Unimog Club UK

Someone needs a front linkage...

The hydraulic types are very good as long as they're a decent size. An estate I shoot for uses one to process their timber - they split it in 1m+ lengths and then run it through the saw bench to get it ready for the fire. Looks to be a much quicker way to process than cutting the logs to length then splitting.

Could you not make up some sort of extension arms for your linkage to allow the Hycrack to sit further back? A couple of heavy pipes with holes drilled to bolt to the arms and another set for the pins on the splitter would do for something that light, and you could also make use of the longer PTO shaft?