Got bored today so made a logsplitting video

[Dean Lofthouse]

Got bored so went down to the yard to put some money in the bank.

 

Thor 20t 4 way knife converted to operate one handed because I found it more dangerous trying to hold logs in place with your knee or your belly

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejzyD4Yk65I]YouTube - Modified Thor 20t logsplitter with 4 way knife[/ame]

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Cool; did the same with my Riko - converted it to one had operation. Hardly a conversion - just tighten a big washer on the back control arm which locks the two levers together so either operates the ram.

 

I heard David Cameron went to split logs during election night for stress relief!

[Frankie Lawrence]

Very nice dean:thumbup1:, never seen a splitter like that had/heard of any nasty accidents re fingers on top of log etc?

 

 

How many truck loads could you do in a day with it inc cutting up to ring?

[Dean Lofthouse]

Very nice dean:thumbup1:, never seen a splitter like that had/heard of any nasty accidents re fingers on top of log etc?

 

 

How many truck loads could you do in a day with it inc cutting up to ring?

 

Two week ago I did three landrover loads in 6 hours including delivering locally so flat out about a load every hour and a half

[Stephen Blair]

nice one dean

[Rob D]

Nice one Dean - I've just got a Thor 13t self powered. How did you get it to auto return after splitting so it gets back to the top then stops itself?

[tommer9]

That was a fascinating video Dean.

[Dean Lofthouse]

Nice one Dean - I've just got a Thor 13t self powered. How did you get it to auto return after splitting so it gets back to the top then stops itself?

 

For non auto return the return lever is held up by a spring and for auto return the return lever is unhitched and left loose and it auto stops when it reaches the top of the stroke

 

I'll see if I can get a pic next time, if you look at the very end of the vid when I close the cylinder down you can see me unhitch the holding clip which stops the lever dropping right down and I rehitch the spring to stop auto return

Edited May 9, 2010 by Dean Lofthouse

[Andy Collins]

Good stuff, like the auto-return, I'll have to get my mate to adapt his now:thumbup1:

[Rob D]

For non auto return the return lever is held up by a spring and for auto return the return lever is unhitched and left loose and it auto stops when it reaches the top of the stroke

 

I'll see if I can get a pic next time, if you look at the very end of the vid when I close the cylinder down you can see me unhitch the holding clip which stops the lever dropping right down and I rehitch the spring to stop auto return

 

Cheers Dean I'll have a fiddle with mine later in the week (the log splitter that is!)