I think you did a good job putting this lift together. The only change I would make is at the bottom, instead of the angled part, I would lay it flat on the ground. That would make it easier to roll a log on the platform. Good job!
I have a County Line. I bought two log racks. I put one right over engine. Filling with gas isn’t a problem at all. I bought a 14” flexible funnel. I drop it right between the bars of the rack and fill er’ up. Trust me, protect that engine.
Maybe you could design a lever or something that hooks up the cable such as in and out of gear. Then a latch so it will just stay up when you are splitting that batch of rounds.
Here's my question about cable vs hydraulic lift: other than budget, why not take advantage of the pump and add a valve and cylinder for the lift? I bought a small splitter, homemade, practically sit on the ground to operate it. Am planning on raising it 22" to 3', adding a lift, catch table, maybe a conveyer belt, better axle and wheels for handling 55mph towing, a hydraulic winch for bringing long logs to the splitter, a ramp and feed table, also hydraulic motor to run, and finally a cut saw and log clamp making the whole thing a pull behind processor I can tow to a sight, fell a tree, trim it, grab it with the winch, pull it out of the woods to the processor and let the processor shine. I have the pump already running, why not take advantage and add as much hydraulic add ons as I want? Not a huge one for commercial use, just a small one for a homeowner, similar to this one: th-cam.com/video/13B1hHPANvA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=bmx7rduU5OaaTbHf
I have a 22 ton dirty hands log splitter. I was thinking about building a lift somewhere to this. I was going to put it on the side opposite the motor is there a reason why you're putting it on the motor side. Seems like it would be less interference on the side opposite the motor? Thx for video. Could you put a rough sketch of your drawing for this. I use AutoCAD and could redraw it work in a shop. Thx!
Thanks! to be honest Im not sure why i put it on that side, other than the hydraulic lever being on that side so as youre operating the lever, you can catch the long rolling towards you with your other hand. If you are on the same side as the lift arm it may be hard to stop the log from rolling off the table on the other side when you raise the table up. Although this setup works well, be careful of the size and weight log you are putting on it. I noticed some larger trunk pieces were actually bending parts of my homemade lift. Unfortunately, i dont have any sketches for you. I did this all in my brain! Thanks again for your interest!
Nice job brother. Looks good and no more back breaking issues lifting those heavy pieces. I’ve been looking at different ways of doing this because the last three trailer loads have so many that are just too much for my back. A friend just took down a huge maple and the limbs on that thing are as big as some trees. I have everything laying around the garage to make one similar to yours , but was thinking of either routing it to lift on the return. I also was thinking about mounting one of my winches right off the back of the i beam, but that would make it an extra step. Either way it’s still better than picking them up by hand. Thanks again for sharing your video and thoughts. ✌️🇺🇸👍
You need to disconnect the cable at the pin, then run the wedge fwd all the way and stop it there. Then position the lift up where you want it and locate your pin there. Or maybe you can do it with a different length of cable.
@@kplandscapinglawncare563 I will have to double check, but I believe the pulleys are around 400 lb working load each. I think the cable is well over that as I got a mid sized cable. I will say the pulley on the arm will bend if too big of a log is put on the lift. The pulley itself handles the weight, just not the pulley frame. So it does have limits, but if you're trying to put that big of a log on there, it should probably be split first with the machine in the upright position so the log is on the ground. Once quartered or split in 2, the lift has no problem
Here's how to hook up the lift for a return stroke lift so log won't accidentally roll on top of the ram: th-cam.com/video/cMU5gZtOFnE/w-d-xo.htmlsi=TW9k90p1zmnG9Jaj
I'd make lift on the return stroke
I think you did a good job putting this lift together. The only change I would make is at the bottom, instead of the angled part, I would lay it flat on the ground. That would make it easier to roll a log on the platform. Good job!
It's comming up as the wedge is going forward should be comming up as the wedge goes back ???
I have a County Line. I bought two log racks. I put one right over engine. Filling with gas isn’t a problem at all. I bought a 14” flexible funnel. I drop it right between the bars of the rack and fill er’ up. Trust me, protect that engine.
Maybe you could design a lever or something that hooks up the cable such as in and out of gear. Then a latch so it will just stay up when you are splitting that batch of rounds.
I have the same splitter. Thanks for the detailed explanation..
Here's my question about cable vs hydraulic lift: other than budget, why not take advantage of the pump and add a valve and cylinder for the lift? I bought a small splitter, homemade, practically sit on the ground to operate it. Am planning on raising it 22" to 3', adding a lift, catch table, maybe a conveyer belt, better axle and wheels for handling 55mph towing, a hydraulic winch for bringing long logs to the splitter, a ramp and feed table, also hydraulic motor to run, and finally a cut saw and log clamp making the whole thing a pull behind processor I can tow to a sight, fell a tree, trim it, grab it with the winch, pull it out of the woods to the processor and let the processor shine. I have the pump already running, why not take advantage and add as much hydraulic add ons as I want? Not a huge one for commercial use, just a small one for a homeowner, similar to this one: th-cam.com/video/13B1hHPANvA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=bmx7rduU5OaaTbHf
I have a 22 ton dirty hands log splitter. I was thinking about building a lift somewhere to this. I was going to put it on the side opposite the motor is there a reason why you're putting it on the motor side. Seems like it would be less interference on the side opposite the motor? Thx for video. Could you put a rough sketch of your drawing for this. I use AutoCAD and could redraw it work in a shop.
Thx!
Thanks! to be honest Im not sure why i put it on that side, other than the hydraulic lever being on that side so as youre operating the lever, you can catch the long rolling towards you with your other hand. If you are on the same side as the lift arm it may be hard to stop the log from rolling off the table on the other side when you raise the table up. Although this setup works well, be careful of the size and weight log you are putting on it. I noticed some larger trunk pieces were actually bending parts of my homemade lift. Unfortunately, i dont have any sketches for you. I did this all in my brain! Thanks again for your interest!
Nice job brother. Looks good and no more back breaking issues lifting those heavy pieces. I’ve been looking at different ways of doing this because the last three trailer loads have so many that are just too much for my back. A friend just took down a huge maple and the limbs on that thing are as big as some trees. I have everything laying around the garage to make one similar to yours , but was thinking of either routing it to lift on the return. I also was thinking about mounting one of my winches right off the back of the i beam, but that would make it an extra step. Either way it’s still better than picking them up by hand. Thanks again for sharing your video and thoughts. ✌️🇺🇸👍
You need to disconnect the cable at the pin, then run the wedge fwd all the way and stop it there. Then position the lift up where you want it and locate your pin there. Or maybe you can do it with a different length of cable.
This is great. What was the pulley weight and cable
what do you mean about pulley weight and cable?
@@strahlesgarage9792 what was the breaking strength of the cable and the pulleys
@@kplandscapinglawncare563 I will have to double check, but I believe the pulleys are around 400 lb working load each. I think the cable is well over that as I got a mid sized cable. I will say the pulley on the arm will bend if too big of a log is put on the lift. The pulley itself handles the weight, just not the pulley frame. So it does have limits, but if you're trying to put that big of a log on there, it should probably be split first with the machine in the upright position so the log is on the ground. Once quartered or split in 2, the lift has no problem
Nice
Kind of backwards don't you think? Nice job tho.
Here's how to hook up the lift for a return stroke lift so log won't accidentally roll on top of the ram: th-cam.com/video/cMU5gZtOFnE/w-d-xo.htmlsi=TW9k90p1zmnG9Jaj
Try and control the umms,
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