Wanting to buy a tractor mount log splitter with large blade.

[rowan lee]

Splitting rounds - it will probably do any diameter you want with seasoned stuff, i.e as much as you can lift and as much as the table top you opt for will comfortably fit on board. (Ive done up to 1m diameter stuff no problems seasoned and unseasoned).

 

Billet wise (1.2m lengths) Ive done stuff up to about 0.6-0.7m diameter seasoned.

Im pretty confident it would go bigger on seasoned stuff.

 

In the picture we were splitting fresh spruce billets (1m lengths) and we maxed out on this butt, blade just didnt have the reach to smash the core open a little more, and thus kept getting stuck in the cut, which called for lots of sledgehammering of the butt to release the blade. (In the end we just ringed it up into 4 parts and split it like that). There is a 60 degree wedge you can get as an add on that fits over the standard 'magik' blade. that probably would have helped, also - if the spruce had of been somewhat seasoned, Im pretty sure it would have cracked open no problems.

[difflock]

That DR splitter is conceptually sound but engineering wise pure crap.

Storing the energy in flywheels is a very sound principle.(but one slightly larger stores more energy than two smaller, think steam engines)

The rack and pinion need to be much heavier and kept permenantly engaged.

Hey it still works on very large quarry face shovels.

The pinion is very susceptible to wear the way it is engaged/unengaged.

Drive selected via a rotary clutch system would be much better.

Or ideally drive via a clutched crank.

Cheers

Marcus

[Woodworks]

Thought I would come back too this thread instead of posting splitter questions in the "Ideal first firewood thread"

 

Found what probably is an excellent series of videos on you tube where many of the big 20 ton models are reviewed. Sadly I can't speak German so not really able to get the most from them. If any of you can and can face watching a bunch of videos and reporting back that would be ace

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NnyW8CwV3Y]Holzspalter Krpan CV21K - YouTube[/ame]

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RfsoJLwHII]Holzspalter Posch HydroCombi 20 PZG-R - YouTube[/ame]

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nim48y3tvvM]Holzspalter BGU USP 22 HZ/2 - YouTube[/ame]

Edited June 5, 2013 by Woodworks

[Stubby]

It may not be the tool for you, and its not yet available, but the DR Rapidfire logsplitter is undergoing approval tests for the UK market at the present time. Not sure of the timescale, but when it does arrive it will sell in large volume.

RapidFire Splitter Gallery | DR Power Equipment

 

I want one for sure !

[Woodworks]

I want one for sure !

 

Hi Stubby just seen this one for sale in the UK

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIhpjGyfWd0]Rock Machinery in action - The Rock power punch 34 ton lightnig fast log splitter - YouTube[/ame]