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A fantastic reply,many many thanks. Great to find someone on the same wave length👍👍👍 May you have a non back breaking 2019.🙏😃

Many thanks for putting me correct as to what I really require. Can you recommend some one who may make one to use with an old Japa2100 processor,thank you.👍👍

Are the above help or hindrance?? I ask, as in the real world ,cordwood is never all straight as die as used at demos’s , and in sales promotion videos!!! I do not do a great amount of firewood with my old Japa 2100 processor, but am wishing to make life as easy as possible as 68yrs young and I am a one man operation.Just wondering if a mechanical ( hydraulic motor/s driving feed chains ) may be a great help. Cost may make it prohibitive.

I have a "Black S2 630" cone splitter which I use on a hired in 5ton 360 . I split 2.3mtr long cordwood with it up to about 2ft diameter .You can stack the split wood by just screwing the cone in a short distance ,takes a bit of getting used to but once you get the hang of it you will be ok. I like the cone splitter as it is a one man operation. Ok lengths of wood may a bit more splintery but all looks ok when been through processor. I have broken down Beech butts up to 3 to 4 ft diameter.(4ft long ) Great piece of kit and has made other 2 splitters almost redundant . BEWARE when buying a cone splitter, they may look the same BUT the angle of the thread that screw into the wood are NOT, I know "Lasco" and "Black" are very good.

I would tend to agree with you ,but I find that once the wood has gone through the processor it looks ok and the advantages of the cone splitter, outweigh the wood looking a bit messy /splintered/frayed. I admit I do get a bit more wastage if some cordwood is particularly splintered. But we are all individuals and so what may be acceptable to one is not acceptable to another.

Have you considered a cone splitter ? I have a "Black cone splitter which I use to split lengths of cordwood up to 3MTRS long up to 900mm diameter. It is a one man job, and you can stack the wood with the cone .To be honest it has really made my Uniforest23 and Binderberger 40 tonne redundant !!!! If you Google "EXAC One uk you can see the "Black Cone splitter" on their website

New customers that do not know where to put logs when you arrive with their logs!!! Customers in towns who order logs BUT do not think of where you are going to park when you deliver the logs!!!!!! Where are these new customers brains!!! Oh today I asked a customer if Saturday was her best day to deliver she says yes ,and then her partner says can you deliver on a Sunday !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will leave it that, but do the general public think firewood suppliers are akin to travellers and we can be treated as such.

Thankyou for the info I will try and find some tomorrow.

Agree entirely, horrendous pest, is the jungle formula a trade name or the strength of the srpray?

Which anti horse fly spray do you use when working in the forest? I will soon need a new can to replace some I got years ago when living in Canada. Horse flies horrendous to day when working in a valley with no wind and very humid,expect you all suffered the same.

As above does your cordwood (2.5 mtr length +) supplier , bill you per load to you, by the "tonnage or the cu mtr " ,( cu mtr formula allowing so much for air/ so much for actual wood per load) . I ask the question as the last two loads I have had delivered are by the , tonnage, rather than the old formula of so many cu mtrs minus x amount of air per artic load of cordwood for eventual processing.

I did not look at log nibblers (????). I did look at a few other makes,but after talking to some owners , I decided to go for the "Black", distributor not far away from me. From I was told it is the screw thread pitch which is the critical bit. I think 7,5t machine would be safer than 3.5 machine especially IF swinging 3mtr long 450mm dia material around. Cone splitter has almost made my vertical splitter redundant.For any more info PM me .

Cone splitter :- " Black Splitter S2 630 " list price was £4,350 but you can negotiate a discounted price. Supplied by Exac-One Ltd Upton on Severn. Cone splitter was not the cheapest but be warned that the "screw thread angle is critical for good splitting"and not the same on all splitters. I use the cone spliter on a 5 or 6 ton 360 which I hire. The cone splitter has revolutionised the splitting process by being able to split the 2.5 /3mtr lengths of cord wood,and restack it. All I have to do now is to cut the seasoned long lengths in to two and lift them on the processor intake belt and away you go. I have to say I bought the cone splitter with money from other income and not money made from firewood, but at 67 I like to make life as easy possible,wise guys will say if that is the case why bother doing firewood, and I will say that is my business. Hope the above helps.

Many thanks for your replies . I have to say that I cant recommend our"Black Cone Splitter" highly enough and that if we have our seasons cordwood delivered and split in March we can not do any more to achieve our aims, per thread title.

Many thanks for your honesty ,a rare trait these days !!!