Jkebxjunke
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My Blacksmithing Grandpa from Poland welded a wedge on a steel-wheel (from a no longer field worthy tractor) for a Farmer originally from Germany,,,,, They latter seen each other at my Mom and Dad's wedding.
The tractor-tire splitter heated a huge house for a large family, my mom has 17 brothers and sisters, maybe they figured they could spare one if someone bite it with the wood-splitter?
Some of it has to do with what is available, at a particular time or place, in terms of materials, technology, knowledge, etc. We can't have innovation without trying something new. But we can't ignore the potential consequences in that pursuit.
Philbert
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Well they are still at it:jawdrop: Did a search on e-bay for log splitters and there they were with an endorsement from THE GOOD MOTHER EARTH!!
They are still out there!! kinda makes You REALLY wonder:monkey:
Well they are still at it:jawdrop: Did a search on e-bay for log splitters and there they were with an endorsement from THE GOOD MOTHER EARTH!!
They are still out there!! kinda makes You REALLY wonder:monkey:
Yes, that was the name, Stickler!
Last time I saw one, it was the garden tractor version, mounted on an old Cub Cadet at a tractor show. I think old Geezer brung it, I'll have to look for pics.
I found some pics of a Unicorn, it wasn't Geezer's show quality rig, just a well-kept working Cub:
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Perhaps safety issues with the above device is where the phrase 'getting screwed' originated?
Philbert
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well this dont look bad... except it looks like a major fire hazard....
That is our firewood saw, how is it going to start on fire? I blow it out with a large tow behind air compressor every 30-40 hours of run time.
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Well bad news on my Unicorn screw splitter tryout today. Someone broke the roll pin inside the shaft on the adjustable part of the pto shaft. No time to play with it today because I had to split some wood for a friend. I grinded off the broken roll pin but still can't get it to slide out. Gonna be a rainy day job.
Jkebxjunke
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well from the vid.. it looked like there was a lot of debris around the electric plugs ... and that they are rather exposed to the weather... and looked to be some near the engine...
but I will say that thing is a beast... is there any more to the machine?
Several years ago a neighbor used one of these type devices on the PTO of his farm tractor 100+ HP.
He quit using it after breaking the PTO on the tractor 3 times.
No idea on how he was hooking it up or any details. This is/was second hand info.
Jkebxjunke
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talk about a lazy way... and tearing up your ground... :jawdrop:
Jkebxjunke
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redundancy?
Jkebxjunke
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back to dangerous and back breaking....
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slow
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You come up with a caption
Jkebxjunke
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Let's just call 'em meatheads...
I never found joy in beating the *expletive deleted* out of my equipment.
Treat it right and it'll last you more than a lifetime..
:chainsawguy:
I never found joy in beating the *expletive deleted* out of my equipment.
Treat it right and it'll last you more than a lifetime..
:chainsawguy:
Some really wild wood splitters, Some look ok and some .....lets just say crazy.lol
