Starting my skid steer splitter.

[1grnlwn]

Chuck, Bobcat is low flow 16 gpm I believe. Ports on cylinder are 1/2".

Rio, you give me too much credit. Although I will add a secondary wedge it will be fixed, probably a 2x3" angle iron. The piece behind the wedge is to try to take some of the splitting pressure off the 1/2" x 8" plate that the wedge is welded to and distribute it to the web of the beam. The v shaped gap will be filled with a thin pie shaped piece and welded in.

Tree I believe you subscribe by choosing an e-mail notification at the bottom of the reply to a thread page.

This weekend was spent drilling and bolting the cylinder tie down and cutting material for the pushing sled.

 

[Rio_Grande]

So be it,, I was all excited I thought you had figured my problem out..... Still watchin...

 

[J_J]

Here are a few pictures of SS splitters. Might get some new ideas.

 

[grsthegreat]

im not sure about making one for a skid steer...but i made this one for a 3 point hitch... ive used it for about 5 years. got the wedge and angled shackle from northern tools. has worked great

 

[Big Wave D]

Mark-- How do I 'subscribe' to a thread ??

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[1grnlwn]

Ok, well I had to take a week to plow some Ice and snow. I have gotten the cylinder tie down attached and did a whole lot of hole boring to fabricate the base for the pushing sled.

 

[jimmysisson]

1grnlwn - your mag drill is getting a workout! Question - is the beveled steel strip under the I beam web available commercially? And did you use that same material reversed as a guide for the slider? All the wear my old splitter has is where the slider moves along the beam. I assume you tacked and bolted that together so you could replace worn parts? Nice fabrication.
Jim

 

[1grnlwn]

Jimmy, First of all the cyl tie down is shimmed with beveled washers. They are made to use when you need to bolt something to a beam. They came from Fastenal and are about a buck a piece. The slider slides on a 1/2" x 8" flat bar that is stitch welded to the top of the beam. I am toying with the idea of putting some grease zerks in high wear places. To be honest the bolted slider is just copied from many of the splitter designs I have seen. It does give the flexibility of adjusting "fit" when needed. As far as the mag drill is concerned, it is my latest addition to the shop and I can't imagine trying to align and drill all those 5/8" holes with my wimpy drill press. P.S. it still took a long time to drill all that, messy too!
Mark

 

[Rio_Grande]

Beveled washers,, geinus,,,,

saves me another step, was gonna bevel a slide..

 

[mjncad]

McMaster-Carr www.mcmaster.com carries beveled washers.