Splitter Mod.

[dave28]

Getting fed up with anything but perfectly square ended cord skating off of the base plate of my 12ton Balfor splitter so I'm thinking of adding some welded cross hatch to it or maybe a removable plate with some thin bars or spikes or whatever that might give some wet cord a bit of grip and possibly help level things up a bit. Any thoughts or ideas? Thanks.

[LGP Eddie]

A few bit's of fairly thin Rebar perhaps?

 

Won't stick in too much because they're round and plenty of bite on them?

 

Grind them back off if it's not working out?

 

Eddie.

[s.varty]

Any pics ?

[Stubby]

There is welded beads cross hatching the anvil on mine which works well .

[peaman]

i have a bit of expanded metal mesh welded on the base plate of mine grips but the wood doesnt bite in been tryed and tested for 5 years

[dave28]

Any pics ?

 

Didn't think to but this one off the riko site shows it all,the base plate is smooth with some pretty useless "bumps" to lift the log clear of chips.

[dave28]

i have a bit of expanded metal mesh welded on the base plate of mine grips but the wood doesnt bite in been tryed and tested for 5 years

 

I like the idea of that, cheers.

[sandy2210]

my "thor" woodsplitter has what look like thick (5mm) washers welded all over works a treat no probs with slipping