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Graham Schuld
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 19 เม.ย. 2011
How to split wood fast with auto cycle homemade fire wood processing
This is how I process wood. It can be very fast as long as i have someone keeping the tray full. If the tray is completely filled it takes 3 of them to do about a rick (third of a cord) of wood.
If you guys want to see something else let me know i am thinking about doing a breakdown of hooking up the autocycle hydraulics.
If you guys want to see something else let me know i am thinking about doing a breakdown of hooking up the autocycle hydraulics.
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Home made Log splitter pictures
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This is over about a month and a half end of 2015-2016. I am not one to stop and take pictures as things were getting built so things just appear! pictures were taken with 3 different devices. Hope you enjoy!
Homemade log splitter in operation
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This is me showing the operation of my splitter.
Homemade log splitter review and upgrades
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This is the 2-year review on my splitter the things I had to fix or modify.
Homemade Log Splitter
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I made this splitter last year in my garage. To date I have split over a hundred cords of firewood. the machine is a beast, two people can turn pile of logs into a cord of firewood in under an hour with a chainsaw and this splitter. The UHMW plastic and the sled to and bottom runners works great. I recently had bronze made for the side slides to eliminate all steel on steel friction. I also ins...
Nice well thought out design. Congrats on a great build!
Thank you!
I like the fact that you put enough thought into the build to support your personal needs as opposed to the biggest fastest badass machine that might not fit your particular needs. Great job!
@siskiyouwoodsmann4279 Thank you! I did indeed Tailor it to my needs. I love how it turned out! 2 cords over it today!
Your shirt is going across the grain! Great machine mate.
Haha I was wearing that shirt today! Thank you.
Very nice 👍
Thank you.
I like anything home made 😊😊😊
As do I!
Best one I've ever seen. Great Job on Engineering and Building. Want to buy my CNC machine shop?? You would be a perfect owner operator!!! Gregg Foster, Northern Ca.
Haha that is the shortest interview I have ever had! Thank you, a lot of time and research went into it. Used it today and will be using it tomorrow. Roughly 600 cords split since I made it.
Nifty
Thank you.
I was a bit worried with a large number of fake reviews but I am very pleased with the results. Bit of background, th-cam.com/users/postUgkxmKn8dCAXovWn8_cLYoosGLVrVrpwlIMc I need to split approximately 1.5 cords of wood and didn't feel like destroying my back. I purchased this anticipating to have a few issues splitting wood but have only come across a few logs of elm where the stringy nature of elm made it more difficult to split. Overall its not a necessarily fast process but it also isn't a very arduous one either. I came and went fairly often to do different tasks but once I stayed and got into a system I could easily split my pieces in a fairly timely manner.
I'm getting my parts together and hopefully, will start recording my build later this week. Joe at SplitEZ, out in California, (my dump valve supplier) recommended many of the features you incorporated. Also, the guys at Euclid Hydraulics were a big influence on my component selection. I'm sure I'll be referencing this series a few times of the next couple of months. I'm not far from you in Ashtabula County.
Sweet, I Learned a lot from splitEZ. That is cool that you are nearby. Ashtabula is my neighboring county.
Beautiful build!🏆 Congratulations!🎊
Che motore e pompa hai?
Nice job !
Thank you.
He's wrong about that PSI running the same with a 4-in cylinder by a long shot
It appears it would take it from about 25 tons to about 19 tons.
Very well designed and made log splitter!!
Thank you I really enjoy using it!
Hope did you make your table
I am not sure I understand the question. I wanted it large enough to stage wood, pick up large pieces, and store out of the way. I believe the cylinder is 14". I made the table flat and smooth to help with the positioning and moving of logs. It is 20" wide with bar stock running the full length, one each 2" in from either side. Allowing me to quickly measure or eyeball 16" 18" and 20" pieces. Loaded fully it takes three table fulls to make about a rick of wood. Hope that helps.
Aloha Aloha Graham , nice job . I work with kiawe wood in hawaii. It’s a very hard wood and your equipment looks durable enough to handle the work that I’m doing . I’m interested in a blueprint if available. Thank you
Hello, thank you. That would be interesting to try some of that wood. Unfortunately the only plans for the machine are in my head. If you have any questions I would be happy to help.
Great job god bless
Nice job god bless
Nice job god bless
Thank you!
Can you send blueprints Na looks good
Excellent build. I'm not blowing smoke up your ass when I say this is the best home made log splitter I've seen thus far.
Next time Shut it off then talk no one can hear you I'm surprised you built such a awesome splitter but didn't think can anyone hear me while this is running 😂😂😂 awesome machine though
I hear you. Some people do have a hard time hearing me over the engine. Thank you.
Hi, Great looking log splitter! I made a somewhat similar one, a little smaller and ran by the tractor, and I am adding a lifting table this year. Can I ask how you made it so that the lift table doesn't lift too fast, since the cylinder there is much smaller in diameter?
Thank you! I have the hydraulics run from the pump into the main valve that has the auto cycle that runs the main cylinder, it has a pass through on the auto cycle valve that runs through an adjustable flow control valve before it goes into the valve that runs the lift table and 4 way ram.
Looks like you did and put a lot of thought into this unit/build Only thing you may want to incorporate is a cooler on the return line I know mine only has a split ram and builds up heat on a hot summers day of splitting
Thank you, When I built it I thought about adding an oil cooler. So far I have never seen it over 140°, it has 30 gallons of hydraulic fluid in it with 4 return lines all causing less heat build up. I have run it 8 plus hours on 90 degree days in the sun.
Yes. I take that back about it being slow. It's plenty fast enough to do the job. By the way. That's a very good wood splitter build You did a fine job on it.
Really nice splitter - cycle time on the rams a bit leisurely, but hey ho.
Thank you. It is less leisurely when it is revved up.
Are.such.machines.available.for.purchase
Not this exact model. There are several companies that make similar models.
Hello Graham, I’m working in the licensing team at Bored Panda, an online arts and design magazine. We’re interested in featuring some of your videos on our social media channels. Could you tell me your email address please? So I'll provide you with more details. Thank you!
HI THERE just checking other wood splitting channels . think you did real good john
hi there just stopped in checking out other channels . yours looks like what i am in to . looking forward to more thanks john
You DID make a good call with the 5" cylinder. The pushing power is proportional to the pressure x the square inches of the piston, and the square inches of the piston is proportional to the radius squared. So a 4" piston = 2" radius. 2 squared is 4. The 5 inch piston is 2.5 squared = 6.25. So you would need to go to more than 50 percent higher pressure to get the same splitting power from a 4 inch cylinder compared to a 5 inch. Now, maybe less power is perfectly OK, and the 4 inch at higher pressure would be faster.
Those are good numbers to know thank you for your calculations! I have been very pleased with the performance.
That's better than awesome. So well thought out.
That's pretty awesome
Great job building your splitter. Should last a lifetime.
Ya thinking about doing modes on my black diamond 25 ton haven't decided if I should go to the harbor freight 301cc with 19 gpm pump or the new 459cc they came out with 15.8 ish hp with 22gpm or just buy the titan 37 ton logsplitter which my 25 ton has a 25gallion hydraulic tank I put on last year so ya to many ideas lol
The plastic that you speak of underneath the push plate, do you happen to know what type of plastic it is and where you sourced it from? I'm looking to do the same thing you've done and any advice on the type of plastic would be appreciated. Thanks
I purchased it from professional plastics online. It is uhmw. I have a 1/4" 12x12 under the push block and 3/8" 4x12 on the underside of the H beam
@@ixcel83 Thank you!
Nice. Where did you get the wheel hubs?
I believe I just got them off of ebay. They were weld in spindles with hubs.
I know this is a older video ,, I have pretty much the same setup in the works I’m building now .. just mine will be 48” stroke split cylinder for my large wood boiler .. by any chance you have a diagram of your hydraulic system And names of components . I have cylinders and pump , just need the control side of it mainly , like how you split between high flow valve for split ram , and the 2 smaller ones for log lift and wedge .. ??
I do not have a diagram per se but I would be happy to help. Are you going to run auto cycle?
great job, making anymore?
How much would you charge to build one
That is not an undertaking I have time for right now
Did you consider using an outrigger leg to compensate for the lift operation? If not why.
I did not after doing some lifting tests. The machine weighs 1600lbs and I have picked up 800-1000 pound oak round with no stability issues. My axle is wider then a normal splitter to give it more stability.
Would like complete specs of hydraulic pump cylinder motor everything I need to build please btw great build 👍
I could help with that. Still want the info?
@@ixcel83 yes please looking forward to that thank you
It has a Honda 390 pull start engine, 22gpm 2 stage pump prince 5"x30 main cylinder (get a t cylinder with a 3.5" ram for faster return times) prince auto cycle valve with dump valve on main cylinder, it then runs through a flow control valve and into the second dual valve to control the lift table 2"x14" prince cylinder, and 4 way wedge height 2"x8" prince cylinder. All of that was ordered from P and J splitters online.
que hermosa maquina para partir troncos.presiso una asi para el monte de santiago del estero que balor tiene chamigo
Gracious disfrute haciendolo.
Kickass splitter sir!! 👍
Thank you! I really like it.
I need one like this. Just subscribed!
Great Job!
Graham where did you get the hydraulic parts? valves , cylinder and pump?
P and J splitters. I talked to James he was very helpful.
Don't let those logs roll...danger!
They had stayed there for over a year and were stacked well. Since then the pile has been turned into firewood. Thank you for your concern!
@@ixcel83 yes we recently had a death from that.
@@meditatestaycalm8321 i am sorry to hear that. What industry do you work in?
I don't, I'm retired. just a Local logging accident I heard of, me being a volunteer fireman I come across a lot makes me a little bit more safety conscientious. Safety first, Take Care.
nice set-up You dont have to touch logs the next log does it for you
Terrific job. Would love to see a materials list of the hydraulics. I would gladly purchase a set of plans. Excellent engineering.