A cheap idea for log splitter

[The Worker]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuHV0BlvjMc]Ford wood splitter F-150 V-8 powered Homemade Accident - YouTube[/ame]

 

Well if you look at the last part of the video its quite funny watching but not for them LOL

But seriously using your pickup truck as another tool is quite a cheep and efficient way to go (given its horse power)

Looking at the log splitting tool fitted to the wheel its looks more like a drill bit that A normal poor mans log splitter

Roughneck Wood Grenade Log Splitter | Screwfix.com

The rough necks splitter that you normally buy you drive the splitter into the log by pushing down with a sledgehammer rather then threading the log onto the splitter by letting the rotation do the work

 

I would like to give this idea a try but I'm not quite so sure the poor mans log splitter fitted to a wheel would do the Job

 

Another idea I had was to fit a spear onto the front towing eye of my truck and drive the spear into a timber trunk

But I would need something to clamp the timber and if the spear got stuck than the timer is going to have to be clamped (somehow) in bough ways so I can reverse out

[Peasgood]

Seriously, I would be much happier using that friggin big flywheel thing you see on Youtube with axe head welded to it that any of the screw type splitters.

[Stubby]

 

Well if you look at the last part of the video its quite funny watching but not for them LOL

But seriously using your pickup truck as another tool is quite a cheep and efficient way to go (given its horse power)

Looking at the log splitting tool fitted to the wheel its looks more like a drill bit that A normal poor mans log splitter

Roughneck Wood Grenade Log Splitter | Screwfix.com

The rough necks splitter that you normally buy you drive the splitter into the log by pushing down with a sledgehammer rather then threading the log onto the splitter by letting the rotation do the work

 

I would like to give this idea a try but I'm not quite so sure the poor mans log splitter fitted to a wheel would do the Job

 

Another idea I had was to fit a spear onto the front towing eye of my truck and drive the spear into a timber trunk

But I would need something to clamp the timber and if the spear got stuck than the timer is going to have to be clamped (somehow) in bough ways so I can reverse out

 

Helical cone splitters work well in my opinion weather tractor mounted (usual method ) or with its own engine ( as mine is ) as as a car mounted one ( sticler I think its called ) >

[The Worker]

Helical cone splitters work well in my opinion weather tractor mounted (usual method ) or with its own engine ( as mine is ) as as a car mounted one ( sticler I think its called ) >

Thanks

I have googled it and found something but cant find anywhere to buy one from

Where did you get yours?

[Maxwell]

I truly don't understand anyone looking at this and thinking its a good idea?! whats going to happen to you when an item of clothing gets snagged? a true lack of self preservation going on here...

[Stubby]

I truly don't understand anyone looking at this and thinking its a good idea?! whats going to happen to you when an item of clothing gets snagged? a true lack of self preservation going on here...

 

Here is mine . Never " snaged any clothing " ........

[eggsarascal]

Here is mine . Never " snaged any clothing " ........

 

I'm glad it's not just my garage that is full of tut. Stubby :biggrin:

[Merle Nelson]

Was offered an old production model of these (rather than fabricated) and turned it down some time ago, no thanks. Then last year I saw on YouTube where someone had a slightly larger one mounted out in front of a skidsteer and used the tractor to push it down vertically into rounds of wood that were over three foot diameter. It did a great job of breaking them up to smaller manigable chunks. Went back to that lady - too late already gone. Context is everything for me.

[Maxwell]

Here is mine . Never " snaged any clothing " ........

 

that's a world away from that jagged piece of cr@p mounted onto that hillbilly's pickup.

[The Worker]

Stubby where did you get the shaft from?