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Read articles →Mike focuses specifically on three-point hitch wood splitters rather than standalone gas-powered units, explaining why you'd choose one over the other. He covers the remote hydraulics requirement, the advantage of a pivoting beam for heavy logs, and a practical workaround, using a bungee cord, when a tractor lacks a hydraulic detent. A useful short primer for anyone new to tractor-mounted splitters weighing their options.
Tractor Mike is a longtime tractor-industry insider with decades of hands-on experience in the equipment business. He built his channel to help first-time and rural buyers make confident decisions, and his guidance comes from that deep, long-term background rather than a sales pitch.
A tow-behind splitter is self-contained with its own engine and tows behind a pickup. A three-point splitter mounts on the tractor, offers better maneuverability, and needs no extra engine.
Yes, you have to have remote tractor hydraulics in order to buy and run a three-point wood splitter.
Mike uses a bungee cord wired to the hydraulic lever to hold it on, giving continuous hydraulic flow to the splitter.
If you have a big log you can't lift, you can pivot the beam up or down and scoot it over to get underneath the log and split it.
