Log Splitter preferences?

I am in need of a new log splitter and would like some input on pros and cons of a 3 point over a trailer mounted type. I've used the trailer mounted type for the last few years and although it has worked well, I have thought a 3pt would be more convenient. Any thoughts, or anything I need to consider before I start shopping around?

I can't imagine using anything but a vertical beam on a 3 point. I can stand up for small stuff if I want and I sit down for the larger blocks.

3pt is what we use one less motor to maintain.... easier to move around and we get to use our 2 cylinders on it...

I like the kind where the wedge moves. Saves re positioning the log after every cycle.

I like my Troy Built 27 ton with cheap model honda engine. 2 stage pump split anything i put in it, Dont have to spin the big tractor motor to run it. Had it 10 years splitting 4-6 cords a year. No troubles. Change oil 1x per year. Changed hydro filter 1x. Should change fluid soon.

I agree with JD Jim. One less motor to worry about with the three point splitter. Not to mention I think my small Diesels are more economical to run than some of these small gas engines.
My son left his 32 ton gas engine splitter at my house last winter. I decided to use it one cold zero degree day. I didn't have enough strength to pull it to start it. I plugged the Massey in. Went and had a coffee and came back out in a half hour and split some wood with my splitter. I never used his all winter even though it was brand new.

I have a 3 pt speeco .it goes vertical and horizantal i can bust anything so far even knotty fence row trees.one nice feature is the knock off in case you stick one.

Having one where the wedge is stationary and tilted in at the top is best. But if you want a splitter that can tilt vertical you'll need the wedge to move.

I use a 3 point type, made a few modifications to it to make it user friendly, welded some pipe legs and metal tables on sides. Use a small massey diesel tractor to power it, slightly above idle. A whole lot quieter than a small gas powered and my tractor uses less diesel then my father in laws brand new gas powered screaming Honda clone powered machine. I would never own nothing but the 3 pt type.

I went with the trailer type TSC Husky in a 35 ton model. I couldn't justify the use of a 40-50 HP tractor to do a job that a 12 HP engine could handle.

I think the basis of ones consideration for a splitter depends on how they will process firewood. You can look back on this site and see a lot of posts about making firewood and how its done in many different ways, tools used, accessories like a log lift or things used to make the work easier.

If you prefer to split in the woods and haul it back to the stack, say from your own land, and you have a small fuel efficient tractor with the hydraulics that match the needs of a splitter, that's one consideration.

Tow behind is stand alone, more portable if it is road worthy, and there are a lot of them out there to look at, from the typical homeowner models to the more commercial ones that are higher priced, before you get into processors etc.

Personally, I have enough woodland available to me, that I can tow in logs right to the house and prefer to do so, process in close proximity to where its stacked, convenience of being close to home etc., though I can set up to do same on location, which may be desirable if the logs are so big its easier. If I did not have the available forest, I'd have it delivered in log length, do the same near the house.

I think the speeco/huskee line of splitters are decent for the price, I remember looking over all the different brands and the fact that a huskee 28 ton model with an easy starting GC190 Honda engine, that's easy on fuel, allows for a drop on 4 way wedge, and a decent bolt on log cradle, does horizontal and vertical, can be towed on the road, though they are 45 mph max, covers a homeowner doing say... 6 + cord annually very nicely. Some like the wedge on the beam, not on the cylinder like the huskee, for higher production and an end table to push the pieces onto, or a conveyor. Depends on what you are doing, the wedge on the cylinder does allow you to clear a stuck piece easily by retracting, for most other purposes I like it and have used both, the other and old style Didier, I like my huskee 28 ton much better, even more so for gnarly elm and similar. I also have set up to keep most if not all handling of wood, off the ground or easily worked with, makes it easy on the back and you can go all day, definitely pays to work smarter by virtue of the tools you have.

Here's a comment I did not see; the 3 pt type is easy to set the height that works for you. Paul