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    Hobby or dreaded task.

    when i was younger living with g-pa i hated going out splitting and stacking wood but now i don't even have a wood burner yet but i still cut and split all of g-pas wood, just because. it's not something you do if you hate it. besides now i have built a 35-40 ton splitter and have 5 huskies (a...
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    Home built log splitter number 2

    lookin good, my second one is still in the design stages
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    Log Splitter Wedge Angles

    nice i had thought about doing that adjustable 4-way but never did. good job
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    hydraulics diagram for a log splitter

    sorry tried to upload a quick schematic but kept getting errors but basically all you do is add a dual valve and run your presure line through the valve, and eack valve has 2 ports one for each direction, so you have 4 ports totalthey should be inline with the valves just hook them up and play...
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    Log Splitter Wedge Angles

    I have always built my own and use a piece of 1" with a double bevel about 1.75" back then weld an x-tra kicker of bucket edge on for a double angle and to kick the log wide open.
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    log splitter "leakage"

    might just need a new seal kit for your cylinder but your not leaking enough to worry about. sounds like a good downtime project. they take about an hour for a first timmer to install.
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    Wood Splitter Issues

    I have had the condenser go out and it still gave a little jolt but no real spark. hope it helps
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    Biggest log splitter pump??

    I am also building a splitter, lots of fun when you build it and it works like it is supposed to?? I thought i had seen a 32 GPM but i cannot find it again but i do know they make 1. sorry i can't find it again
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    Homeowner dies while felling tree

    my #1 rule never pick-up a saw without some one around. and #2 never stand under a falling tree. I am sorry for the guy and his family but with little or no experience don't try too big a tree.
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    9 Year old girl injured by father

    I want my kids present whether I'm mowing, trimming, doing tree work, etc. I stress safety and PPE. I want them to see and understand what is happening..from a safe distance. They even watch training videos. That way they don't grow up clueless. I agree totally i have 2 13 year old...
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    certain time of year??

    thanks a lot i may just go over and pay to have some nice lumber made, till i get my mill built.
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    certain time of year??

    a friend of mine wanted to sell some walnut trees to a lumber mill but was told it was the wrong time of year to cut them? is there any reasoning to this?
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    My homemade tree spade.

    nice nice looks a lot like the factory design. I got lucky and work at a place that actually builds them and got mine for the price to build it. along with a 54" tiller for a skid steer. your design looks real good.
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    need mill plans

    workin on the same thing I have found a couple plans but i am gonna draw some of my own up shortly but i am gonna follow this basic design. I will probably be done in a week or 2 i will share them when i am done. http://www.procutportablesawmills.com/ talk to you in about a week.
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