Wood splitter

[stray]

Here is a link for one made for a bobcat

http://www.logmauler.com/

 

[stray]

Here is the modification I promised. I have already tried it out and as some of you all said, when splitting small stuff it is better to have the splitter in the upright mode. There is enough hose link that the controls can be mounted close to the wood in the up right operation.

 

[stray]

A pic of the splitter being operated in the upright mode. I still need to mount the control mount holder. But for now this will do.

 

[Rip]

Looks like you have the best of both worlds now. Looks like a good heavy duty accessory that may well pay for itself in a season or two to the extent you can heat with wood and save on the high price of your hydrocarbon fuel alternative.

Nice job!

 

[pequeajim]

That's pretty nice and a typical Stray good idea. Much stronger and just as easy to rotate as the square pipe idea I was thinking of!

How come everyone else is so smart? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[pequeajim]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( A pic of the splitter being operated in the upright mode. I still need to mount the control mount holder. But for now this will do. )</font>

Can you put a "T" type of pipe fitting on the side, where each side of the top of the "T" can be used to slide the pipe support for the controls depending on the orientation? So, the controls mounted on a pipe slides over the "T". The "T" is oriented so that it extends out from the side of the beam and the top points up and down. Then just put a connecting pin in the pipe to hold the controls in place?

 

[stray]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( </font><font color="blueclass=small"> Can you put a "T" type of pipe fitting on the side, where each side of the top of the "T" can be used to slide the pipe support for the controls depending on the orientation? So, the controls mounted on a pipe slides over the "T". The "T" is oriented so that it extends out from the side of the beam and the top points up and down. Then just put a connecting pin in the pipe to hold the controls in place? )</font>

As soon as I get this done I'll post a pic. The angle of the handle (when mounted to the beam) will seem strange but when I tried it out in that position it seemed to feel OK.

 

[tracdoc]

Another neat idea brought to reality. Great job, Stray.

 

[stray]

Thanks again Guys!
I didn't take time turn the splitter in the up right position for a pic but I will later on. This pic will be the upside down storage position. If the splitter is turned the other way one would just slip the control into the square mount, from the other direction, plug the hoses into the tractor and away we go.

 

[stray]

Here is a pic of the controls. Like I said it looks odd the way they are mounted but it does seem to work well. They just slide in, to the point where you see the stop.

 

[stray]

A stray blunder!!! I have shared many successes with you all so now I feel it only reasonable to show and ask for ideas on how to correct this situation. Although my splitter is working well and does well this situation bugs me. As you can see in the pic the wedge is tilted. It looks like the I beam has twisted. When splitting a tough piece of wood the splitter will flex and the wedge will tilt even more. It comes back to its original place but I am afraid that after a while it will keep getting worse. There are most likely many ways to fix and reinforce it but I thought some of you would have a best idea. AN 8" I beam was used for the main beam.
Thanks for every ones help and interest

 

[toy]

It looks like the beam is already twisted some or the wedge is not exactly upright. Could you box in the sides or double plate the upright part of the i -beam to stiffen it up a little?

 

[toy]

I like your log splitter, right now I heat my garrage with a coal furnace but if ever coal became hard to get here I would start using wood and that splitter would become a must build item. My coal furnace is a multi fuel source furnace so all I would have to do to start burning wood is slide a lever over and it would be ready to burn wood primarrily. I also like your big bucket that would be handy to have for light stuff like sawdust, and as shown in your pictures for hauling in wood. Your side mower is a great idea , but the bank where I would be mowing is real rocky so I have been thinking that one of those wheeled striing weedeaters on a boom would work well for that area.

 

[Piedmont3]

Stray,
You might try adding an additional piece of I-Beam vertically to the end of the splitter. It would go from the top of the wedge to the bottom of the current I-Beam. This would give you structural support for both the twisting as well as the bend or flex.

 

[MossRoad]

Time to bring this thread back to the top for a few days, since we are talking wood splitters.

 

[SPYDERLK]

A stray blunder!!! I have shared many successes with you all so now I feel it only reasonable to show and ask for ideas on how to correct this situation. Although my splitter is working well and does well this situation bugs me. As you can see in the pic the wedge is tilted. It looks like the I beam has twisted. When splitting a tough piece of wood the splitter will flex and the wedge will tilt even more. It comes back to its original place but I am afraid that after a while it will keep getting worse. There are most likely many ways to fix and reinforce it but I thought some of you would have a best idea. AN 8" I beam was used for the main beam.
Thanks for every ones help and interest

I beams are pretty fragile torsionally. Maybe you can torque it straight and hold it while welding a tube around it to hold it. Im not sure that would work against a damaged beam. Maybe heat it to get it to set straight, then the tube.

When I made mine I worried about torsion stresses on the beam and I split a length of 3" pipe and welded it back together down the center of the beams web. My beam is only 4x6" but has held its shape
over 25yrs.
larry

 

[tsteahr]

Seems like this would be a good application for a box section instead of the I beam. Much greater moment of inertia in torsion...

 

[J_J]

A stray blunder!!! I have shared many successes with you all so now I feel it only reasonable to show and ask for ideas on how to correct this situation. Although my splitter is working well and does well this situation bugs me. As you can see in the pic the wedge is tilted. It looks like the I beam has twisted. When splitting a tough piece of wood the splitter will flex and the wedge will tilt even more. It comes back to its original place but I am afraid that after a while it will keep getting worse. There are most likely many ways to fix and reinforce it but I thought some of you would have a best idea. AN 8" I beam was used for the main beam.
Thanks for every ones help and interest

I think heat would do the trick. An experienced guy with a torch would be able to heat the right spots to correct the twist. Then stiffen the I beam somewhat.

 

[SnowRidge]

I beams are pretty fragile torsionally. Maybe you can torque it straight and hold it while welding a tube around it to hold it. Im not sure that would work against a damaged beam. Maybe heat it to get it to set straight, then the tube.

When I made mine I worried about torsion stresses on the beam and I split a length of 3" pipe and welded it back together down the center of the beams web. My beam is only 4x6" but has held its shape
over 25yrs.
larry

I think heat would do the trick. An experienced guy with a torch would be able to heat the right spots to correct the twist. Then stiffen the I beam somewhat.

You guys are responding to a post from 2005!

 

[J_J]

You guys are responding to a post from 2005!

Oh no, time regression has set in again. I do that often. But did he ever fix it?