Screw-type Log Splitters

Does anyone have experience with these, positive or negative. From what I can tell, they are probably no longer on the market.

 

The resolution on my upload source was pretty high; not sure why the upload result is so....uh, horrible.

 

My dad used one back in the late 70's.
I really cant see the use for it now. Looks like a mid evil torture devise !!!

 

Looks like it might have potential if mounted on a gear-reduction horizontal shaft engine.

 

Taking a tire off a car? Too much work!

 

Pretty sure the one dad used had a set of rollers that you drove the car up on.

 

They actually work pretty well, especially on wood that typically splits easily. They are super fast, no lag or return times and always ready for the next piece. When we split tough ones like Elm or Oak crotches it would start to smoke a little then pop and 'strip'out the 'threads'and then catch and start in again. It wasn't the safest and was hard to design a good stop for the chunk to sit against while splitting. Dad decided years ago to quit using it.

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They still sell it! Looks kinda dangerous, no?

The Stickler - The Most Efficient Log Splitter Ever Designed

 

They make it for a skid steer attachment, I know this, because I've welded on them at work

 

U.S. Pride Products - Hammond, WI
The hf600, I've welded the heavy duty box that the screw attaches to

 

I have a PTO driven screw type. Here's a thread on screw splitters.

Anybody use a screw/cone splitter?

 

I heard they were outlawed but I saw Titan recently started selling them for a 3 point hitch. They are pretty dangerous since there is not a safety. The most popular one was called a "Bark Buster." It was available in 3 point hitch model, gas engine, and the one you take the tire off the car.

Titan Attachments 3 Point Screw Type Auger Log Wood Splitter Cone Tractor PTO

 

Hello folks. We built one a few years ago, it is a table top version. 7 1/2 HP single phase motor 5:1 reducer 4" dia. Screw with 1/2" pitch. Anything with a " non twisted" grain will split fine otherwise it will just make yard art so those go to the hydraulic. Only minor injuries are when a too small piece rotates and smacks your hand like a nun with a yardstick.

 

Pictures/video...or it doesn't exist.

 

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