Log Splitters…again!

[Magik22]

Just looking at getting a tractor mounted log splitter. I see there’s been a few posts about this but things move on so thought I’d see what’s recommended.

Something with a comfortable working height and that’s reasonably quick would be ideal. I’ve borrowed a 4 way horizontal splitter, works ok but a long way to lift a heavy log! Cheers

 

[Dave W]

You won’t beat Oxdale for speed and value for money

 

[B R C]

You won’t beat Oxdale for speed and value for money

I think you will, depends on spec. I have a Thor, auto return, return height adjustable, two speed down until it hits the wood. It would run rings around an oxdale literally, but you pay for that spec….

 

[Dave W]

I think you will, depends on spec. I have a Thor, auto return, return height adjustable, two speed down until it hits the wood. It would run rings around an oxdale literally, but you pay for that spec….

How much is a Thor?

 

[Kidds]

You won’t beat Oxdale for speed and value for money

100% agree.
There are bigger and better splitters out there but the above is still true imo.
Also, use it for 5 years and you can still sell it for very nearly what you paid.

 

[Pistonbroke]

How much is a Thor?

It's not going to beat oxdale on price but that's not the same as value,if the higher output is justified. We have a posch similar to the Thor above and was £2000 about ten years ago

 

[GAM]

Oxdale all the way, Great company to deal with... I made this headstock attachment so we could take the wood processor and the splitter..

 

[Afx9010]

Just taken delivery of a Wessex version. Good price and so far has performed well. Would recommend

 

[robo]

bought an Oxdale year ago works well, reasonable price , happy days

 

[grainboy]

Available £1000 plus vat
Proper splitter,

 

[Lincs Lass]

Landlord has a browns, only me uses it .

 

[grainboy]

Or this one, £1700 plus vat

 

[Logbrog]

Got to have a good sized table at nice height

 

[Pistonbroke]

There's not a lot of science to it. Larger diameter ram has more power but is slow. Large diameter rod means it returns faster. Old slow pumping tractors are slow splitting. Tractors with worn pumps don't have as much power as they claim so 10 ton or whatever is dependent on the tractor. Independent PTO models will do the same on a grey fergy as on a fendt and if says it's 20 ton of force it pretty much is.

 

[Kidds]

Independent PTO models will do the same on a grey fergy as on a fendt and if says it's 20 ton of force it pretty much is.

I can stall my 35 with my Posch splitter so that isn't quite true as you wouldn't stall my SAME even if you were cutting railway sleepers across the grain.

 

[Magik22]

Got to have a good sized table at nice heightView attachment 1077883

Some good thinking gone into that to put a lifting eye and holes for pallet forks, simple things make a difference! What’s the price on that?

The horizontal one I borrowed was a fancy machine, would split in both directions of the ram travel. Spent a lot of time and effort collecting bits off the floor to go back on the splitter again though, Not many of my logs split perfectly 4 ways.

The oxdale machine looks like a fairly quick machine.

Do they all have 2 handed lever operation? I’ve seen some that look overly complicated to use

 

[Kidds]

Two handed operation is a legal requirement now and especially important if you have an employee using it.
Some are very easy to bypass some less so. My older Oxdale came with a single lever and personally I would say 2 handles would make it more dangerous.
Cut the finger of my glove once which is a bit too close for comfort. Uncle cut his glove with a circular saw.

 

[Pistonbroke]

I can stall my 35 with my Posch splitter so that isn't quite true as you wouldn't stall my SAME even if you were cutting railway sleepers across the grain.

Fair enough,but my point was with equal PTO speeds the machine is the same regardless, whereas hydraulic supply is so much more variable between tractors. Run ours on 1000 pto just above tickover

 

[Logbrog]

2 handed lever is dangerous when you get a knotty piece of wood with flys off into your midriff
can see why you would have them though, but always watch the log and your left hand, not the hand on the lever.
multec 16t £1200 ish

 

[Kidds]

Fair enough,but my point was with equal PTO speeds the machine is the same regardless, whereas hydraulic supply is so much more variable between tractors. Run ours on 1000 pto just above tickover

Pto splitters are certainly a better bet if you are going to use a vintage tractor, their hydraulics aren't really up to it. Still better than an axe though.
My Posch says max 400rpm at the shaft, I planned to use it at tickover on 1000 but I don't think it would gain anything. It needs a bit more engine revs than that but works fine on 540 anyway. Good splitters.