I wanted a splitter with a log lift and hydraulically adjustable 4 way wedge. I attempted to have Alex of A. E. Metawerx make a custom unit but could not get it done this year. Too bad as his are the nicest splitters I have ever seen. Anyway I picked up a used Iron & Oak Commercial unit with the above features used along with an auto cycle valve. Since this is the fast cycle version it is 22 ton. Honda GX 340 runs like a top.
Very nice setup Firewood Bandit ! With the log lift feature I suppose you don't ever have to go vertical with the big rounds. Hey, could you do me a favor? Send some of that sun and dry weather this way. This has been the dreariest, rainiest summer I can ever remember. Thanks.
The "auto cycle" is quite handy. If you just pull the left most lever it operates the ram like a normal one, pull both and the ram extends fully without touching further and it automatically retracts. Cycle time is very fast on this one, 8 seconds.
I used one like that (eastonmade) at a gtg this spring. Wow, what a machine! Took 3-4 people to feed that beast!!
Well there is a bunch of debris on the ground. My wife picked up all the small pieces for kindling for her fire pit.
Mine is similar, less the hydraulic 4 way. Have you thought about a conveyor off the end of your table? That's a nice rig!
I rake the rounds off the pallets, split and move a few feet. A conveyor would make it more efficient but it is an eyesore I can't have in the yard.
I had an ash tree pushing about 22" in the front yard I disposed of yesterday. (Thanks to the ash borer). The splitter works very well and the log lift which I didn't think I would use much was very handy. Before rounds that size would have to have been busted in half to pick up or split vertically which is kind of a hassle. There is a learning curve to the 4 way and often it is best to lower it all the way and split like a conventional. The fast cycle time on this machine really speeds things up.
On bigger rounds, try putting the 4 way in the middle & quartering the log, then re split the quarters with the single. Works well for me, I just have to adjust my 4 way by hand.
