hydraulic screw type wood splitter

[devil dog]

does anyone own or have experience with this type of splitter. We plan to run it off of the loaders hydraulics and skid steer style hook up. It would supplement our TW-6. Us pride hands free log splitter http://www.usprideproducts.com/

 

[lumberjack]

The cone style is the best method I've found to bust log length pieces. I've thought about getting/building a similar attachment for busting logs to run through the chipper.

 

[sawinredneck]

I'd look at another model, they are slow to start with, and the slow pitch of that one would be super slow IMO!
They have their place, but not my cup of tea.

 

[devil dog]

I'd look at another model, they are slow to start with, and the slow pitch of that one would be super slow IMO!
They have their place, but not my cup of tea.

The only other one I have found is the cbi one and it is twice the price. http://www.cbi-inc.com/uploads/CBI_Stump_Screw_low_res.pdf

 

[Old Monkey]

I think you'd need to factor in fuel consumption into the mix too.

 

[sawinredneck]

This one is more coarse will fit on a post hole auger, you can rent them for around $150 a day.
This is the "Unicorn" splitter, it's a lot more coarse, they have some vids on this page.

 

[devil dog]

that style looks a bit dangerous. Imagine getting a sleeve caught in it or slipping. ouch.

 

[sawinredneck]

I've run one run off of an old Chevy truck, scary doesn't even begin to describe the feeling!

 

[Cobleskill]

I was thinking a round piece would be likely to start spinning.

 

[Tucker943]

I know a guy that was splitting wood with a tractor mounted cone style splitter......His left arm ended up on the wood pile.

 

[Al Smith]

My pap built a screw splitter back in the 70's using a Jeep rear end,Jeep tranny and powered it from the power take off of a tractor .It would split just about anything .Kind of hillbilly engineering type thing .It wasn't as good as a hydraulic spitter but it was better than an axe .

 

[NickfromWI]

I just watched the video from the first link- it looks like the works is slow and pretty sloppy. It's doing some amazing things to some GIANT pieces of wood, but what you're left with are sioppily chopped monsters.

 

[sotc]

Which is ok as it is just breaking the big stuff into more manageable pieces for the timberwolf operator

 

[devil dog]

ordered the screw last week and it came in yesterday. It works great for what it does. Not the fastest splitter but it will split the biggest wood you can find. I split some 10 ft cedar logs with it today and was impressed. Pics to follow.

 

[sotc]

Excellent

 

[gf beranek]

That thing would make digging stumps out lickity split. Probably best app imo

 

[devil dog]

especially big nasty uprooted ones.

 

[Al Smith]

Now that it's been mentioned that might not be a bad idea to break up a stump so you could jerk the pieces out with a backhoe . You can surely get a hole of magnum proportion tipping one with a dozer or track hoe .

 

[FJR]

Someone posted a video a while ago of a big tractor with a spiral stump remover.

 

[gf beranek]

I'm impressed with how well it actually works. Though the story of someone's arm being ripped off isn't so appealing.

 

[Dave Shepard]

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[tntree]

Yeah can see backin that thing in a back yard,

Heres another odd one that would never go in a backyard

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Now this one has potential, If it will work on any auger drive --
Cheap stump grinder(? maybe chiseler) if you have the drive in your tool box already

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I am going to build one, another derail . .. shiste this was about firewood sorry guys

 

[devil dog]

in the beginning of this video you can see the screw in action. Get your minds out of the gutter.