Splitter photos?

[eric_271]

Eric, nice job on that splitter, definitely built for a lifetime (or 2). Looks like you need to add an aux. cylinder to pivot the beam to a vertical position. I'm guessing it is pretty heavy on the cylinder end to pivot by hand.

Thanks. Heavy for sure but when you run the rod and wedge out all the way it is pretty well balanced and not bad at all to lift. I copied this splitter from a picture of the splitez splitter but if you look at the splitez then mine you will see some differance's. The tubing under the beam on mine is about level with the top of the tank which makes the top of the beam when horizontal 33'' from the ground. A good working height for me. 2 life times, lol you might be right. I was going to take the beam off today and weld the ends on the tank but the cold front that came in last night has helped make up my mind to stay inside. Good excuse huh?

 

[timbrjackrussel]

16 gpm, 10 hp. Honda 4.5" 2" rod 10" H beam

 

[grampakev]

my first attempt

this is my first home made splitter. 13 hp, elec. start.4"x1.5" piston, 16gpm pump

 

[clawmute]

A homey

A detachable "homey" made on the boom of my Kubota L4200. Total investment? 20-27 hours and $25 for welding wire and gas.

Notice that the base of the splitter & the 1 1/4" dia. bar upright are part of a monster monster maul I had made a few years ago. It got to where lifting it was like inspector Cleuseau trying to lift that huge battle axe to hit Drefus with.....so I re-adapted it.

 

[stihl sawing]

Here's mine, Attempted to split some gum this morning but it's still too green. I did split a little bit that was cut this summer.

a little bit of it done this morning.

Wood left over from winter.

A tree that has to be cut up when the ground dries out. It's about 36 inches across.

And the weapons of choice to cut it with.

 

[460magnum]

Huskee

am looking at buying on of these this week! It is nice to come to a site like this and get all your ducks in a row. I can't make up my mind between the 5.5 Honda 27 ton splitter and the one you have 35 ton 12.5 briggs. It's just for home use so I think the 27 ton would be ok. I plan to sell firewood this year would it be a durable investment?

 

[triptester]

These splitters I assume are both Huskees. The 27 ton will have a 4 1/2" bore with a 11 gpm pump which will give a 18 second cycle time. The 35 ton will have a 5" bore with a 16 gpm pump which will give you a 15 second cycle time. The 35 ton model with the 12.5 hp engine will allow you in the future to change to a 22 gpm pump with a new adaptor which would give a 10.3 second cycle time.

Huskees are made for TSC by Speeco which has a 25 ton model with a 4 1/2" bore cylinder, 16 gpm pump, and a 10.5 hp engine that will give you 12 second cycle times.

When looking at splitters, keep in mind that advertised tonnage are over rated , bore size will determine actual max. tonnage.

 

[country boy]

Ugly Iron

Mine aint purdy by any means but it sure does take the work out of splitting hickory. I bought it from a good freind of mine for 50$ he no longer cuts wood . He just buys slab wood from the local sawmill. I think he just practicaly gave it to me i think i owe him a faver or two now.

 

[logrover]

you get the idea... but loads of pictures of the build and it in use here: http://log-rover.co.uk

 

[stihl sawing]

Man that thing is sweet.:rockn: Talk about being able to take your splitter with you anywhere you go.

 

[jags]

Most impressive

Logrover - that has got to be - hands down- the most impressive home project that can be attributed to firewood that I have ever seen. Very Cool.

I can only imagine the hours of labor that went into that. My hat is off to you sir.

 

[logrover]

thankyou very much - yes it did take an hour or two over about 18months to build, but it was a good engineering challenge for a mere office worker like myself (my first dabble with hydraulics), so it was an enjoyable learning experience...

for those who havn't looked at the site, I should maybe point out that it tips, winches, runs on half price LPG rather than petrol, and is even exempt from road tax as it's classed as a "historic vehicle" over here.

 

[Dapper Dan]

Logrover,

FANTASTIC project!
Make my splitter look pathetic!
Tried to rep ya but.....no bullets.

Rep fellas....this gent needs rep for this undertaking!

 

[A. Stanton]

Here you go.

 

[mga]

thankyou very much - yes it did take an hour or two over about 18months to build, but it was a good engineering challenge for a mere office worker like myself (my first dabble with hydraulics), so it was an enjoyable learning experience...

for those who havn't looked at the site, I should maybe point out that it tips, winches, runs on half price LPG rather than petrol, and is even exempt from road tax as it's classed as a "historic vehicle" over here.

that, by far, has to be the best project i've seen. not only is the splitter a work of engineering art, but add the dump bed and you have an unbeatable set-up.

not only am i impressed, but i'm jealous too!!!

excellent build.

make one for me!

 

[woodchop]

Here you go.

If you are going to pull the log splitter behind the ATV, you might want to install some wider tires. I had the same size/width on mine and the first time I took it in the field I sunk and buried the log splitter 20 feet from the gate. I used 10" wide trailer tires.

 

[user 19670]

Q - Why do most of the homemade splitters I have seen pics of on the AS Forum use H-Beam instead of I-Beam?

 

[cabinman]

H or I beam

Q - Why do most of the homemade splitters I have seen pics of on the AS Forum use H-Beam instead of I-Beam?

I like the wider H beam,. So I can make the pusher shoe wide enough to swollow the hyd ram, when retracted, In other words,. I want a long shoe for less restiance, and binding reasons,..And If I have a 4-5 in ram the shoe has to be quite wide to retract all the way or it hits the end of the ram,.,A long shoe is best so it dosent BIND under pressure and is easier to push,Because it dosent (tilt), The closer to the front of the pusher shoe you hook the cylinder pin the less tilt u will experince, and with a 2 stage pump a little extra drag makes the pump stay in the low speed longer, the H beam allows you to build a longer shoe, as it allows the shoe to swollow the ram,..Eric

 

[SWI Don]

Gordie,

Engineering wise an wideflange beam (W-beam) is a lot more stable than an I beam (S-beam). I beams will have thicker flanges but they are a lot narrower which offers much less resitance to twist and bending in the opposite (sideways) direction.

When you heavily load a beam it will try to twist. That is one of the reasons you will see cross pieces between long beams to resist against twist. On a log splitter we dont have a neighboring beam to tie too.

Another reason could be is that W-beams are more common to find in the used / scrap market where most home made splitters get their iron.

Don

 

[BeeVee]

Hello everyone and thank you for your help/ideas in building my log splitter<a href="http://s30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/Keepa/?action=view&current=September07033.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/Keepa/September07033.jpg" border="0" alt="log splitter"></a> I have to build a stand and maybe a log lifter for it ...if it ever warms up around here .