Built me a log splitter.

4570Man · Oct 12, 2017

Nice job on your splitter. Here's one I built but my beam has issues. It's not heavy enough and twist. I've yet to find the time to fix it.

LD1 · Oct 13, 2017

Store bought 24 t is likely a 4" cylinder. It stands to reason a pair of 3" cylinders would out preform

FarmWrench · Oct 13, 2017

Nice work.

The plumbing bill make you wonder why you didn't just buy a cylinder?

rswyan · Oct 13, 2017

Nice job ! :thumbsup:

3Ts · Oct 13, 2017

Yea I was wondering how they got 25+ tons outta those box store splitters. Finally put this one to the test on some really nasty logs. Outdid my buddy's store bought 24 ton.

I was wondering that too. How do they come up with those numbers? I saw one advertised as 35 ton!

texasranger556 · Oct 13, 2017

3Ts said:
I was wondering that too. How do they come up with those numbers? I saw one advertised as 35 ton!

A 5" cylinder with 3600 psi will get you to 35 ton.

The 40 ton splitter that TSC sells says 3800 psi but doesn't state the cylinder diameter. It would need to be about 5.2" to make the 40 ton claim accurate.

ovrszd · Oct 13, 2017

My splitter is a 42 ton, 6"x30" cylinder. I'm very spoiled.

4570Man · Oct 13, 2017

ovrszd said:
My splitter is a 42 ton, 6"x30" cylinder. I'm very spoiled.

What kind of wedge are you pushing? I briefly considered putting a massive cylinder that was like a 10" bore on my splitter, but for a bunch of obvious reasons I didn't.

JPRambo · Oct 13, 2017

I plan to move to North Georgia in a couple years and build a house there. I have lots of white and red oak on the >7 acres i purchased. I have been wondering what size splitter that I would need to split that. I have never operated one before. Most trees are in the 12 - 18 inch range with a few up to 28 inch. I see from 15 ton to 37 ton advertized, but just wondering for now.

ovrszd · Oct 13, 2017

4570Man said:
What kind of wedge are you pushing? I briefly considered putting a massive cylinder that was like a 10" bore on my splitter, but for a bunch of obvious reasons I didn't.

I push a flat plate. Wedge is at the beam end. Split the wood away from the cylinder. In my simple world that just makes sense. My wedge is a 2-way, 4way hydraulically raised/lowered.