Abstract: A hydraulic logsplitter assembly including a logsplitting mechanism and comprising means for charging logs thereto consisting of:a boom,a support mechanism supporting the boom and disposed at an angle from the vertical centerline for facilitating the free swinging of the boom at an angle from on an inclined plane under the weight of a load between charging and discharging positions,a base for rotatively supporting the support mechanism,a torsion spring interconnecting the base and support mechanism for the swinging returnably of the boom from discharging to charging position,a cable supported by the boom,a grapple unit mounted at the free end of the cable.