This Wood Splitter may NOT BE SUITABLE for all viewers!!
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This Wood Splitter may NOT BE SUITABLE for all viewers!!
Our main source of heat during the winter is a wood burning stove and Paul's always had a DIY wood splitter to help get the job done. It might scare off a few people with it's design, but it's worked for years for Paul. It needed a little TLC before winter hit, so he re-vamped it to get it in tip top shape again and what do you know........it works like a charm! Check it out!
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Laffed my ass off when I realized you had MacGyvered a boat throttle quadrant to run your power train. And it looks like it works really well for the purpose. There is nothing more satisfying than making something useful out of a pile of junk. Have fun and stay safe.
perfect way to set your rpm
I love that there’s a light bar on the back. Like operating that thing in the dark is a good idea at all ahahah
well if you have to work late better to have then not right?
Wouldn’t it technically be the front?
Every time I see a camera shot of something that Paul just torched apart or welded I expect to see Matt’s hand in the next shot touching whatever Paul just welded on
That thing is TERRIFYING I love it.......
Paul, I tripped onto your channel when Matt went over to you to get some work done. I subscribed right away, as there are not a lot of people left that can do the the thinks you can. It is fun watching you make useful things out of junk, scrapped or salvaged parts. I really enjoy watching, thank you for bringing us along!
Heading to Paul's shop when the zombie apocalypse hits.
That thing is a death trap ! 😮
I love it 😬😃👍
I had never seen one like it
Great job 🙂
200 years from now robotic museum goers will ooo and aaah at the most amazing example of early 21st century Functional Gas Punk artwork ever created by human hands.
By the way you are one of the best fabricators I've seen and I love how you make it seem like no big deal I can build whatever I'm sure it's not that easy but you're videos make it look that easy keep it up man I love it!!!
No worries, everything needs a little grease now and then.
Seen some splitters in my day but that is truly a beast. Awesome stuff there, genius on the controls...
Clicked here seemingly at random, then Matt showed up! Now I see nothing is left to chance, my click was preordained. Hail to the all knowing YouToob algorithm.
That reminds me of some of the contraptions my husband use to build. People would tell him "that won't work" but when he was done it would work just fine. Good job, that is one my husband would have loved to see. If he were still alive he would probably go down to the shop and start building one just like it, even though he had 2 already. One was store bought and one he built. LOL
In the late 60's I worked for the state parks in Minnesota. They had a homemade wood splitter consisting of an old Steel Tractor Wheel with a splitting wedge welded to it. Driven by a gas motor to rotate the wheel, a platform notched for the wedge was where you place the wood to be split. Your screw setup would have been a great safety improvement.
I love the title. May not be safe for some viewers. 😂😂
It is fun to watch someone work who KNOWS what they are doing and who goes after it with total confidence. That thing is amazing!
I am thoroughly impressed with your fabrication skills! And your shop, well I'm a little envious of that too. Awesome job!!
I LOVE that splitter! I wish we had one growing up. Dad ran a fire wood business. Us kids had to help him split & stack what was cut for customers. I've split so many cords of firewood as a young man, I lost count! This thin would have been nice to have had. AWESOME machien!
The efficiency of those splitters is just mind boggling. I think they'd give a processor a run for its money. People who consider that splitter dangerous haven't seen the flywheel splitters that have a splitting head on them. You end up playing chicken with the splitting head for *every* piece of wood...
I built a flywheel splitter and it's scary as heck.
Thats so awesome that you can take old parts and rebuild and improve your equipment.... cant wait for you guys to start your son's truck project
Ol' girl eats through them rounds pretty well!
I have one of those on the PTO of my Unimog. A bit dangerous but fun.
Wow talk about a dream setup. But you gave me an idea! I have a 65hp farm tractor and I'm sure I could cobble together one of these for a 3pt hitch/pto. Now to find a spike...
@@jaythemusicman801 If you have a 65 hp tractor then do yourself a favor and get yourself a hydraulic wood splitter. Those screw type woodsplitters are extremely dangerous and should only be used when a hydraulic one is not an option (like on an old 15 horsepower tractor)
@@willemkauffeld7679 I have one. It's slow. This looks like it would be way quicker
@@jaythemusicman801 This isn't really quicker since the hydraulic on you do pieces that are four to five times as long
@@willemkauffeld7679 looked pretty damn quick too me!!How bout worry about yourself and let others make their own adult decisions!
That splitter is so cool I wish I had one when my chores consisted of splitting wood for hours when I was young but it helped keep me strong
More to the point, Michael... NOT having this thing may have contributed to you progressing beyond "Young!!" ;^)
Mk2 version: Transfer case to a drive axel and add a extra set of tires and a steering wheel. That way you don’t need to find something to move it.
How to make it more *dangerous*, make it move under its own power…
Love the variety of projects on this channel 👍👍 keep up the good work and stay safe
I feel as though you should make it self powered so you can drive it around!!!! 😉
Loving the videos, im jumping backwards and forwards through them and catching up slowly.
You're running a larger version of what im putting together, im welding up trusses for my new shed, the current one is a 45' bus, horribly overloaded!! It's git a full size tailgate so i can get all sorts of stuff in there!
Working on vehicles in the rain or 40c sun sucks so looking forward to a roof and getting out of the sand n leaves!! (i live in an old tree plantation)
I don't think I have seen one of those splitters since late 1970s or 1980s, dumber people would not block up the front tires of the pickup and when you hit a knot it would bounce some, especially with iron wood. Very nice design on it especially the holder shelf so you do not need to bend down and pick it up again. You are an artist. Hope you and family stay safe and healthy.
Love seeing all these creations! You build functional and tough stuff
You've done a superb job on that splitter. Those worm screw type are usually terrifying but yours looks well thought out
I remember mine well. I used mine on my Jeep commando and cords of wood got split. Did not know they were still being made. Really love your idea of making one device to split wood.
This setup is pretty dope and sketchy, I love the mini light bar on it. I’m super jealous of you shop setup!
Paul, another masterpiece. You guys make me laugh. See you in a few days so we can lift my Jeep. Tell Dar I'll see him soon too.
That wood splitter reminds me of Sonic the Hedgehog and what the bad guy drove around. Amazing Stuff Paul and crew
Besides the light near the engine, you might consider adding a light under the control box so it isn't shining into your eyes. Otherwise, it appears to me to be an excellent wood splitter. I'd go so far as to say it's safer than the hydraulic splitters, but then, I've never operated either type. I like your way of thinking through issues for easy resolution.
Thanks kindly for another fine video folks. Once again I love seeing the family involvement whether it's your son or father in law. That alone speaks volumes for you all - sincere kudos.
As well I appreciate you showing that all fabrications do not work as originally planned or built. Some channels seem to have a much better success rate than I do with my projects for sure anyways, and I believe it adds an air of genuine authenticity showing the progress both good and sometimes less good.
Thanks again and stay well all.
Everything is dangerous ... If you don't respect it! Love this build!
Wasn't this a standard attachment for the civilian JEEP? I forget.
Thats what the old lady keeps saying...
Yea, I don't know any kind of woodsplitter that won't take of your hand if given the chance.. A axe is not a toy after all, neither is a hydraulic splitter...
Neighbor had one of these on rear of truck used foot to remove wood while splitting, you guessed it mangled foot really bad. He didn't loose foot but months of surgeries, and healing, still walks with a limp. Watch those hands, and don't wear gloves they can be sucked in. Be careful, and stay focused on job.
The split second splitter, great tool to have. Awesome shirt.
That's 14 minutes of waisted time I'll never get back
Love the splitter!! I want one!
The dreaded unicorn splitter - I normally see them on tractor PTOs, but for this you obviously don't need a tractor.
Seems pretty safe, with the way your table let's you keep your hands far away from the cone... Also, it doesn't look like the cone has any teeth, just spiral threads, so I don't see how a piece of clothing could get caught on it strongly enough to pull you in. Definitely requires care and attention, but all implements require that:)
Nice Shirt!! Cool wood splitter, I used to just mount one on the truck tire.
That thing is sweet. I love watching your channel, great people. Keep it up!! 👌🏼
Well that is one of the craziest wood splitters I have ever seen 😏😂. I'm pretty sure it's got the horsepower to split pretty much anything.
I love watching you and Dar fabricobble something out of a bunch of parts you have available. No directions, just imagination and ingenuity 🤔😏👍👍
I worked for a car dealer he had one on a chevy car with a kill swicht on roof worked great 👍
Can you use it to assemble logs if you put it in reverse?
Nice work Paul, that thing is sweet! I’ll definitely be buying a shirt.
So I have one of the splitter cones, my plan was to attach it to the back of my tractor and make a3 point set up, not sure what I am gonna use for bearings yet, never thought about using a axle spindle, was thinking about using a large set of pillow block bearings. And also the PTO will only spin at 540 RPM and makes about 20 horsepower, but its alot smaller cone, any input is appreciated thanks
I have one also. I am planning on mounting it on my tractor also. These only split one direction. I have been told that a standard PTO is going the wrong direction. So I am planning driving a car axle with the pto .
I had one of those sticklers back in the 80’s, I used to do wood to heat 2 homes. You only had to respect them. I used it on my 75 chev pick up!
When will the shirts be available for purchase?
Great channel by the way, found out about from Matts offroad recovery, love the content on both channels
I am always in awe of how these guys McGyver stuff together from leftover parts etc...it is freakin' genius! This is exactly why we need to get kids working with their hands, tinkering with shit, building, tearing down, etc...
Now that's a proper log splitter. Nothing store bought is going to match that performance. If you know what's it going to do it's a safe as any piece of equipment.
i bet i could talk my brother into selling you his 1988 bronco 2 for cheap. its in pine cliff colorado and it has a wiring issue. but original engine miles in 92,000
That stove is a beast. Had something similar in my dad's shop in rural Bosnia
I saw the write up on this thing in a really old Popular Mechanics , and I always wondered how it would actually work. It’s awesome!
looks like a couple pillow blocks could ov solved your troubles but they ain't free . keep the fab comin , you and matt are much better then the over dramafied crap on tv .
Now that it is a wood splitter! Looks like it does a great job. Great work as always.
You can be OSHA compliant, or you can get things done.
I prefer to get things done.
You’re my kind of guy!
Good for you, Lefty😆😆
EARPLUGS NOW young man or hearing aids later !! GREAT SPLITTER NO DOUGHT !!!
All those quick cut edits just about set off my epilepsy. Nice job on the Death Machine
I've never seen a splitter like that ,thing rocks !! I pictured it working the other way like going through the center and pushing it apart similar to a hydraulic splitter setup ...
Thanks for showing it in action..
Project suggestion build a V-8 air compressor 4 Pistons to run the engine and 4 to pump air . I saw one built and running about 40 years ago and can't remember how it was made , thanks TANK
Mine runs on 40hp VW engine and transaxel. I think you will like it! I have a bigger screw!
There are much scarier wood splitters out there.
Love the shirts I want some xxlg
I keep rewatching this when I have to swing that maul. I have a ‘92 Chevy truck with a 4.3L and a 4L60E that I am seriously looking to repurpose into something like this. Might even throw a couple E-Stops on it somewhere since I have sensors that can shut the engine down. May use a front wheel bearing for a GM 3500 4WD and an electric brake fire a trailer to carry that CV shaft though. Then I can bolt the spike on an eight lug pattern as designed and have an emergency brake available.
Still pondering. Which is why I keep watching this video. 🤷🏻♂️
I owned a nor-tech screw splitter that had a motorcycle chain and two different size gears for the power reduction. It was powered by a massive old b&s 7 or 9 horse single cylinder engine.
It worked, but was always a little terrifying.
The only way to kill it was a tab that grounded out the spark plug. Took a few revolutions to actually stop.
It would often grab the round and start flailing it around, bouncing the unit off the ground...
Sold it and bought a hydraulic splitter, I preferred to keep all the fingers and hands I started with.
Now that's a damn wood splitter I didn't know how it would work
That is an awesome machine. I can't wait to order a shirt! Looks like you will be hitting 50K subscribers soon congratulations!
Welding is like... Sounds like bacon. Great. Smells like bacon. Stop your on fire.
I trust your confidence Rat. You make it look easy. GOOD VIDEO.
Matt Winder's Proverb: Find an old piece of Metal, take it to Paul at his 'Fab-Rat-cating Facility' and he will make it hot enough to cause Burns. (Good Luck fitting that Isuzu into Edd's Nugget!)
That "THING" works real well!!
I wouldn’t call it dangerous. I *would* put a warning sign up that said, “EXTREME SITUATIONAL AWARENESS REQUIRED AT ALL TIMES”.
If health & safety Australia caught me using your block splitter ..They might explode....WISH I had one ,when I was on my bush block,,
This has been 'Name that Part' with Paul! "Uh, this is some transmission part, I don't know what it is, came out of that bucket over there... REMEMBER this next time Michelle! :D
wow that wood splitter works so fast. man, I couldn't manage a 12-year-old kid using that machine wood splitter today probably CPS be knocking at your door to put you in jail 😂 😂
My dad bought one of these at the Nebraska State Fair in the mid 70s It was so much better than a wedge and sledge hammer!! I remember once dad wanted several pickup boxes of wood split and we couldn't go hunting until it was done. So we figured out how to do it faster. Put the F250 in 4 th gear and put my little brother in the cab. Once I got the screw to start I would yell hit it. My little brother would mash the gas to the floor!! My other brother was rolling logs to me. So we whipped threw a lot of wood in a hurry! We had to kick snow onto the screw tip as it got very hot!! We avoided Y's that day because they would drive the F-250 across the yard.
I was working for a JD dealer back in the 80's. We sold the auger wood splitter. They had em for pickups, lawn tractors, mount on about anything had an axle. I used to demonstrate them for customers. Looking at em working was cool but they was dangerous as anything I'd ever. Messed with.
That works great a lot better than our homemade hydraulic one👍
Great job,You are very talented. Thank you.
That is a dangerous piece of gear, I had a run in with one. But a really great splitter. Make sure it has a really SOLID STOP on one side. if the work gets loose and gets a chance to spin, it can go ugly real quick. It missed me (WHEW) We got that stop beefed up right then!
If that lathe came from Richmond Virginia I know the guy that rescued from a scap heap about 1959 and used it for making machine rollers for over 40 years .
HIII PAUL !!! Yaaa for a coke screw it is a little to big ...! I am sure that I am not the only one to think funny things or stupidity !!! That's life ! Noooooo not that idiot just a grade lower. Have a nice week-end !!! best regards dear friend !!!
I've been using a Stickler for around 30 years. The old-fashioned boring way---bolted to the rear wheel of an old Nissan pickup. Not really any more dangerous than using a hydraulic splitter. Understand what you're doing, respect the machine, don't get in a hurry. Just prop the log against the ground to stop rotation. Adjust the throttle setting by putting a dime or nickel beneath the throttle stop screw. Working by myself isn't very time efficient due to the need to remove the split wood and bring unsplit wood to the splitter. A helper is the way to go. Put them in charge of the wood supply and removal, then I sit on a stool feeding in chunks and tossing split pieces to the side for the helper to remove. I'd guess that depending on the wood it's about the same as a hydraulic splitter. Faster if the wood splits easily; the same if it's stringy like elm.
That’s friggin slick! I’ve ram a few home made splitters powered by janky hydraulics and Datsun engines and this is way faster....
Couldn’t you just stick a whole axle In there ? Like a narrow 14bolt or something? One hub flange to motor other hub flange to splitter and maybe a emergency brake for the drive line input or just let it spin free. Then you just put some diff oil in and I bet it last perfectly a long time especially something like a full float 14 bolt ?
Gee - this is beyond funny in a world going 'carbon-neutral', producing ever so much more stuff to keep safety health crowd off your back. The beauty of the recycling will probably lost on them tough.
I did like your videos, until i seen the oil burner, because it saves you from having to bring it to the depot. We all live on planet earth. Yes i know someone, somewhere else is burning it, and your going to tell me it ok. I was introducted to your page from Matt's off Road Recovery. The best parts of his videos are him picking up all the garbage. Respect to the Man.
I likes it. A lot. Seems like it only needs half that much motor. Are you running in low gear? How much does the screw cost? Looks actually safer than a flywheel splitter and I don't see the wood flying up and grabbing stuff connected to your body but I can see if your shirt got caught in the screw you would be screwed.
Thats awesome! Turns the whole idea of splitting wood on its head! Or least on its side! 😜
You need a clutch that instantly disengages that thing, with a huge four foot wide clutch actuator bar running just behind the head so the operator can kill the rotation ......and it not only needs to kill rotation it needs to instantly brake the rotation.
You're going to regret it...first time a idiot gets his shirt, coat, boot lace or whatever caught .......
You comment haters can comment all you want but I been a safety supervisor for decades and that is one dangerous machine.
Any farmer who operates PTO equipment would tell you the same thing.
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Do you know where to purchase a new tip for the stickler?I have one that I have been using with my tractor for at least 25 years and am in need of a new tip.Any ideas?Thanks,George.
Just remember that the people talking down your lathe weren't around to see what any lathe of that era looked like when it was new. I worked in a commercial laundry that had washers run by the jackshaft belt and pulley system like that. In the early 70's the flywheel came off the steam engine when it locked up and they converted them to electric like your lathe. I worked for them in the early 90's and they were still running those 1917 washers, commercially.
Love the fabrication but for all that work why not just buy a 35 ton unit from wherever? Safe and you don't have to lift the wood but just slide it on the down plate. Guess not as fast. But 3 days for the build you could have been making a ton of $ on another project. Love the talent.
That's The coolest build I've seen since the Killdozer. 🤣👍🏻
my grandfather had a setup fab Rats would have liked, it was model-T striped down to motor frame and drive-train, a second rear axle mounted on top of the back frame, and a saw blade about 3 feet across attached to the axle, a belt between the rear and upper axle spun the blade and tilting table was added, we would cut logs all day long with that thing never thought it might be dangerous, of course now people would be afraid just looking at it, and yes you still had to crank it up front and adjust your mix on the column,
I don't see how your wood splitter would be less safe than any other wood splitter. They are all dangerous. I wouldn't recomend wearing a scarf or tie while using yours though. Also incorrect attire for table saws, adjusting the carburetor on a running engine, snorkeling or parachuting.
I made one out of a front wheel drive Buick. And Paul's brother has one with a 283 chevy
Those kind of screw splitters were a thing in the 70's and 80's with a strong and slow electric motor but way to dangerous. And before that big beltdriven flywheels with big solid axes on that was even more dangerous..spinning and not being able to stop if something went wrong.