Most productive pto log splitter under 4k

[scbk]

15 hours ago, pembswoodrecycling said:

Evening all.

I’ve got an Oxdale splitter that has served me faithfully for the last ten years, but I think I might have welded it up for the last time.

i can fill an IBC with split logs in 40 mins if I’m going for it, but consistently my labourer manages 6 in a working day.

what’s out there that’s faster?

the Eastonmades and Fuelwood Splittas of the world look amazing, but my budget doesn’t stretch that far.

can anyone recommend anything other than a new Oxdale?

Give the lad a set of FM ear defenders (or bluetooth) and £20 cash for every full IBC.

 

No new log splitter required.

[scbk]

Failing that, what part of the oxdale is it you think needs improving, and could you modify to improve it? Bigger table? Log lift? Different shape of wedge? Bigger pto hydraulic pump? Different valve? Add a conveyor?

[pembswoodrecycling]

17 minutes ago, scbk said:

Failing that, what part of the oxdale is it you think needs improving, and could you modify to improve it? Bigger table? Log lift? Different shape of wedge? Bigger pto hydraulic pump? Different valve? Add a conveyor?

There’s very little wrong with it to be fair.

at the moment we run it off the tractor, so I want a PTO version to be able to use our smaller tractor which is waaay too slow on it’s own hydraulics.

we fabricated a big table for it and that was a massive improvement.

the biggest complaint I’ve got is the tiny axe head they have can only ever split one log at a time, and the fillets that strengthen the table makes getting big logs close enough to split quite difficult sometimes.

there’s also a stupid gap between the axe and the splitter body that is prone to getting bits wedged in.

I’d also like a more powerful ram without sacrificing speed, which means having a well designed hydraulic system.

Don’t get me wrong, I love the Oxdale and would have another one in a heartbeat, but a bigger wedge that goes right back and a stronger ram would make all the difference to me.

 

If money was no object I’d buy an Eastonmade Axis because I like their setup, although I don’t see the need to buy an expensive to buy and expensive to run petrol engine when I could use an 80hp tractor for no cost.

what I’m really looking for is a splitter as well thought out as the Axis, but tractor mounted with a PTO pump.

[Stubby]

No one has mentioned a Hycrack type helical cone splitter . Way faster than any hydraulic splitter . You have to master the technique but once you have , with a conveyor you are racing away .  

[pembswoodrecycling]

We used to have a BarkBuster cone splitter.

It did the job well but the idea of employing someone to use that death trap would keep me awake at night! 😂

[scbk]

Not seen it in real life but always liked the idea with this one, a slow ram and a fast ram, and a log lift

 

 

 

 

Hydraulic Tractor Mounted Log Splitter - Made in the UK - Harbrook

HARBROOKENGINEERING.CO.UK

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Heavy Duty Hydraulic Log Splitter made in the UK. 10 & 20 ton twin ram design gives you the best of both worlds - speed & power.

 

[pembswoodrecycling]

57 minutes ago, scbk said:

Not seen it in real life but always liked the idea with this one, a slow ram and a fast ram, and a log lift

 

 

 

 

Hydraulic Tractor Mounted Log Splitter - Made in the UK - Harbrook

HARBROOKENGINEERING.CO.UK

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Heavy Duty Hydraulic Log Splitter made in the UK. 10 & 20 ton twin ram design gives you the best of both worlds - speed & power.

 

I’ve emailed these for a price today 😅

not sure if they offer a PTO option but it’s definitely a great idea and looks well made from the videos.

[GarethM]

Or buy a used diesel hydraulic pack or at a push a PTO hydraulic pump and tank from flow fit.

 

My little one cylinder does about 35lpm and probably drinks a gallon of red a day, only wear ear defenders to ignore the walkers and keep my ears warm.

[Peasgood]

10 hours ago, GarethM said:

It was from an old guy who seemed to run a fruit farm over on the outskirts of Northwich and was running it backwards on tractor hydraulics.

Yep that's me but you can feck off with the old bit, I am only 60!.

As for running it backwards, yes I am sure you are right because it did have more power if piped different but the return never worked if it was that way around. I never got it to run how I thought it should but it worked well enough. It arrived to me very badly put together, it would not function at all because the guards over the levers stopped them from working, the pipes weren't in the right place along with various other things. Yes the height was wrong too, I sat it on a pallet when using it.

[MattyF]

I’ll try and get a picture of the foot pedal set up in the posch , it would not be hard to replicate from memory ..thing is from the 90’s and cut thousands of tons and still going .. I did replace it with an AMR so we could cut 1m billets for biomass boiler but I would rather use it to be honest for cutting rings and it’s proven far more reliable.