When a railroad builds a wood splitter (1904)

[bcp]

Bruce

 

[BHD]

son built one something like that, but it lays on the ground, take the loader and put the section of tree trunk in the area, (two large H beams on each side ) and pull the lever, and it will split it in to three about 8 x 8" sections, return the top part and do it again (he had a large wood burner, that would take 8x8" sections, but would be nice to knock down some of the larger in to more manageable units, for the small splinter,

 

[TnAndy]

Let me guess.....this was pre-EPA/worker's comp days, right ?

 

[k0ua]

Let me guess.....this was pre-EPA/worker's comp days, right ?

Just don't get anything you want to keep in the path of the blade.

 

[Fuddy1952]

"OK Bob...lift, place, pull lever, next...lift, place, pull lever, next...lift, pull lever, place...ooooppps!
Bob...say something Bob".

 

[coldsteelva]

14 cords per day! Wow, what an operation.

 

[bunyip]

Don't tthe French have a similar machine?

 

[ovrszd]

Neccessity is the Mother of Invention.