So now I'm thinking about a firewood conveyor. I've seen the chain type and the belt type.
Unless I can find a cheap feed conveyor to convert, I might resort to DIY.
If I do that, I was thinking about something very light that I wouldn't need to haul around on wheels. I only want enough height to get it into my dump truck from the splitter, which would be a rise of about 4 feet. I would think a 12' long conveyor would be right.
What about using a ladder? Put a couple rollers at each end, and some brackets to simply set one end on the truck, and the other end on a sawhorse. No need for built in supports. Maybe some heavy gauge flashing along the rungs so the belt will slide better, and a small electric motor. I might need to add something to the sides to keep the splits from falling out, but I would think this could work. But I haven't seen anyone else do such a thing. Thoughts?
Unless I can find a cheap feed conveyor to convert, I might resort to DIY.
If I do that, I was thinking about something very light that I wouldn't need to haul around on wheels. I only want enough height to get it into my dump truck from the splitter, which would be a rise of about 4 feet. I would think a 12' long conveyor would be right.
What about using a ladder? Put a couple rollers at each end, and some brackets to simply set one end on the truck, and the other end on a sawhorse. No need for built in supports. Maybe some heavy gauge flashing along the rungs so the belt will slide better, and a small electric motor. I might need to add something to the sides to keep the splits from falling out, but I would think this could work. But I haven't seen anyone else do such a thing. Thoughts?