I love this, the best part is the hydraulic adjustable head. The only thing I would add is an extortion on the front after the head so the wood doesn't just drop.
Love it! Got the original, saw how small it was, returned it for the XL. It splits my ~7x16" firewood into smallwood and kindling in a flash. ruclips.net/user/postUgkxSRemO77LrM90rx_It_Wh6ZnKAS0H2A8t Good for debarking too. It's so fun I now have too much kindling and have to fight the urge to split the big pieces. I usually split dried cedar, but I've split dried oak too. The edge on mine has stayed razor sharp. I mounted it on a couple pieces of pressure treated 4x4 to hold it steady and quiet the ringing. Several reviews and videos show people having trouble keeping the wood straight. How do I put this gently?... You have to be smarter than the wood. Don't try to split knots, or badly curved grain. And hold the wood (with leather gloves) and tap it once to set it on the blade before giving it a good whack. And you have to know how to swing a hammer. If you don't know what wood grain or knots are, and you can't swing a hammer without hitting yourself or things around you, I suggest buying firewood and kindling pre-split. But if you're smarter than a log, this beautiful tool will make splitting firewood into kindling safer, faster and way more funner! I highly recommend it, and get the XL.
I'd have switch the controls to the lift side so you wouldn't have to walk around the machine. other than that just a top stop to hold the log tips from pinning up on the log last spilt. pretty sweet. now where do I get that piston ?!! haha
Why do they always demo a splitter using pine :) wanna see some 18 inch knotty oak like we split for heater wood. Nice unit for sure. We built basically identical unit 8hp, 25 ton, 30 inch stroke, 4 inch bore, log lift, 4 way wedge, etc. Very nice
I am not sure if this one does , but some of these actually have pressurized tanks by means of the return line from the pump, return line to the pump is either a bit bigger than the supply line to the pump, or pressure is generated in the tank by sheer force of the pump, the air in the tank is compressed by heat of the fluid and force of the pump.
did you guys check out Mark Bengel's before building this? Very similar but like the lights you added. any issues with fluid getting too hot with smaller res? Looks great!
sloppy camera work... sure nice splitter but we watch these videos so we can build our own. You guys who build these never offer specs or drawings for sale or free...
A log splitter is basic engineering. If you can't sketch one out on a piece of graph paper and figure out how to dimension it, you shouldn't be trying to build one!
I love this, the best part is the hydraulic adjustable head. The only thing I would add is an extortion on the front after the head so the wood doesn't just drop.
One word. Perfection.
I like the way you can adjust the splitter head
Love it! Got the original, saw how small it was, returned it for the XL. It splits my ~7x16" firewood into smallwood and kindling in a flash. ruclips.net/user/postUgkxSRemO77LrM90rx_It_Wh6ZnKAS0H2A8t Good for debarking too. It's so fun I now have too much kindling and have to fight the urge to split the big pieces. I usually split dried cedar, but I've split dried oak too. The edge on mine has stayed razor sharp. I mounted it on a couple pieces of pressure treated 4x4 to hold it steady and quiet the ringing. Several reviews and videos show people having trouble keeping the wood straight. How do I put this gently?... You have to be smarter than the wood. Don't try to split knots, or badly curved grain. And hold the wood (with leather gloves) and tap it once to set it on the blade before giving it a good whack. And you have to know how to swing a hammer. If you don't know what wood grain or knots are, and you can't swing a hammer without hitting yourself or things around you, I suggest buying firewood and kindling pre-split. But if you're smarter than a log, this beautiful tool will make splitting firewood into kindling safer, faster and way more funner! I highly recommend it, and get the XL.
Looks like a nice multi function splitter, good job.
Nice job god bless
Nice spliter build.
I'd have switch the controls to the lift side so you wouldn't have to walk around the machine. other than that just a top stop to hold the log tips from pinning up on the log last spilt. pretty sweet. now where do I get that piston ?!! haha
Awesome job
hi there looks real nice john
GREAT JOB. It Looks factory built. Nice
+Kevin Ashby thanks my dad wanted to make it look like a John deer lol
Can I get some plans?
Surely this would be better facing the opposite direction .crushing wood towards the quad bike dosent make sence. But it's a nice build
Great - now how do I get a set of drawings/plans/blueprints so I can build this myself?
Graph paper and a ✏️..... 🤔
Very nice. I'm going to copy it. :)
Teresa Hersha I would love to see your version when you complete it 👍
Very cool
Why do they always demo a splitter using pine :) wanna see some 18 inch knotty oak like we split for heater wood. Nice unit for sure. We built basically identical unit 8hp, 25 ton, 30 inch stroke, 4 inch bore, log lift, 4 way wedge, etc. Very nice
Nice unit
Not to shabby,no Sir not to shabby at all
What kind of pump how many cc/rev
The Hydraulic pump has to be lower than the hydraulic tank so it does not starve for oil other than that nice job
I am not sure if this one does , but some of these actually have pressurized tanks by means of the return line from the pump, return line to the pump is either a bit bigger than the supply line to the pump, or pressure is generated in the tank by sheer force of the pump, the air in the tank is compressed by heat of the fluid and force of the pump.
I think you should have used some hardwood for the demonstration cuz pine well I could split that with a hatchet honestly
I would like to see that lol
How many gpm is your pump and is it a single or double stage
Roberto Correia, would he be interested in building another one? where are you located? Nice Work!
What is the cost for engine
sweet splitter
+Brett Buckley thanks :)
Brett Buckley o
nice...
How many horse power have engine? And how many bars/bar have your pomp ?
13 horse power.
Oh fantastic machine price
very clean and well designed. I like it, check out my custom splitter!
thanks il check it out +Allen Binger
+Allen Binger I checked it out, that thing is a monster well done!!!
can you sell plans for this one?
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It's pretty basic engineering!
A graph paper and pencil could be your plans.
did you guys check out Mark Bengel's before building this? Very similar but like the lights you added. any issues with fluid getting too hot with smaller res? Looks great!
Can you make me one and I will pay you...
By the that log lift gets two up you could have lifted six up by hand,
What size is the pump?
Wondered the same thing
It sounds underpowered
Bom chicka wa wa. Yea were gonna build this lol
Why is there porn music playing?
sloppy camera work... sure nice splitter but we watch these videos so we can build our own. You guys who build these never offer specs or drawings for sale or free...
A log splitter is basic engineering.
If you can't sketch one out on a piece of graph paper and figure out how to dimension it, you shouldn't be trying to build one!
worse camera work I have ever seen! do another video but fire the camera man and find a new one.