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Got my new wood splitter down

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Butch(OH)

11-01-2005 12:36:46




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Well, with a few tips from you guys here is my latest shop project. A 6" x 32" cylinder provides plenty of umph @2000 PSI from the Cessna landing gear pump. My homemade speed up chain drive is shown. We can eave the tractor just off idle and still get good ram speed. I couldnt decide which side if the thing to put the log lifter on so I built two with the old 3 1/2" splitter cylinder mounted inbetween for lift. We just pin which ever side we dont want to use in the raised position and it dead ends the cylinder to operate the other side. Am still experimenting with the wedge have it working 4 way pretty decent and have plans to go 6 way for easier splitten stuff. First tree out of the shop was a red Elm, about as tough a splitting as you'll find around here. Broke some welds and had to reinforce some places but the cylinder doesn't stop.

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Tim B From MA

11-03-2005 09:52:35




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 Re: Got my new wood splitter down in reply to Butch(OH), 11-01-2005 12:36:46  
Nice!

One suggestion for anyone making a splitter: I have a factory made job; the axle is mounted under a length of rectangular tubing (Maybe 4x6 in cross section) and this tube was used for the oil reservoir. I does;n look like your reservoir will be in the way at all, but the use of structural tubing as the reservoir makes for a "sleeker" look design.

Also you said you broke some welds initially? I am guessing they were holding the log stop on the end of the machine? I re-worked mine so that the wedge was on the ram like yours is (it was made ther other way) and had the same problem breaking off the stop. I made the stop shorter (less tourque if you are only catching the top of it with the log) and welded the heck out of it; works fine now. But anyone building a machine needs to make sure the the stop is solie with adeqate supports behind.

Nice job.

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Redd

11-02-2005 17:49:45




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 Re: Got my new wood splitter down in reply to Butch(OH), 11-01-2005 12:36:46  
Couple of questions: Is that pump a single stage pump. I assume it is. I just wondered because an old guy I know thats made a few splitters says he's found that a large single stage pump with a big engine results in the ram flying out real quick up to the log. Does yours do that? When you pin up the unused side of the lifter you must be using a couple of arms or links?



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Butch(OH)

11-02-2005 18:12:55




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 Re: Got my new wood splitter down in reply to Redd, 11-02-2005 17:49:45  
Yes the pump is single stage. Did not time the ram but with the tractor just off idle travel time one way is about 5 seconds. If you look closely at the pictures you will see the links used to pin the log lifters. They come from the bottom flange of the main beam up to the lifters at about a 45 degree angle. The top end of the links are atached to the lifters with quick pins. With the cylinder extended both are up and can be pinned up for storage or transport. Either side can be made movable by unpinning the link on the side you want to use. The splitter isnt here at the moment or I would take another picture of that area.

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Ranger John

11-01-2005 22:01:06




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 Re: Got my new wood splitter down in reply to Butch(OH), 11-01-2005 12:36:46  
Love the splitter... do you have any more closeups? I would love to get hold of the plans.



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Butch(OH)

11-02-2005 06:11:08




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 Plans? LOL in reply to Ranger John, 11-01-2005 22:01:06  
I can take pics of whatever you wish to see close up but plans consisted of cutting the main beam to the correct length, then set it on a pair of horses at comfortable working height. Then built down to the floor and added needed parts and pieces to the top. Not smart enough to engineer a project, just kinda happens, lol.



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wh

11-01-2005 16:32:58




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 Re: Got my new wood splitter down in reply to Butch(OH), 11-01-2005 12:36:46  
LOOKS great -- BUT -- please get some type of cover on that chain. hate for someone to stumble and stick their hand in there.



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11-01-2005 16:23:45




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 Re: Got my new wood splitter down in reply to Butch(OH), 11-01-2005 12:36:46  
That is a really,really nice tool.



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Butch(OH)

11-01-2005 12:37:47




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 Done, not down, duh in reply to Butch(OH), 11-01-2005 12:36:46  
geez



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