Log splitter question
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Firewood Bandit
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Paulywalnut
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Thanks for the replies. I haven't been putting anything on the face of the beam just dribbling some on the sides for the wedge to ride on. Seems to be working fine
Chicken Farmer
Burning Hunk
Brother you should call that thing Frankenstein! Hahaha I hope mine lasts 30 years. I'm the only one who uses it so far, so I'm holding out hope
Chicken Farmer
Burning Hunk
My dad picked this thing up from somebody he knew years ago. That old Wisconsin motor purrs right along. I've threatened to put a Kubota diesel on it and a lift arm. He's not letting it happen yet....
On edit: We put put a new cylinder on it a couple years ago. The old one leaked around the shaft pretty badly for years and years, so I guess it did get a little lube on the beam.
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Burning Hunk
I've used grease or oil in the past. Makes me ill when I get grease on me which always happens. I guess I'll just stick with cheap oil. I find if I use nuthin like I like too, the slider below the wedge gets rattley noisey which is annoying when I'm trying to listen to my Peltor work tune FM ear muffs.
Just a quick update, it was kinda warm here today (up to high 30s maybe) so I figured since I'm laid off I'd get my butt outside and split some rounds I scrounged over the last few weeks. I had the splitter under a tarp as usual and I rolled it to the pile I was going to split. I figured as cold as its been, WC in the negatives and hasn't been above freezing in about a week, it might take a few pulls to get it started. First pull, she fired 
That Honda engine is awesome
That Honda engine is awesome
Well... Ok then. Next question!I just slide my arse crack along the beam edges after a hard day of splitting. Do the dew
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