The *New* Wood Splitter Pic Thread

[Jakers]

Due to the recent hacking most of the pictures were lost in my wood splitter picture thread. I believe this to be a very valuable and insightful page that people can go to when they are thinking of building a splitter. I have looked at the pictures myself many times when making changes to my own or a friends splitters as well.

This thread will be replacing the old one but if any one is interested, heres the link

http://www.arboristsite.com/community/threads/wood-splitter-picture-thread.191147/

My goal is to have mostly pictures and descriptions of home built, home modified, old, strange, or any other type of splitter that isn't sold in a box store. everybody has seen a husky 22 ton... Now if you added a fancey work table to your Northern Tool splitter, we wanna see it. Somebody may benefit from your idea

Ill start with mine. its a home built "true" 25 ton splitter. 5x36 cylinder. 12 inch tall pusher. 16 inch tall fixed wedge. log lift. all powered by my 1967 Farmall 706D running a 21 gpm PTO pump mounted on the splitter. this combo when speced out with this online calculator http://www.baumhydraulics.com/pages.php?pageid=4 , gives me times of: Extend Time= 8.8 sec. Retract Time= 7.3 sec. Cycle Time= 16.1 sec.

 

[Whitespider]

Log Boss Splitter
Hands free auto cycle, auto throttle control, 8 second cycle time, thumbscrew adjustable stroke length, less than 200 lbs.

 

[cutforfun]

9 hp robin motor, with starter generator from golf cart, auto throttle up when spiltting, idle on return and standby,2 stage pump, adjustable (redneck ) detent valve. leaf springs and full size tires. table and staging rack, vice for sharping chains

 

[cutforfun]

A few more pics

 

[Sandhill Crane]

30+ year old Speeco bought used when two years old, single stage pump, Volkswagon axle and wheels, 2nd detent valve, stroke reducers, 2nd bench, 3rd engine. B/S's just got tired and hard to start. Came with the wheels, modified to pull behind a tractor in an apple orchard. Makes it a nice height for splitting. Buried under 3' of snow at the moment.

 

[Stihlman441]

I like the look of that conveyor,what brand is it.

 

[Sandhill Crane]

Conveyor is a Built-Rite 28'

 

[nathon918]

heres mine...
8x40# beam, 3500# spindles 15" tires, complete rebuilt 18 HP twin cylinder Wisconsin THD, 28 gpm 2 stage barnes pump, NO chinese parts!

 

[Homelite410]

I have seen this one on Facebook, its not mine though.

 

[A.E. Metal Werx]

 

[A.E. Metal Werx]

 

[nathon918]

my table also flips up for towing, and the second pic is the "lock" its a custom spring loaded pin that locks the table in the up and down positions, the last pic is the log lift mount, it just bolts to the web of the beam...

 

[bjgolfpro]

Here is the one I built 2 years ago. Looks like one just above, I may have "borrowed" some of the ideas. It has a 6.5hp motor, 11gpm pump. Splits horizontal/vertical. So far has split everything I have put on it.

 

[Homelite410]

I feel so privileged that this splitter lives in my shed for the winter. I'm a pretty lucky guy!!

 

[Jakers]

bump... just keepin this on page one for a while

 

[Stihlman441]

I have seen this one on Facebook, its not mine though.

Super axe made in Australia like this one.

 

[dave_dj1]

11hp Predator motor, 22 gpm pump, 17 gal hydro tank, 4" x 30" x 1.75" ram, lift table, slip on 4 and 6 way wedges.

 

[dave_dj1]

11 hp Predator motor, 30" x 4" x 1.75" ram, hydraulic log lift, 17 gal tank, 22 gpm pump,
you can check out my build thread in my sig.

 

[cat-face timber]

all these splitters look great
it sure gives a guy ideas

 

[A.E. Metal Werx]

View attachment 333754 View attachment 333753 View attachment 333753 View attachment 333754 View attachment 333755 View attachment 333756 Here is the one I built 2 years ago. Looks like one just above, I may have "borrowed" some of the ideas. It has a 6.5hp motor, 11gpm pump. Splits horizontal/vertical. So far has split everything I have put on it.

I dig the paint choices.. i had to take a second look when I saw yours. Looks good and the quality looks spot on.