Posted by LJD on May 01, 2012 at 05:28:21 from (75.213.89.146):
In Reply to: Wood Splitter posted by 1047pm on April 30, 2012 at 18:49:58:
I've got a tractor mounted 3 point hitch splitter and a couple of self-powered splitters. Each have advantages and disadvantages. I use the tractor mounted splitter mostly mainly out of conveniance. It has less splitter power then a self-powered splitter and the 50 horse diesel uses more fuel then a 5 or 8 horse gas engine does. All diesels are pigs on fuel when worked on jobs too small. A 50 horse diesel being worked at 5 horsepower (and less) is much less fuel efficient then a 5 horse gas engine. Since a tractor lacks a two-stage pump, it needs to be 3 times the horsepower as a self-powered splitter to do the same work.
Tractor mounted is great for getting where the tree is. When I have big hardwoods - sometimes 3 foot diameter - I cut up in the woods, back the tractor up to it and split right there. Downside is excess noise and fuel usage if you're using the tractor's hydraulic system. Many tractors need to be run pretty fast to make a splitter with a 4" or 5" cylinder cycle reasonbly fast. A PTO pump makes those tractors work much nicer and run slower. The other slight downside is fuel usage. A 50 horse diesel running at mostly low power demand is going to use more fuel then a small 5 or 8 horse gas engine. One more slight downside is power. Most tractors have hydraulic systems that max out at 1800-2200 PSI. A small self-powered splitter is sometimes set to make 3000 PSI max and will have more splitting power. A decent self-powered splitter will have a two-stage pump able to make very high pressure. A tractor's hydraulic system won't.
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