Log splitter pics what's yours look like?
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TheLumberJack
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Ductape
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A Few Pics of My BigBox Yard Machines 27 Ton
I have been really happy with it. I have split alot of big, gnarly wood with it. The Honda motor never takes more than two pulls, even after sitting all winter.
My late FIL (R.I.P. David!) setting some decent sized Elm on it. Any excuse to get a little seat time in his Bobcat.
^^Note the pre-production shelf made of plywood.
I made one out of some steel we had hanging around. This saves ALOT of bending over to pick up the same piece of wood to re-split.
And a couple gratuitous woodpile shots thrown in for fun...........
I have been really happy with it. I have split alot of big, gnarly wood with it. The Honda motor never takes more than two pulls, even after sitting all winter.
My late FIL (R.I.P. David!) setting some decent sized Elm on it. Any excuse to get a little seat time in his Bobcat.
^^Note the pre-production shelf made of plywood.
I made one out of some steel we had hanging around. This saves ALOT of bending over to pick up the same piece of wood to re-split.
And a couple gratuitous woodpile shots thrown in for fun...........
TheLumberJack
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after i saw the wood i was just getting ready to post weld some steel on there!
nice setup and good addition!
nice setup and good addition!
Zodiac45
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Nice looking wood platform Ductape. My splitter's just the same as your's but a Tecumseh motor. It's been flawless for the past 5 yrs I guess it is now? Always fires right up in 1-2 pulls and runs well. If I were to change anything it would be a larger fuel tank. I'm saving one of your pix if thats ok and I'm gonna fab up a tray like that. I added extensions too my "wings" but I like your deal better. 
Ductape
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Have at it ! As you can see , all I did was remove the top piece of the three piece log holder.......... drill some corresponding holes in the flat stock, and just bolted it on. I don't recall the dimensions of the plate, but it just partially covers the motor.......... but not so much that its a problem putting gas in it. With the wood table I had on to try out the concept, I had a fair amount of wood vibrate off it....... and onto the recoil cover. The steel is just big enough to keep the wood from falling on the recoil cover. I thought it might make the splitter tippy with a big half round on the table, but its not. I can actually sit on it to take a breather without tipping the splitter. The whole thing worked out much better than I ever anticipated (especially for a hacker like myself!).
knot buster
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little project
well, found this splitter setting in an old poll barn, come to find out the guy that owned it hasnt used it in 4 years. i bought it for 75 dollars. i had to rebuild the cylinder,put a new 16 gpm pump on it,new hydro tank and filter system, and rebuild the caberator. i ended up spending more than i had intended, but now i have a splitter that has split every thing that i have fed it.
well, found this splitter setting in an old poll barn, come to find out the guy that owned it hasnt used it in 4 years. i bought it for 75 dollars. i had to rebuild the cylinder,put a new 16 gpm pump on it,new hydro tank and filter system, and rebuild the caberator. i ended up spending more than i had intended, but now i have a splitter that has split every thing that i have fed it.
knot buster
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also had to replace fuel tank and fuel line on the old model 23 briggs. when i say old, i mean old. this is a 1950 8.25 motor and runs great
jra1100
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This is my splitter. It is made by Log Boss, a company which has been making them in my home town of Marble Rock, Iowa since 1979. They are a unique splitter in that the ram diameter is only 1 1\2 inches and yet it has a splitting force of approximately 22 tons. This is accomplished with a patented power booster which will not only cut wood, but will actually cut a piece of red elm of 8-12 inches diameter CROSSWISE. I have no idea of how many cords of wood that this has split, but it is one hell of a lot!!! So oak which I split last year is behind the splitter. These only weigh about 200 lbs., and are pretty easy to put into a pickup. They only cost around $1400, and if anyone wants one they can PM me and I will tell you how to get them. JR
<a href="http://s267.photobucket.com/albums/ii296/jra1100/?action=view¤t=LogBoss002.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii296/jra1100/LogBoss002.jpg" border="0" alt="My Log Boss Splitter"></a>
<a href="http://s267.photobucket.com/albums/ii296/jra1100/?action=view¤t=LogBoss003.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii296/jra1100/LogBoss003.jpg" border="0" alt="The Power booster"></a>
<a href="http://s267.photobucket.com/albums/ii296/jra1100/?action=view¤t=LogBoss004.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii296/jra1100/LogBoss004.jpg" border="0" alt="7 HP engine"></a>
This is my splitter. It is made by Log Boss, a company which has been making them in my home town of Marble Rock, Iowa since 1979. They are a unique splitter in that the ram diameter is only 1 1\2 inches and yet it has a splitting force of approximately 22 tons. This is accomplished with a patented power booster which will not only cut wood, but will actually cut a piece of red elm of 8-12 inches diameter CROSSWISE. I have no idea of how many cords of wood that this has split, but it is one hell of a lot!!! So oak which I split last year is behind the splitter. These only weigh about 200 lbs., and are pretty easy to put into a pickup. They only cost around $1400, and if anyone wants one they can PM me and I will tell you how to get them. JR
<a href="http://s267.photobucket.com/albums/ii296/jra1100/?action=view¤t=LogBoss002.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii296/jra1100/LogBoss002.jpg" border="0" alt="My Log Boss Splitter"></a>
<a href="http://s267.photobucket.com/albums/ii296/jra1100/?action=view¤t=LogBoss003.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii296/jra1100/LogBoss003.jpg" border="0" alt="The Power booster"></a>
<a href="http://s267.photobucket.com/albums/ii296/jra1100/?action=view¤t=LogBoss004.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii296/jra1100/LogBoss004.jpg" border="0" alt="7 HP engine"></a>
jerryw66
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That's amaizing, they still produce these things, need more pics, where's the oil res. I remember my dad saving some hydraulic accumulators back in the 70's, don't know where they went, but wish I had 1 or 2. I believe you, but it is strange tech. I want one.
jra1100
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Jerry
This is actually pretty advanced tech. The power booster has been licensed for quite a few applications. The oil reservoir is in a V shaped tank that form the bottom of the splitter beam. This was done to make the beam stronger than an I beam, and to reduce the weight of the machine. The guys who build them have never had a beam\reservoir fail. These things are tough, many of them are from back in the 70's and still work great. This one goes back to the 80's and has split many hundreds of cords of wood. I am going to put the web link and other info below. JR
[email protected]
Scavenger Backwater Motors / Log Boss Mfg.
110 S. Main
Marble Rock, IA. 50653
Phone: (866) 242-8555
This is actually pretty advanced tech. The power booster has been licensed for quite a few applications. The oil reservoir is in a V shaped tank that form the bottom of the splitter beam. This was done to make the beam stronger than an I beam, and to reduce the weight of the machine. The guys who build them have never had a beam\reservoir fail. These things are tough, many of them are from back in the 70's and still work great. This one goes back to the 80's and has split many hundreds of cords of wood. I am going to put the web link and other info below. JR
[email protected]
Scavenger Backwater Motors / Log Boss Mfg.
110 S. Main
Marble Rock, IA. 50653
Phone: (866) 242-8555
Ductape
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Can someone explain hydraulic accumulators to me in leymans terms? Is it anything that can be added to a splitter that doesn't come with one?
thejdman04
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Think of it as a shock absorber. The easiest way to think of it is think of a pringles can. Theres a steel plate in the center that can "float. Under the steel plate theres a rubber bladder filled with nitrogen, on the other side theres hydraulic oil. When theres a spike in oil pressure (you let off the valve etc) the plate goes down pushes against the bladder and nitrogen, it absorbs the shock, aka the pump still going wide open, but no where for the oil to go (you close the valve), until the pump can unload. Some accumulators are just like hydraulic cylinders, but with a spring under the "piston" when the pressure spikes it pushes the pistion down against the spring.
jra1100
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thejdman04
I admit to not knowing a lot about hydraulic cylinders, but I do know that there are no nitrogen bladders and I am pretty sure that no springs are on the booster used on the Log Boss. I know that it has something to do with a shuttle of some sort, and have seen them put together, but it is not something that I have a lot of knowledge about. As to whether one can be fitted to an existing splitter I don't know. The Log Boss is for lack of a better term, made form scratch. They make the cylinder, the ram, the frame, the rings, everything except the tires and engine. One reason is doing it from scratch allows them to have complete control over the quality of each part of the splitter. If you are using off the shelf components and just assembling them like many companies chances are that a lot of those components are made in China now days. These splitters are 100% made in America, with the possible exception of the tires. JR
I admit to not knowing a lot about hydraulic cylinders, but I do know that there are no nitrogen bladders and I am pretty sure that no springs are on the booster used on the Log Boss. I know that it has something to do with a shuttle of some sort, and have seen them put together, but it is not something that I have a lot of knowledge about. As to whether one can be fitted to an existing splitter I don't know. The Log Boss is for lack of a better term, made form scratch. They make the cylinder, the ram, the frame, the rings, everything except the tires and engine. One reason is doing it from scratch allows them to have complete control over the quality of each part of the splitter. If you are using off the shelf components and just assembling them like many companies chances are that a lot of those components are made in China now days. These splitters are 100% made in America, with the possible exception of the tires. JR
thejdman04
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I dont have any clue what your splitter has on it, nor do I have any clue what the "booster" feature your splitter is, or how it works. I was posting a reply to ductape's question about what a hydraulic accumulator is. Hydraulic accumulators are that, mechanical (with a piston and spring), or a piston and nitrogen bladder, shock absorbers. I am also mainly refering to ag and construction equipment, which I have much more experience in. What is on or in your splitter I have no clue. I was just trying to answer ductapes question.
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casey and 20 ton iron&oak tom trees
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thejdman04
Sorry for the confusion, my fault. I thought that ductape was referring to my splitter which has a power booster on the hydraulic cylinder. As I said, I don't know much about them, only know how the guys that make my splitter do it, well sort of. Big equipment is way out of my league. JR
Sorry for the confusion, my fault. I thought that ductape was referring to my splitter which has a power booster on the hydraulic cylinder. As I said, I don't know much about them, only know how the guys that make my splitter do it, well sort of. Big equipment is way out of my league. JR
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