Splitter Has Quick-Attach Heads

Splitter Has Quick-Attach Heads WOODLOT EQUIPMENT Wood Splitters “I grew up reading my grandfather’s FARM SHOW magazine and was always very interested in machinery ” says Joshua Essary “A few years ago I started working on a farm project to help us speed up our wood splitting ” He spent about 5 years developing the Wood Shark Wood Splitter which was recently granted a provisional patent What makes it different from other splitters is Essary’s quick-attach system for interchanging the splitting wedges There are no pins or bolts to deal with or expensive hydraulic setups required to change them “I have 4 different heads that I can use ” Essary says “That’s important because the operator can choose the output of the wood and speed they split I cut my splitting time about in half ” The heads are: 4-in and 6-in multi-split single wedge and 4-way wedge The machine is powerful enough to slice through knots or twisted grains if needed But if the block is crooked he normally puts on the single wedge to allow it to fracture along the wood’s natural grains “I built it to be an industrial machine so it has industry leading components for the mechanical parts This machine will last a long long time for the standard user ” Essary says He built one machine that he and family and friends use and he would like to make more He welcomes inquiries about manufacturing the Wood Shark Check out the video of it in action at www farmshow com Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Joshua Essary 1241 200 St Leighton Iowa 50143 ph 918 797-5196; www woodsharksplitter com; jbessary@gmail com

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