Abstract: A thatching tool for a rotary lawn mower is provided. The tool includes a rotatable supporting bar to be rotated by a motor of the mower with the bar having thatching teeth mounted at both ends. Each of the thatching teeth includes a horizontal coil portion having an attaching portion at one end and a ground-engaging portion of tooth member at the other end. The tooth member extends at an angle of 130.degree.-160.degree., and preferably 140.degree.-150.degree., to the direction of rotation. The end of the tooth member is bent downwardly substantially perpendicular to the ground, with the length of the bent portion being from one-tenth to one-third, and preferably one-sixth to one-fourth, of the overall length of the tooth member, including the bent portion. This configuration provides greater resiliency for the tooth and prevents undue digging into the ground.

Abstract: A wood splitter is provided particularly for splitting logs. The wood splitter is specifically designed for use with a power takeoff shaft and a three-point hitch of a tractor. The wood splitter includes a drive shaft comprising a hollow shaft and a rod-like strengthening member extending substantially therethrough. The rod-like member stops short of one end of the hollow shaft which is threaded and receives a threaded shank of a conical tip of the splitting cone. The other end of the rodlike member has a transverse bore which is aligned with diametrically opposite openings in the hollow shaft and through which a shear bolt extends to hold the rod-like member in a fixed longitudinal position relative to the hollow shaft. The wood splitter also has a main frame supported on two stabilizing bars extending from the frame to the ground.

Abstract: Apparatus is provided for splitting wood and specifically logs. The apparatus includes a conical splitting device which is attached to a vehicle wheel hub and is rotated as the wheel is driven. A separate mounting plate attaches the splitting device to the wheel hub which enables one splitting device to be mounted on a variety of vehicle wheel hubs by the use of a variety of mounting plates. The splitting device itself has a spirally-grooved cone with a truncated conical portion behind the cone to prevent the possibility of logs riding up the device and damaging the wheel hub or adjacent portions of the vehicle.