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Nick, thanks Tricky.... we've had brackets designed for Ifor Williams trailers by another arbtalk member but have been so busy we haven't manufactured any yet We get alot of enquiries for trailers and I can see the benefits. The engineering work is beginning to get a little quiet - we're between projects - so maybe we need to make some.

Get a pick up - and get a Loadhandler

Try Andrew Harker at Exac-One Ltd - Timber Splitters But - you'd better have a fat cheque book..... (and somewhere to keep it out of harm's way when you've finished using it)

Just to repeat what Stubby has said. This time of year we're selling two or three Hycracks a week. Lots of people want to run them on compacts and some do but as Stubby has correctly said with anything under 20hp you'll only split small straight grained domestic fire stuff. 20hp upwards will do most of what you want domestically but you'll still struggle or stall the tractor on knotty stuff. 30hp+ will do all you need within reason but I for sure would never run one at 540. 350-450 rpm should be what you should look at depending on wood type and age. There's no need to run it faster.

That's a good point Stubby....

Our experience of selling many, many Hycracks a year is that there is no substitute for the real thing and horsepower. Those of you on here with Hycracks will know that their longevity is legendary - the same cannot be said for the copy cones and tips. We've not seen any 'copy' cone that's 10 years old - let alone 30 years. We register the age of every customers machine when they come for spares and many are over 20 years, needing only a tip or bearings. We have several eBay cones brought into us every year that are worn out and the customer wants to convert using a Hycrack cone. Yes it's more expensive - but you buy them once. I would say that although we have sold to customers with 12 and 17hp Kubota or John Deere type compacts - and lots to grey fergie owners we warn them that the lower the hp, the smaller wood you can split. Equally the torque must be there. I recommend that people start off at 300-350 rpm and see how it goes. Increasing to 400-450 on good splitting woods. Try splitting tough and knotty at 540 and you'll have a tiger by the tail. So assuming that price is key over quality and you are going Polish or German - which is fair enough but you'll get what you pay for - make sure you can vary the speed (it's essential in my book) and you can get some low down bangs for your buck torque wise. And p.s. build it properly - your limbs depend on it.

The estimation route by HMRC is interesting. We had a guy who worked for us who also ran a newsagents staffed by his wife and son. He had a visit one day followed up by correspondence with an estimation of his takings and profit. He 'owed' them £14k in income tax and VAT. It cost him £4k in accountants fees and representations to argue it down to £8k. They had him on toast.

How much for cash? Can you lose the VAT? Can I have a receipt?

Anyone using a Loadhandler on a Hi-Cap? Grateful if you are on how you operate it (as the twin tailgate handles are in the place where the brackets need to be?

Did you order one yet White Noise?

I've read this post - my cuppa's now gone cold - with some amusement and I can't see who's winding up who; the wood for the trees you might say. Bowlander, have you told the supplier you were unhappy with the load? Seems simple to me if your purchase wasn't as expected? Your choice is to purchase next time from him but with both of you knowing what's expected (and the price will undoubtedly be different) or buy elsewhere. Seems a non-issue to me

We've got SO04Z00 on our............. Isuzu and if anyone's got H1 LUX on a VW Polo, we'll have it

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Thought about it but resisted - put a sweater on instead. Kindling sales good this week, Hycrack logsplitter sales good and Loadhandler sales also. Winter drawers on tell the wife

We've sold a number of Hycracks to people with Iseki and John Deere compacts and have had good feedback - and perhaps most people's grey fergies when knackered pump out much less than 20hp at the pto. However I agree with you guys that 30+ is ideal. We run ours either on a 50hp Kubota or our 90hp MF4345. The real reason for my post was in response to my shiver when I think of people 'cobbling' together machines that could bite them - and badly Edit: Pete23 - just seen your later post. No offence meant re cobbling - it's just that we've seen some shocking stuff brought into us for 'spares' when the eastern european cones and bearings are knackered. Do it properly, with the right hp and I agree with Stubby that a cone splitter is a good tool

Pete! - don't bother Unless you're going to do it properly trying to run one from a petrol engine - and worse an electric motor - is not worth the effort. You need upwards of 15hp to stand any chance of splitting wood suitable for a fire or woodburner - and it needs to rotate in a controlled manner up to approx 450rpm. And your £80 cone? - most of the eastern european ones we've seen aren't worth a light long term. Save your time and money let alone your limbs if you cobble something together.

In a minute you'll be prosecuted by the Worshipful Company of Shed Manufacturers for continuing to call a pile of scrapped softwood a 'shed' Shed now it 'aint Scrap this pile and put your wood on pallets with a lid on. It'll look nicer too

+1 Well done Steve, just reward for your continued efforts

Is 240 not 4 X 60?

@TimberCutterDartmoor - Bump Are yours £60 or not?

I use a CEM meter - was about £30. But I like this one above for a tenner delivered. I'll buy one and compare readings with the CEM and keep it in our other truck. I like going into pubs (full stop!) and when their fire is dank and hissing and water is p*ssing out the end of the log, telling them that their 'seasoned' wood they bought cheaply has more moisture than wood. Ok, ok, let me finish my beer before you chuck me out.....

I know that bloke - he drives the DHL van that delivers to us. All our stuff is either wedged up the front or hanging off the back. p.s. - anyone seen my cat? It was walking around the yard just before that load came in.

What's the answer? Are these £60 or not? Good idea

If you get the Chinese one, you'll need another after 45minutes or so