Broke my Lickity Splitter

[super3]

Around the last week of October I was splitting a huge Hickory crotch and bent the top plate on my 69' Lickity Splitter. I knew it was getting real thin but trying to get just one more season out of it. After a lot of cussin directed at myself I tore it down and replaced the top plate.Many projects in between stretched it into several weeks. Finished it up last Friday. No inbetween pics but here are the b4 and after.








Should be good for another 40 years

 

[Rookie1]

Sweet! You did a great job.

 

[OhioGregg]

Great job Mike! Looks better than new!
I personally try to stay away from big crotches, hickory or other wise.

Gregg,

 

[Ductape]

I personally try to stay away from big crotches, hickory or other wise.

Gregg,

Personally, I base my decisions on aroma !

 

[John R]

I personally try to stay away from big crotches, hickory or other wise.

Gregg,

Personally, I base my decisions on aroma !

 

[prentice110]

What happend? Did the ram push the crotch into the wedge, log got stuck, and pushed the wedge up resulting in bent top plate? Nice fix btw. I still need to do that to my 67´.

 

[super3]

Haaaaa, true Gregg but I have to agree with Ductape on level of importance.

Prentice, basically yes. Top plate was about half wore off just ahead of wedge and I knew it needed attention, plus I don't think these were intended for the Hickory crotch,this was a section of the tree that had 5 branches around 70"X 55" that I had quartered, I stalled a 35 ton Speeco on another piece. Makes me feel a bit better on breaking mine.

 

[biggenius29]

Did you just paint that up?

 

[super3]

Did you just paint that up?

After I fixed my :censored:up.

 

[John R]

Looks like you painted the ram, that'll be hard on the seal.

 

[super3]

Looks like you painted the ram, that'll be hard on the seal.

What you are seeing that is painted is the inner high speed (low force) cylinder, 3". Outside the 3" is a 5" for higher splitting force. sort of like the 2 stage pumps of today. It has a pressure controlled shift valve that switches flow thru a diverter valve.Starts out in high speed, shifts to low for the gnarly part (if needed)and it shifts back to high speed for the rest of the split.

Oil flows thru the inside for low force split, 3" cylinder.





Oil flows thru the hole on top for the high force 5" cylinder

 

[biggenius29]

After I fixed my :censored:up.

I was going to say, I didnt think it was all painted up when I saw it.

Looks good.

 

[rancher2]

Good looking splitter.

 

[super3]

Just replacing the lost pics in this thread.

 

[Rookie1]

Good for you. I've tried replacing pics but can't seem to find on all the computers in the house.