joey48442
joey48442 SuperDork
6/26/10 10:17 a.m.

Thinking about making our own woodsplitter. Anyone have any experience? What sort of piston is needed? Valve? Engine size? Anyone have any ideas?

Joey

BoxheadTim
BoxheadTim GRM+ Memberand Dork
6/26/10 11:11 a.m.

LS1?

Sorry, no idea but it sounds like an interesting project.

oldtin
oldtin HalfDork
6/26/10 11:28 a.m.

take a look at places like northern equipment see what they use - I'm thinking something like a 4-5 ton ram should do it. You might get away with a 6hp engine

poopshovel
poopshovel SuperDork
6/26/10 12:43 p.m.

I suppose it's technically not a splitter, but it's very Grmey, and if you don't swing it like a bitch, you should be able to split whatever you want.

Dr. Hess
Dr. Hess SuperDork
6/26/10 4:27 p.m.

ignorant
ignorant SuperDork
6/26/10 6:34 p.m.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=va4H4DKbEHE

http://www.thestickler.com/

NYG95GA
NYG95GA SuperDork
6/26/10 6:49 p.m.

The hardware store where I worked back in the day sold those Sticklers. They were so unusual we had a hard time selling them, but once we had a "feild day" where customers could bring a load of wood and we would split it for them. Whenever the hydaulic ram wouldn't crack a knot, we'd roll it over to the bosses truck, outfitted with one off these, and it would pull right through everything we handed it.

An idea ahead of it's time.. plus you couldn't drive anywhere while it was attached to the vehicle...

Woody
Woody GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
6/26/10 8:30 p.m.

My friend built this last year, using the engine from his old lawn tractor.

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patgizz
patgizz GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
6/27/10 9:29 a.m.

tractor supply if you have one around has all the parts(minus steel for the frame) and has a diagram in their store in the hydraulic aisle of how to build it.

racerboy000
racerboy000 New Reader
6/27/10 9:48 a.m.
joey48442 wrote: Thinking about making our own woodsplitter. Anyone have any experience? What sort of piston is needed? Valve? Engine size? Anyone have any ideas? Joey

Hard wood or soft wood? How much wood do you want to split? 15 ton to 20 ton for most people. % ton are the basement set ups around here

joey48442
joey48442 SuperDork
6/27/10 10:27 a.m.

In reply to racerboy000:

Both hard and soft. My grandpa has an old montgomery ward 10 ton and most of the time it does what I need. 15 or 20 should get what I need.

Joey

Dr. Hess
Dr. Hess SuperDork
6/28/10 8:40 a.m.

Mine has a 8 ton HF air over hydraulic ram. There has only been maybe 2 or 3 times it has not split a log, and that was on like a 80 year old hickory tree, and once on a hundred year old oak. I've probably put 4 cords through it.

Toyman01
Toyman01 GRM+ Memberand Dork
6/28/10 2:11 p.m.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40sCGb678sQ&NR=1

DILYSI Dave
DILYSI Dave SuperDork
6/28/10 3:55 p.m.
Toyman01 wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40sCGb678sQ&NR=1

That.Is.AWESOME!

pilotbraden
pilotbraden Reader
6/29/10 8:15 a.m.

An unidentified guest to the family cabin left us a 6# maul with a fiberglass handle. The only marking on it is MEXICO. It is the best damned wood splitting device that I have ever used. We cut 40" long firewood for our fireplace and that maul splits 12''-20'' diameter oak with a single blow.

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