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hi mike thanks for the video. I looked up Titan attachments. prices are 249 for the 3/8 quick attach. Did I not hear correctly ? I thought you said they were 109 incl shipping? Just wondering where to contact to get that plate. thanks

Do you think a single edge bevel on the wings of the four way wedge would help with the binding?

Mike, how has this conveyor held up over the last two years?

The youtube algorithm is really interesting. I have no interest in bridges, and English is not my first language. I wonder why this video is on my homepage. I ask the 90 people watching.

Hi mate,nice job you have done ,my only thoughts are on the autocycle; I have seen a CCTV footage of a man who had a heart attack while splitting wood ,fell on the beam and let's say what happened next wasn't pretty , perhaps you could have a safety /dead man's system in place 🤔🤔

What size is lift cylinder?

how do you do the auto cycle valve?

I really like the conveyer !!

Build 'em how you like - splitting wood will bend stuff. The key thing is to then build that bit better so it keeps splitting wood. If it was easy, everyone would do it. I've grown tired of hydraulic splitters - they're too slow, even the "fast" ones, so I built a continuous action diesel powered mechanical one - it's about 30 times faster than any hydraulic one going, but the forces involved are immense, so even sturdy steel bends - today it bent a bit of steel I would have sworn could never get bent - but bend it did when a gnarly bit of timber got in the way. It split an awful lot of timber before that bit bent - I'll build that bit a bit stronger tomorrow & go find the next weak spot. There's always a "next weak spot" if you're building fast stuff. Key is to fix 'em, not cissy out & quit.

I'm quicker with my 27 ton wedge on ram....I split 3 inch deep retract turn log and split a couple more martials and she tares apart

Зачем конвейер так далеко и высоко стоит? У дроворуба подвижным должна быть пятка, а нож находиться в конце - тогда разрубленное полено само вываливалось бы на конвейер. Экономия 50% сил работника и ускорение процесса...

hi there just stopped in checking out other channels . yours looks like what i am in to . looking forward to more thanks john

What about replacing all the wheels with a speed reducer or industrial gearbox of 80:1. Your project marvel me, stay mine soon

Those beams look stout to me. I bought some 8” H beams cheap at an auction awhile back and I intend to use them for a simple but powerful splitter one day. Just subscribed!

hi there that thing looks real good john

Does the grapple open all the way up, vertically? What are the specs on the cylinder? I need to build something similar for use around my sawmill. Most store bought grapples either don’t close down far enough or open up far enough to grab smaller logs and allow carrying bunks of lumber without removing the grapple. I’m near holland, Michigan btw.

Working out the bugs is most frustrating if you don't know how things work. When all the bugs are gone. Put it this way you'll know more before you started "If it doesn't work now try and try again"looks like you're almost there. It's been three years ago since this was post I hope you still at it. "Some once said keep it simple stupid" That doesn't apply here. Keep going.

Not much action.

Hey, how’s the 3 point hitch skidder winch working? I’ve considered building something along those line. Just wondering what you think of it. Bless’ns to ya, Tedd

Do you have a material list to be able to duplicate your conveyor

Show us when it's running!!!

So sweet. I’m bout to try my hand at something of the likes. Hope to use for dirt plus couple times a year for firewood. I do a lot of crawl space dig outs and lay new foundations. So dual purpose it maybe. Nice fab work on this one.

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Nice conveyer. You could tie into the splitters hydraulic system and put a hydraulic motor on the conveyer. That way you will only need to run one gas engine .

A palm nailer, and mallet laid on the other side of the rivet.

Hey Mike, she’s nearly functional! Looks great! That’s a great idea, supporting the barrel of the cylinder. Using the u-bolt will support it, but will still allow some minor movement.👍🏼 I’ll look into doing the same. Dad’s cylinder broke last year. The threaded end of the shaft broke off. At full extension there’s a lot of strain. Multiply those forces by the tens or even hundreds of thousand cycles over a 15 year period and something is likely to break. Bless’ns to ya, Tedd

Looks tough!!!! Let’s split....

I am buying a 642b bobcat do you think it could do the same or is it to small?

I have no clue! Love to read you and Ted going back forth about it......you should do a live show with him.

Hey Mike, the only thing I can think of would be to do them uniformly in a star pattern somewhat like tightening Lugnuts. I would drive them part of the way and work my way around and then start back over, gradually tightening it down. If that makes any sense.

Can you email me? I have some questions. LOL romecj@gmail.com I would like to share some pictures of a processor I resurrected from the dead..

should be fun? Sounds like work to me! I mounted our 27hp Little Wonder to the tailgate of our C6500 GMC, made things pretty efficient. We use Johnson’s Surplus and another one, maybe Rayber’s Surplus or something like that. It seems like they seldom have exactly what I need, but they have something I can make happen. Nice work as usual👍🏼. Bless’ns to ya, Tedd

I have the same 743. Do you recall what motor you used for this build?

Mike, my opinion is...if I beams are that readily available I’d sandwich 2 together for the main beam similar to what you did for the stop block. 4.5” is not all that wide. Paralleling those I beams I think would make a very stout “box” that would have minimal torsional movement. I think your beam is gonna be dancing all over the place in this application.

Great advice.....I would like for you and Ted to do a Q&A sometime.

Great progress Mike. Wise move get’n it mounted up before she cooled down 👍🏼 Next best thing to having it set up in a jig👌🏼 Thanks for keeping us up to date. Bless’ns, Tedd

Damn nice can’t wait to see finished product. Saw surgeon put up a nice video of his. I am jealous of both of your engineering skills.

Did you consider mounting it "upside down" on the SSQA plate? You could then just hook it over large rounds from the skidsteer seat and split them without ever having to lift them off the ground.

Looks good Mike. I like how the cylinder will be pushing against the reinforced plate and not just on the pin. I’ll send you some pics of dad’s and show you where his broke and how I reinforced it. Bless’ns to ya, Tedd

Oh No... Not another 500i 🤦🏻‍♂️ I cannot seem to get away from those things! So you’re now the fifth person I know with one of those monsters! I’ll likely get my grubby hands on Sam’s new one tomorrow. That splitter is gonna be handy on those monster blocks. Look’n forward to the updates. Bless’ns to ya, Tedd

Yeah show us what the results are 🤙🏼 thanks

NICE! Great job on the design and fabrication.I think the 1/8' plate for the bed was a good idea, should be able to take some abuse. I'm going to try and duplicate your design.Going to use a single 81x lumber chain, weld the paddles to it (like the Easton Made conveyors). I want to use a hydraulic drive motor, any thoughts on what the specs for the motor would be?

Man that's nice. What ton and size cylinder did you use

Did you do calculations on sizing motor? Your size motor is giving you excess speed and very low torque (power). You need a motor approximately double the displacement of that one. You need to turn at approximately 350-400 RMP in my opinion. You are currently turning above 800. There are online hydraulic motor calculators.

still not right to be using water pipe on hdy,s

I get a charge out of all the black iron pipe on the hyds

Might think about an articulating lift system between the frame and the conveyor bed, attaching the hydraulic to the elbow, which would give a higher lift at the end? Just a thought. Looks good tho!

Hey man that's the machine , table mite be a bit longer but top notch job

Looking to make one out of a hay elevator. What size pulleys and what are they off of?

You're right. There's not a real lot of firewood conveyor builds on youtube. Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene UWMHPE is great as a wear reduction material. It's quite wear resistant and it's very slippery.