What a weird way of chopping wood. But worth it?!

[nick...]

Me too,with levers i can take my hand off if somthing goes wrong
Nick...

 

[the-mad-welder]

Been kicking round an idea of making one of these for dad, mounted directly on an electric motor, with a foot pedal on/off control, any issues just release the pedal. I don't fancy one driven directly by the pto.

 

[Storeman]

I guess you could have a belt and pulley system between the driving motor and the screw. A foot pedal that operated a tensioner for use as a clutch, to engage drive to the screw, could then ensure a certain amount of safety. Foot off pedal, and the screw stops turning although the motor would still be running.

 

[Exfarmer]

Used them for years"
Electric motor would be no use unless you can get one to rev very slow as it will drill the wood if turning fast.
Never had a real problem with twisting the wood after the first few minutes. Just need to learn how to place wood on thr base plate.
They will split knotty wood far faster than any hydraulc splitter i have seen.
Years ago split large anmunt of elm with onewhen you get the hang of it you can make the screw work round a very large slice of trunk continually spitting off chunks. Often needed two or more of us to manhandle slce onto the splitter plate

 

[The Agrarian]

http://www.hycrack.co.uk/

The landlord's forestry department had one of these.

Quite like the look that. For some reason I can't see a price on their website, yet they claim to sell direct. Anyone know how much they are?

 

[Strawgalore]

I know a couple of lads have em on the end of a digger , @D C ?? Is Clint's yours ?

 

[D C]

I know a couple of lads have em on the end of a digger , @D C ?? Is Clint's yours ?

No mines mine....well I suppose half your brothers actually

 

[Strawgalore]

No mines mine....well I suppose half your brothers actually

That's 3 I know of then ,

 

[roscoe erf]

Wow. That's exactly as shown. Nice! What about ways of chopping wood even easier than this method? Who and what uses for that?
I have plenty of wood, that's why I am interested in easier ways.

 

[simon-0116]

Need a motor with a reduction gearbox on so only going slow. wired one for a friend. remote stop on motor and foot pedal so stops dead

 

[GTB]

Used them for years"
Electric motor would be no use unless you can get one to rev very slow as it will drill the wood if turning fast.
Never had a real problem with twisting the wood after the first few minutes. Just need to learn how to place wood on thr base plate.
They will split knotty wood far faster than any hydraulc splitter i have seen.
Years ago split large anmunt of elm with onewhen you get the hang of it you can make the screw work round a very large slice of trunk continually spitting off chunks. Often needed two or more of us to manhandle slce onto the splitter plate

I agree. There's no problem using the hycrack machine. You soon learn not to put your right hand too low on the log. The left hand is safe enough. Much much faster than a hydraulic ram type.

 

[caveman]

This is a log splitter.
Those screw things are just exercise apparatus.
Good for building upper body strength with all that log wrestling.

 

[Giles1]

I agree. There's no problem using the hycrack machine. You soon learn not to put your right hand too low on the log. The left hand is safe enough. Much much faster than a hydraulic ram type.

Yep,only ever put right hand on top of log and no one stands to the right side of the machine in case a log gets spat out that way as happens very occasionally.There are videos of screws on 360 diggers,would be ideal as no one then has to be anywhere near the operating site and no manhandling slices onto a table,but they are not cheap,was quoted £6000 for one,(without the digger).

 

[spin cycle]

I think they look lethal.if something got caught like a coat or glove or hand it doesent bare thinking about.
Nick...

I will stick with the hydraulic splitter!

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