Wood Splitter Picture Thread

[Conkl]

Well just finished this up, will fire it up saturday and see if it will split wood. It has 11.5 hp electric start Briggs, 13.6 gpm Barnes pump, Prince valve, 7.5 gallons hydraulic fluid, high speed wheels, beam is two 3.5 x 10 beams welded together. Need to build the table for the splits next.

 

[jags]

Well just finished this up, will fire it up saturday and see if it will split wood. It has 11.5 hp electric start Briggs, 13.6 gpm Barnes pump, Prince valve, 7.5 gallons hydraulic fluid, high speed wheels, beam is two 3.5 x 10 beams welded together. Need to build the table for the splits next.

Hmmm....this reminds me of something...
14.5 hp
16 gpm speeco
8 gallons of juice
And LOW speed tires::msp_w00t:
Still need to make the work table. And yours is much cleaner (I used what I had).
The build thread: http://www.arboristsite.com/firewood-heating-wood-burning-equipment/194745.htm

 

[WidowMaker]

Upadated my splitter which is on page 3, adding a log lift. I used a 2X10 cylinder which allows me to stow the lift vertically for towing and mobility moving through tight spaces. I have an adjustable outrigger in back, works like a charm. FYI: 1/16" hole for flow control both directions is perfect, plenty fast.

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What keeps it from flopping over on its side when you lift them heavies???

 

[OhioGregg]

Lots of great splitters in this thread, both home made & store bought. I thought the 3 pointers needed a little love too. I bought this back in 1986. Has split a lot of wood in the years since. Nicest thing I like about a 3 pointer is you can run it at a height that is comfortable to stand at. I suppose all style of splitters have their pros & cons. This one was rated at 11 tons. Which don't sound like much, compared to most splitters today. But has worked well for me all these years.

Gregg,

 

[Tiewire]

Have not needed it yet but if you look under the swivel for the boom there is a 2.5 inch squaretube that I can slide a outrigger witha trailer jack on the end for more support.

 

[ezs]

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What keeps it from flopping over on its side when you lift them heavies???

Hidden in the photos, there is an outrigger weled in the very back. It extends out a few inch's past the wheel. The leaf springs are soft and compress a bit much, so out rigger was needed. Its a 2"x2"X1/4"wall tube about 3 1/2' long, adjustable vert leg too.

 

[Jakers]

just keepin this thread on the first page. anybody else got one they wanna show off? gotta be a few newbies that have not shared what they use yet. how bout the members that are just a little shy? doesnt matter if its new or well used, painted or rusty just keep em comin

 

[owbguy]

just keepin this thread on the first page. anybody else got one they wanna show off? gotta be a few newbies that have not shared what they use yet. how bout the members that are just a little shy? doesnt matter if its new or well used, painted or rusty just keep em comin

Ok Jakers, I'll bite.
Here's my new splitter to replace the old splitter posted a few pages back. The guy you see built the splitter for me.

 

[jrider]

Ok Jakers, I'll bite.
Here's my new splitter to replace the old splitter posted a few pages back. The guy you see built the splitter for me.

That thing looks pretty B.A. Mind asking how much something like that costs? How fast can you split a cord with it?

 

[owbguy]

That thing looks pretty B.A. Mind asking how much something like that costs? How fast can you split a cord with it?

I can hook you up with the guy that built it and he can answer your 1st question. Shoot me a pm if you are serious about it.
As for splitting time, its pretty fast. I haven't timed it officially though. Cycle time is about 8 seconds on a 6" bore 30" stroke 3.5" rod. It has a double pump and runs 2 stage.

 

[Blazin]

Ok Jakers, I'll bite.
Here's my new splitter to replace the old splitter posted a few pages back. The guy you see built the splitter for me.

NICE!

 

[Jakers]

:jawdrop:wow!!! That takes the cake rite there. mite as well shut her down now cuz thats a hard one to top. very nice owbguy

 

[CUCV]

Very nice splitter! How much wood do you split a year? What's the difference between the two 6-ways heads for the splitter?

Got any pictures of your masonry fireplace? Is is a kit? russian stove style?

I can hook you up with the guy that built it and he can answer your 1st question. Shoot me a pm if you are serious about it.
As for splitting time, its pretty fast. I haven't timed it officially though. Cycle time is about 8 seconds on a 6" bore 30" stroke 3.5" rod. It has a double pump and runs 2 stage.

 

[owbguy]

Very nice splitter! How much wood do you split a year? What's the difference between the two 6-ways heads for the splitter?

Got any pictures of your masonry fireplace? Is is a kit? russian stove style?

I'm splitting for my boiler and my masonry fireplace, and my dad's boiler. I have a neighbor (farmer) with 3 boilers and I help him in exchange for wood and other stuff I need. And I have 22 cottages that are heated solely by round oak stoves. I tend to use a decent amount of wood....

I'll look for photos of the masonry fireplace. It will take a 36" log. Not a kit. I had it built from scratch when I built my house. Have I mentioned that I love fires. I can sit and watch a fire for hours. Its one of the few things that can get me to sit still.

Those aren't two 6-way wedges. One is a 6-way, the other is an 8-way that is hybrid box/star wedge. I'll do a separate thread on the splitter here at some point.

I've been splitting wood mostly by hand all my life. I use the old Lickety Splitter some, but its too slow for me and I have a lot of wood that is too big to get onto the beam easily (or at all). I finally bit the bullet. The log lift is so nice. Why I didn't get a splitter with log lift years ago is beyond me.

 

[owbguy]

photos of splitter and kubota, lotsa orange... gotta like orange

 

[beerman6]

Ok Jakers, I'll bite.
Here's my new splitter to replace the old splitter posted a few pages back. The guy you see built the splitter for me.

I'd it hit...

 

[CUCV]

wedges

I guess I'm confused, looks like you have 4 different slide on wedges, three of them look similar.

 

[owbguy]

I guess I'm confused, looks like you have 4 different slide on wedges, three of them look similar.

they are all similar and which I use depends on what I'm splitting and what size splits I want.
4, 6, 8 and 12 way wedges
8 and 12 way wedges are for splitting straight grain rounds into 3"x4" firewood pieces.
4 and 6 way wedges are for splitting boiler size pieces and breaking down large and/or knotty rounds.

Yesterday I split some 16"-18" red oak rounds cut 18" long for standard firewood (round oak stove wood). I used the 12-way for mostly 1-pass splitting. I could have used a smaller wedge and split and resplit. 12-way did it in one pass mostly; had to resplit a couple pieces that were borderline too large for the round oak stoves.

 

[djones]

Here is my spare parts splitter, made from spare parts from around the garage, used 5½ hp B&S water pump motor, wheels from a 1936 field plow, frame and I-beam welded together from used channel iron, used hoses cut from an old bailer and kicker (new ends), pump from a snow plow, control valve from a tractor control stack valve, trailer hitch is new, 3' ram from an unknown source, friend of mine bought a barrel of rams at a farm auction and gave me one. Time and the few items I bought were my only expense.
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[marimus]

Another home made splitter. This one ain't mobile like a lot of you guys seem to be, the wood comes to it for splitting. Chonda 13hp engine, 2 stage hydraulic pump pretty simple setup, at a good working height. I use a loader bucket to lift the logs up to the right height and roll em over for splitting.

I'm working on a conveyor/chute at the moment for it.