Yorkie

after visiting yams today I have took the plunge and bought

http://www.ryetec.net/product.php?id_product=56

similar money to the riko but looks a bit stronger built

I gess time will tell

cheers

Sorry it's the pro contactor good machine.

is that a ryetec?

Riko Expert is the machine I would choose for your application

Do you have a link? can't find it on the alpine tractors website.

thanks logan that was the most helpful reply so

far.

planning on going to yams tomorrow to have another look at both of them, hopefully I will then be closer to making a decision

don't think that I want a dual horizontal &vertical version because I want a larger capacity of 16-18t.

l also don't need a road toe because I was thinking of 3pt linkage on a fergie 35 and will only be used at the yard or down in the farm wood.

Wood diameter up to around 30inches and 18 inches long

I keep changing my mind. I was leaning towards a horizontal splitter but now im thinking more about vertical . how do you get on big 2foot rings on vertical splitters because I do like the idea of the floating 4 way wedge on the horizontal . I think I would have a single wedge on a vertical.

still also unsure on picking between riko and ryetec, I know that both are Italian made and the ryetec is a little bit more expensive I think

so two days , two totally different types of wood.

last Friday was nice straight softwood pine about 15 inch diameter.

today on hardwood s at around 18-24 inch diameter.

all is billeted to 18 inch length ready for the boiler.

so I was hoping on people's opinion on the best sort of splitter, horizontal or vertical based on people's experience. what are the pros and cons of both types.

after a little day felling corsican pine today im learning towards a horizontal splitter because I think it will be easier splitting bigger rings.

so which leads me to choosing between a riko or ryetec? any suggestions or pointers?

I have pretty much decided its down to those two.

it's more a decision of what type, would a mf35

lift a 16t horizontal? also have bigger tractor s but would not want to tie them up with the logs.

also a far price difference between the horizontal and vertical version s

Good Afternoon,

After a good day at the LAMMA show yesterday, I came home deciding that I need a log splitter, I need to split wood of around 50cm length and various diameters for my log boiler.

After having a good look around I decided that the best two that I saw were the RIKO & Ryetec, both from Yorkshire so even better. But did I miss any good splitters?

I was thinking about a 16T ish capacity.

The things that I just cant decide is to go vertical or horizontal; and to go RIKO or Ryetec. What's peoples thoughts? Price wise the Ryetec was a little dearer, but would not be a deal breaker if I could do a good deal.

I think the main decision is the H or V splitter, please help and discuss.

Cheers

Yorkie

job done. with the help of 18 bar and cat teleporter to help lifting.

saw was a bit sluggish but she held her own

between 4&5 foot diameter at base. it has had bleeding canker for a few years and the wind snapped the trunk near the base today.

I was unsure to get a 18 or 20".

I know it will be slow going but it is my only saw. It suits most of my work thinning in a 20yr old woodland

Hi all

Whats the max bar you all run on a 346xp. normally run 15inch and she runs like a good-un.

But todays wind has brought down a 150yr old horse chestnut and a bigger bar would help out slot since the trunk is huge!

Cheers

Yorkie

it looks like plastic is the way to go. any difference between the different makes or are you just as well with cheap and cheerful Oregon

what is people's choice magnesium or plastic? any difference in make?

do you use a impact bar to drive them in or something else

cheers

yorkie

hi I'm looking for a good sawhorse for as few £ as possible, any ideas.

cheers

yorkie

I agree that insulation is key and with a newbuild building regs make sure that it is up to a high standard.

I have experience with a wood stove in our current house doing all the heating with a backburner, and to be honest its a dirty old thing to have in the middle of the house. cold weather I'll get through a barrow of logs a day. I'm sure a better stove in a better insulated house would be better but with a clean piece of paper I think I fancy a boiler and batch burn as I think it would fit in with our lifestyle better and don't have to cart wood through the house on s regular basis

does anyone have a gasification boiler up in the Yorkshire area they would be happy for me to have a look at, I think I'm heading towards eco Angus because of price and simplicity but if rhi payments were coming for sure I may be tempted to go German or Austrian

thought forum users would ha

ve a bit more to comment on wood boilers, must be stoves that are using all the firewood produced.

I thought this would be as good place as any to post

I am looking to heat my newbuild farmhouse on wood, using a wood gasification boiler because I'm in south Yorkshire so s smoke free zone

I have found the following three and wondering if any of you had experience or knew of anything else?

probably looking at 20-30 kw with buffer tank

1) HDG - built in Bavaria like a tank! strong and solid

2) Solafocus - Austrian and technically advanced, good or a bad thing? it will even automatically light if required

3) eco Angus- from Poland, looks a basic beast what could be called blacksmith built, basic and cheap

have I missed any? any info good or bad

Delivered from Amazon.com worked out at about £45 inc shipping and taxes, bargin!!

Had a go and it really is a good axe, the fiskars sharpner works well too fkeeping the edge razor sharp

I have never trier it in my woodburner because I have plenty of hardwood to go at, so not bothered with it really.

Hi I'm new to arbtalk but finding it really interesting.

We have a new wood around 20years next to existing woodland

The corsican pine Nurse crop is ready for taking out, is it any goof for fire wood if seasoned well??

Cheers

Yorkie

Ordered on Friday for$70 around £45 can't wait for delivery, hope before weekend so I can have a good play