ricki

Thanks for the invite. I will drop you a PM when I get a chance. First I need to get the wee Dexta into the workshop for a bit of TLC. And many thanks to everyone who has posted. Regards Ricki

Gentlemen Many thanks for taking the time to post so much useful info. I think that when all is taken into account I will go for a splitter which is driven off the pto with an oil reservoir. I see that Oxdale do a 10t unit for 825+vat, which looks fit for purpose. Any other suggested manufactures would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks Ricki

Any links to the 2 in 1 combined units. Never seen them before. Thanks in advance. R

Chaps Thanks for the replies. I was chatting to a tractor mechanic and he said the same thing, get the hydraulics sorted out first, however note of caution as he thought extra work could be needed due to the age of the unit. He also suggested a pto driven hydraulic unit. Now the next question is does anyone have any recommendations as to a good manufacture of such a unit and what sort of size should I be looking at? Once again many thanks for your replies. Regards Rick1

Gents I can see that a huge amounts of posts here relate to woods splitters, so please forgive me if we are going over old ground. I have a wee Ford Dexta tractor that hasnt seen much use in the last 10 years and I am looking at dusting off the cobwebs and fitting a log splitter. I would be grateful if your goodselves could give me some guidance as to the best approach I should take. All wood splitting will be simply for home use and I don't see me tackling any particularly nasty timber. The Dexta needs a bit of work done to the hydraulic system to make it good to go and I see that you can get a vertical splitter that will work off a pto shaft or directly off the hydraulics. Which would be the best to go for? I also see that you can get a screw type splitter that also works off the pto and I was wondering would this possibly be the best approach, even though this type of unit looks a tad menacing. All advice greatfully appreciated. Regards Ricki