Can any one reccomend a good log splitter

[TREE-SURGEON-ESSEX]

Im after some advice looking to get a decent splitter budget would be upto £1000

 

all advice will be appreciated

[niftysteve]

what do you want self powered pto or power it from a tractor

you could build your own for less than what you want to spend

[Yorkshireman]

fuelwood warwick, multipla get the petrol engine one a tad over budget tho'

[tommer9]

Check out the Riko stuff that there is an ad to on this site. Timber Cutter Dartmoor has one or theirs and it is very efficient.

[s.varty]

Im after some advice looking to get a decent splitter budget would be upto £1000

 

all advice will be appreciated

 

I bought one 2 years ago, split a few hundred ton with it. It is self propelled with a 6.5hp briggs & stratton. Still as good as new. cost £850. Go to log splitter on ebay, look for the seller "nobby" , he is based in cardigan w. wales. Its worth the trip just for the stunning scenery. I took a really hard knotty piece of eucalyptos and it split it with the 4 way wedge with ease.

[david wood]

I also got one off ebay, although 2nd hand. Couple of minor niggles that were my fault for not checking machine over properly but thats life!

Its running a 400cc honda engine and a massive ram, its huge diamater. first photo shows what was like when i bought from ebay

and shiny new painted one is how it is now, not best photo. will post a better one next time its out (forgot yesterday)

 

basically if you can lift the stick onto machine, it will split it.

 

edit to add, i got a peice of angle iron welded onto either side of the blade to split the logs wider sooner, just not shown on those photos.

Edited February 21, 2010 by david wood
missed out info