HARRY BARKER
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Sweet!!
Excavator mounted wood splitter
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zipper1081
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check out this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=me1qtqBuUU0&playnext_from=TL&videos=IV_xchGRYUk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=me1qtqBuUU0&playnext_from=TL&videos=IV_xchGRYUk
komatsuvarna
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Early stages of build
Well, I gathered up some junk yesterday morning, and here is were I am today. I still have a long way to go, but i got started anyway. Im open to ideas and comments, except on the welding job.
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Well, I gathered up some junk yesterday morning, and here is were I am today. I still have a long way to go, but i got started anyway. Im open to ideas and comments, except on the welding job.
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HARRY BARKER
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youre gonna have to fab up a guard for the ports.
komatsuvarna
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Yeah, I was hoping i could find one with the side ports. I got 14 dollars in this one and its good, so ill make some guards up after i get everthing in its right spot.
Who needs a excavator? when you can split your wood with this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwsq6Su7kak&NR=1&feature=fvwp
:jawdrop::jawdrop::jawdrop:
Holy Slow....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwsq6Su7kak&NR=1&feature=fvwp
:jawdrop::jawdrop::jawdrop:
Holy Slow....
komatsuvarna
Arboristsite MVP
LMFAO!!!!! Thats what I call '' job security''.
komatsuvarna
Arboristsite MVP
I boxed in the beam were the cylinder mount is like Timberwolf does theres. I couldnt resist those TW colors either.
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HARRY BARKER
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lookin good!
komatsuvarna
Arboristsite MVP
Thanks, Not to bad for a hillbilly workin in a dirt floor barn.LOL Im hoping to have it mostly finished by this weekend depending on work.
komatsuvarna
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Almost done
I gotta build the 6 or 8 way wedge. I found a junk coupler at my komatsu dealer that im going to cut up to fit the top. A few other odds and ends and ill be splitting. I goofed up on the wedge end when i boxed the sides in. After i got it all welded up i figured out that the pusher would like about 10 inches before it got to the wedge. So instead of cutting it and shorting it, i decided to notch it. Dont really like the look of it, but im running out of patience.
Its a little longer than i wanted, but cant do much better with a 30'' cylinder. I guess itll work, itll be 4 inches wider then the blade on the machine.
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I gotta build the 6 or 8 way wedge. I found a junk coupler at my komatsu dealer that im going to cut up to fit the top. A few other odds and ends and ill be splitting. I goofed up on the wedge end when i boxed the sides in. After i got it all welded up i figured out that the pusher would like about 10 inches before it got to the wedge. So instead of cutting it and shorting it, i decided to notch it. Dont really like the look of it, but im running out of patience.
Its a little longer than i wanted, but cant do much better with a 30'' cylinder. I guess itll work, itll be 4 inches wider then the blade on the machine.View attachment 139114
possumtrapper
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Hi Komatsuvarna, how is this splitter going? Do you have a pic of it operating and how is the cycle time. Am thinking of building one like yours to go on an old EX60. Thanks for the inspiration!
Manatarms
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I've been assembling the pieces to make one too. I've got too many big nasty suckers that I need to quarter before I put them on the splitter. I'm planning on using the hydraulics for my backhoe thumb on the Kubota M59...I should have about 15 GPM flow there. I picked up a 6" x 25lb. I-beam and bought the Northern Tool 4.5" piston. I definately think I will box the ends in like komatsuvarna did.
-Mark
-Mark
komatsuvarna
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Yeah I got her going. I busted a couple cords with it and havent used it since. Real busy in the summer time moving dirt and installing water mains and such, but ill be able to use it some more in a few months when things slow down. If you guys do a search for ''37 ton homemade woodsplitter'' youll find the most recent pictures of it in action. Also, when I get the time, Im going to build a half box wedge for it. Its kinda hard to explain, but I think the half box wedge will work better with different sizes of wood more than a 6 or 8 way, because its upside down
. If you cant find it on the search or I can be of any help, just let me know. Happy building!kubotasplit
New Member
excavator mounted splitter
I built one for my kubota kx 121 machine, it mounts to the quicktach coupler, and runs off the auxillary hydraulic line, mounted a solenoid splitter on the boom, which does not show in the pictures, but it allows me to shift back and forth from the thumb and splitter, would like to add a hydrasaw to the contraption. this is my first post on this website, and i cant figure out how to attach picture, sorry, maybe later
I built one for my kubota kx 121 machine, it mounts to the quicktach coupler, and runs off the auxillary hydraulic line, mounted a solenoid splitter on the boom, which does not show in the pictures, but it allows me to shift back and forth from the thumb and splitter, would like to add a hydrasaw to the contraption. this is my first post on this website, and i cant figure out how to attach picture, sorry, maybe later
kubotasplit
New Member
excavator mounted splitter
these are some of the pictures i have of my contraption
these are some of the pictures i have of my contraption
possumtrapper
ArboristSite Member
Nice work kubotasplit, do you find that you use the bucket ram to position
the splitter much? I am thinking of using my bucket ram to split and just mounting my splitter direct to the end of the stick. It would probably swing a bit, but to buy a similar ram (900mm stroke) is a couple K here. Thanks for the pix!
the splitter much? I am thinking of using my bucket ram to split and just mounting my splitter direct to the end of the stick. It would probably swing a bit, but to buy a similar ram (900mm stroke) is a couple K here. Thanks for the pix!
kubotasplit
New Member
excavator mounted splitter
Yes, the bucket curl cylinder is very useful in positioning the splitter onto the block of wood so as to split it where you need to,you can even pick chunks out of a pile . I used a 4 x 24 cylinder on mine, which can be bought here for about 2 hundred. A 5 inch cylinder would have more power, but would weigh more, and require a larger beam, adding further weight, since my machine is small, I was trying to keep the weight down so I could reach out further and pickup large chunks without giving up so much stability. If you need to use the hydraulics to your bucket curl to run your splitter ram, you can add a solenoid splitter, and with a push of a button, your curl valve will control the splitter ram.
Yes, the bucket curl cylinder is very useful in positioning the splitter onto the block of wood so as to split it where you need to,you can even pick chunks out of a pile . I used a 4 x 24 cylinder on mine, which can be bought here for about 2 hundred. A 5 inch cylinder would have more power, but would weigh more, and require a larger beam, adding further weight, since my machine is small, I was trying to keep the weight down so I could reach out further and pickup large chunks without giving up so much stability. If you need to use the hydraulics to your bucket curl to run your splitter ram, you can add a solenoid splitter, and with a push of a button, your curl valve will control the splitter ram.
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