Buzz Saw- Splitter Combo

[Flatheadyoungin]

that's a nice setup........your engineering is great.....very practical......

looks like she sure put out the work!

outside pics and paint did wonders!

We had a very busy weekend. Got the Machine Painted, Fixed a hydraulic leak on the 450 and cut a good pile of wood.

 

[tjintheshop]

I made the guard out of 1/8th in flat stock. You litterally would have to hit it with the mall to move it. My dad operates the splitter side by just sitting on the tire. Bad knees. I had the blade checked out by a local amish to make sure it was ok.

I am glad you guys like it.

 

[ahlkey]

How has your combo held up this past year? I am think of making one and would appreciate any advice. If you wanted to operate the splitter by itself or the saw could you deactive one or the other and still keep the PTO running. In short make it a one man station operation.

I also live in Wisconsin. Thanks

 

[waterguy]

Back in the 80's my dad made a saw rig using a toyota engine. It cut wood like crazy,but one day my brother and me were sawing wood and i looked away and when i looked back my brother was standing there with a funny look on his face. What had happened was the saw shaft had a little burr on the end and he touched his jacket sleeve against it and it pulled his zipped up jacket off him instantly. He had burns and scratches all over him where it was pulled off and shredded. We ran that engine in 4th gear and the sawblade would be just singing. Scary that we never thought of that blade coming apart.

 

[tjintheshop]

Sorry so late for a response. The combo unit worked great all winter. Cut and split about 40 face cords with it so far and cant complain. I still will need a bigger pump to speed up the splitter some. Borrowed it to a neighbor that cut up four bundles of oak slabs and dulled the blade some.

I didnt think about the seperate power for the units but wouldnt be hard to do. Just install inline belt clutch. Local amish sell these but they are expensive.

I grew up logging and dont seem to mind the singing of a buzz saw. Just stay away from the blade and keep an eye on the pulleys.

Thanks for the reply.

 

[Brad_Blazer]

Very nice design and construction. The slide from the saw to the splitter is an elegant feature.

I would like to see some more guarding on the shafts and pulleys.


I guess the pulley in the middle drives a hydraulic pump? I am interested in that part of the mechanism e.g. what kind of pump and reservoir you are using. Maybe you could spin it faster with a bigger pulley or a jackshaft to add another step-up.

If you want to run the splitter alone is it easy to unload the tensioner and just remove the saw drive belts? The other way around I don't think there is much of a safety or power consumption issue with letting the hydraulic pump run while cutting.

Nice work Cheesehead,
Brad