Interesting splitter design

[JA600L]

Any thoughts on this? I could probably fabricate something similar. I just don't think it would handle knotty wood.
http://www.offgridquest.com/inspiration/418-firewood-splitter

 

[gzecc]

It will split anything nicely that a maul will, with one strike. Thats not why I have hydraulics. If all my wood split with one maul strike, I wouldn't bother with a hydaulic splitter.

 

[BEConklin]

Any thoughts on this? I could probably fabricate something similar. I just don't think it would handle knotty wood.
http://www.offgridquest.com/inspiration/418-firewood-splitter

It would make it quite a bit more complicated - but the weakest part of the design that I can see is that your left hand has to be so close to the splitter bit when it strikes. If I were working on a new design, I'd think about something that would hold the round in place and rotate the round under the splitter. Maybe even just a tire mounted on a turntable

 

[farmboy05]

I'd be worried about how it splits tougher stuff. I have a lot of maple, and that's hard enough with my maul.

I'm going to build my own hydraulic splitter that mounts on the 3-point of a tractor, and I've always wondered why not turn the splitter upside down and use the 3 point to raise and lower the splitter so I don't have to lift the rounds? just roll them under it. Maybe make it swivel so I could turn it rightside up for splitting a bunch of smaller pieces like normal. (I'm an engineer btw, so I think about this stuff a lot). I haven't seen anything like that out there, maybe someone else here has?

 

[DougA]

I saw that a month ago. Agree that if you have perfect wood, it would be great. No idea why but my trees can't seem to grow perfect wood.

 

[Jags]

I have just one question. How much tonnage would it take to crush the table/platform that he is using?
That will give you some idea of how much force this manual splitter is producing. Not much.

 

[JA600L]

I'd be worried about how it splits tougher stuff. I have a lot of maple, and that's hard enough with my maul.

I'm going to build my own hydraulic splitter that mounts on the 3-point of a tractor, and I've always wondered why not turn the splitter upside down and use the 3 point to raise and lower the splitter so I don't have to lift the rounds? just roll them under it. Maybe make it swivel so I could turn it rightside up for splitting a bunch of smaller pieces like normal. (I'm an engineer btw, so I think about this stuff a lot). I haven't seen anything like that out there, maybe someone else here has?

I'm a tractor mechanic. I think that would be a great idea except any kind of manufacturer out there would scream safety hazard as you are working under hydraulic cylinders. I like the idea though...

 

[bmblank]

Who would be working under a hydraulic cylinder in this design?

 

[Boiler74]

I'm going to build my own hydraulic splitter that mounts on the 3-point of a tractor, and I've always wondered why not turn the splitter upside down and use the 3 point to raise and lower the splitter so I don't have to lift the rounds? just roll them under it. Maybe make it swivel so I could turn it rightside up for splitting a bunch of smaller pieces like normal. (I'm an engineer btw, so I think about this stuff a lot). I haven't seen anything like that out there, maybe someone else here has?

They have upside down splitters for bobcats. It's a great idea for the big stuff, but when you get to smaller sizes it would be a PITA to not be able to split in a normal mode.

Like this:
(broken link removed to http://www.qualityweldingservice.com/magento/index.php/products/attachments-main-menu/log-splitters/logsplitter-25ton-180-degree.html)

 

[CTFIRE]

Here's a better one. Only one horsepower

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