Got me a new wood splitter

Pulled the trigger on a new wood splitter. Got it with the features that I wanted. 28 gpm pump with a 5 inch ID bore X 30 inch stroke. swing away tables and retrieval hook/lift. quick change wedges and adjustable length stop with full auto cycle valves. Outriggers for stability while doing the big stuff. 25HP motor and has quick change hitches. Will put this to use soon.

Your not one to mess around are you:msp_ohmy:

What are the wedge options on that bad boy? I would love to hear how long it takes to split a cord of average wood once you get working with it.

jrider said:

What are the wedge options on that bad boy? I would love to hear how long it takes to split a cord of average wood once you get working with it.

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I got a single and 4 way on it now. Takes less than a minute to change out as no tools needed and it's a positive lock.

Here is the four way on the holder.



6 ways and up for us are more of a pain when using a wedge on the ram. Every splitter has their pluses and minuses, you just have to find what works best for your operation.

Speed all depends on what you're splitting but should be over a cord/hour.

Holy-splitter, that is one HD splitter. Is that a standard product for them?

Gavman said:

Your not one to mess around are you:msp_ohmy:

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Yeah, I'm getting older and trying to eliminate so much of the bending over while splitting. I'm 6'5" and most splitters out there are just too low for me. This has a beam height(where the log lays) of 40 inches. That's comfortable for me with no leaning over.

Nice lookin' rig. Got more levers than a 1960's backhoe.

This is what runs our "relic". ;o)

overkill is just about right on some things

Very, very nice :msp_w00t:

This is what happens when the guys who make tractors decide to make a splitter...
It aught to be heavy duty enough :hmm3grin2orange:

how much did the splitter run you? would be great if you made a vid of it in action.

What's Cat doing puttin' a B&S engine in that thing. They make a nice little diesel that would
probably last forever.

Kevin in Ohio said:

Yeah, I'm getting older and trying to eliminate so much of the bending over while splitting. I'm 6'5" and most splitters out there are just too low for me. This has a beam height(where the log lays) of 40 inches. That's comfortable for me with no leaning over.

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Awesome machine rep bomb headed your way... I gotta ask...
Yellow paint ain't cheap... What did it set you back?

Thats one heck of a splitter!!!

Wow, that's one mean machine. New awesome splitter rep headed your way!

Kevin in Ohio said:

Yeah, I'm getting older and trying to eliminate so much of the bending over while splitting. I'm 6'5" and most splitters out there are just too low for me. This has a beam height(where the log lays) of 40 inches. That's comfortable for me with no leaning over.

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Liked and repped, very nice machine!

There is the hard way, the easy way, and my way...so I totally understand building specific to your individual needs/preferences. I am just curious, since the splitter is not set-up to go vertically, what was your reason to have the splitting blade mounted to the ram and not the other way around? It seems the preference of the masses is to have the ram push the wood through the splitting blade and onto a table or conveyor.

giXXer said:

Liked and repped, very nice machine!

There is the hard way, the easy way, and my way...so I totally understand building specific to your individual needs/preferences. I am just curious, since the splitter is not set-up to go vertically, what was your reason to have the splitting blade mounted to the ram and not the other way around? It seems the preference of the masses is to have the ram push the wood through the splitting blade and onto a table or conveyor.

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In a one man operation ya don't have to chase your splits to toss into a truck/trailer or pile...
or bend to pick them up off the ground...

Wow! That is one tough splitter! Love the CATERPILLAR name on it too.

Dang nice!

"Look honey, I can split all our firewood now easier, save beaucoup $$$"

20 years later CATBUSTER is paid off!!!!


That's got to be one of them toys if ya got to ask, you can't afford it, and I know I could maybe..just maybe...afford a can of touch up paint and ...the valve stems on that bad boy!

Now thats one bad a@@ splitter there!!

giXXer said:

Liked and repped, very nice machine!

There is the hard way, the easy way, and my way...so I totally understand building specific to your individual needs/preferences. I am just curious, since the splitter is not set-up to go vertically, what was your reason to have the splitting blade mounted to the ram and not the other way around? It seems the preference of the masses is to have the ram push the wood through the splitting blade and onto a table or conveyor.

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Widowmaker nailed it. On large ones if you don't split the whole chunk you have to drag it back. With swing out tables you can lay a 1/3 on one side with the straight wedge, resplit another third onto the other table and swing out. Center section is still on the hook and manageable in size. We get a lot of Beech that's 3 -4 ft in diameter. Our norm is to split where it lays throwing the splits off to the sides, backing the splitter down the length of the tree. We split everything, then when it's froze or dry we'll back the trucks down the same path and load from both sides. It's just the way that works best for us. Everyone has their own "best" way. I've been at this for over 35 years and it's just our preference.

With this splitter once you get the chunks manageable, someone can we winching up the next big one while the chunks are being split. If we staged the splits a conveyor would be great but in the woods it's not practical for us.

I am looking for a new splitter. How much would something like run for.