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  1. 04-28-2012, 08:30 PM #1
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    unicorn log splitter

    friend of mine just sent me this, wth??
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  2. 04-28-2012, 08:51 PM #2
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    i'd just be scared of being wrapped around a log...
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  3. 04-28-2012, 08:52 PM #3
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    no kidding, that thing is crazy stupid
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  4. 04-28-2012, 09:06 PM #4
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    Yes, mounted to a jacked up car does seem very ridiculous to say the least. There are some better set-ups out there utilizing the same concept (an auger type splitter), bench mounted and safer, that seem interesting and somewhat useful. This one however is just a death machine in my opinion. I would not even get close to that "invention".
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  5. 04-28-2012, 09:34 PM #5
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    Well, for those of you (most) that have not used a corkscrew type splitter, they do work very well but require a significant amount of attention. Somewhat like using a buzz saw. They get the job done but...

    The one I used was also a Unicorn brand but it hooked onto the pto shaft of a tractor. Sold it a few years ago with caveats. Just recently I found a tip for it.

    They split from the side and not the end of a log. I didn't watch the movie clip as we don't have broadband here.
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  6. 04-28-2012, 10:27 PM #6
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    I'd like to find one of those and hook it up to my little tractor mower.
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    not a new idea

    I remember seeing a cone style splitter like that about 1980. The one I saw was powered by a 5 hp briggs and worked the same way. There was a bar that would hold the end of the round to keep it from spinning. It was at a farm equipment place in southern Ontario. The dealer said it worked pretty well.
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    buddy of mine has one someone gave/sold him..
    he hooked it up to his pto on a ford tractor (it's made for that) only to find out the damn thing spins the wrong way ???
    evidently some other countries pto stuff is backwards from the good ole usa ??
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    Quote Originally Posted by Firewood Dave View Post
    I remember seeing a cone style splitter like that about 1980. The one I saw was powered by a 5 hp briggs and worked the same way. There was a bar that would hold the end of the round to keep it from spinning. It was at a farm equipment place in southern Ontario. The dealer said it worked pretty well.
    There was one like you describe on my local CL for quite a while (a year or two ago). Pretty neat contraption.
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    I can remember those things being advertised on tv yrs ago (late 70's early 80's IIRC) every time I saw the ad I would get a shudder up my spine thinking of that thing driving into my shin and splitting it apart, reckon it ranks up there with lawn darts in its safety.
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    Quote Originally Posted by lumberjackau View Post
    I can remember those things being advertised on tv yrs ago (late 70's early 80's IIRC) every time I saw the ad I would get a shudder up my spine thinking of that thing driving into my shin and splitting it apart, reckon it ranks up there with lawn darts in its safety.
    I am sure it has happened but I never heard of any injuries associated with them. They can really split fast, I like the hydraulic ones better though lol.
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    I think I remember someone posting an ad or a commercial video for one of these a year or so ago. I think it was painted up all pretty and everything.


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    Quote Originally Posted by showrguy View Post
    buddy of mine has one someone gave/sold him..
    he hooked it up to his pto on a ford tractor (it's made for that) only to find out the damn thing spins the wrong way ???
    evidently some other countries pto stuff is backwards from the good ole usa ??
    Been awhile since I had my pto winch but couldn't he just run the pto in reverse?
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    I had a "Unicorn" brand screw splitter that fit a Gravely 2-wheel tractor...traded it for saw stuff. It was unused when I got it and unused when it left.
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    I've never seen one on a truck before, that guy better keep his giant balls away from that thing
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