Skid Loader-Mounted Log Splitter

Skid Loader-Mounted Log Splitter TRACTORS Skid Steer Loaders 26-2-10 One person can safely split wood all day and never touch it by hand using this new skid steer-mounted splitter. The Vaaler splitter quick-taches to universal mounting brackets and operates off the loader's hydraulics. A steel push plate on back moves forward to split the log against a wedge that mounts up front. The operator lowers the splitter over the log, then moves the push plate forward. An optional "chunk scoop" quick taches to the front of the splitter and allows you to load split chunks into a wagon or truck. The 45-in. wide scoop has a series of 30-in. long steel prongs spaced about 8 in. apart. The scoop tips up or down with the action of the push plate. By reversing the push plate, the unit can also be used to trim tree branches. The back side of the push plate is fitted with another wedge that matches the front wedge, allowing you to trim 3 to 4-in. dia. branches on trees as high as your skid loader will reach. "It's the safest splitter on the market because no one has to go near it," says inventor Owen Vaaler. "It lets you go to the wood and split it instead of having to bring the wood to the splitter. There's no need to lift wood at all. As a result, one man can split as much wood in a day as two men can do with other splitters. We offer two models, which will split logs up to 24 or 30 in. in length. After you split the log once, you can use the splitter's nose to roll the chunk over and move it around to any position you want, then split it into smaller chunks." The 24-in. model sells for $950 plus S&H and the 30-in. model sells for $1,050 plus S&H. The optional scoop sells for $500 plus S&H. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Vaaler Co., Box 117, Spring Grove, Minn. 55974 (ph 507 498-5577; Website: www.vaalermfg.com).

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