I like this design

[Chris Sheppard]

I have never been a fan of horizontal splitters, but I do like this. Sorry if it has been on before.

 

 

Northern tool co. sell one very similar - called powerhorse or something like that. Don't think they are bad money for what they are, though they may be chinese.

[eggsarascal]

I jhave one that splits both directions

 

Does your splitter have two rams?

[pembswoodrecycling]

Is it not quicker with an axe?

 

It starts being quicker by about the third day...

[Stubby]

Does your splitter have two rams?

 

No . just the one .....

[Alycidon]

The best iteration I have yet seen for a horizontal splitter was at the last APf.

An American built machine, with a single pusher plate centrally mounted, feeding 2 different splitter blade set-ups, 1 at each end.

1 had a horizontal blade mounted about 150mm above the base, this split large rings down into smaller chunks which could then be furthur reduced by the blade set up at the other end.

Very very slick in operation, breaking down mixed size rings or blocks.

And no lifting.

stuff fell off the ends into bulk bags.

marcus

 

Do you have a link for it, sounds a top hole bit of kit.

 

Thanks

 

A

[eggsarascal]

No . just the one .....

 

Do tell how it splits on the return stroke!

 

I'm not an hydraulics kind of guy:blushing:

[Stubby]

Do tell how it splits on the return stroke!

 

I'm not an hydraulics kind of guy:blushing:

 

The ram goes from the end it is in the photo to the other end (you having previously placed a lump in its path ) as it splits the first lump you put another against the anvil that it first left and on the way back it splits that one ...and so it goes on ....

[rowan lee]

Not a bad old in/out speed for an old mf35. Most be a small bore ram, so probably wouldn't cope too well on bad knotty stuff. I'm sure its a handy tool.

[difflock]

Alycidon, see link for Tempest

 

 

cheers

m

[difflock]

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