iowa Addicted to ArboristSite Joined Dec 27, 2008 Messages 1,606 Reaction score 245 Location Billings, Missouri Nov 17, 2010 #1 What's the typical H beam size on a 27-30 ton splitter? 8"?
S SWI Don ArboristSite Guru Joined May 10, 2003 Messages 575 Reaction score 91 Location Southwest IA Nov 17, 2010 #2 I built mine (30 ton) with an W8 x 48. You can go a little lighter still with a 12" wedge. http://www.arboristsite.com/showpost.php?p=1822484&postcount=4 This is a link to a post I made to determine how to determine what size beam you need. A lot of it depends on how tall of a wedge or foot you are going to put on it in addition to the tonnage of your cylinder. Don
I built mine (30 ton) with an W8 x 48. You can go a little lighter still with a 12" wedge. http://www.arboristsite.com/showpost.php?p=1822484&postcount=4 This is a link to a post I made to determine how to determine what size beam you need. A lot of it depends on how tall of a wedge or foot you are going to put on it in addition to the tonnage of your cylinder. Don