MWR
The Road not Taken.
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ours had its own engine, actually two if not three different ones over its lifespan so far. I think a Kohler motor is on it now. It was horizontal, not vertical like the pic and had a hitch on it for hauling it. Unfortunately, I don't have any pics of it here on my laptop, and I can't really just drive over to my parents' house from here in Afghanistan. This thing never had a problem going through knots. Sometimes you might have to back off, but the second time through, it would cut like it was going through butter.
By the way, here is a little video of that splitter in action. My father in law is helping me. He's about 85 and he still gets around good for his age. He likes doing this, and this way we can let him enjoy it and keep an eye on him.
We were splitting hickory here. Some of it had twisted grain, which made it tough. So I had to turn up the juice a little on one of the forked pieces.
Maybe a little taste of home while you are so far away.
YouTube - splitters2.mov

