DIY log splitter

[caledonian bob]

I made it myself from scratch, cant remember exactly what it cost but roughly as below

Ram: Bought from tractor breaker £20.00

"H" beam Scrap dealer £10.00

Spool valve Hydraulic dealer £50.00

Power pack Ebay £350.00

Tow pack (wheels suspension etc) Ebay £100.00

Steel Don't know as I don't have the bill yet

Some of these prices are rough prices as the basic splitter was built some years ago, and most of the parts are second hand but I would think you could build something similar for under £1000 (not putting too much on for your own time)

If anyone wants one made let me know.

[niftysteve]

niftysteve on here has, runs either off his unimog, or was planning on running it off his dumper, a great little bit of kit

theocus has too, was a thread on it

 

heres the pic of my splitter not all shiny but it does the job

[chestnut]

 

are we (me and my dad ) the only ones on here that just uses an axe to split their logs

 

[Michael C]

I recently bought a woodline "WL 10 BULL SPECIAL" with honda engine from my local dealer here in Ireland for €1400 + vat, approx £1250. Not bad value I think. Didnt get delivered to me yet.

 

Log splitters and wood splitters

[welwell]

I made it myself from scratch, cant remember exactly what it cost but roughly as below

Ram: Bought from tractor breaker £20.00

"H" beam Scrap dealer £10.00

Spool valve Hydraulic dealer £50.00

Power pack Ebay £350.00

Tow pack (wheels suspension etc) Ebay £100.00

Steel Don't know as I don't have the bill yet

Some of these prices are rough prices as the basic splitter was built some years ago, and most of the parts are second hand but I would think you could build something similar for under £1000 (not putting too much on for your own time)

If anyone wants one made let me know.

 

I'm interested. How quick is the return on the ram. Some iof the one's I've seen have been very slow!!!

Only problem I can see is I'm down in sunny Kent!!!!

Edited September 17, 2009 by welwell

[niftysteve]

 

are we (me and my dad ) the only ones on here that just uses an axe to split their logs

 

 

i use an axe for nice easy stuff splitter for big rings and knotty wood

[Mesterh]

Dunno if its any help but if I was building a splitter I would definitely look at making one where the ram pushes the timber against the cutting blade which could be swapped from the standard single blade to one that had a cross style cutting head. If that makes any sense:confused1:

[caledonian bob]

Sorry Welwell, havn't been on for a couple of days, no problems with ram return as the power pack works at 40 ltrs/min. I've thought about putting a cross style splitting head on it but some of the timber I split is quite large and full of knots.

[Al Smith]

Well you have to take into consideration of what and the size of it you are splitting as to the design .

 

In the part of the US I live in we are often concerned with huge rounds ,36" or larger oak .These would be nearly impossible to load on a splitter that was not tiltable .Thusly most splitters,including the one I built have the foot plate on the end of the beam and the knife or cutting wedge mounted on the end of the cylinder rod .

 

For small stuff you can run it in horizonal mode or tilt it up for those rounds that might weigh 200 pounds or more .

[Splitter]

here's my one, runs off the hammer lines of my mini digger.

Cost buttons to make. I can split around 40 net bags an hour with it.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AZyvVyHnXQ]YouTube - homemade log splitter[/ame]