DIY log splitter pics

[mikecotterill]

After finally pulling my finger out, and with loads of top advice from people on jere I finally finished my splitter. So thought I'd put a post up to give people who are thinking of it some ideas. I was really wanting to do a horizontal/vertical one but with the size/style of ram I used it wasn't really pratical. It's powered with a 13hp Honda copy running an 8cc pump, will probably get a bigger one at some point.

So here's some pics of the build.

There's still a couple of things to do like mudguards and fixed lights

[Brushcutter]

Thats awsome. Wish i hadn't scrapped that RSJ now.

[timtree81]

Not to sound like a party pooper or some one who is slating what's been made as it looks great and well made but it must be slow ?

[mikecotterill]

Not to sound like a party pooper or some one who is slating what's been made as it looks great and well made but it must be slow ?

 

Why do you say that?

[Goaty]

Why do you say that?

 

Because he is a party pooper really

[Rich2484]

That is cool.

 

Did you need the oil tank to be that big or is it just what you had?

[samladd]

good job mate but i bet its slow? you need to run a splitter off a tractor to make it worthwhile and productive

[mikecotterill]

That is cool.

 

Did you need the oil tank to be that big or is it just what you had?

 

I struggled to get a tank to be honest, and that one came up cheap it's not full though, about half

[mikecotterill]

good job mate but i bet its slow? you need to run a splitter off a tractor to make it worthwhile and productive

 

Probably is slower than a tractor driven one but I don't have a tractor and I'm not buying one just to run a splitter that'd hardly be worthwhile 

It's only really to split my own logs we burn about 6-10ton in winter and I was getting fed up of splitting with an axe

[treequip]

I struggled to get a tank to be honest, and that one came up cheap it's not full though, about half

 

Might be worth putting a it more oil in.

 

During use the air in the tank wrms up, as it cools the tank draws in cool air through the tank breather.

 

This air has moisture in it that condensed out and contaminates the oil, the less air in the tank the less your oil gets contaminated.

 

Nice job BTW but it would have looked way more butch with a bigger axle:001_tt2: