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goblin

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Alright, I'd like to see more of those splitter photos please. Don't be shy. Anyone have any electric splitters or air/hydraulic or even hand (or foot) operated ones? Extra credit given to home-made units too.

Let's see um!
 
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-Pat
 
As the kids say, mad props to those of you with welding skills.

What is that, Kellog, a homemade electric splitter? 2 HP? Ram size?

(Also, a brief description of the splitter specs, etc., accompanying the photos would be helpful. I don't know about anyone else, but I like reading about the splitters I'm looking at too :)

Great photos so far. Was that a riding splitter in the parade?
 
My shop built splitter. Since this photo it has been much modified. The cylinder now has a push block and I added a hydraulically adjustable 4 way wedge, an auto cycle valve and removed one of the log lifters so I had more room to work around the thing. Also have added a truck loading elevator. Will try to remember the camera some day when we are using it. Runs off a tractor PTO. One less motor to keep running and an easy excuse to say no when people want to borrow it.

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This splitter has a 5" bore , 16 gpm 2-stage pump, and a 9 hp. Robins engine. A 15 gallon reservoir, log lift, and full suspension. The cylinder is in a lowered position for highway travel and locks in the raised position when in operation.

All loading ,splitting ,and re-splitting is done on the same side of the machine. All wood stays on splitter until split and re-split.

Receiver hitch was installed so face-cord loads could be split and hauled in one trip.
 
i believe you can index that recoil case so that the pull cord is facing to the outside.

or, am i looking at the picture wrong?
 
goblin,

Thanks for starting this thread. I love to see what people have put together also. The new and different ideas are great. Some of the fabrication work is amazing. What a talented group of guys we have on the Arboristsite.

If you want to learn more about the Kellog Impact Splitter see the following link, post #1.

http://www.arboristsite.com/showthread.php?t=54622
 
Yes, some talented individuals alright. That tractor-powered unit is unusual, for instance. Most commercial splitters advertised as running from a tractor's PTO actually don't, they just use the tractor's hydraulics. That particular unit (ButchOH) looks like it actually uses the tractor's PTO shaft.
 
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