Anybody find a slip over 4 way wedge for the Ariens splitters? Happy with the splitter, just have a lot of wood to process and want to go faster!
Been looking for one since I bought mine 4 years ago. I’m still looking Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Just Don't try to overdoing things. That is how things break. A 22 ton can and will split a lot of wood in good time. My suggestion to you is to improve your technique first. I've watched many and they simply never figured they where actually working against themselves causing 2 things; working much harder than they should have to and slower production. Evaluate what and how you are doing.
Thanks. I’m one of those guys that’s for knack for efficiency and I think I’m pretty dialed in but could always learn something. Like Woodsman showed me on those rounds that are ideal for ¼ splits is to do ½ way, pull ram back and rotate 90* and finish. All 4 pieces usually break off without two full strokes. On the big rounds I break it in half, then split splits off one at a time while holding the big piece against my hip. but being able to do 2 “final” sizes splits with every stroke on the under side of the 4-way is appealing. I of course would only run this on the good rounds, nothing gnarly. Life in Farmland’s experience of bending the TSC one in the first 10 minutes makes me think it’s possible, just not likely available.
I’m sure a fabricator could make one for us. But there is probably a reason there isn’t one on the market already. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
A 4 way, or any multiway wedge is not that great unless it is hydraulically adjustable, or you have the perfect size wood for it.
I would disagree. I’ve put over 1500 cords through my iron and oak non adjustable 4 way and I know for a fact it’s way faster than a single wedge on just about all size wood. Part of the trick is not splitting a log down the center if it needs to be split into 6 or more pieces. I split it off center with the small splits coming off the opposite side of the machine I’m standing on. Then you can usually toss one of the big chunks left on the ground and flip the other chunk straight back and run it through in a matter of a few seconds. I see so many people always wanting to split a round right down the middle every time and that just doesn’t make sense to me. I do have the hydraulically adjustable wedge on my tw6 and it almost always stays at the lowest position even on big rounds which I split plenty of. Once again, I prefer to split off center on many requiring multiple splits.
