splitter that has its own tow hitch?  Mine is 22T

Is yours form Rock Machinery by any chance? I have their 22T towable petrol powered spitter. Can be used vertically for really heavy stuff/break up big rings, then horizontally for the vast majority. I really like it, and good value. 

[scbk]

On 28/04/2022 at 10:46, Cosmiccrofter said:

I have a 15 ton splitter run off the tractors hydraulics which works very well.

 

However, to free up the tractor, I would like to run a splitter off my MF 35, which hasn't the hydraulic capabilities of the bigger tractor, so what I want is a hydraulic 15 ton splitter run off the pto, preferrably with auto-return, but there doesn't seem to be much choice.

 

Any recommendations?

 

Or another thought, what would I need partswise to convert the current splitter to run off the pto?

You could get a petrol (or diesel!) hydraulic powerpack to run the splitter you currently have.

The way they seem to hold their money second hand on ebay etc they're virtually free! (sell it and get your money back)

Different makes and models have various outputs, so some will be faster than others.

[doobin]

7 hours ago, scbk said:

You could get a petrol (or diesel!) hydraulic powerpack to run the splitter you currently have.

The way they seem to hold their money second hand on ebay etc they're virtually free! (sell it and get your money back)

Different makes and models have various outputs, so some will be faster than others.

As above, it comes down to flow. A decent pto pump and tank on a tractor will usually be very quick (again depending upon setup) Tractors own flow is variable- from a waste of time on most compact and vintage tractors to hellishly quick on a modern farm tractor, but why tie that up splitting logs??

 

I usually use a 30l/min power pack with a 20t splitter. This is the 13hp engine- anything less will be 20l/min. It’s quick enough, and sometimes we run some long pipes from the kubota if we are using the circular saw and screw splitter too as it saves fuel. This tractors flow is around 30l/min also. 

[dig-dug-dan]

Why not go for a hycrack that just uses PTO power and no hydraulics?

[Cosmiccrofter]

I don't want a petrol powered or power pack because I already have a power pack, the 35. I used to have a Hycrack but it's slower than a hydraulic, although very useful on an old Fergie.

 

I've gone with the AMR, but will get a table built for it, I know they are now banned from being sold by manufacturers, but they are great for working at waist height.

 

Thanks for all the replies.

[Woodworks]

When we got our PTO driven splitter the main players were

 

Thor

Posch

Krpan

 

Also look at Balfour and AMR with the later probably being my choice now purely based on the quality of backup offered by Fuelwood

 

[doobin]

8 hours ago, dig-dug-dan said:

Why not go for a hycrack that just uses PTO power and no hydraulics?

They are no use on knotty timber or big lumps. 

[Stubby]

1 hour ago, doobin said:

They are no use on knotty timber or big lumps. 

They are if you have sufficient torque .

[Cosmiccrofter]

2 hours ago, doobin said:

They are no use on knotty timber or big lumps. 

I can't say I ever experienced any problems with knotty blocks, the only problems I found was the block sometimes flipped if you didn't present it to the screw properly, otherwise a great splitter for a small tractor like a TEF.

[dig-dug-dan]

2 hours ago, doobin said:

They are no use on knotty timber or big lumps. 

I run one on a 40hp kubota and have yet to have a problem with it