Show us you pics of the dirty work horses you call a splitter!

Lets see some pics of you splitters!
This should be interesting!
I'll go first!





10 hp,30 ton, quick return, 18" log capacity. Tray is a nice feature.At one point it was for a three point system.
Sean

I'm too embarrassed

NICE rig!

Yes, it is in that first picture. MTD 20 ton.

Borrowed one few years ago

Jeepers, I'm afraid to show you mine. It's a $200 - 6 ton iron horse from Grossmans.

Here's what it looked like new:


Now it's been beat to hell, the rails that hold the wood are loose, bent and I think one fell off at one end. I need to reattach it. A log landed on the power cord so it's hanging off at an odd angle. That cute little handle off the front legs is sitting on a shelf in the garage waiting to be reattached and I'm sure there are a few other dents. I was in the wood shed a few days ago and saw that a mouse had sat on the bar and left many little calling cards on it.

It's been a great machine and doesn't owe me a dime. It will split 90% of what I throw at it and the sledge and wedge take care of the rest.

Matt

Nice pile of wood! Whew! Jealous

The day I brought it home - has not missed a beat since.

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Yes that is an old Wisconsin engine! Still runs as strong as the day it was new. Thankfully too because parts are almost nonexistent for her. What parts are available are HIGH dollar.The govener is broke so i got a lawn Mower throttle control hooked to the carb to keep her from running away. It has a five inch bore cylinder with a two inch rod. A log lift mod is needed badly and will happen "someday ". Along with an engine transplant.

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Care to post the specs? Cyl size and pump relief psi? Maybe the pic looks deceiving but that cyl doesn't look anywhere near big enough to throw down 30 tons of force. Nice lookin'' machine tho!

And GREAT THREAD. (my pics forthcoming.)

Smodaddy, whats up with the life preserver lookin' thing on the resevoir? You been river splittin' again?

21 ton MTD Gold..

Only complaint. No throttle control

Splits everything I throw at it

Yes that us a work only vest. I work on/near the river. That is the hydraulic tank its on and the tank makes an excellent "operator" seat for my seven year old son. The tank gets warm after some use and is cold metal starting out. Sooo I had that handy one day, fit relatively well, and has been there since. Gotta keep those operators comfortable while us laborers bust it


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Here's a little better pic of his spot.
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This is a home made unit. I'm the third owner. The info is what I was told. The 10 hp is a no brainer. I will look closely @ the cylinder and note what it says!
The maker was a hydraulic mechanic.

Just measure the OD of the cylinder barrel. Since 3000 psi is the practical limit for a homemade unit, then minimum cylinder size you would need to generate 30 tons of force would be be a 5" diameter. The external measurement of the cylinder barrel should be about 5.5" to 6"

Either way, most of us have sub-30 ton machines here that have no trouble blasting through tough rounds!

Arrow pointing to a former hydraulic issue

The paint was so nice when I bought it. Don't know how many tons but it is a 4" cyl. with a 2" ram, had an 1968 18hp Wisconsin tjd twin but ate a bearing on a connecting rod. Too much to repair since parts can be hard to find. So I scored an 11hp B&S. Full cycles in 8 sec. Sometimes the 15" wedge is a godsend, sometimes it seems to cut splitting psi due to so much surface area. That much speed and I don't really need to make a 4-way for it. Splits to 26", 20 gpm prince pump,4gal. hyd. res./hand warmer.

Here is mine, 20 ton North Star from Northern. 5.5 honda engine with auto idle.



Another view,

I got 1-7/8th"
So what does that come out to 10Tons???

I bet it floats good too with the life jacket......................LOL

It even survived a garage fire............................

Here is mine. Some of the results can be seen in the background.

here's one i built this spring.