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One of these days your glove or sleeve is gonna get caught on something and you won’t be able to move hour hand outta the way fast enough. Only a matter of time before you have pancakes for hands.

New sub here! Love this splitter. #slackoutdoors

So how is it running 7 years later?

Hello Van, if you haven't been killed by this machine yet, can you send a pic of the beam underneath and how far forward it goes? i cant tell on the video how you have it set up, but i have an extra parts baler I am going to do this to. thanks.

Excellent work! I have an IH 47 wire baler that I can't bear to scrap. I've thought about this for years. First, to lop off logs, testing to find out what the max diameter the blade could handle. Second, to put a gearbox in front of it to increase torque and slow it down. Since the ring gear is always on the same tooth at time of impact, I thought that preventing the shock load might let it live longer. Also a bit safer. Not that it's "safe"!

Awesome machine, works and doe's as you wanted , well done👍

Have you still got both your hands?

Grew up baling hay with 2 of those balers in their original configuration.... never would have thought of making 1 into a splitter.... your wedges are great and she certainly does the job but would hate to see you come to any harm .... whether a feed hopper could be thought up or somthing n save your limbs from danger....remember you never miss anything till it's gone.... good video and full Mark's outta ten for thinking outside the box👍👍

☠️ death trap

Clever fellow !

Очень к месту сделаны боковые щиты.они лишают последнего шанса спасти руки если что не так, не дай Бог.

I like the wedge idea a LOT and that rig is one that you just DO NOT mess up on.

That's cool

Your wedge design is simple and brilliant. Well done my friend .

wait till the red hats see this! lol

Walnut can give you a chimney fire.mix a lot of lighter wood in when you burn it. Safety first. You probably know that already.

I have a pair of gloves just like that

safer than a motor cycle

My uncle lost his thumb by a last second wood adjustment using this same baler, splitter type of machine. there would need to be a lot of mods made before I would use it. I have a hydraulic homemade splitter that gives you instant control. It's good that you mentioned the "keep your hands out of there" warning. Thanks for sharing. It still gives folks an idea of what can be done if you try.

I would learn about hydraulics seems so much safer to me but maybe I'm just not careful enough

That thing kicks butt!!!

so your walnut are worth more as firewood where u live?

why do people cut wood in the winter you should be inside in the warm with wood you cut in summer

That thing is super dangerous. Someone is going to get seriously injured. I'm no safety wimp. One slip and bye bye.

I'd like to see real wood split. But one thing for sure he ain't gonna overload anything with the wood he is splitting.

i want one

who used walnut trees for firewood???

this design limits the size log you can get in the hopper but for a flywheel style splitter it works quite well,

Need to watch hands carefully. Be nice to have a control.

Farming has never been an easy life.......it would be even more difficult with one hand !! With your ingenuity , I'm sure you could build a much safer hydraulic wood splitter . Yes, you would still have to be careful , But it would be much safer than that frankenstein contraption you're trying to feed !!! That SOB would have a terrible bite .

impressive set up...I like it....wondering how much fuel the tractor uses?

hand getter

Kids don't try that at home are any where else

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Looks like a old ih 46 baler. I have one and does not really work well would love plans on how to build this

OHSA approved.

Yes, those aggressive point on push plate gotta go!

You should put your other pair of gloves up for bid! Nice use of old baler. You cannot be slow.. Like any power tool it can be dangerous, smart idea to put the wedge further back at the top.

I do not know whether you like people calling you friend or not but my friend you have the most creative wood splitter I have ever seen and on top of that it's got a ton of power and it's damn fast very good job totally awesome

Looks like an accident waiting to happen. Be safe

I was hoping that the firewood would come out the others end in a neat bundle with a string tied around it. I guess you threw away a few too many parts. Oh well, it works this way too so good job. 😎

Have you considered a hopper on the side to load multiple pieces? This would keep your hands away from the Piston.

Hello. Nice idea, just one concern about the side flanges... I would cut out a portion around the splitting wedge, because it looks dangerous sticking your hands in like a box, while the thing is cycling.. Just as a mechanical view, the splitting part should be open, so you're free to avoid the ram.. Nice job though.. Cheers.

OSHA will be calling you tomorrow

Nice machine great job

love your machine anyway

your braking my heart burning walnut. I have sold wood like that for 1000 per cord.

A++ for ingenuity on this one. I used to have an old New Holland Hay baler just like that one that was a pain. Low cost and simple, but I will say that I love my log lifter. Also I do have a 4 way that slips over the top of my wedge and I am not sure you could see it in my video but it works the same as yours basically but your design is nice. Jim

Walnut is expensive wood to burn for fire wood !