Log splitters

[Conor Wright]

20 hours ago, Mark Bolam said:

Have you got a thumb you can eat soup with as well then Conor?

More of an index finger that resembles a beavers tail.

[openspaceman]

2 hours ago, Conor Wright said:

More of an index finger that resembles a beavers tail.

I've knocked more than one fingernail off from circular saw kicking back but the cone splitter tried to rip my arm off.

[Conor Wright]

1 hour ago, openspaceman said:

I've knocked more than one fingernail off from circular saw kicking back but the cone splitter tried to rip my arm off.

I'm all for people taking their chances, I know I do, but hand fed pto cone splitters with no means to stop without disengaging the pto or stopping the engine are a machine that I feel should be banned outright.

Haven't seen one for sale in a while, new or used. Pretty sure they can't be ce marked and as such no retailers can stock them, here at least.

The cones have their place on a digger now. Much safer.

 

I'm assuming it failed entirely in it's attempt to remove your arm, thankfully. 

They do pale in comparison to some of the homemade deathtrap log splitters I've seen over the years!

[monkeybusiness]

I have had a hycrack for 25 plus years and have never had any form of near-miss with it. As long as you present the timber correctly they are totally safe. 
Mine was supplied with a ‘stop-bar’ which is essentially a sprung bar attached to the tractor’s fuel-stop by a length of string - pull the bar and the engine shuts down. It’s run on an old Ford 3000 so this basic setup works perfectly.