I've posted these elsewhere, but thought I'd give them their own thread.
I modified my Homelite 4 ton electric splitter with foot pedals to allow me to work standing up and control the log with both hands. My back appreciates it. I frequently split the log, then roll it keeping both halves together and split again. Avoids dropping the splits on the ground (or my foot) and picking them up again. I know that the 2 handed controls are intended to protect me from my own stupidity/carelessness, but the danger posed to my back by those controls is much more significant.
![Hands-free Homelite Electric Splitter Hands-free Homelite Electric Splitter](/talk/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Finlinethumb12.webshots.com%2F48779%2F2514070320052106007S600x600Q85.jpg&hash=2ff08bf96d9a4c4650d5e79f6a54c82c)
![Hands-free Homelite Electric Splitter Hands-free Homelite Electric Splitter](/talk/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Finlinethumb35.webshots.com%2F6242%2F2286990760052106007S600x600Q85.jpg&hash=88709480d1c68f0f9c9097088ed155c2)
I tried more sophisticated designs, but these work better and swing out of the way when I move the splitter. I had to remove the electrical control box to attach the tee hinge with self-tapping screws.
I modified my Homelite 4 ton electric splitter with foot pedals to allow me to work standing up and control the log with both hands. My back appreciates it. I frequently split the log, then roll it keeping both halves together and split again. Avoids dropping the splits on the ground (or my foot) and picking them up again. I know that the 2 handed controls are intended to protect me from my own stupidity/carelessness, but the danger posed to my back by those controls is much more significant.
![Hands-free Homelite Electric Splitter Hands-free Homelite Electric Splitter](/talk/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Finlinethumb12.webshots.com%2F48779%2F2514070320052106007S600x600Q85.jpg&hash=2ff08bf96d9a4c4650d5e79f6a54c82c)
![Hands-free Homelite Electric Splitter Hands-free Homelite Electric Splitter](/talk/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Finlinethumb35.webshots.com%2F6242%2F2286990760052106007S600x600Q85.jpg&hash=88709480d1c68f0f9c9097088ed155c2)
I tried more sophisticated designs, but these work better and swing out of the way when I move the splitter. I had to remove the electrical control box to attach the tee hinge with self-tapping screws.