Hydraulic guillotine style firewood processors

[tcfengineering]

Anyone ever tried this type of processor with UK timber ? They look appealing to me with very few wear parts, 1 man operation for cutting and splitting, and ultra reliable.

 

Anyone got any feedback from real world use ?

[Stubby]

Anyone ever tried this type of processor with UK timber ? They look appealing to me with very few wear parts, 1 man operation for cutting and splitting, and ultra reliable.

 

Anyone got any feedback from real world use ?

 

Got a link ?

[tcfengineering]

This bloke is making a bit of a meal of it, but you can get the idea

 

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[eggsarascal]

This bloke is making a bit of a meal of it, but you can get the idea

 

 

I'd give it a miss.

[treequip]

There was a product called logswift (if memory serves) that worked on those lines but it never caught on

 

I can see why

[Tom D]

There's a better looking one called a chomped I think.

[FJMatt]

Browns made one called a "log chop" originally made for fence posts or anything with nails in

[White Noise]

This bloke is making a bit of a meal of it, but you can get the idea

 

 

I have bought a fair bit of gear off you in the past . Its all been quality and done the job extremely well

 

Although this looks and feels uncomfortable as an investment . You would be better off pushing the screw splitter which is a low maintenance item

[tcfengineering]

Thanks for the replies everyone. Obviously, the concensus is not too great !

 

I was interested to see if anyone has tried one as I just spent two hours watching someone use it on birch and pine, and I was well impressed with it. I wasnt really thinking of building them to sell as I dont want the hassle of the health and safety stuff that goes with it, was thinking of building one for myself.

 

I will try and find a better video, because as I say it was pretty impressive in the flesh.

[tcfengineering]

If I go ahead and build one for me, I will put a bit of a build thread up on here.