Self Propelled Log Splitter, Just when I thought I've seen it all!
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- čas přidán 21. 10. 2022
- Today we try out the Split Force Self Propelled Log Splitter with conveyor.
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Happy Birthday Mike! I was standing in my kitchen the other day when I caught something out of the corner of my eye. I thought it was a person and was about to go out and ask them if I could help them when I saw a doe come charging out from behind my shed. She was about 25 feet from the house and ran across the yard into the garden which was about a 60-foot run. She was immediately followed by a six-point buck who was followed by a two-point buck. Both bucks froze when I called for Ann to come look and we watched them for about five minutes. The six-point buck was nice and large, but the two-point buck was a little smaller. Great video thumbs up.
Happy Birthday Mike. After watching you split wood with the new splitter I believe it’s going to be a lot slower than the one you have. That only has 1 blade and the old one has up to 6.
I am sure the manufacturer could figure out a head replacement system... maybe a "boot" system that can slide onto the single wedge to give you a 4 or 6 way head...
@@robertcole3998 I do believe even I could figure out how to make a six way wedge for that thing. The question is would it be strong enough to push a four or six way wedge.
@@nathanscott7910 good point, but generally a unit like that would not have anything less than a 22ton cylinder and for the nice clean/knot free wood I see most people with that would be fine for a 6 way wedge... elm or gnarly maple maybe not...
Pretty slick machine. Happy birthday Mike. If my father was still alive he’d be 107 today the 22nd of October. I’m sure if he was still alive he’d love your channel too.
Happy Birthday Mike, looking at the new splitter I thought it would be great for making your bundle wood as you can manage the size easier. Hope all the family are well. 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Happy Birthday Mike and may you have many more. The new splitter/conveyer looks good. may be especially good for the elderly or physically challenged. also like that you left so many trees around the mini cabin, makes it more of a challenge. missed seeing the rest of your crew, tell them hi and give the four-legged crew some lubbin and rubbin. be safe and have a day! Richard
Mike, your woods are beautiful throughout the year; however, in the fall, they are simply beautiful for all of us to enjoy. I could sit for hours and watch the sun and the end of the day come each and every day. Thank you for the beautiful sunset through the forest..
Hi Morgans, I really like the new splitter, especially like that you can very simply choose the size of wood you want. I really like the wolf ridge as well. Loading up the bucket with rounds makes it very nice to work with. Cut a bunch of rounds, load them on the bucket, move the tractor into position, and split away. I love it!! Have a day!! Jay from Pa.
Happy Birthday Mike! Wish you many more. That log splitter is a game changer for older people ( like me ) I like the idea of it being mobile and can easily adjust and move it. The conveyor is nice also to easily load into a trailer or back of a pickup truck. Looks really nice, would love to see how it holds up! Thanks for sharing and have a great dinner with you family tonight! ✌🏼❤️🙏🏼
Levy keeps hitting home runs……production quality with music and all was spot on. Keep up the great work.
Mike - Happy Birthday #56 🎂💥 Nice setup they have with the self propelled splitter… I like it. My first observation is that you can still split more wood per hour with your Wolf Ridge because of the 4 and 6 way wedges. The ergonomic design and large working area make it easy to customize the size of your splits if you want small, medium or larger pieces -vs- the 4 and 6 way wedge on the WR. I also like the hands free foot control. 👍
First of all, l I love your videos! When I bought my MS261 new in the spring I also broke down and bought a pair of chaps for my safety. Having one knee replaced already and not being as sure footed as I once was, I figured it was cheap insurance. Cutting some firewood today my wife asked me if they would stop my saw. I told her about this video and just got done showing it to her. Needless to say, she's absolutely happy that I'm wearing them and she's glad that I spent the money on them. Keep up the great work!
Hi Mike! Happy birthday 🎁🎈🎂🎉! I am very impressed with the Split Force 11/16 T. I am helping my 10 year old granddaughter build a firewood business and I believe that the SF 11/16T is a perfect system for her to grow into. She has a Split-Fire 1165 and a Amish made bundler currently. She has a stand in my front yard for bundles and loose stacks which is doing very well. She is becoming very independent for a 10 year old. She is cleaning up all my dead wood on my farm, besides having two tree services dropping off logs for processing. Really enjoy your videos.
Happy birthday Mike. Keep it young. Nice splitter Mike and very versatile. It's nice that companies want to preview machines on your channel. It gives your viewers a chance to see in action before they purchase. stay safe.
mike, this type of splitting wood is awesome, I have a splitter international, timber devil with 2 splitting heads and 2 log lifts. easy to do 1000 cords a year. a tip just as easy to stack your rounds on the ground in a row, and have the trailer backed up to the front of your splitter, then as you move the unit backwards it fills the trailer from front to back, although we use a processor now we use this type of unit for our re-splits we do around 1000 cords a year and have been for 32 years. Have fun.
Nice setup there. Still using a 26 ton Troy Bilt I bought from Lowes 25 years ago. Added a 4 way wedge though. Works well for me. I roll rounds from the truck onto the splitter then stack it soon as its split. Helps not to pick it up off the ground, then stack. With all the inflation I can probably sell it for more than I paid for it...
Happy Birthday Mike, I'd say i hope the family spoils you but we all know you are one of the luckiest men around.. beautiful family and TOY HEAVEN.. that log splitter is impressive, simple, articulate and the mobility makes it a pleasure.. be interested to see how it holds up after a few cords of wood get processed through it.
pretty impressive piece of kit there Mike, the only 2 things thats could be improved upon is replacing the drive chains on the wheels with toothed drive belts to prevent corrosion and snapping, i am sure split force could find a stock toothed belt without too much problem, and the second thing is a slightly longer splitting blade by 3 or 4 inches to enable easier/faster splitting of larger logs :) just my two pence worth
Happy Birthday Mike, I will celebrate mine tomorrow. Now to the splitter, I can see where this one is not going to be as fast as the Woodbridge. You are handling each piece of wood and the trash from the wood can interfere since the wood has to stand upright. The other splitter the wood just goes right on the conveyer you don’t have to handle each piece. Another thing when you stack wood on the other you can just roll the next on down no lifting or holding in place. Love watching your videos.
Happy 29th birthday Mike may there be many more happy returns. This mobile log splitter seems intuitive. Probably a little bit to get used to but you will prevail Mike you always do. I don't care what color it is but I am used to seeing RED only. Hello Hunter. Thanks for sharing. Ed
Happy Birthday Mike! While the new splitter is more mobile, it seems slow and inefficient compared to your current setup.
Happy Belated Birthday Mike! Alway get to watch your outdoor adventures…🎉
That splitter is a good fit for your operation at its current size. After all the multi wedge splitters I have owed I'm back to a fast single for a few reasons. Way less scrap, much better size control, and in some cases faster because you can split around knots instead of trying to push through them. I noticed a big difference in the look of the finished product. The multi head can make a very uniform size but it often looks shredded. The scrap issue seems small until you consider for every 10 trailer loads you could be looking at a load of scrap. That's a lot of waste. Being able to move that thing around so easy is priceless. I would say the only real negative is its not as portable which isn't an issue for you.
Happy Birthday Mike. That log splitter has some great features for sure. With any new piece of equipment there's always a learning curve, and I'm sure if someone was using this all the time they would get good and fast at it and could process a lot of wood. Just from first watch though, I think the wolferidge is a lot faster and a lot less handling of the pieces and having to make multiple cuts. I like the 4 and 6 way wedge idea and only having to push the log through once and done. Both have there place and I would use either one if given the chance. Being self propelled is certainly a game changer for sure. love the video and look forward to more videos on the Split Force.
Happy Birthday Mike. I believe all good people were born in October or at least I'm partial. LOL I built the first commercial log splitter in 1977. I took it to the Chainsaw Event in Stephensville Wisconsin. The next year there were many manufacturers who also had built one similar to mine. Log splitters all stayed basically the same until recent years and all the sudden there are so many nice features that have been added. To be honest with you, if I were a customer of yours, I would prefer wood that was split on your machine. I feel the quality of the split is much better. Also, there are no safety features built into the self propelled splitter. To be honest, it made my wife and me a little nervous watching you split with it. I hope they will be able to make that machine safer to operate in the future.
I agree with you on the safety issue.
@@davidmorse8432 I do agree, I know some folk's hand-eye coordination isn't that robust!! And I'd be very worried with kids, that's not something Id want them helping with & I could imagine this looks like a kids paradise as they love to help with chores like this!!
Happy Birthday Mike! I can see that splitter being great for guys that cut in the woods and then have to haul it somewhere else to dry/store. Split it into your truck or trailer, and away you go. That said, for your level of production, I think the Wolf Ridge is still the best game in town for that volume.
happy birthday mike! I liked the wood splitter because its easy to move it to another place. When you are splitting wood you've got a nice sort of worktable which come in handy by large pieces to split. Have fun with this nice machine en enjoy your time in the woodyard. Greatings to you all.
I like the foot operated control. Leaves both hands to work the wood. Also the vertical feature over the horizontal.
Happy Birthday Mike! God bless you with many more. 💕💕
I hope you had a HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIKE!!! Great views from the mini cabin, I also love when the opportunity happens to just sit out and watch nature in all its glory. Who needs therapy when you have nature like that to put life into perfect perspective???
Been using one of these since about 1995. A company in Quebec made/makes these. only there are 2 splittingstations on those, with the conveyor in the middle.
Key is, dont full cycle the piston, go till the wood pops, rotate it, pop it again, toss in the conveyor, it all separates there. It makes your production time alot quicker. And stack (stand up your rounds on the side table. 4 or 5 at a time, and pound through them. Cheers
The music selection during the hunt, priceless Mike. It was so fitting. It kinda got your blood flowing with anxiousness. I like the splitter too. Looks like it’s less stress on the old lower back. Very nice design.
Hi Mike. I have no experience log splitting except for an axe but, I see a major of issues here it's labor intensive with a lot of handling of the round both splitting it and then moving it onto the conveyor. I think to trade your Wolf Ridge for this would not be a good choice. I am very interested in your opinion. Happy Thanks Giving.
Happy Birthday Mike!
Pretty cool splitter. Can’t wait to see more splitting with it but so far I like it.
I love watching your videos. You have a great place and it’s relaxing watching all of the equipment run.
Great views and hunting setup. Happy hunting.
Thanks for the demo, for my use this would be perfect, the ability to move it around under its own power is a huge plus for me, it may not be for everyone but that’s ok too, and Happy Birthday to you!
Mike, Happy Birthday, my grown daughter is an October girl! Totally relaxing watching the new splitter. The convenience of this unit may be just right for you. Would love to see a comparison with the Wolfe Ridge. Hard to compare apples to apples, though! Beautiful shots of the property! Enjoy your day!
Cool looking log splitter. It’s an all in one machine. Perfect setup for a small to average size wood processor.
Happy Birthday, Mike! 🎂🎉
Definitely like the Wolfe Ridge splitter design best and most efficient. The new self-propelled splitter looks dangerous. Enjoy the great videos, Mike!!!
I agree its a danger to your hands and fingers. and slower then the W / R..
It's not dangerous!!!! Keep hands on side an middle of log pretty simple people!
@@rogerl8488 It's only dangerous to people with no common sense, which is most people these days.
Happy Birthday!!
The splitter looks pretty sharp. Movable without having to spend time hooking up to drag it and the conveyer to where you need it. The foot pedal looks nice and convenient, however be careful. Hands can get wild and wooly and sneak into places they shouldn't be. Could make for a terrible oopsie.
Happy birthday Mike!!! That splitter is super fast, and I love the foot pedal set up. It will be interesting to see how it performs when you get into some knotty pieces of wood. Thanks for sharing!!!!
Happy Birthday Mike! I like the design of the Split Force with splitter and conveyer together, and the self propelled function is really nice for easier positioning I believe. Being self propelled I'm thinking it is not towable, and has to be trailered, which might be a negative for moving it between properties for some people. I checked out the website and it shows, "get a quote", which we all know means they will charge you as much as they think they can get from you, so kind of a negative for me. Have a day!
I drive mine woodsplitter on a heavy duty dolly
Happy Birthday Mike. Beautiful view from the cabin. The drive capabilities is nice on the splitter for someone with no tractor. 4 way wedge would be nice.
Happy birthday Mike. As usual, you are using state of the art technology to make our lives a bit easier. If we could just get by without spending an arm and a leg for these handy machines. As usual, I'm taking notes.
Happy Birthday, Mike! Another nice thing about the log splitter is that you could take a trailer out to the woods and drive the splitter out and split without having to haul the huge logs to the yard.
I doubt it goes that fast.
Happy birthday Mike! Can see that self propelled having its place with the dump trailer combo but love the Wolf Ridge setup y’all have.
Looks like i spoke to soon. Say it and he comes with it. Not quite as fancy as those ones that are enclosed and cut the logs to length, but its a step up in that direction. I marvel at your success. Keep up the good work.
I love following your channel. You've been a regular thru my home of Salem in the past! One or two things I saw right off with this rig as opposed to what your regular setup is. I'd check on a multiple angle wedge arrangement. Too much reaching in and around the wedge for what the full potential of this piece could be and do. Also, the exit from the wedge to the conveyor is much more optimal on the Wolf Ridge to my way of thinking. However, I also am really impressed with the mobility and ability to precisely place the finished splits. My two cents worth from the hip! I will continue to follow this one with real interest! Keep up you wonderful work!
That is a neat machine. I like the other one a little better due to the wood drops on to the converter belt automatically and the new one you need to push it off onto the belt. Just a minor difference in my eyes. Not enough to trash the new one.
Love how you are willing to help others in their sells.
Hi Mike,
Happy Birthday Day. That Split Force is nice being self-propelled. You can position it where it's needed and it's a nice pairing with the dump trailer. You and your family stay safe.
Lovely day, haven't visited in a while, so good it was your Birthday & hope you had a fun time. The intro music was lots of fun, can't always say that about people's musical choices, & the outro was lovely, most appropriate! Wish I could persuade my exhausted hubby to invest in a log splitter - I can only lift one-handed so the logs can't be overly heavy. A log splitter HAS to be quicker & less work than doing it manually - also easier on your shoulders & back! I think I felt a little nervous with this one that you had to be super conscious of where your hands were, I could see the potential for mishaps - certainly would need to be sensible if kids were about. But otherwise be interested to see how it stands up to having 30-40-ton of gum run through it. Thanks & Have a Great Year!
Happy birthday Mike!, that's a pretty neat splitter!, especially being self propelled!, I use to think about owning a complete processer, set the logs in and watch!, lololo!. Morgans Good day !.
Niche splitter for precise splits great for bundles and custom sizes. Foot peddle is a longer stroke than the Axis and tires the pedal foot quicker. Self propelled is great around a log yard, handy.
Happy Birthday Mike, is that what you got Melissa for your birthday? That splitter is pretty nice and could be handy in the right wood yard. Does a mighty fine job for you. Thanks for including an evening of hunting, that was a peaceful end to a great day. The right one will come along when it's suppose to be harvested. Stay safe and keep up the good videos and fun around there. Fred.
That's one heck of a wood splitter!! I like it a lot. Thanks for the demo.
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Happy birthday Mike! What a great way to spend your Bday. Thanks for sharing on the new self propelled splitter. Pretty nice machine. I bet they sell a bunch now 😊
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HELLOOOO Hunter! 😁
Nice bit of kit, good for a small mobile operation and Happy Birthday Mike, many happy returns from Australia.
Happy birthday Mr. Mike Morgan ! The years treat you as well as your family ! I want you to keep the digits a safe distance always . The change in angle could cause problems , be safe . Hello Morgans !😁
Happy Birthday, you really know how to party!. What the world needs is a self propelled, autonomous wood splitter that cuts down the trees, cuts them, splits them, and stacks them in the woods.
Happy Birthday Mike!!! Hope you had a great birthday. That new splitter/conveyor seems well designed and built. But it also seems slower than the Wolf Ridge splitter. Looks like you have to spend more time splitting and turning each round. If it has a 4 or 6 way attachment like the Wolf Ridge that may speed things up. The self propelled feature is nice.
Happy birthday! Unless you can get different splitting heads you are handling wood a lot more than the set up you currently have, you know that all that time handling the material costs money. Thanks, have a great day!
Happy Birthday Mike. Boy that's a nice splitter. It appears that the set up should be easier on your back when you're loading blocks out of the bucket👍👍👍👍👍😺🤗🐺
Happy Birthday Mike !
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If your B-Day is the 21st --- I share that date !!!
Looks like you had a good day and it was a good day for me !
We enjoy your channel; it usually primes us for our day.
Thanks for sharing your quiet life with us. ☺️
I saw the Split Force many years ago. I thot it was such a good idea that I built my own,...with some improvements. I think mine would blow your doors off, it goes, sometimes, 2 1/4mph, and gets great mileage! Haven't been able to focus long enough to get an accurate mileage and fuel number, but it's great! I put a roof on it with a little cant, it functions like a traction wing when the splitter goes at top speed! And sheds sun, rain, and snow when needed at work. I put a couple other little nifties on it just for fun. You got me with your riding platform and hydraulic power steering! Looks to make really good bundle wood. You didn't say the price of it. Mine cost around $14,000, I think. I've built 8 splitters now, the big self propelled is absolutely the best of them!!
Heymaker can I get a pic or you selling?
@@rogerl8488 I can't seem to get the hang of using bytes and digits. Worked too long and hard on this splitter to sell it. People tell me I should go into business building them. Nah! Not to brag too much, but that would foul up wood splitter business around the world. Don't want to create a catastrostroke like that! And, there are naturally contrary people who wouldn't go along, and probably keep building their own! What kind of world would that be!!!??
If you're building one, I could prob. help you improve it some. Thanks for your interest.
Happy Birthday, Mike! Im still loving all your videos. You’re the first one I look to see if there’s a new one everyday.
Congratulations, Mike, on having survived yet another orbit around Old Sol, and with style. I pray that the good Lord will grant you many happy, healthy returns of the day.
For maximum output, you could set the Wolf ridge splitter up along side the conveyor and you could run one and Eli could run the other. Twice as fast getting the wood split. I liked the view from above watching the wood get split. Lets you see the "cutting" of the rounds better.
Amazing new wood splitter,will be interested to see how it stacks up after a bit of use.Excellent vid of autumn tints, here in NZ we are just in the last month of spring before summer arrives.All the best.
Love the design of that mobile splitter Mike. With the longer wedge and waste high working table it seems a guy could be really efficient and split all day.Hope you had a fantastic birthday.
Happy Birthday, Mike> I've read some of the other comments, not just about speed. Although with practice and thinking about it, could be as fast as wood ridge. Just testing the puppy out. Have fun. thanks for vid. have a nice day.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MIKE! 🎉 Sorry to say but I see the problem with that self-propelled log splitter already. There seems to be ALOT more log maneuvering with the vertical splitter than the Wolf Ridge. I think that it would add a good bit of time to the whole process than it’s worth.
Finally got one. Iv been suggesting at least a review of this for a while.. only thing iv been asking about more is where is that mini mill you were going to set up and demo lol
I love it only thing different I'd wish is the wedge was a little longer and the head was set up like the Eastonmade axis to where it would pull off a stuck firewood round. Plus it be nice if you could lower the foot pedal as needed
first: Happy Birthday to you Mike! Have fun at the cabin later & hope you get something.
That spliter looks nice but you have to handle the wood more and is slower than the Wolf Ridge by far. Self-propeled is nice but production is the name of the game. Go Wolf Ridge!
Happy Birthday Mike! Hope you had a great day! Take care and stay safe bud! Hello to Melisa, Hunter and Eva! God bless you all!✝️🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Happy Birthday Mike, I have been admiring one of these little splitters for over a year, Id love to have one here in my Gaston, Oregon firewood yard, I think it would do ok with my very large White Oak, usually around 36 to 48" in diameter .
Happy Birthday Mike. I’m actually surprised you have not yet gotten a full processor to deal with the long length logs rather than chainsaw work.
Wolf Ridge I think is ur best way to go. But I also know that u r the king when it comes to splitting wood. So I sure u know and a lot more than I know about the new one. Just seem a whole lot more movement with the blue one.
Happy Birthday Mike. I was on vacation, got back late last night. My son said you were spotted in Zelie, he seen you at the gas station on main street, the other morning, I asked if he said HI, but no he didn't!
Happy Birthday, youngster..... I am on the 4-way bandwagon as well. Looking forward to more in depth videos on this tool.
Happy B'Day Mike! Dude, you were freaking me out putting your hands & thumbs on the top of those rounds while running that new splitter, It doesn't look as safe or as fast as the Wolf Ridge splitter, but the mobility would sure make it easy for positioning regardless of where your working and what your using to collect the split wood in.
The wedge doesn’t come down until I make it
@@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans Yep, I got that, but I can see a situation when you "Get in a groove" and forget your balancing a round in place and get distracted by something when hitting the pedal. Probably not a high risk, but with the WR, you always seem to steady the round with your hand on the side of the round, not an end of the round, where you could loose a digit or suffer another ungloving. It also looked like it could be a pain to keep debris off the table, with the WR it looks like most of the debris ends up on the conveyor since it's pushing the round & debris? Just to be clear, I'm not being a Karen & criticizing you in any way, Hell I haven't run a splitter for a few years now, so your opinion on that thing is what matters, not mine. If you're comfortable with it, Cool. it's probably just my Hazard Assessment Analysis side of my brain from work inciting my desire to comment on it.
Happy birthday Mike! I guess we are the same age now. Notice from your video that you made it to G.C. Again with Danny from Tri-State Gazebo. I’ve been stock piling logs to buck and split this fall and winter. I sure could use a splitter like the Split Force or Wolfe Ridge. 😂 Just remember if you ever need anything when your in the DCL area let me know.
Happy Birthday Mike! I like that splitter, pretty cool. I'm sorry I didn't get a link or description of a log splitter attachment for the skid steer. It's amazing though. You fell the tree. You delimb the tree, maybe cut in half if it's real long. That's it. Your hands never touch it again. Get in skid steer, drive up to log, pick it up, tilt back. Pull log up to the stop. Cut a round w built in chainsaw. Move log forward and round is split, next round is in place to be cut and split pieces fall directly into your conveyor. Cut next round, split, repeat. If you have a pile of logs, you never touch the wood. I saw this on CZcams, I'm sure you can find it. Sorry I have no info, I was at a friends and saw it on his TV on CZcams. Log splitter attachment for skid steer. Hope you get a nice buck this year. Thanks for today's video. 👍🚜❤🇺🇸🇺🇸
Happy Birthday ole man! That splitter would be great for bundle size wood. Love the cycle time. Great design! I guess they have a towable design also? But for around your Woodward, so handy!
Very cool design. Gotta love companies that innovate new concepts
Very nice set up mike,great that you can move it where you want
Happy birthday Mike🎉 besides being slower this one needs more manhandling of the timber rotating to split more and then to move onto conveyer. You’re not getting younger all of that adds up my friend.
Mike, I have seen these log splitter before, especially the models with a splitter on both side of the elevator. A very impressive peace of equipment if you have to lift your splits into a truck or trailer. But, if you have so much elevational advantage, why not use gravity & a sliding board type of flume. Where you then load up your IBC totes. Did you see where Andrew Easton, where he's making a customer an electric processor. We have already outfitted a couple of old Champion horizontal vertical, with electric motors. I'll give my two fingers a rest, catch you on the next one!
Happy Birthday Mike....that's a slick little splitter...I can see those guys taking off. Very nice!!
Happy birthday Mike. that's a nice toy as a birthday present.. from Bangalore India. I just saw another youtuber who was using an old conveyor to load his dump truck for a delivery and was thinking about you and other youtubers who are to firewood delivery. The next tool that i would like to see is a wood stacker that can help you guys stack wood right after splitting or help in stacking the dump trailer for deliveries.
That splitter is pretty slick, if you like vertical splitting. Cycle time is fast enough, but a bit of flumbin around.
I'm liking that new splitter! Get the wolf ridge and the split force going together and "you can put alot of wood out the back!" 😄
Mike, that wood splitter looks like it may be a great application down at your WV property? Something a little different then actually using in the wood yard as a permanent set up but with the ability to move around? Looking forward to seeing how you use it in the future.
Happy belated birthday, Mike!
As to the splitter..... eeeeeh. Never was a big fan of vertical splitters. As "fast" as it is, I'll bet if you timed it against the Wolf Ridge with a 4 or 6 wing wedge it wouldn't be close. A solid table/base means you better be good as a sawyer and make your cuts perpendicular to the log length so the log stands vertical while it's standing there waiting to be split. If you have to use both hands to stabilize it, then pick up one foot to operate the hydraulics, you are the picture of the Karate Kid! Basically, balancing on one foot while operating powerful machinery. No thanks.
OK. Now picture in your mind what happens when the foot pedal return spring breaks. #10 pucker factor...
And there's no room for chips and bark to go! On my homemade splitter with a pipe bed, there is a pile of chips and bark under the bed about the size of a sleeping large dog after each cord.
Not all of us have wood yards, and the splitter goes to the wood. I don't see those little tires successfully transitioning the uneven land - and your favorite: mud 😁 - in my world.
Towing behind the tractor works better for me.
I use my firewood bucket the same way. That splitter does a really nice job. Good bundle wood.
Happy Birthday again Mike. Yep can’t say I’ve seen one of those splitters before. Like to stand up table the best
Happy Birthday ! That new splitter would be the perfect machine for splitting bundle wood.
Happy Birthday Mike. Seems like you’re having to handle the wood more times with this new splitter but to each his own. Maybe it can handle larger around pieces than your other one. Now you won’t need your excavator to do vertical splitting either. Have a great weekend.
it is pretty cool.....looking forward to the updates about this thing!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIKE. THANKS FOR ALL YOUR VIDEOS. LOVE WATCHING THEM.
I think you're right; that new splitter would be great for bundle wood and designer packages. But, the Wolfridge is still the production machine, just churning out cord after cord.
These vertical splitters like this and the Axis look like their strong suit is splitting smaller consistent splits for bundle wood. For mass production of cord wood it is hard to beat the wolfridge and conveyor setup. Maybe one of the all in one jappa types but you have to have pretty consistent straight firewood poles to feed those.