Evening gents. I have a hydraulic splitter I built 10 years ago. It has a stationary wedge at the end of the beam and the pusher attaches to the ram. I was splitting this evening and got a sliver of green oak between the beam and the pusher. I cant believe how tight it is jammed in there. I didn't notice it till I stepped on the back stroke pedal and all hell broke loose. The cylinder came my way, twisted a bracket, broke a brace and shot a piece of metal past my head. I can attach pics tomorrow if anybody is interested. Does anybody have suggestions on how to get that wood out from under the pusher? The pusher is captive, meaning that taking it off the beam is not an option. I have oxy/acetylene but I don't know if I could burn it out without weakening the metal. Has this happened to anybody else?