Ingenious! You've eliminated the return cycle of the splitter head that all other log splitters have to cycle through. Just make the splitter head a little taller for the larger logs.
You should have a hydraulic output on your tractor and this should be connected to the inlet of the spoolvalve on your splitter, the outlet from the spoolvalve then goes back to the return on your tractor. The other two connections on the spoolvalve go to the connections on your hydraulic cylinder (it doesn't matter which way, although its always nice to have the cylinder move in the same direction as the lever). Hope this helps.
Pat, I'm with you. The time i spend carousing the YT - yeah I too need a life, but i'm so old I certainly cant lay claim for two. One has to admit the avenues and limits of design never seem to end. Some fun!!
76mm cylinder, 45mm rod, with a 450mm stroke, should have about 10 ton force going out and about 7 ton on the return, alot depends on the hydraulic output, my old tractor only has about 15 ltrs/min flowrate, but on a larger more modern tractor with 50 ltrs/min it is much faster. The frame is made from 6mm folded steel plate with a box section inner sliding beam which also carries the blade. If I were to build another I would probably use slightly thinner steel, this one is very heavy at 180 kg.
Good work. I have a Split-Fire 4203 ( 32 tons !!) and I am fixing it on an mini excavator volvo ec 35 . It's amazing , hight speed and I don't touch wood with m'y hands !😀
I wish the downloads were also available in .dxf or .dwg format for us Canadians who can not download the cadd program from windows but can appreciate the your tractor powered log splitter.
your splitter is slicker than snot on a glass door knob, I power my diy splitter with my tractor hydraulics too but mine is just a one way great design and video thanx
Love your log splitter. Would you be willing to share some of the dimensions, cylinder size, etc? I am looking to build one to run off a 1979 Case 446. Thanks.
nice good looking splitter,, clean tractor too,, my old 66 hp tractor not clean not hooked to my splitter,, rebuild my splitter from 6 ton (1979) to 27 ton (2013) my 12 second cycle works great on green southern red oak wood
Thanks for the comments, I don't have any plans for it, I just built it with materials and parts from around the workshop. The ram came from a scrap refuse lorry and I designed the splitter around it, had to buy a spool valve and some pipe fittings/hoses, but it works great, especially on a modern tractor with more hydraulic power.
Could you please explain the house routing for this project, I'm about to make one also, for a tractor that has 2 hydraulic connections and being a little tractor I will need to use both. Please could you reply!
perhaps now you can draw up the plans. don't have to be supper accurate. just layout and measurements. i know you have measurements an description but some times it nice to have a visual reference to go along with those.
Anything fun by a Massey will be great. Especially a super looking one. Nice splitter, good tractor, life is good.
Ingenious! You've eliminated the return cycle of the splitter head that all other log splitters have to cycle through. Just make the splitter head a little taller for the larger logs.
I have been looking for a pto log splitter and this is the best one that I have seen so far.
It amazing have into these splitters I'm getting.
I could watch this stuff for hours. I need a life
nice, clean , simple and very well made. you have a great logs splitter there . Well done !!
You should have a hydraulic output on your tractor and this should be connected to the inlet of the spoolvalve on your splitter, the outlet from the spoolvalve then goes back to the return on your tractor. The other two connections on the spoolvalve go to the connections on your hydraulic cylinder (it doesn't matter which way, although its always nice to have the cylinder move in the same direction as the lever).
Hope this helps.
Pat, I'm with you. The time i spend carousing the YT - yeah I too need a life, but i'm so old I certainly cant lay claim for two. One has to admit the avenues and limits of design never seem to end. Some fun!!
That splitter is very well designed & built. Would love to see plans or how you built it?
76mm cylinder, 45mm rod, with a 450mm stroke, should have about 10 ton force going out and about 7 ton on the return, alot depends on the hydraulic output, my old tractor only has about 15 ltrs/min flowrate, but on a larger more modern tractor with 50 ltrs/min it is much faster.
The frame is made from 6mm folded steel plate with a box section inner sliding beam which also carries the blade. If I were to build another I would probably use slightly thinner steel, this one is very heavy at 180 kg.
Good work. I have a Split-Fire 4203 ( 32 tons !!) and I am fixing it on an mini excavator volvo ec 35 . It's amazing , hight speed and I don't touch wood with m'y hands !😀
NIce job on the build Looks professional and works great
I wish the downloads were also available in .dxf or .dwg format for us Canadians who can not download the cadd program from windows but can appreciate the your tractor powered log splitter.
your splitter is slicker than snot on a glass door knob, I power my diy splitter with my tractor hydraulics too but mine is just a one way great design and video thanx
Love your log splitter. Would you be willing to share some of the dimensions, cylinder size, etc? I am looking to build one to run off a 1979 Case 446. Thanks.
nice good looking splitter,, clean tractor too,, my old 66 hp tractor not clean not hooked to my splitter,, rebuild my splitter from 6 ton (1979) to 27 ton (2013) my 12 second cycle works great on green southern red oak wood
looks like a very nice machien and it works great on those limbs. I want the tractor lol
Thanks for the comments, I don't have any plans for it, I just built it with materials and parts from around the workshop. The ram came from a scrap refuse lorry and I designed the splitter around it, had to buy a spool valve and some pipe fittings/hoses, but it works great, especially on a modern tractor with more hydraulic power.
cool spliter but i would like to see you bust red oak or a piece of beech wood that easy ithink what you are spliting is pine
great log splitter and very well made ,but would prefer a blue tractor :)
Can I use a quieter tractor? Seriously, why so loud when you're an exhaust fabricator? Nice splitter though.
Most of the noise is mechanical, the exhaust is pretty quiet to be honest, thanks for the comment👍
Could you please explain the house routing for this project, I'm about to make one also, for a tractor that has 2 hydraulic connections and being a little tractor I will need to use both. Please could you reply!
compliments; looks factory built. can you describe some parts (cilinder, beams)
Pretty good, but the cut blade is so short! A large stringy log would be this machines kryptonite
perhaps now you can draw up the plans. don't have to be supper accurate. just layout and measurements. i know you have measurements an description but some times it nice to have a visual reference to go along with those.
Cool Machine.
View my to firewood processor , 75 cm stem diameter 60 tons splitting force !
Nice.
Thanks!
To je to!!!