Log splitter - don't laugh

[Egon]

that cant be all firewood?

I'm with you! Coming from the prairies I find it very hard to burn the heavier versions of hardwood.

 

[Ryan03]

Cool splitter, judging by the size of the wood pile behind it, I would venture to say that you work the snot out of it. Any splitter that can withstand having that much hardwood put through it for 30 years demands respect. IT CERTAINLY HAS MINE!!!!!

 

[Barneyhunts]

Looks really good to someone who swings a maul!

 

[smfcpacfp]

that cant be all firewood?
I am just finishing a homemade bandmill and all those logs are making my mouth water......

I once had a load of perfectly straight red oak from 6" to 18" in diameter. It seemed like such a waste to cut and split this up and burn it.. There would be potential saw logs in here, but I don't have the equipment, or the need.

 

[Danno1]

that cant be all firewood?
I am just finishing a homemade bandmill and all those logs are making my mouth water......

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I know.

Someone else on the board had a 20 ft log/trunk of ash that they were going to cut for firewood. That would be worth a fortune as boatbuilding wood.

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[schmism]

hey a ugly piece of junk that works well and you use, beats a nice fancy POS that doesn't work anyday!

 

[Ryan03]

hey a ugly piece of junk that works well and you use, beats a nice fancy POS that doesn't work anyday!

Well put.

 

[smfcpacfp]

hey a ugly piece of junk that works well and you use, beats a nice fancy POS that doesn't work anyday!

I wouldn't go so far as to call it a piece of junk.

 

[WilliamBos]

I wouldn't go so far as to call it a piece of junk.

I second that!!

 

[Rio_Grande]

I think it looks great beings I am trying to toss one together right now.


As for good wood going to the furnace. I have over 20 16 to 24 foot long oak and poplar beams out of a large old barn that the last huricane took out. After salvaging all the beams and putting about 2 days work into it we have been through 3 "recycled" lumber buyers who want to pay pennies on the foot. So as of tomorow afternoon they will all be in 18 in peices and waiting on the splitter. There are hundreds of board feet there, but it will keep me warm this winter.

 

[smfcpacfp]

That cylinder looks huge.Probably needs a little bigger pump to make it run quicker.This reminds me of the first splitter I ever used.Had a V4 Wisconsin w/electric start,a pump from a state hwy truck,and a huge cylinder that would split 6" logs laid sideways(stand back!).It was so heavy you could only move it on hardstand,by hand.

It has a 4" piston and the outside diameter of the cylinder is 8". It could probably use a larger volume pump. given the length of the stroke, a two stage pump would probably be the ticket. Given that I always work with someone and it takes a little time to get the wood to be split on the splitter, it seems pretty close the right speed.

 

[hockeyhead]

holy crap at 2500psi you're pushing 48 ton, strong old ugly splitter. I bet it never even flinches no matter what you put on it.

 

[smfcpacfp]

The only thing that flinches is the I - Beam and table when under stress. It seems to be willing to cut through any narley piece of wood.

 

[alchemysa]

Since it wasn't an engineered product, it runs how it runs - slowly. Anyway I have split a lot of wood with this ugly beast. ]

Well, I'm no oil painting either, so I've always had to get by on 'personality'... just like this ol' gal. She looks good to me.