My dad has one of these 40 years ago! He put it on his daily driver pickup parked in the woods. More than once the wood became a wheel and the truck was off and running. Good times, good times... Dad still has fond memories of that thing, and I still think of it as about the unsafest tool I have ever been around. It does work but it has some safety issues.
He seems to be in one piece at the end and knows the boundaries of splitting wood with an old beat up imported car. The clothing to rotating tool part proved it and the kill switch showed redundancy. Bet he keeps his family nice and toasty throughout winter. Enjoyable video and I rank it a 8/10.
There are more good uses. FOR EXAMPLE saving your life. Lets think about this scenario. Youre out in the woods getting firewood. BAM, an accident occurs! you cut your leg 1 inch deep with a chainsaw (assuming you do not use safety chaps which are a handycap ofc). You found a way to stop the bleeding and you start trying to search for help. Eventually you find an old stolen car, Key is in ofc. Its a Honda Civic. You try to start the engine and it still works. Youre on your way the next hospital which is 3 miles away. YOU could not walk the 3 miles with your Cut leg. YOU Found a car that works. *THE CAR* saved your live. I hope you get what i want to tell you with that.
Take care of your man parts real quick, and watch those loose clothes , it will break a leg in ten places. I did order one for my grand Cherokee cause it will be cheaper than a regular log splitter. Always be careful, wifey told me I’m not doing that lol
It's that rugged American individualism, risk and Reward, yes that means getting sloppy with your head up your ass ! With that said ,........don't fuck with someone else's Freedpms and rights , unless they are violating yours!
I love it when you see people "reinvent the wheel", but now that you know that it will work as you need, "reinvent your wheel" and do what ever it takes to make it safe also. Safety issues are the only knock on this event, your creativity is awesome.
You definitely deserve respect. You are out there making it happen. Keep up the hard work and all thanks for taking the time and effort sharing it with us.
+TheComputec It gets the job done, but this is gotta be one of the dodgiest ways I have seen anyone split wood. Casually lobbing his leg around that tip all the time. What could go wrong...
grizz270 Your statement is dead wrong. It would be acceptable to say the following though... safety regulations are for people who have no Skills or experience Common sense is only relevant when you are dealing with everyday concepts. Some kit will bit you in the ass even if you "think" you can predict it's behaviour based on "common sense".... You never heard of the word "Counter-intuitive"?
+TheComputec I would say there is a middle way. It can easily become to much safety regulations. Common sense should rule, to much health and safety kills common sense. The situation in the video however is off any scale.
Not a huge fan of the worm splitter but splitting long wood as you are takes away from the problem of wood spinning on the worm. I like the thought you have put into your safety disconnects. All said, a good unit and a good use of the equipment you had at hand. Well done.
The idle surge is a loose thermostat in your throttle body, just go in there and tighten it up with a pair of needle nose pliers. If the car's still around
god damn. if your pants or shirt ever got caught in that, it's not going to stop until your arm or leg is torn off and whipping around and around on that giant screw.
the knee jerk reaction I think would be to say this is super dangerous, but really, I think, as you said the only dangers are loose clothing and falling into it. the way you designed the shut off switch is pretty good too. so if you consider the dangers of cutting down trees and chainsaws and other types of wood splitters this isn't that bad. but God it looks scary lol
" Be careful of the wood splitting. It could snap back and hit your finger, which would hurt" Unicorn Horn: Yes, that's what will hurt. *Blushes innocently*
Damn that thing is sweet. I love how half the comments are like, ''dude that thing is so unsafe''. splitting wood is always dangerous! That being said most ppl shouldn't try this.
Yea it's sad how people are these days. Oh it's dangerous, it's unsafe. All you have to do is use your brain but nowadays they make everything retarded proof so you don't even have to be safe anymore, it's so stupid.
I can tell your former military, the way you handle yourself and use of common sense. Anyone from a urban/city environment would shrink from this method, any country boy would love it. Coming from the mountains of the Shenandoah Valley(corn fed country boys), as we do here, we loved your video. Keep them coming brother.
I dont see the scary part, i see a machine purpose built, safe and sound. If you go to an actual expensive splitter machine it is thee exact system used just in an entire diffrent configuration. The bought an payed for machine is not any more or less scary looking. My uncle has one its an awesome machine but massive around 6/8 feet in length, red and black kind of lije this car even lol and has a giant corkscrew looking thing plus a big black paddle mall flapper looking deal, a bright orange safety string puller a big ass gas tank fuel system next to an exhuast pipe/muffler deal i mean in retro spec my uncles machine now that i think of it seems much more scary bro!
Holy Cow ! ! I thought his pant leg was gonna wrap up and squeeze his leg out like a tube of toothpaste ! ! I think he just don't get how powerful it is and how quickly it will happen. There is NO way ANYONE would have time to pull that safety switch! ! ! A friend of my (he's 275 lbs) got a log twisted and it picked him up and threw him about three feet - nearly broke his upper leg. HUGE purple leg
J.D. Rock He was the person right next to the cut off switch ;) In all honesty although the machine has it's hazards it looks far more dangerous than it actually is.
at least hes got a good kill switch on it, it doe snot seem too dangerous as long as you pay attention to what you are wearing, i think he should get some gloves and safty glasses.
I own a chainsaw, a miter saw, a 12 gauge, and a GMC Sierra. I think all of those things are equally dangerous as this splitter. Yet, I use them regularly.
Looks scary, works well. I wonder if building a "loading ramp" down to the point of the auger point wouldn't be a little safer and a little easier on the back? Could gravity feed with a slight angle and be large enough to load several logs at once, using the logs behind the log being split as the weight to apply the pressure. Clever use of an old car. Growing up in Iowa, I saw old farmers do a lot scarier shit than this on a daily basis.
Those old civics were just so ahead of their time, we are still now only scratching the surface on the capabilities of these precision machines. Heard a rumor of some new rotisserie attachments for the passenger side wheel that Honda has in the works hopefully🤞
King Evol You are supposed to use it naked. Then your pants can't get caught. But he can't be naked in the video for TH-cam. Just kidding, that thing looks scary.
Because people started watching it again..... it's an amazing thing to see what this guy did. you really think only resent things should be relevant? damn
thank you for your post, I enjoyed the video I'm the same way you use what is available and make it work for you and you are going to surive when the rest won't. self reliant my friend and your family and you will always be ok
Hey man this is a interesting idea but i see a major safety issue. Your jeans were an inch away from getting caught in the splitter screw. I dont think you realize how close to getting your leg ripped off you actually are. If that screw gets a hold of your clothing its all over for u man. Please stop using this contraption.
+Doug Brown only problem is that the screw would put him on his ass and rip his leg off before he realized his pant leg was caught. then, he'd be in too much pain to remember the cord.
Whats wrong with you? Are you yourself frigging blind? He was more then safe and aware of his surroundings whats wrong with you over cautious safety first whiners? It looks more danderous and scary looking to you folks cause its not what theese machines typically look like. So no matter how safe it actually is you guys will always split your wig's. Do any of you realize you drive with a bomb waiting to explode DAILY right under your asse's? An sometimes your children and grandchildren ride with you in theese bombs, you know what its called? A car, truck, SUV, train, boat, van, wagon, motorcycle,bus semi truck plane, Thats right vehicles in general could potentially kill you and your loved ones even with every safety caution in place in fact car deaths/ accidents kill an injure people Every single day across the world yet you get in or take your mode of transportation Regaurdless of this Knowledge. STFU and GTFO!
Having had worked construction and around heavy equipment, the safety feature saves your life not your leg. Being direct drive to the motor, it doesn't stop spinning immediately. Two seconds of continued spinning of the motor and axle will be an eternity if you're bound up in that thing. The only way he could really increase safety is that when he pulls the cord it immediately engaged the brakes. Calling names, telling them to STFU and GTFO, only makes you look foolish. Please... by all means. Go make one of these and use it.
I've used these screws on a tractor p to and they can be dangerous. that said I have respect for a guy who turned a rusted out hulk of a car into a wood splitter. my hats off to you.
My dad has one of these 40 years ago! He put it on his daily driver pickup parked in the woods. More than once the wood became a wheel and the truck was off and running. Good times, good times... Dad still has fond memories of that thing, and I still think of it as about the unsafest tool I have ever been around. It does work but it has some safety issues.
He seems to be in one piece at the end and knows the boundaries of splitting wood with an old beat up imported car. The clothing to rotating tool part proved it and the kill switch showed redundancy. Bet he keeps his family nice and toasty throughout winter. Enjoyable video and I rank it a 8/10.
Finally a good use for a Honda Civic.
Lol
There are more good uses. FOR EXAMPLE saving your life. Lets think about this scenario. Youre out in the woods getting firewood. BAM, an accident occurs! you cut your leg 1 inch deep with a chainsaw (assuming you do not use safety chaps which are a handycap ofc). You found a way to stop the bleeding and you start trying to search for help. Eventually you find an old stolen car, Key is in ofc. Its a Honda Civic. You try to start the engine and it still works. Youre on your way the next hospital which is 3 miles away. YOU could not walk the 3 miles with your Cut leg. YOU Found a car that works. *THE CAR* saved your live.
I hope you get what i want to tell you with that.
Take care of your man parts real quick, and watch those loose clothes , it will break a leg in ten places. I did order one for my grand Cherokee cause it will be cheaper than a regular log splitter. Always be careful, wifey told me I’m not doing that lol
@@Sharpless2 first you have to remove the log splitter from the car and locate the spare wheel? if you dont bleed out by then :)
@@frankrydzinski2103 the car can drive on 3 wheels, though a bit complicated and annoying to steer.
Anyone else terrified for his unprotected leg in this whole video? No OSHA here man. Lol
That monster machine needs a dead man's switch for sure.
At the 7:00 minute mark? Yeah, I thought the same thing.
It's that rugged American individualism, risk and Reward, yes that means getting sloppy with your head up your ass ! With that said ,........don't fuck with someone else's Freedpms and rights , unless they are violating yours!
I'd hate to have that thing like my leg. Would split a calf just as easy.
I love it when you see people "reinvent the wheel", but now that you know that it will work as you need, "reinvent your wheel" and do what ever it takes to make it safe also. Safety issues are the only knock on this event, your creativity is awesome.
how many logs per gallon does it get?
nice!
+daddydojang hahaha
that's funny.
gdsyvx
I think MUCHO)))))
i want 4 of those for my morning commute!
lol
haaa!
Why does this remind me of the Red Green show???
I think he would approve
Was thinking the same thing..... it was a toss up between a Russian and Canadian contraption :D
Davee Lestrange Remember, if women don't find you handsome, they better find you handy, lol
Ha, that's the first thing I thought 🤣🤣🤣
I seriously thought this was a RG skit
You definitely deserve respect. You are out there making it happen. Keep up the hard work and all thanks for taking the time and effort sharing it with us.
Great use of an old car.
sixtyfiveford Yep yep,re purposed..Makes the back breaking fire wood splitting chore look easy
Never saw a log splitter like yours. Very clever conversion.
Well, It works.... It's potentially lethal, breaks at least half a dozen safety regs but it shows some ingenuity.
+TheComputec It gets the job done, but this is gotta be one of the dodgiest ways I have seen anyone split wood.
Casually lobbing his leg around that tip all the time. What could go wrong...
+TheComputec saftey regulations are for people who have no comon sence
grizz270 Your statement is dead wrong.
It would be acceptable to say the following though...
safety regulations are for people who have no Skills or experience
Common sense is only relevant when you are dealing with everyday concepts. Some kit will bit you in the ass even if you "think" you can predict it's behaviour based on "common sense".... You never heard of the word "Counter-intuitive"?
+TheComputec I would say there is a middle way. It can easily become to much safety regulations.
Common sense should rule, to much health and safety kills common sense.
The situation in the video however is off any scale.
But What Agreed
Not a huge fan of the worm splitter but splitting long wood as you are takes away from the problem of wood spinning on the worm. I like the thought you have put into your safety disconnects. All said, a good unit and a good use of the equipment you had at hand. Well done.
Nicely done! Ingenious use of an old car, the perfect example of logical recycling.
The idle surge is a loose thermostat in your throttle body, just go in there and tighten it up with a pair of needle nose pliers. If the car's still around
The better question is if he's still around.
god damn. if your pants or shirt ever got caught in that, it's not going to stop until your arm or leg is torn off and whipping around and around on that giant screw.
This made me laugh my balls off. That will be the follow up video
+littlegoobie you sir should become a comedian with the comment you posted
+littlegoobie That won't stop it either :)
true, in that case, you might just end up bitch slapping yourself with your own arm or kicking yourself in the ass with your own leg. hahah.
............chuckles hahaha thats funny
Dude this is amazing. I did not expect it to work that well
the knee jerk reaction I think would be to say this is super dangerous, but really, I think, as you said the only dangers are loose clothing and falling into it. the way you designed the shut off switch is pretty good too. so if you consider the dangers of cutting down trees and chainsaws and other types of wood splitters this isn't that bad. but God it looks scary lol
nice axe work I used to use one of these in my younger days you always have to have a axe handy for Greenwood. great video Thanks for the Memories
Bro, that is awesome. True, real-man ingenuity. I love it.
Whoever says a Honda doesn’t make torque never got their arm ripped off by a D15a6
car+spinning spike+trees=what could possibly go wrong
Hearing that wood split, pop and crack is so satisfying.
Great splitter. Nice video. Thanks for posting.
uploaded 3 years ago, and literally 70% of the comments are from today
Ricecookie lol so true
Needs to put 3 more on that thing and take it on the road.
Ricecookie hi
Gunther Ultrabolt Novacrunch
Ricecookie get use to it protester
Waiting now for the "how to convert a wood splitter into a Honda Civic" video.
Be good for road rage
Hahaha!!
TOO FUNNY!!!!!
Sweet setup! Awesome!
I like the concept of how it splits the logs. very cool.
" Be careful of the wood splitting. It could snap back and hit your finger, which would hurt"
Unicorn Horn: Yes, that's what will hurt. *Blushes innocently*
Damn that thing is sweet. I love how half the comments are like, ''dude that thing is so unsafe''. splitting wood is always dangerous! That being said most ppl shouldn't try this.
Yea it's sad how people are these days. Oh it's dangerous, it's unsafe. All you have to do is use your brain but nowadays they make everything retarded proof so you don't even have to be safe anymore, it's so stupid.
I can tell your former military, the way you handle yourself and use of common sense. Anyone from a urban/city environment would shrink from this method, any country boy would love it. Coming from the mountains of the Shenandoah Valley(corn fed country boys), as we do here, we loved your video. Keep them coming brother.
The best use of a Honda Civic I've seen
I was pretty worried everytime your trouser leg got close to the point. Good invention but you need some leg protection for sure.
Something the thing can't catch like some metal shin guards
Yeah his leg was getting awfully close.
Somebody's gonna' get wrapped around that thing.
There just wont be time to grab the kill switch :(
leg protection that would get wrapped into it because now even more shit is on his legs
Impressive and scary all at the same time. :-)
I dont see the scary part, i see a machine purpose built, safe and sound. If you go to an actual expensive splitter machine it is thee exact system used just in an entire diffrent configuration. The bought an payed for machine is not any more or less scary looking. My uncle has one its an awesome machine but massive around 6/8 feet in length, red and black kind of lije this car even lol and has a giant corkscrew looking thing plus a big black paddle mall flapper looking deal, a bright orange safety string puller a big ass gas tank fuel system next to an exhuast pipe/muffler deal i mean in retro spec my uncles machine now that i think of it seems much more scary bro!
Wow that works really good !
That's awesome! Never seen something like this, really clever idea
Have same splitter and love it.
1996 speed Dodge Neon 5 speed manual transmission.
Holy Cow ! ! I thought his pant leg was gonna wrap up and squeeze his leg out like a tube of toothpaste ! !
I think he just don't get how powerful it is and how quickly it will happen.
There is NO way ANYONE would have time to pull that safety switch! ! !
A friend of my (he's 275 lbs) got a log twisted and it picked him up and threw him about three feet - nearly broke his upper leg. HUGE purple leg
good invention. That WAS a nice piece of pine!
Excellent idea. thank you for sharing.
Red Green would be envious..😆
And in my next video, I'll show you how to treat torn arteries, broken bones, and smashed muscle tissue.
AND HOW TO DO SURGERY IN THE WOODS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dude for sure. This thing should be called the arm and leg ripper 3000. All of that work only to be lazy. Laziness gets you in the er.
That's a great setup. Thanks for sharing.
Amazing splitter 😎
You should have a person next to that shut off switch.. 8:40 was scary! I will stick to my splitting maul.
J.D. Rock He was the person right next to the cut off switch ;) In all honesty although the machine has it's hazards it looks far more dangerous than it actually is.
J.D. Rock they are americans, they don't care about nothing, even if they die...
but ya is soo scary, it reminds me little on Bosnia...
LateTuber Yes we are Americans and you can kiss our asses
Shooter Shad Well said, straight to the point!!
Bob Smith Intentional pun? ;)
No one:
TH-cam 6 years later: Hey check this out!
Cool. Good thinking. Whatever makes your life easier is all that matters man.
Very cool. Great job fabricating.
axe and hammer would do the job aswell. would also be a good workout and no fuel burn.
mahamudra mahamudraa ,axe and hammer just as good.the idea is to make the work easy,not get a work out.
not nearly as efficient. You know, less time waste and more productivity is better than more time waste and less productivity.
That thing is great but all I could envision was your shin bumping into it and getting pulled onto it.
👍🏼good job nicely done ✅
Great idea there mate. Well done
how does it handle on the highway?
pulls to the left at 60 mph
Lmao
Lmfao
How do Natives Americans tell how cold the winter is going to be ? By how big the white mans wood pile is.
Haha funny
I know and Indian it he says " I hate snow. It's white and it's on.my land " 😭
@@mohammadporkyharam613 lol , well put
Mohawk Steel pecker not pile
Natives Americans 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Good job Mike.
One word Sir : AWESOME !
Works best when drunk
777fuzzypeach and child friendly
777fuzzypeach he also should wear a nice warm and long scarf
Sounds like a good way to get a SUI... Splitting Under the Influence.
It looks nothing like Florida, so I think he's good!
his leg gets so close!!! ahhhh i cant watch!
Yeah. He doesn't seem to take much care while he straddles a gigantic rotating drill bit. I like the apparatus though.
vinny... i feel the same way bro. i feel the same way. lol
Nothing worse than if his pant leg got wound up on that thing---you might wish that you had just bought some wood.
***** you cant afford to buy wood when you have no insulation,
at least hes got a good kill switch on it, it doe snot seem too dangerous as long as you pay attention to what you are wearing, i think he should get some gloves and safty glasses.
Good idea man thank you for share that to us
i love it. good idea mate.
I own a chainsaw, a miter saw, a 12 gauge, and a GMC Sierra. I think all of those things are equally dangerous as this splitter. Yet, I use them regularly.
Hey mate do u still have both legs. ??? You get very close to that spike.
I have one of these type of splitters and I use it every year but I have never used a kill switch, I love this splitter and it will split anything
You've taken away the ONLY safety precaution? Be careful. Sounds like Darwin may be nipping at your tail.
I never had one to take away, I just don’t feel like I am in danger when I use it, I think a chain saw is more dangerous
That is some pretty cool bush engineering.
Looks scary, works well. I wonder if building a "loading ramp" down to the point of the auger point wouldn't be a little safer and a little easier on the back? Could gravity feed with a slight angle and be large enough to load several logs at once, using the logs behind the log being split as the weight to apply the pressure. Clever use of an old car. Growing up in Iowa, I saw old farmers do a lot scarier shit than this on a daily basis.
Lol all good till that thing grabs ahold of your shoe laces and turns you in to a twizzler ;)
Those old civics were just so ahead of their time, we are still now only scratching the surface on the capabilities of these precision machines. Heard a rumor of some new rotisserie attachments for the passenger side wheel that Honda has in the works hopefully🤞
I like the sound of the wood splitting
Once that splitter will catch your trousers, its game over
That would be my fear.
King Evol
You are supposed to use it naked. Then your pants can't get caught. But he can't be naked in the video for TH-cam. Just kidding, that thing looks scary.
Fernbark Frist 0 to Legless in 3.5 sec..... hahahaha
I dont understand TH-cam trends this was so long ago why is this relavent now
Because people started watching it again..... it's an amazing thing to see what this guy did.
you really think only resent things should be relevant? damn
Sein Maestro Well ACTUALLY it was a change in the TH-cam algorithm so it recommends older videos. Oh and learn to spell please.
LyDarius Lofton at least it wasnt as big as a fuckup as "resent"
What wasn't? The spelling of relevant?
Best looking use of a Honda I've ever seen.lol
thank you for your post, I enjoyed the video I'm the same way you use what is available and make it work for you and you are going to surive when the rest won't. self reliant my friend and your family and you will always be ok
Skip to about the 6:00 minute point to start watching.
Thank you
when people comment and don't watch the video... and ask questions about things covered or demonstrated in the video... smh..
what a great idea,man thats awesome!!
you make old car great again !
Next video...Mike loses a limb.
7yrs later, yeah I didn't search for this😂
wow that thing works great good job.
I can’t believe you are still all in one piece!
Inspired by the movie Death Race
What am i doing with life, I don't even live close to the woods.. I gotta pay attention to my Science class
Such a great Idea!!!
I never seen a splitter like that looks like it does the job a lot faster I like it good job.
Hey man this is a interesting idea but i see a major safety issue. Your jeans were an inch away from getting caught in the splitter screw. I dont think you realize how close to getting your leg ripped off you actually are. If that screw gets a hold of your clothing its all over for u man. Please stop using this contraption.
This was my thought as well. Safety first.
+iis4isaac I guess if he wants to use that at least dont let anyone around it in case something happens.
+Doug Brown only problem is that the screw would put him on his ass and rip his leg off before he realized his pant leg was caught. then, he'd be in too much pain to remember the cord.
Whats wrong with you? Are you yourself frigging blind? He was more then safe and aware of his surroundings whats wrong with you over cautious safety first whiners? It looks more danderous and scary looking to you folks cause its not what theese machines typically look like. So no matter how safe it actually is you guys will always split your wig's. Do any of you realize you drive with a bomb waiting to explode DAILY right under your asse's? An sometimes your children and grandchildren ride with you in theese bombs, you know what its called? A car, truck, SUV, train, boat, van, wagon, motorcycle,bus semi truck plane, Thats right vehicles in general could potentially kill you and your loved ones even with every safety caution in place in fact car deaths/ accidents kill an injure people Every single day across the world yet you get in or take your mode of transportation Regaurdless of this Knowledge. STFU and GTFO!
Having had worked construction and around heavy equipment, the safety feature saves your life not your leg. Being direct drive to the motor, it doesn't stop spinning immediately. Two seconds of continued spinning of the motor and axle will be an eternity if you're bound up in that thing. The only way he could really increase safety is that when he pulls the cord it immediately engaged the brakes.
Calling names, telling them to STFU and GTFO, only makes you look foolish. Please... by all means. Go make one of these and use it.
that's too easy. splitting firewood is supposed to be hard work...I give you an F lol. Seriously, great video and very smart invention.
I've used these screws on a tractor p to and they can be dangerous. that said I have respect for a guy who turned a rusted out hulk of a car into a wood splitter. my hats off to you.
Well Done....very good idea
6:58 you almost lost your leg
Yeah, I noticed that, too --- really bad role-model for safety there!
6:57 Watch his leg
Yeah, I noticed that, too --- really bad role-model for safety there!
Very cool idea
engineering needs to have more stuff like this. i mean this is genius
What if ur the splitter will catch ur pants and idk o twist ur leg and stuff?
Didn't you notice the safety stop that is easy to grab from anywhere around the danger?
how many logs per gallon do you get
That was the first question tat came to my mind LOL
i'd like to know that as well :)
You sir, are a genius!
excellent video sir
this looks like the most unsafe thing ever invented
You know pulling the battery while the engine is running won't stop the engine right?
it does if he took off alternater.
Best use of a Honda Civic I've ever seen 8)
The DCU pants and Brown Shirt gave me a ride to 20 years ago. LOL!