Quick cheap log lift

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jkahn

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eastern PA
www.jeffkahnsculpture.com
Being an old man with bad back and old splitter, I needed a way to get some of the larger logs up on my splitter.
This little ramp seemed to do the trick.
Wood ramp and a piece of roll roofing nailed at the top made getting these 20" white oak pieces on the splitter easy.
log ramp2.jpg log ramp1.jpg
 
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That's just flat brilliant. I tell you what, even on a good day I don't think I could lift that log on the splitter. Great idea!

What kind of roll roofing is that?
 
Thats the same way my grandpa does it. He uses a thick plank of oak to roll the monsters up onto the splitter, no roll roofing though. I also use a plank when needed for super mosters, although I can crank the jack all the way down on my splitter and get the toungue/wedge area almost completly on the ground and just roll stuff right onto it.

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GadDummit said:
That's just flat brilliant. I tell you what, even on a good day I don't think I could lift that log on the splitter. Great idea!

What kind of roll roofing is that?
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Sorry, I should have said rubber roofing, it's just a scrap from another job.
Anything strong and flexible should do, you just grab it at the bottom and the log rolls right up.
 
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Very creative. Love the locust log too!
 
Very nice...

What kind of bracket are you using to stow your hatchet?
 
Impressive. Big rounds of locust weigh a ton. When they get that big I change the splitter to split vertically.
 
jkahn said:
I only wish it was locust, the leaves say white oak.
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Locust is nice, so is white oak. Out here white oak is as rare as hen's teeth. Enjoy that good hardwood.
 
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