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Split-Fire log splitters on You Tube
It’s not hard to find a customer uploaded video of a Split-Fire log splitter on You Tube. Some of the log splitting videos are particularly well done and Split-Fire would like to thank our customers who have taken the time to share their opinions about their log splitters online.
Here are just a few:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFCkXwIHFV0 |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ySntM2ZxhA&feature=fvwp&NR=1 |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=REadlYJF8Qw&NR=1 |
Putting a Split-Fire through its paces
We thank customer Brian Paradoski, from Bobcaygeon, Ontario, for sending us feedback on how his new Split-Fire 3255HT with a hydraulic log lifter is performing. Brian said he was putting the splitter through its paces by splitting some very large blocks. Judging by the photos he sent he wasn’t exaggerating.
Brian writes:
"I was pleased to get the log lifter installed as I just removed two large Red Maple trees. The stems were too large for my customer, so I brought them home in my hydraulic dump trailer. The blocks were 3 feet to 4 feet across, weighing 500-600 lbs. I have a hydraulic clam on the front of my Kubota MX5100. With care, I place a block of wood on the Split-Fire and keep the clam near the top of the piece, holding it with a little pressure. I then spilt the block. If it doesn't completely separate, I pick it up and drop it from a height to finish the task. Split-Fire builds a 2-way wood splitter that is far superior to anything else on the market!" - Brian Paradoski, Bobcaygeon, Ontario.
Wood Splitter Brochure Launched
Split-Fire has introduced a new brochure for 2013 featuring its entire product line of 2-way log splitters.
The brochure now lists all 2000, 3000 & 4000 series wood splitters with specification charts and available options for self-contained, 3-point-hitch and skidsteer models.
You can download a log splitter brochure here.
Split-Fire wood splitters offer quality workmanship and design that requires much less power to split wood while offering greater operator safety. Ton-for-ton, Split-Fire wood splitters outperform and outlast comparable single stroke machines on the market today. A unique 2-way splitting action allows operators to split wood both ways, to get their woodpiles split fast and easy.
Log Splitter with High Flow Performance Kit
Congratulations to Bill Ludyka, the owner and operator of Cynder Creek Trading Company in Burnt River, Ontario, for taking advantage of Split-Fire’s custom manufacturing capabilities. A long-time dealer of Split-Fire 2-way log splitters, Bill had always planned to contact the factory to have a Split-Fire machine made with a few unique features and modifications. He worked with Paul Vanderweerd, manufacturing supervisor, to make a one-of-a-kind log splitter. The end result was a SPLIT-FIRE 3265 HT with HIGH FLOW PERFORMANCE KIT.
This bad boy features a 16 GPM High Flow Performance Kit and comes with a 6.5 Hp Honda GX ( commercial ) engine , 13" Tires , High Way Tow Package , Hydraulic Log Lift Table , Extended Knife , Extended Side Rails , Extended Tongue , Heavy Duty Fenders , Longer Operator Lever and a Quick Dump Oil Drain . This splitter cycles in less than 6 seconds!
Customers looking for a similar model can contact Cynder Creek Trading company at: 705-340-0008 or by e-mail: cyndercreek@bell.blackberry.net
You can also check out this splitter on Kijiji http://peterborough.kijiji.ca/
Quality log splitters from the dealer's perspective
Split-Fire log splitters were cited in a recently published article by Rural Lifestyle Dealer magazine.
The publication featured a well researched article by contributing writer Leslie Shalabi who interviewed several equipment dealers to glean their perspectives on selling log splitters. The article is a good read for dealers who are thinking about adding a wood splitter line for retail and explains the value of offering a quality product.
As one dealer is quoted as saying: "Typically, by the time they find me, they have either done their research or purchased an inferior product that didn't last and are now looking for a quality product. You can buy a cheap one anywhere. When they get tired of the headaches, they start searching for a quality machine."
You can read the article online at: http://www.rurallifestyledealer.com/pages/In-this-Issue-Fall-2012-How-to-Sell-Quality,-Stocking,-Demos-Increase-Log-Splitter-Sales.php
Log splitter for mini-excavator
Split-Fire Sales thanks Doug from Fox Lake Wisconsin for sending us his photos of a model 3203 he modified to fit on his Bobcat 430 mini-excavator.
Doug writes: "We heat with wood and can use 20 plus full cords during a real winter. I cut and split oak, hickory, ash, and maple. In the summer we use box elder to heat our hot water. Most is harvested from our own property, but, I sometimes purchase a 12 cord truck load of oak which comes in 8 foot lengths and up to 36 inch diameter.
"As for the modifications, I started by ordering the 3 point hitch model minus the hitch and valve. Then I had a standard Bobcat Quick-Tach mount welded to the splitter on what would have been the bottom and touched up with a few coats of primer and paint. I used a handful of hydraulic fittings to make the 180 degree turn off the splitter then some hose and a pair of pioneer quick couplers to act as swivels and another pair of elbows. Two more hoses and a pair of flat face couplers and everything is connected. I used a heavy duty magnet and two hose straps to keep the "swivels" attached to the splitter.
"I have this mounted on a Bobcat 430 mini excavator and have tested for leaks and basic function…the cycle time is quite brisk."
Are you splitting wood with a Split-Fire log splitter? We would like to hear from you. Please send us a photo and a write-up for our website.
Split-Fire log splitters make Farm Show “Best Buy”
Special thanks to customer Gord Jopling from Lakefield Ont. Canada for submitting his Split-Fire log splitter as a “Best Buy” to Farm Show’s magazine survey.
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| Gord Jopling (forefront) and his brother Dean are still splitting wood with their 26 year old Split-Fire log splitter. |
Gord, a reader of the magazine, bought a 3-pt-hitch hydraulic wood splitter 26 years ago from Split-Fire and wanted to “brag” about it as his “best buy.” Back then the company was called LV Enterprises, and the wood splitters were called “SuperSplitters.”
Gord writes: “I like my Split-Fire 3-pt-hitch mounted wood splitter purchased new in 1985. The splitter splits on both the forward and reverse stroke. It speeds up working with firewood considerably. The only piece of the unit that has had to be replaced was the Teflon sliders. For 26 years this unit has split an average of 10 cords per year.”
You can see the article in Farm Show Volume 36, Number 1, 2012.
We thank Gord for sharing this with us and we wish him many more years of trouble free wood splitting to come!
Are you splitting wood with a vintage Split-Fire log splitter? We would like to hear from you. Please send us a photo and a write-up for our website.
E-mail: sales@split-fire.com