Logsplitter, not hydraulic

Saw this splitter from England but can't find something similar in North America. Was thinking of building one, since my TEA is pretty lame in the hydraulics department, but does anyone know of a source for the screw? I think the frame would be easy enough.
Thanks,
Jim

John(Ont)

This works but I found I could just about as easily split the wood with one swing of the awl. Very difficult wood to split like hickory didn't work too well on the auger either. The awl would get very wedged in but the wood wouldn't split...sometimes it just stalled the engine. Then it was very hard to get it off, usually I had to run the PTO in reverse (which you can do on the truck) and unscrew the awl out.

The awl is available from England but no longer in the US as far as I know. The one I got came out of a farm auction and that is where you might find another. I think they are considered a safety hazard although the new UK designed version you show looks safer. But if you get your clothes caught up, you are a dead man. I took my shirt off when I did this and still made my wife sit in the truck to turn it off if anything went wrong.

Gerald J.

Is it the fault of the equipment though, or the operators? I have this saw, and people have been quite shocked by it too, but then they turn around and fire up their chainsaws, which are plenty dangerous.

steveormary

The parts were purchased from Bare Farm Equipment
Rt. 45 Ellsworth Ohio Ph. 330-533-4317

My neighbor has one similar to that, the screw is two pieces the larger end is cast and the tip is is harden steel. I used it a couple of times and I broke the tip, he had it attached with roll pins,when I replaced it I used brass shear pins to give it a weak link like a boat prop. If I remember right I bought the parts from Madison supply or Mason supplyin N.E. Ohio. This one looks safer to use, his did not have the table to keep the log from spinning only a bar. I'll check with him later on where we got the parts.