My LOGSPLITTER Build

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Looks good so far LD. Might consider putting angle iron on the wedge to help split apart the wood a little more. Strengthens it as well. This thing should e pretty quick with the 22 gal pump and 4" cyl. There is a company that provides this set up (Twist Eze?) They call it a "re-splitter" as it splits wood right quick. Return is quite fast for a hydraulic.

 

[LD1]

All done till hoses arrive. Except finding the key:mur: I ran across it last week cleaning up the shop and I put it up so it wouldnt get lost:laughing: Now I havent got a clue where...:confused2:

 

[BukitCase]

If you're even HALF as bad as I've gotten lately, ya might wanna look in the ignition

Lately it can take anywhere from a half hour to a couple YEARS for me to find things - the more sure I am that I'll remember, the longer it takes.. Steve

 

[LD1]

Got the hoses on last night so its officially a splitter now. I will look for the key for awhile again today. Then it may be getting a rewiring job...

 

[AaronS]

Looks great! Just need some new paint on the wheels and a jack stand! :thumbsup:

 

[LD1]

Yea, I thought about doing the wheels but decided not to. They "were" powdercoated wheels. Prepping is a PITA, and I was out of black paint. And yellow dont cover well. Besides, I have plenty spares. So I wasnt too worried.

The jack should be delivered today. IT had to come from CA. But at least it is FED-ex. They deliver the earliest in the day. Usually around noon. USPS is ~2:00 and UPS is the worst @ 4:30-5:00

 

[mikefromnh]

Just rewire the ignition -- you'll be sure to find the key right after


Looks good. But we need video once you get it running:thumbsup:

 

[LD1]

All done and everything works. Cycle time is about 4.5 seconds out and 3.5 seconds back. Total of 8 seconds overall. I am happy with that.

I dont think the engine runs 3600 RPM, wish it did. But sounds like it is closer to 3k.

I have a video but I have no way to post it. No youtube account or whatnot. If anyone wants to see a video and has ability to post for me, shoot me a PM with your e-mail address and I can send it to you.

 

[SPIKER]

LD1 Sounds GREAT look forward to seeing the video when ya get someone to post it for ya or sign up for Youtube account (think it's free for videos under 10 min.)

Mark M

 

[LD1]

I have no intentions of signing up for anything else. Already too much to keep up with.

The vid isnt great. I didnt have any wood to split, so I split a couple of pieces of ash that were already split just to show the cycle speed.

JJ pm'd me and I e-mailed him the videos. Not sure if he has a youtube account to be able to post em for me or not. So still looking for someone that does so they can post for me. Just send me a PM with your e-mail and I will e-mail you the vid. ~4.0MB

 

[J_J]

Here is the video for LD1's log splitter.

YouTube

 

[AaronS]

Video is set to private.

 

[J_J]

I had it set to public.

I changed it to unlisted.

First one I have done.

 

[LD1]

Thank you for posting it JJ :thumbsup:

I embedded it in the next post.

 

[LD1]

 

[AaronS]

Nice speed! Thanks for posting J_J.

 

[murphy1244]

that's mighty quick! What's next.?

 

[LD1]

that's mighty quick! What's next.?

:laughing: Thats what my wife always asks.

I am not sure. Not likely to do any more projects for a bit. As I have a good list of things to do once the winter finally lets go.

Like replacing the invisible dog fence. Draining and cleaning the gold fish ponds, more landscape work around the big pond and more grass seed to sow. Spring is always busy. And if it isnt too wet, would like to cut some firewood.

 

[radioman]

nice build! I really like the design and all substantial metal thicknesses. I am sure it feels good to get it done that quickly. :thumbsup:

Now - about your barrel woodstove. I am curoius about your metal roofing shield you fabricated for it. Any particular reason you shaped it that way? trying to focus heat somewhere? how is that working out?

 

[LD1]

Which part of the metal shield are you talking about?

The half round one was left on the property when I purchased the place. Its actually one of them things that hold dirt back away from a basement window.

The heated part of the shop is 30x30 and insulated. With the stove on one side, and no airflow, the other side gets cold. So I found a use for that half-round piece and set a box fan behind it so it blows the warm air out .

It worked really well at getting the heat moving. Then I added the green polebarn siding later to further improve on the design so that all of the air from the box fan gets directed under and around the stove.

Not sure if you can see the fan in the pics, but its behind the green metal siding and on a downward angle. It works really well:thumbsup: