Log Lifter

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What style was the "little" splitter you built? Was it a horz/vert?

Nope - pure horz. Low tonnage, fast stroke, limited to 18" and it gets jiggy wid it. Basically the same as the old I/O 15 ton unit (not built anymore) but mine has a larger beam, more HP (simply because that was the donor engine) and electric start. It sits at a height similar to the Super splitter for ergonomics while splitting the <20" rounds that it gets feed. Kinda purpose built. And man can that little sucker spit out some firewood. Fast.
 
I based my splitter build on the Powersplit/ TimberDevil design. I modified it slightly with a retractable cylinder , a mechanical log lift , a receiver hitch ,and hyway towable
http://powersplit.com/video-gallery
http://www.timberdevil.com/products.html
Got any pics of your splitter?

That gave me some ideas. I can see myself cutting up my splitter to make a vertical only version -- at just the right height.

Add a log lift to one side and I could probably cannibalize an old treadmill for a conveyor to load my trailer on the other side. An auto cycle valve would be icing on the cake.

Just got to learn how to weld ;)
 
Got any pics of your splitter?

That gave me some ideas. I can see myself cutting up my splitter to make a vertical only version -- at just the right height.

Add a log lift to one side and I could probably cannibalize an old treadmill for a conveyor to load my trailer on the other side. An auto cycle valve would be icing on the cake.

Just got to learn how to weld ;)
Buy a big MIG or a stick machine and let's see some pics! ::-)
 
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Get a fitty dollar used lincoln stick welder off of craigslist or fleebay, wire in the appropriate 220 outlet and get to sticking things together. I love migs, but it takes a big one to start welding the kind of steel used on a splitter.
 
Get a fitty dollar used lincoln stick welder off of craigslist or fleebay, wire in the appropriate 220 outlet and get to sticking things together. I love migs, but it takes a big one to start welding the kind of steel used on a splitter.
$50? The cheapest stick welder I can find is 150 -- and I'd have to drive to Mass. How crazy would it be to try gas welding something like this?
 
$50? The cheapest stick welder I can find is 150 -- and I'd have to drive to Mass. How crazy would it be to try gas welding something like this?

Crazy - especially if you are new to welding. Gas welding is almost a lost art.

ETA - just checked my area for giggles. Looks like $150 for 225 amp. I just turned one down that somebody wanted to give to me. I told a friend about it, and he got it - free.
 
Alright, thought about the vertical only concept some more. Obviously if you take a 6' beam and put it vertically on a work table 30-36" high it won't fit in the garage. And transport becomes an issue... The powersplit raises and lowers the cylinder to keep the height low. Ideally I would be able to use the existing beam and cylinder set up -- quick easy

I vaguely remember seeing someone on (maybe on AS) build a vertical only work table splitter that used a full height beam. I think the beam tilted into place. Any ideas on how to tilt a full length beam into space on a splitter like this?
WS150-FIELD-PIC-1.jpg
 
Found a few pics of the one I was thinking of but can't find the original thread.

Looks like a typical H/V splitter could mostly be used but lifting the beam into place wouldnt be easy.
 
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