Healthy soil and sustainable growing

["Dawn M. Ripley" <ripley@iglou.com>]

Hey, Tom--

I considered The Stickler, but I, too, was a bit afraid of it.  Good to 
know that you've been successful with yours.  I'll reconsider.

I'd still be interested in hearing from anyone who's bought and/or used the 
DR woodsplitter.

Thanks,

Dawn


At 07:22 AM 3/2/2007 -0800, you wrote:
> Hi Dawn,
>
> I too balked at the price/maintenance of a hydraulic wood splitter.  We 
> don't burn much, heat the house passively.  My solution was a PTO powered 
> screw.  If you don't have something with PTO, they also can be bolted to a 
> vehicle axle.
>
> I've got mine on the back of a tractor, loader bucket available for moving 
> the firewood.  Works very well.
>
> Many consider them unreasonably dangerous as there's no way for the 
> operator to stop them during splitting.  I don't stick my hand or sleeve 
> into the screw and have no problem.  Jam the log onto the screw, let it 
> rest against the pipe or whatever keeps it from turning and let go.  The 
> screw runs into the log, splitting it.  Quickly.
>
> Mine, almost new, came from an auction where everybody else was fearful or 
> disinterested.  Cost me $45.  As any tool, misused they can hurt you.  The 
> first one that popped up on my search isn't particularly 
> cheap:  http://www.thestickler.com/
>
> Beats an extension cord.
>
> Tom (in central Va)