Anybody build a conveyor for their splitter

[milkie62]

I was thinking of building a conveyor for my splitter so that I could get the wood pile away from the splitter area and to also fill the trailer when I preferred to do that.My question is has anybody built one and what did you have into it price wise ? I have a great super cheap source--almost free for the smaller steel but have to buy the longer stuff.I can get free axles and tires and use the $99 Harbor freight engine.So whats the opinion on what it will cost me ?

 

[fordf150]

Let you know in a week or so. Ordering chains, sprockets, bearings, steel tomorrow. Won't be pretty because I don't have the free time to build so it will be a quick throw together unit

 

[blades]

dig around see if you can find an old haybale conveyor- 90% done for ya.

 

[milkie62]

Thought about that,but some I have seen are pretty rough and not even moveable away from the old falling down barns they are up against.

 

[sam-tip]

I did a Kewanee bale/grain elevator. Tried gas engine but switched to electric 1 hp motor. Gas broke to many things . Electric just spins the belt or blows the fuse when it gets a piece of wood stuck.

Elevator $200
Scrap motor
Pulleys and belts $80
Jug of cheap bar oil for lube.


It is so nice to just let the pieces of wood drop into the elevator. Tossing wood gets old after a few hours.

 

[cantoo]

Pictures of mine are on here in several threads. Mine is an old grain elevator, couple hundred bucks and used it as soon as I got it home. Changed the electric motor last year, I agree electric is easier. I have lots of cord and a genie if I pile away from hydro. I bought a spare one a month or 2 ago for $100, needs a motor and pulleys but it's a spare so no rush on it anyway. I have a skeleton elevator that I might do up some day too. I would not build one from scratch though.

 

[Joesell]

Mine has a gas engine. Works great, but you want to leave the belt loose a little so it can slip. I get about 1 jam a day.

 

[Deets066]

Belt conveyor from a stone coury, hook up the gear box to a tractor pto

 

[mn woodcutter]

Mine has a gas engine. Works great, but you want to leave the belt loose a little so it can slip. I get about 1 jam a day.

Nice setup. What kind of splitter is that in your avatar? Looks similar to some custom ones I've seen on CL that somebody is building. They look very well done.

 

[Deets066]

Looks like he's got a Honda 630 or 690, I just ordered a 630 and 28 gpm pump.

 

[Deets066]

As far as the elevator goes, it works good but it will bind up once in a while. The belt conveyor works good too but if you get some square pieces they sometimes come bouncing back down.

 

[mn woodcutter]

As far as the elevator goes, it works good but it will bind up once in a while. The belt conveyor works good too but if you get some square pieces they sometimes come bouncing back down.

Good ideas with the belt conveyor dumping into whatever you call that. How do you get the wood out? Also, do you use your 034 av super much?

 

[sam-tip]

If you get really crazy you can do two conveyors.

Before

After 37 firewood helpers

 

[TMFARM 2009]

You can buy old grain elevator from auctions cheap enough, so building one is out of my vocabulary.

 

[fordf150]

Well steel, chains, sprockets are ordered. steel will be here tomorrow. Chains, sprockets, bearings in a couple days.

 

[Deets066]

Good ideas with the belt conveyor dumping into whatever you call that. How do you get the wood out? Also, do you use your 034 av super much?

It's just a wood bin, big set of doors on the bottom and pull wood out with a skidloader.

Yeah I use my 034 all the time, love that saw.

 

[nk14zp]

I built mine out of grocery store warehouse conveyors.

 

[GM_Grimmy]

If you get really crazy you can do two conveyors.

Before

After 37 firewood helpers

You need 2 conveyors when you do 50 cord in a day!!

 

[Sandhill Crane]

I bought mine used. There are a few around to be had. This one is 28' and will pile about eight cord before the wood or the conveyor needs moved.

The last photo stacked out at 14 1/4 cord. Now I've gone back to using a bin and doing a half to three quarters cord cutting/splitting/stacking. I find it easier stacking smaller amounts. It actually forces me to stack before I can split again. It took me near forever to stack that pile. If I don't stack it stays wet, and molds quickly. Not much sun. The bin is easier on the back too, in terms of less bending over, and shorter stacking times. Small piles off the splitter and no conveyor would do the same. So if your stacking a conveyor really isn't needed even with a SS.

 

[Kevin in Ohio]

I built mine from a Kmart store belt conveyor. Electric is nice as mine has switches at both ends and can go forward or reverse. In remote areas I just use a generator.

I use it as a adjustable level table to load/unload out of building as well.

Axle slides to the side so you can pull right next to it. Saves steps when unloading/loading using a truck.

On the axle ends I made knuckles so the conveyor can be moved in a arc for piling or just move sideways.

Put a 3/4" square drive on the wheels so I can hand move it easily with a long bar ratchet when I'm working alone.

Not a huge conveyor but does well in my set up and I wanted more than just a one function piece.

Here is a link to the build so use any ideas you wish.

http://imageevent.com/kevininohio/conveyor?n=0&z=2&c=4&x=0&m=24&w=0&p=0