7t or 10t splitter?

[s.varty]

10t and use a small hand winch to crank it up the ramps?

 

Don't thik that would work, keeping it upright on your own pulling it up a set of ramps is something that would only work in Hollywood.

[felixthelogchopper]

Don't thik that would work, keeping it upright on your own pulling it up a set of ramps is something that would only work in Hollywood.

 

To be fair, I have been drinking Toilet Duck since lunchtime.

[biggarlogs]

sober ish here .i would get a road tow version and get a 14 tonner.then your back will still be good for loading it with rings.jake:thumbup:

[Joe Newton]

Doesn't matter, your transit is overloaded with anything bigger than a splitting maul in the back...

 

I've only drank fanta tonight.

[Mark Bolam]

Noone has said much about what a 7t won't split compared to a 10t.

 

I've done most of my stuff with a maul, which I reckon power wise was about the same as a 5t electric (which was ok but painfully slow ram).

 

Bigger splitters/trailers are out because it would mean remote storage, which I'm not a fan of.

 

The thieves are as thick as thieves round here.

The farm where I store my chip had the police CCTV system nicked a few weeks back!

 

 

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[Tom D]

To be honest Mark there's not that much that mine wouldn't split at 8 ton, but its nice knowing that the 16 ton is there when you need it.

 

My advice: Speed is more important than power, some have such a slow ram stroke that they are painful to watch. Get a table top type one, not horizontal unless it has a good table area so you don't have to keep picking bits off the floor. the vertical ones where the logs are at floor level are crap too. Mine can be used at floor level for making billets but has a table at waist height which is miles better. Fuelwood do some nice looking dual speed portable ones, but I don't know if they have the tables.

 

There will be loads of them at the APF, thats the place to buy, get up early, drive down on the sunday with a trailer, try them all and buy the one you like straight off the stand, you'll get a deal, and I'll buy you a beer.

[Mark Bolam]

Waist level vertical with a quick ram is a must.

APF offer is tempting, but there's no way you'll still be on the beer on Sunday!

You could help me lift it into Ruth's Merc though....

 

 

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[Tom D]

Beer aside, you'd be crazy to miss the APF when virtually every make available will be on demo, and its 2 years till the next one.

 

Tell the missus about 2 year thing, the vital need to buy the right splitter, how it will save money, (and your time, so you can spend less splitting logs and more helping her (you can deal with that later)). then come down on the saturday, there'll be space in our Yurt I reckon.

[Mark Bolam]

Mmmmmmmmmm.......

 

 

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[s.varty]

Waist level vertical with a quick ram is a must.

I think you,d like mine then RIKO 13 ton petrol/vertical /3 height settings. One drawback for you is the weight.