Dumb splitter question

I have a 2" receiver on my utility and car trailer. Then I can put a ball mount in it and haul a splitter or another trailer(I'll still use straps) and my winches are made to fit in a 2" receiver.

 

Use a trailer or drive very slow. Those little wheels have bushings not bearings.

 

GREAT IDEA!

 

Thanks.

Here is the winch on the little trailer.

 

Thanks! I have a new project now.

 

Yes, bushings, not bearings. That's why I don't trust them for towing at speeds beyond 10-15 mph or whatever the atv or tractor goes.

 

If I buy it I'll bring it back on the trailer. I don't expect to have to travel with it but if I do it's a fair point about the wheel bearings. This splitter has 16" wheels so if I do need to tow it at least it's not on those tiny 8.5" things.

 

If it's one time, either tow it slow or rent a little flatbed. I have done both and a little discretion goes a long ways. Once you get home, enjoy it

 

I haven't done this personally, But I once saw 2 guys just throw a set of ATV ramps on the back of a pickup and they rolled it up into the bed without much difficulty.

 

I got it home using my car hauler. The only trick was getting into the guy's driveway.

I think ATV ramps would work but you'd need plenty of hands since one would have to tend to the front end and two more to roll up the body.

 

Easy...drive it on , tie them both down

 

Just and FYI...

Not ALL splitters have bushings in the wheels.
I just got done assembling the first Forest King 30T unit out of the fleet i bought and it does have actual wheel bearings.
Id imagine my Black Diamond 30T splitter has bearings as well, the only difference between the 2 splitters so far
seems to be the electric start and log cradle.

 

If it has wheel bearings I wouldn't worry about speed too much, my HF splitter has the same wheels and bearings they sell on their cheap trailers. I see those trailers go by at 70 just fine.

 

I'd imagine that the speed limit is simply because they are so narrow/ short and have zero suspension.

 

The zero suspension is the biggest drawback to towing these things. Hit the smallest bump or hole and you'll see it peeking over your tailgate. I recently towed mine to a friends house 6 miles away being extra attentive to the road and going slow. When I got there I had to pull my arse off to get it started. It always starts on the first pull, so I'm sure all that jostling on the road didn't agree with the engine/carb.

 

The recommended shutting the gas off when you are towing them. The needle probably bounces around in the carb flooding it.

 

Towing will create a suction through the carb.
It'll draw fuel and flood the engine.

 

I noticed that on my engine there is a notch to help keep the fuel switch in the "off" position. Presumably all for towing.

 

Bingo!
I shut the fuel off on all my small engines that have gravity fed fuel anytime I'm not using them. I have had too many times where carbs peed all over just randomly while sitting in the garage