Log splitter as a press

[jake98]

It's the way the end of the rod and wedge is fixed to the beam that prevents the rod from bending under stress, that also limits what you can do. The center of the push is only a few inches off the beam, for pressing apples, grapes etc you would have to have an offset adapter to bring the "push" out away from the beam, and extended away from the end of the rod so you could get it in a barrel of some sort.

It should be doable, the offset plunger would not need to be able to withstand the full force of the cylinder as I don't think you would need 20-30 tons of force to press fruit ?

JB.

How about just pressing them in a piece of 5" pipe with holes in it? You could have a plug on the bottom that the pipe sits on, and just take it off to clear out the pulp.. maybe a fixture on the lower section with a drain pan?

 

[Chilly807]

I finally got around to building the tire bead breaker today. Now all I need is a tire that needs to be broken down to try it on..

Sean

 

[J_J]

Chilly807,

Nice work.

Is the bead popper adj for all type tires, like large fat ATV tires, and smaller lawn tires?

 

[The Haymaker]

A customer of mine who I deliver steel to is pretty ingenious. He has a pair of electric wood splitters in his fab shop that he uses as metal brakes. The guy a hoot to talk with and a whiz with metal.

Hubbard Rakes

 

[Chilly807]

Chilly807,

Nice work.

Is the bead popper adj for all type tires, like large fat ATV tires, and smaller lawn tires?

Well, I built it to fit 14-16 inch car tires, so it should handle anything close to that size. The radius is exactly right for 15 inch rims, trial and error will show how good it is for other sizes. There's 6 inches of clearance between the popper and the bed of the splitter.

Sean