Just scored a new splitter!!

Just wrote myself a note to get a log catcher for the Huskee

 

a word of caution:
Stainless is pretty,
but not as strong...or easy to get out later when broken off.

 

How does the four way work?

 

When you go to split and the ground isn't perfectly flat point the back end towards the downhill. That way pieces on the table won't vibrate off on to the engine.

 

Hard to give an honest review yet given the 10 minutes worth of use. Initially though I would say it will work great for straighter grained wood.

That hemlock has fairly thick bark and the larger rounds would leave the bark intact so I had to pull the splits apart.

Will give more feedback as I get into different types of wood.

 

If the stainless hardware does break, it would be impossible for it to become "stuck".
Those log catchers are bolted and nutted on.
There are no threads on the splitter it self for the bolt to break off into.

So if the bolt broke, its simply going to fall to the ground and your log catcher is going to become
a swinging table.


You have 2 bolt holes on the log catcher, 2 bolt holes on the I beam of the splitter.
Bolt goes through the log catcher, same bolt goes through the I beam, a nut goes on the back side.

 

Log catcher coming. I will let the OP test run the four way first,

God Bless men

 

I welded a piece of angle iron across the end of my table to prevent wood from vibrating off.

 

Check out BillinTX s stroke limiter , pretty slick
Log splitters and stroke limiters | Page 2 | Firewood Hoarders Club

 

Thanks, Linked
I thought for sure I saw one recently that was threaded.
Just checked mine and its bolted through

 

Mine has 2 through holes with nuts, and 2 hreaded into the beam.

 

Yep, had to run out again and look.
2 bolt holes in the beam "cradle" are threaded and the 2 through the beam are not.
The wedge slides inside the cradle rails and would hit the bolt if it went through

 

Other splitters are different, of course. I'm specifically referring to the splitter that the OP has purchased. Which is what this thread is about, not another brand of splitter.

The 2 holes in the beam can clearly be seen in one of the photos of the splitter.

 

The Huskee and County Line are made by SpeeCo and rebadged, most likely are the same for mounting the log catcher, but who knows maybe the newer ones are different, but I doubt it

 

They should all mount the same. DHT, black diamond, forest King, even some Swisher's mount the same way.

 

Well, the SpeeCo made splitters are not the same as the ones you mentioned, probably because the ones you mentioned are made by a different company.
I can't say about any of the splitters you mention because I have never had any of them, or assembled a log Catcher to any of them.

 

I have the Speeco , Huskee, CountyLine, TSC cradle style splitter just like the OP
It Has Threaded Holes in the cradle.

I know nothing about those

 

It does indeed have 2 threaded and 2 thru holes. I only picked up the stainless so if it became rusted I wouldn't have to deal with that. I understand the pros and cons of stainless and it's cons are far less than that of a cutting torch.

Should be able to get into some more wood this weekend, so will update on the 4 way

 

I picked up my log catcher at TSC today and started to put it on.
The welded-on tabs where those threaded bolts go are angled enough that they are very hard to get started.
An extra hand to hold the bracket wouldn't hurt a thing. You may need to so some twisting on the arms to get it together