Skid Loader-Mounted Rotary Wood Splitter

Skid Loader-Mounted Rotary Wood Splitter WOODLOT EQUIPMENT Wood Splitters 31-5-27 You can split logs hands-free - without ever getting off your skid loader - with this new hydraulic-powered rotary cone wood splitter. It quick-taches to any skid steer loader and is amazing to watch. "It eliminates the need to pick up the log in order to split it," says inventor Charlie Van Dusartz. "Splitting wood with a threaded cone isn't a new idea, but this is a much safer use of the cone than when it's on a pto or axle because there's no chance of getting wrapped up in the log. Also, it works much faster than most hydraulic splitters and there's no need to ever touch the log. You can just dump the logs in a pile, drive up to them, and start splitting. Once you split the log, you can use the cone to resplit it into pieces as small as you want. It'll split just about any log, even fresh cut or seasoned logs." Charlie says he routinely uses the machine to split logs up to 36 in. long for use in his outdoor boiler. A typical log can be split in less than a minute. "All it takes to keep the wood from spinning is a little down pressure from the skid loader arms to hold the log against the ground." He says the splitter offers other advantages. "Ram-style splitters require that you split the log end for end, so you've got to approach the log just the right way or have someone on the ground align the logs for you. With our splitter, you can drive up to the log and split it no matter how it's laying. Since it'll even handle large logs, you can make use of big diameter trees that you'd otherwise leave on the ground. The splitter has plenty of power and rarely gets stuck, but if it does, just reverse the motor, back out, and start in a different spot." The splitter is powered by a hydraulic motor contained inside a rectangular metal box. It attaches with a pair of coupler levers and quick-tach mounting plates. Sells for $3,295. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, U.S. Pride Products, 1516 110th Ave., Hammond, Wis. 54015 (ph 715 246-9237; fax 715 796-5560; vqw@centurytel.net; www.usprideproducts.com).

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