Wood splitter

[stray]

I have been building a wood splitter and I am 90 percent done with it. I have a few modifications to make to perfect it. Is anyone interested in building a wood splitter that hooks up to a PT. ON the model i am building you don't have to get off the tractor to use it.

I have not heard anyone talk about wood splitters on this forum and i just don't understand why. May be no one burns wood. Power trac really should build and sale one.

 

[Archdean]

Yes I Am interested!

 

[smartguyz]

I'm interested. Tell us more!

-Rob /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[DML]

I enjoy the excercise my splitting maul provides! /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

[stray]

I too enjoy using a maul. I started using one after my dad sold his wood splitter. He was thinking it would still be around to use but the person he sold it to loaned it to his son and gone it went.
After getting my 422 and with the hydraulics already there I just couldn’t resist building one. To use this one, just drive up to it, hook up the quick attach, attach the valve to the tractor, hook up the 2 quick disconnects, get back on the tractor and flip on the PTO. Hooking up should take less than 2 minutes. I can’t give you a cost because most of the stuff I used I already had or some one gave to me. I will have about $180 in the valve, hoses and fittings bought at Northern Hydraulics.

 

[jol1269]

love the idea , i have a mom and dad who is needing wood split yearly and guess whos the favorite son that time of year lol . well im not into the maul and sledge thing. lil more work than i care for but i would love to see some pics of the wood splitter on the pt as id have to get one or build one

 

[stray]

As soon as I use it enough to tell about the things I might have done different or change if I were to build another I'll post some comments and pics. I will design the controls so they can mount either on the tractor or the splitter. I don't know yet if I would want to turn the splitter right side up or upside down or if it should be bolted on so it can be changed either way. As of now I have it on upside down so it can be laid across the piece of wood to be split as well as carry and lift a cut of wood or even a log. Picking up and splitting cuts of wood or lifting and carrying logs without getting off the tractor appeals to me. If one leaves the splitter upside down you would not need to be able to mount the controls on the splitter as operating the splitter from the seat would be necessary.

 

[J_J]

I have been using this 3 pt hyd log splitter from Northern Tools for about 10 years. It could be adapted to fit the PT .

 

[beenthere]

Curious here. you started by saying 90% done and later said you haven't designed the controls yet, or decided splitting from above or below, or vertical? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif


Over the years there has been lots of discussion about using and building wood splitters on this forum. Search around and you will find a lot of information.

Welcome to the forum, and good luck on the splitter. Anxious to see the pics of what you have now.

 

[J_J]

That upside down trick is a rather good idea. On the picture that I posted, the valve could be moved back near the other valve.

 

[J_J]

The log splitter could also be turned sideways and cut up to 3 in trees

 

[pairodime]

I've been wanting to do a wood splitter too. The one I'd like is like this one

I'm curious as to why you selected the PTO for powering the splitter. Does the aux circuit not have sufficient power?

 

[stray]

I have fastened the controls temporally to the PT with C clamps and used it on some tough oak cuts of wood. It is working rather well. With a little more time and practice I am sure it will do even better. When I say 90 percent done I mean I need make a mount that can be easily taken off and on the pt. For the controls that is. I also need to paint it.
When I demoed it to Dad I lifted (with the upside down splitter) a large cut of Oak, moved it to another location, and split it into about 8 different pieces. All without getting off of the tractor. My guess is that when I have split a large amount of wood, it laying all over the yard, I will get the bucket, pick it up and take it to the wood pile.

 

[stray]

Da gone pairodime looks so close to the one I built it ant funny. Guess it don't take a genius to turn a log splitter upside down.

 

[stray]

If you are talking about the one that operates the quick attach locks. Yes it would work but I am sure it would be much slower. My cycle time (all the way up and all the way back) is less than 10 seconds. That is much faster than i thought it would be even using the PTO.

 

[pairodime]

When are we going to see some pics of your work?

 

[stray]

Sure but I was waiting till I got the permanent mounts on. The C Clamps and long angle iron looks shabby. Not to mention it needs painting.

 

[stray]

Hay Guys I have pretty much finished the wood splitter. I will go ahead and post some pics and after I paint it I try to get some of it working. Use your imagination and figure all the things you could do with it. I have used it and it works fine doing all these things. But I don’t know if we should call it a wood splitter or not. It is also a wood carrier or wood mover or wood loader. What would be a good name for it?

 

[stray]

The controls

 

[stray]

Ready for storage. There are some things I will improve on but right now I going to take a break from it.