Unicorn splitter (was Re: [Farmall] Some ads from the 9/23 LancasterFarming

[James Moran]

As I read about the peculiarities of log splitters of varying  descriptions, I begin to understand the growing popularity of the  (comparatively) safe and easy gas fireplace inserts. ;-)
  JM

Gary Duff <redtractorman at yahoo.com> wrote:      How good do these work.Are they good and how big of
block will it split.

--- Jim Hudson  wrote:

> Bark Buster pictures 
> http://users.vnet.net/jamhudson/pics/Bark%20Buster/
> Safer than a chain saw!!
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mike Sloane" 
> To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list"
> 
> Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 5:25 PM
> Subject: Unicorn splitter (was Re: [Farmall] Some ads
> from the 9/23 
> LancasterFarming
> 
> 
> >I cannot imagine how the Unicorn would work properly
> without the stop bar, 
> >nor with the stabilizer bars I use to keep the machine
> straight away from 
> >the PTO shaft. Some years back, someone brought out a
> similar device that 
> >one attached in place of one of the driving tires of a
> car/truck with the 
> >axle jacked up and the wheels chocked. I don't know how
> one kept the log 
> >from spinning - maybe it just hit the ground?. I think
> it was called the 
> >"Stickler" or something like that. Another competitor to
> the Unicorn was 
> >called the "Bark Buster", but I have never seen one.
> >
> > The Unicorn I have was very well constructed, and the
> only part that you 
> > could damage was a standard hardware store roll pin
> that acted as a shear 
> > pin for the steel part of the big screw. I never broke
> a pin, but I loaned 
> > it to my neighbor, and she managed to break one almost
> immediately. I 
> > think that was the last time I loaned out any of my
> stuff. :-)
> 
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Take Care,God Bless 
 Gary
 Redtractorman at yahoo.com

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