Cone splitter on front end loader ?

[MattyF]

Had any one tried this or what are the reasons not too? 
funds are tight for a digger but I’ve a lot of oversized hardwood that needs breaking down for a processor. 

[doobin]

They are a right faff to use even with all the agility a digger offers. I think a tractor would be even more frustrating.

 

I also found that the processor really didn't like dealing with the resultant lengths- usually wedge shaped. I'd not bother personally.

Edited May 12 by doobin

[Stephen Blair]

Don’t waste your time mate, you have to manipulate the screw head loads with the digger and that’s with multi function movements right in front of you, on a loader would be pointless.  Get a big splitter if you have the tractor, we’ve just chipped in and bought this between a few of us.  So much quicker than the cone although it is more labour intensive but not heavy labour.

[GarethM]

And liable to absolutely knacker the loader as they're designed to lift not shift side to side under load and stop it twisting.

 

I'm sure they do a three point version that's like a post hole borer.

[MattyF]

18 minutes ago, Stephen Blair said:

Don’t waste your time mate, you have to manipulate the screw head loads with the digger and that’s with multi function movements right in front of you, on a loader would be pointless.  Get a big splitter if you have the tractor, we’ve just chipped in and bought this between a few of us.  So much quicker than the cone although it is more labour intensive but not heavy labour.

That’s probably not a bad idea … my thoughts where to buy the splitter this year and get a digger in a year or two but just use the tractor for now.. that could be a better solution for the gear I have and be ideal for the arb waste we use in the boiler once all this over sized 2.8 and 4 m lengths are gone. 

[MattyF]

What was the price on that new Stevie ? 

[AHPP]

My skidsteer arms are twisted, I suspect from the pretty powerful auger I have for it. No blowoff valve and a Japanese infantryman's approach to surrender. Would worry about that but bigger and more expensive on a bigger thing. Plus what doobin said about manoeuvring around. You'll shred tyes and ground to bits.

 

Short PTO extension and reverse into logs like Robot Wars if you want something really cheap (and sketchy).

[MattyF]

There is this and maybe a trailer or two more to add to that pile , how long with a cone splitter on a three tone digger to break those logs in to two and three pieces for the processor ?  I recon there will be about 25-30 ton. 
I can get a digger and splitter for €400 a day but if it’s not going to even touch that pile it’s won’t be worth it.. just want to see how that goes and works out for the processor. 

[AHPP]

Drill and cleave with a really slow explosive like black powder? Possibly sounds like I’m joking but I’m not. 

[John Shutler]

15 hours ago, MattyF said:

There is this and maybe a trailer or two more to add to that pile , how long with a cone splitter on a three tone digger to break those logs in to two and three pieces for the processor ?  I recon there will be about 25-30 ton. 
I can get a digger and splitter for €400 a day but if it’s not going to even touch that pile it’s won’t be worth it.. just want to see how that goes and works out for the processor. 

I had a a cone splitter on my 7 tonne machine and it was hopeless, sold it and bought a westtech cracker instead.

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you could run it off a spool on your tractor and feed it with the crane on the trailer all from the comfort of the cab.

 

mines actually now bolted to the side of my heizohack