Until my splitter of choice goes on sale or I find one used I wouldn't mind building one of these.
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I'd be grinding that mushroom off the wedge before a piece of it comes flying your way.
Thanks for your concern, that's an old picture it's be ground since then, at last count I had 8 pairs of safety glasses strewn throughout my shop and back yard, you can't be too safe.I'd be grinding that mushroom off the wedge before a piece of it comes flying your way.
Thanks, I am trying to devise a way to protect the engine...It's in a danger zone....I guess my legs can protect the engine!?!Nice. I believe H beams are stronger than I beams. You could stiffen/strengthen that beam by placing plate or U-channel at the base, or stiffeners/plate in the web.
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I looks like he’s splitting poplar. Easy peezy.Until my splitter of choice goes on sale or I find one used I wouldn't mind building one of these.
Thanks for posting. I saw one like this, in yellow, and that unit's lift is actually part of the corner table/working surface.This is a wood splitter that I built this year. It has a hydraulic log lift system that words great. It has a two cylinder engine that runs a 16 gal. pump. The ram is a 4.5" cylinder. It has a auto return system, this makes splitting go smooth.
marcus
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I think that is the nicest looking homemade splitter I’ve seen and you did a nice job on it. Maybe you could open a small factory and give Wolfe Ridge Mfg some competition.This is a wood splitter that I built this year. It has a hydraulic log lift system that words great. It has a two cylinder engine that runs a 16 gal. pump. The ram is a 4.5" cylinder. It has a auto return system, this makes splitting go smooth.
marcus
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Now there’s a electric splitter I could maybe live with. I wander how it’d do with some of the elm I split with my 37 ton splitter since sometimes it has a tough time the stuff. Nice splitter though.My ~ 5 year old 20-ton 220v Ramsplitter. Still doing great.
I have the same one any idea what hydraulic fluid it takesSachs-Dolmar. Old(er) but an excellent barn find. 20+ ton.
You can use pretty much anything for hydraulic fluid.I have the same one any idea what hydraulic fluid it takes