Unicorn splitter
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Somebody on E-Bay paid $400 for one of these? And it has gold-plated bearings and the conical ram is solid platinum correct?
That $250 might get you a used Stihl 250.
That $250 might get you a used Stihl 250.
toddstreeservic
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Why isn't the guy listing it on ebay?
nosoot
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go to You Tube and search for wood splitters -if you are lucky you might find the Alaskan Splitter -a "unicorn" . Looks DEADLY!! And one of the guys already has his hand in a sling!!
thumper144
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I couldnt find it, but there used to be a unicorn type splitter advertised on the web that you would attach to your vehicles wheel. Dont remember the name, but they said it was cheaper to run than a splitter with a designated engine. You would have to chock your front wheels, place vehicle on level surface and jack up the rear. it attached to your lugnuts. So after tightening your lugnuts you placed your vehicle in drive and let it idle. You would then place the wood into the splitter and the ground would keep the wood from spinning as it would catch and the unicorn would drive right through, so it said...they even used to have a video....wished i could remember the name.
Ductape
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I can certainly see why someone would be parting ways with a "splitter" like that.
norm8845
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Unicorn
Yep, I have one. Had it on a 3020 John Deere 3 point hitch.
Sold the tractor, then put it on an E27N English Fordson. Stalled the Fordson many times. It takes a lot of power. Of course I split a lot of 3ft logs, and with a 3 point hitch, I would back the tractor into the wood and split it to where I could lift the pieces. It was a fast splitter, but the split pieces would fall under the corkscrew, and hard to get at to pick up. any knotty wood would get stuck and a chain saw was needed As far as being dangerous you had to rest the wood on the pipe next to the screw to keep it from spinning, I didn't do that once, ONLY once. The tip was a bit blunt very smooth not that easy to wrap cloths on however one must be careful with any machine. I also had a lever next to the splitter on which I had my hand on to stop the power take off. Mine was manufactured by Thackery Co. Columbus O. 43206 I bought mine from an International tractor dealer who sold them. This was about 40 years ago.
Norm.
Yep, I have one. Had it on a 3020 John Deere 3 point hitch.
Sold the tractor, then put it on an E27N English Fordson. Stalled the Fordson many times. It takes a lot of power. Of course I split a lot of 3ft logs, and with a 3 point hitch, I would back the tractor into the wood and split it to where I could lift the pieces. It was a fast splitter, but the split pieces would fall under the corkscrew, and hard to get at to pick up. any knotty wood would get stuck and a chain saw was needed As far as being dangerous you had to rest the wood on the pipe next to the screw to keep it from spinning, I didn't do that once, ONLY once. The tip was a bit blunt very smooth not that easy to wrap cloths on however one must be careful with any machine. I also had a lever next to the splitter on which I had my hand on to stop the power take off. Mine was manufactured by Thackery Co. Columbus O. 43206 I bought mine from an International tractor dealer who sold them. This was about 40 years ago.
Norm.
cjnspecial
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Here are some youtube vids. They're not all that bad, I have one and it does work well except in stringy wood or short pieces. Just use common sense.
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WVwoodsman
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Interesting, I have always wondered how those things worked. :jawdrop:
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norm8845
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Here is a safe way for a splitting with unicorn-corkscrew.
Norm.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_JucQ4h9kw
Norm.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_JucQ4h9kw
Rookie1
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The Stickler
The Stickler is the name of the one that attaches to your vehicle hub. I own one and have renamed it the suicide splitter. I use it attached to my Ford F250 with a 460 engine. With the price of gas now days it does not get much use. It works on seasoned wood that is not stringy. Once you get the hang of it it works well, but I always have visions of a very painful death when ever I set it up. Here are a couple of pictures of it.
The Stickler is the name of the one that attaches to your vehicle hub. I own one and have renamed it the suicide splitter. I use it attached to my Ford F250 with a 460 engine. With the price of gas now days it does not get much use. It works on seasoned wood that is not stringy. Once you get the hang of it it works well, but I always have visions of a very painful death when ever I set it up. Here are a couple of pictures of it.
