cwalker
ArboristSite Member
So I was out cutting wood the other day thinking bout things, and I sorta came up with this idea for a sorta glorified log splitter. Ive done a very ruff drawing to sorta help explane my thoughts.
Now, keep in mind this would really only be used for splitting my logging truck loads (stationary unit) so most of the stuff on the loads is pretty well dead straight. Lodgepole pine/jack pine.
The idea here is the use the log as the "push" to feed the cut pieces into the splitter head. The traiangles on the bottom of the splitter would be 16" apart so each cycle of the machine would produce perfect 16" pieces. It would feed the whole log into the machine till it just touched the splitting head at which time you would use the hinge mounted or whatever saw to cut the piece.leaving you with a 16" piece between the cutting head and the rest of the log. Now on the next cycle the ram would push the whole log over 16" getting it ready to be cut again, and in the mean time the piece you just cut is getting fed the the splitter. As your ram is cyciling back is when your running the saw portion so there is no down time waiting for things to cycle.
Now i realize this machine could really only handle 8-10' piece which is ok as i do not own anyhitng to load logs with, also its nice casue there limited things to go wrong, with only 1 cylinder and 1 valve.
I dont really think im gonna build one, but it was an idea i had and i cant tell if its just plain stupid or if theres somethign to it.
Now, keep in mind this would really only be used for splitting my logging truck loads (stationary unit) so most of the stuff on the loads is pretty well dead straight. Lodgepole pine/jack pine.
The idea here is the use the log as the "push" to feed the cut pieces into the splitter head. The traiangles on the bottom of the splitter would be 16" apart so each cycle of the machine would produce perfect 16" pieces. It would feed the whole log into the machine till it just touched the splitting head at which time you would use the hinge mounted or whatever saw to cut the piece.leaving you with a 16" piece between the cutting head and the rest of the log. Now on the next cycle the ram would push the whole log over 16" getting it ready to be cut again, and in the mean time the piece you just cut is getting fed the the splitter. As your ram is cyciling back is when your running the saw portion so there is no down time waiting for things to cycle.
Now i realize this machine could really only handle 8-10' piece which is ok as i do not own anyhitng to load logs with, also its nice casue there limited things to go wrong, with only 1 cylinder and 1 valve.
I dont really think im gonna build one, but it was an idea i had and i cant tell if its just plain stupid or if theres somethign to it.