Started my splitter build

[Eric K]

Sorry for the late reply Jakers The tongue weight is right at 150 lbs. when I was building it I weighed everything so it would have tongue weight but near balanced. The axle is 6' wide and between the front jack wheel and the back support foot is 11' so it is very stable using the log lift. I put 600 lbs of steel on the lift and it didn't even grunt lol. I really like the 6 way a lot of the wood I am cutting is 16" diameter so it splits into 6 pieces really nicely. Having that wedge adjustable is great. I am building a straight 4 way also. The 6 way does work as a 4 way when all the way down and I can split an 8" round in 1/2 with it all the way up. The flow controls on the lift and wedge work perfect. So far I have only seen pressure to 1100 -1200 psi while splitting and only for a couple seconds. The starter wedge works better than I expected it alone usually has the round busted in half before it hits the main 15" wedge.

 

[Jeepsnchainsaws]

Oil level and temp.

Final assembly complete. Going to put hydraulic oil and fuel in tomorrow. I'm excited to go give it a try.

If all goes well I'll put some video up tomorrow. Thanks to all for the suggestions and help along the way. Thanks for all the compliments.

OMG!!! Super amazing biuld! I have gone through this whole thread and looked at all your progress. Very nice!

 

[USMC615]

Alright Eric K...now let's see ya build a piano, LOL. Got to reading this thread from the beginning yesterday evening and couldn't stop reading till I finished it. Some of the best design, layout, fabricate and build I've seen...If I win the lottery, I know who I'm hunting down to build me a splitter, or anything else that needs to be fabricated for that matter...True craftsmanship and talent. Two thumbs up here!!

 

[Jeepsnchainsaws]

Alright Eric K...now let's see ya build a piano, LOL. Got to reading this thread from the beginning yesterday evening and couldn't stop reading till I finished it. Some of the best design, layout, fabricate and build I've seen...If I win the lottery, I know who I'm hunting down to build me a splitter, or anything else that needs to be fabricated for that matter...True craftsmanship and talent. Two thumbs up here!!

Lol, my thoughts exactly, take it from fabricator and machinist, our big downfall is over biulding things. Eric's splitter is the most expensive, time absorbed work of art I have ever seen!

 

[Eric K]

Thanks for the compliments. I need to add up my receipts for an exact figure of what I have into it. I also kept a log of my time I will put it on here when I get them added up. Thanks again!!!!!

 

[bigblue12v]

Beautiful craftsmanship and machine! I'm awaiting a video or three. Very anxiously lol. Seriously that's a top notch machine and skills. You're damn good.

 

[Eric K]

Thanks big blue

 

[firediver125]

Waiting patiently for the video, that is one hell of a machine that you should be proud of, and maybe look into producing?

 

[Jeepsnchainsaws]

Waiting patiently for the video, that is one hell of a machine that you should be proud of, and maybe look into producing?

Video would be interesting!
That thing would have to retail for $10,000 to make a dime!

 

[93green12v]

So any videos? Did you get around to totaling your receipts up?

 

[mn woodcutter]

So any videos? Did you get around to totaling your receipts up?

Welcome to the site. You should post pics of your 93 cummins! Love that truck!

 

[93green12v]

Thanks.