Hillbilly Log Splitter

[dustytools]

Alright boys here she is! Two long days of cutting, grinding and welding and I was splitting wood before dark tonight. Ive still got a few bugs to work out but all in all i'm very happy so far. View attachment 75074

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[mga]

not bad at all!!

i'll bet your back appreciates it too.

 

[hornett224]

i like it.

i'm more about how good a job it does.looks heavy duty.

 

[Rookie1]

Looks good.

 

[dustytools]

The biggest thing that I had to test it with was a 12" round of Elm about 18" long. She grunted for about one second before it popped it in two like a watermelon. I noticed that the flow between the filter and pump was being restricted by the hose sucking together in the bend so tomorrow i'm gonna hard pipe it to within 6" of the pump then rubber hose it straight in.

 

[grandpatractor]

Nice job there,dustytools!!!
It is always more fun to run something that you have built yourself.

 

[Four Paws]

Looks real nice...nothing hillbilly about that, unless it runs on moonshine...

 

[dustytools]

Thanks guys! I dont know who was excited the most to see it split, me or my 11 yr old son. He has been right by my side (along with my BIL) for the last two days working his tail off. The boy is gonna make an excellent loader.

 

[tanker]

Nice job there,dustytools!!!
It is always more fun to run something that you have built yourself.

I agree,whole lot better to run what you brung instead of what someone else made and I don't buy into the theory that you can buy cheaper and better than what you can make if you have the ability.Looks good and good luck with it. Scott

 

[dustytools]

I agree,whole lot better to run what you brung instead of what someone else made and I don't buy into the theory that you can buy cheaper and better than what you can make if you have the ability.Looks good and good luck with it. Scott

I agree! We have a grand total of $425 dollars invested in this machine.

 

[gink595]

Looks great! for the money you've invested you can't beat that.

 

[ropensaddle]

Nice and a grand less than my cost of the one I bought.
Does yours stand up as that helps for big rounds?

 

[dustytools]

Nice and a grand less than my cost of the one I bought.
Does yours stand up as that helps for big rounds?

No, this is horizontal only. My engineering fell a little short when it came to making it vertical. The more that I look at it the more that I can now see how it might have been built to make it both.

 

[mga]

that thing should split anything you throw up there. elm is a little tuff anyways.

if you're splitting huge rounds, split it "off center". it takes less force that way and you won't strain your splitter. you just have to hold it in place for a second to keep it from rolling off.

 

[ropensaddle]

I can't imagine the fifty seven inch rounds I have setting here
holding in place. It is all I can do to get them on the little plate
in vertical mode and I wonder if anyone used ripping chain to cut
huge cookies up and if so; how good does it work?

 

[Haywire Haywood]

Noodle those big rounds into quarters before split them.


Nice splitter Terry.. is it hwy towable? I'll be right over.
Ian

 

[dustytools]

Noodle those big rounds into quarters before split them.


Nice splitter Terry.. is it hwy towable? I'll be right over.
Ian

Yep, shes road ready, well, except for the fact that it doesnt have any signal lights.

 

[Bowtie]

That splitter looks so much like mine its spooky! Only real difference is my engine sets on top the beam. Where did you find the beam steel? Looks like 12" H-piling. I got mine from one of our bridge jobsites.

 

[Haywire Haywood]

Now you need to build a shelf for the far side of the wedge to catch the wood that needs splitting again...

Ian

 

[dustytools]

That splitter looks so much like mine its spooky! Only real difference is my engine sets on top the beam. Where did you find the beam steel? Looks like 12" H-piling. I got mine from one of our bridge jobsites.

All of the steel came from our shop-yard at work. The main beam is a 7"X7"X3/8 structural column. Do you have any pics of yours Bowtie?