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Finally got my daughter to help upload these to the site. Splitter has 8hp Briggs I/C engine, 16gpm pump, 12gal hyd tank, 4.5in cylinder, with 12sec. cycle times. I have split about 5 cords so far and it is working just fine.


This is how it started
RayinTomball


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<a href="http://s275.photobucket.com/albums/jj281/RayinTomball/?action=view&current=LogEvo5.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj281/RayinTomball/LogEvo5.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

<a href="http://s275.photobucket.com/albums/jj281/RayinTomball/?action=view&current=LogEvo7.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj281/RayinTomball/LogEvo7.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

<a href="http://s275.photobucket.com/albums/jj281/RayinTomball/?action=view&current=LogEvo8-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj281/RayinTomball/LogEvo8-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

<a href="http://s275.photobucket.com/albums/jj281/RayinTomball/?action=view&current=LogEvo9.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj281/RayinTomball/LogEvo9.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>




And this is how it ended up

<a href="http://s275.photobucket.com/albums/jj281/RayinTomball/?action=view&current=LogEvo10-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj281/RayinTomball/LogEvo10-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
 
looked good until ya put that snot colored pain on it LOL-just pickin on ya-Read my sig.

Looks real good. whats the longest piece ya can split-24"???
 
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Yeah, I thought the color combination looked great, I'm kinda partial to Green and Yellow. the splitter looks good too.
 
GREAT Job!!!

You do good work, Looks like it was a well thought out project from start to finish (even the paint - LOL)
 
Nice

Ray, Thats a real nice piece of work you did there, Thats the kind of thing that makes site cool,..Enjoy, Eric
 

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