LOG SPLITTER homemade 3point linkage

[ferguson123]

more pictures and a video of it working here

 

[J_J]

What is the size of the cyl. It looks rather small.

 

[Craig Clayton]

When ever I see a home made splitter it is always interesting how everyone uses the materials at hand to achieve the same results ie a working splitter.
Craig Clayton

 

[Rio_Grande]

Me too craig, would have never thought that slid would function without binding,,, Looks like I was wrong.

Looks good to me and it obvously works

 

[LD1]

Me too craig, would have never thought that slid would function without binding,,, Looks like I was wrong.

Looks good to me and it obvously works

Thats exactally what I was thinking.

That pushplate and slide look almost similar to that little metal clip on the gas shock on a screed door to hold it open. If you have it in place and the door propped open, no matter how hard you will try, the rod will bend or the mount will break before they slip:confused2:

 

[grsthegreat]

heres my home made version...has worked great for 4-5 years or so...cant really recall when i made this thing. i tried to make it with as few parts as possible........

 

[ferguson123]

Me too craig, would have never thought that slid would function without binding,,, Looks like I was wrong.

Looks good to me and it obvously works

Haha and me too i didnt think it wood work :laughing:

 

[ferguson123]

Here is a video of it working and yes i know it wood be safer with one operator

 

[pat32rf]

heres my home made version...has worked great for 4-5 years or so...cant really recall when i made this thing. i tried to make it with as few parts as possible........

Do you recall if you worked from a set of prints? I've inherited a twin to yours....Works great

 

[grsthegreat]

Do you recall if you worked from a set of prints? I've inherited a twin to yours....Works great

ya, i had a pic/plan for it i got from a friend. then did some mods on that. dont recall where those prints are anymore.

 

[Sberry]

I added extensions to make it taller and to be able to bolt a bar on to make it 3 pt

 

[Brimfield]

I have a log splitter I never finished and all it needs is hydraulic lines and a good motor( got a free 10 hp sears that was junk) I just got a Kubota 3800HST and I was wondering if I could use the Pto to drive the splitter pump or am I better off buying a 10 hp motor to replace it.
Ps I went for overkill and it has a 34 ton Ram.

 

[radioman]

you are better off buying another motor. it would a straight bolt in with another motor instead of making a few changes like new hoses, getting a pto pump and requiring you to hook up the pto pump setup every time you need to split

 

[LD1]

Yep, I would get a new motor. Your tractor turns 540 rpm at the pto. That pump will want to see 3600 or so.

So you would have to get creative with gearboxes and.or pullies to get the speed up. And to just totally replace the pump with a PTO pump designed to run on the 540 would likely cost more than a new motor, cause PTO pumps are pricey.

 

[Brimfield]

Thanks guys. The more I talked it out the more it made sense to buy a motor. As one guy at work said why put hours on a tractor and tie up its use. I had never thought what a pto pump would cost. I think I will get a 10HP vertical shaft and finish it.

 

[LD1]

I would find out what size the pump is and then buy the appropriate motor. Otherwise it will be less efficient. If it is only an 11gpm 2-stage, you can get by with 6 or 6.5 HP.

Also, got any pics of the current set-up. That way we can "survey" it better and offer some more advice? Like do you have a filter in the system??

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

That is the most dangerous video I've seen today....

 

[lockhaven]

I have got to ask,, why is it so dangerous?

 

[LD1]

I have got to ask,, why is it so dangerous?

I was wondering the same thing??

Not any more dangerous than every other splitter on the market?????