Thanks for the info, I think I'm going to try and build a tray that will fold and lock up out of the way since I have a standard tow and short tongue. My buddy and I just picked up this splitter yesterday. It's 5 years old and looks like it's never been used. The seller said he ran about a cord of wood through it. What a rugged looking unit, seems to be very well built. If anyone else has built a tray for their splitter, please post pictures.
I could see how the reverse tow would be nice, but beggars can't be choosers. I'm pretty sure we couldn't have picked up a Walmart splitter for the price of this one.