Ifor Williams Log Splitter

[Ty Korrigan]

Bon-jew-er,

 Has anyone experience of these ?

 

Ifor Williams LS256 Log Splitter - Tuer Trailers

ALANTUERTRAILERS.CO.UK

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Brand New Ifor Williams LS256 Log Splitter * 25 Tonne Hydraulic Ram * Petrol Engine * GX200 Engine *...

 

For a genuine road tow, they are significantly less expensive than the French Rabaud or the excellent AMR brand.

No experience of Balfour.

Currently I own a generic Xhinesium 'towable' (basically a Rock Machinery 22t)

I loan it to clients as a sweetener, to encourage them to keep their wood.

It's a very popular initiative, saving the hire and transport of a similar hire machine at €120 per day

Trouble is, although I tow it, it's not legal and the two hand security feature which is different from the UK versions, made the operation fatiguing until the metal deformed and fortunately disabled it without impairing the machines function.

The Xhinesium has so far split all three hoses, rattles terribly whilst being towed and has developed a leak on top of the hydraulic valve block.

The wheels don't have sealed bearings and these are pretty basic too. I dismantle and grease them every few months.

Regardless, the machine has certainly earned its keep for me and helped win alot of work.

                 Stuart

 

 

 

 

 

[Dan Maynard]

Sullivan's Engineering make a well regarded properly road towable splitter, they're in Ireland so was thinking maybe in the EU with you but looked them up just now and they are in the North. Might be someone that takes them south across the border though and you could order in Euros?

[Tree monkey 1682]

All small log splitters will leek or weep oil- often they dont have a big enough hydraulic oil tank or no hydraulic oil cooler,  problem with them getting over worked, 

Im dubious about ifor trailers due to a local dealership now saying they've been brought out by the chinese and them not stocking ifor because of this.

So in essence what im saying is you might be replacing it with more over priced chinese junk.

I dont know who id recommend in the way of machines seens the are alot stopped by eu legislation or brexit importing to the UK .

[Ty Korrigan]

3 hours ago, Dan Maynard said:

Sullivan's Engineering make a well regarded properly road towable splitter, they're in Ireland so was thinking maybe in the EU with you but looked them up just now and they are in the North. Might be someone that takes them south across the border though and you could order in Euros?

Thanks but I really need a splitter that doesn't require lifting logs onto a bench.

 

Edited 8 hours ago by Ty Korrigan

[slack ma girdle]

This should tick all  the boxs. No idea what it's like, but it's not Chineseium.

Tractor Log Splitter - Log Splitter - Vertical log splitter

HANDENGINEERING.COM

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Tractor log splitters. Can split logs up to 400mm. One of safest on the market and CE certified. Shop high quality tractor log...

 

[Dan Maynard]

Ah fair enough.

 

Carroll Engineering are the people in Ireland I was thinking of, they'd make you one with a log lift.

 

I see Oxdale do a vertical/horizontal 16T one that's just over £8k on eBay. Don't know if it's my imagination but these all seem to have shot up in price.

[Tree monkey 1682]

54 minutes ago, Dan Maynard said:

Ah fair enough.

 

Carroll Engineering are the people in Ireland I was thinking of, they'd make you one with a log lift.

 

I see Oxdale do a vertical/horizontal 16T one that's just over £8k on eBay. Don't know if it's my imagination but these all seem to have shot up in price.

Jesus wept

[Oldfeller]

7 hours ago, Dan Maynard said:

Ah fair enough.

 

Carroll Engineering are the people in Ireland I was thinking of, they'd make you one with a log lift.

 

I see Oxdale do a vertical/horizontal 16T one that's just over £8k on eBay. Don't know if it's my imagination but these all seem to have shot up in price.

8k!!! what kind of tractor is supplied with it?