Homemade John Deere Themed Log Splitter
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ย. 2024
- Our Homemade, John Deere themed, mobile log splitter. Designed
specifically to make the larger pieces of wood easier to split. with a
capacity of 500+ pounds at a max 16ft reach, the boom makes for easy
processing of large rounds, and safe dismantling of logs in piles. it was
not designed for fast production of easy to split wood, it was designed
for safe, easy production of hard to split wood. it has 12 hydraulic
functions, of those 8 are on the main pump, and 4 on the aux. some
more specs and notes below. also an in depth review video coming
soon after almost 1 year of use. [nov 2016]
SPECS:
19HP Vanguard V-twin motor. (key start)
hydraulic 2 stage pump + belt driven axillary pump.
16ft knuckle boom lift, on 360 turret, with extension.
(2) 5in rams on pusher.
6 way staggered wedge, 1in thick steel.
33in tires on a 7k axel.
9ft hitch extension.
log lift, folding wings, folding rear tray.
20gal fuel tank, 20gal hydraulic tank.
swing arm control panel
electric oil cooler
overhead lights on boom
70 tons of splitting power
GVW- 6680lbs
folded height- 7.5ft
folded length- 16ft
folded width- 6.5ft
steel specs:
-frame built from 4x4" 3/8" square tubing
-knuckle boom is 1/2" plate, with 1" plate reinforcement
-boom extension is 3" 3/4" wall pipe, with 2 1/4" fitted pipe insert
-hitch ext used a long strand of 2 1/2" square tubing, running the
length of the machine, and a 2" 11ft ram below it, run along rollers.
-and the wedge is 1" plate, with the cutting edge done by a plasma cutter.
NOTES
firewood is not my full time job. after 1 year its split roughly 50 cord and I'm very
satisfied with the small amount of effort involved. anyone with a small machine knows the
pains of dealing with a 50 inch round. I used to cut them in halves or quarters but now I
just lift it up to the wedge. I will be making a video to follow up on the features and their usefulness,
and also anything I would change, anything I have broken, and any plans for the future.
also if you noticed, in the pictures from the build, the wedge was an 8 way design with 3 wings.
after a few knurly pieces we realized it was more efficient as a 6 way wedge.
thank you all for the views, and support. please ask away with any questions, or contact me another way
(facebook, twitter, ect..)
I love the unapologetic use of steel! Build it nice or build it twice!
One of the best I've ever seen. Nice job.
hi there i think that was one well thought out machine . thanks for the share john
thank you! my name is allen btw, it still splits very well!
hey everyone, been about 2 years but im getting around to making my follow up video where ill be discussing any and all issues ive had, the best and worst parts of it, repairs and modifications, ect.. stay tuned friends!
the biggest issue was tearing off the top two wedges on some knotty elm logs. if you notice, in the video, at the beginning (0:23) there are 6 blades on the wedge. and in the middle of the video (2:38) theres only 4. soon after completion, I bent the 1" thick steel like it was warm taffy ;) other than that, shes a beast and works great.
That's a bad mammy jammy... I would offer to buy it but, no way I could ever borrow the money that thing is worth! Lol
Incredible job!
Yes ..... You have created a bad ass firewood machine my friend........ I have been looking hundreds of wanna be firewood machines on you tube..... this design might the finest thought out machine of them all....... I will most definitely use some our thoughts on my own creation...... The knuckle boom will wok very well....... Congrats......
Thank you! it all came about when I commented on one of my fathers previous designs. I said the only way to improve on it is to add a boom to do the heavy lifting. not long after I wanted to build my own splitter and we designed this. ive seen massive machines with loading arms, and full grapple controls, but I would call this the smallest self loading splitter out there.
wow, what a beast! Almost have yourself a wood processing system Just need that thing to cut. Think I can borrow it for a weekend. :) Love it
+Life in Farmland Anytime friend, Hey Thanks! yea cutting logs is the worst part with this machine, haha. someday I may replace the rear tray with a conveyor belt. got some other plans too.
+Life in Farmland and I'm a big fan of your channel! :)
Amazing piece of machinery looks to be built on John Deere square baker frame love the boom and tounge retract marvelous wedge like re double cylinder pusher. Fine job .
not sure what a john deere square baker frame is, but it was a custom job made from 3x3 heavy wall square tubing. about 7ft by 4ft is the main platform, then the machine was so strong it started to bend itself, so had to rip it apart to weld a piece of I beam in there.
very nice bit of kit......
Nice work Allen Binger!
That splitter is awesome! Wish it liked better music, but whatever.
lol thank you, this was like my first video after I got my go pros so pretty much the first unlicensed tune got put on it. do you have any suggestions where to find music?
Most music attached to youtube videos probably comes from their audio library. Go to your channels creator studio, then look down in the "create" section for audio library.
I’m curious as to what kind of pump you used for the main pump
Damn nice machine!!!
Just wondered Love the beast
that is awesome!
Great build! did you have any other pics or videos forthcoming? I'd like to see how the crane and grapple were done. can you PM me? thanks!
allen binger facebook, message me anytime. no more videos planned, but can always send pics and give advice on building your own
Did you design the log loader or did you make it as you went? Could you make a video of just the loader? Great machine
thanks john, a little of both, it was well thought out, and planned, but changes were made as it was put together. unforeseen issues caused some rearranging. and yea I have some go pro footage from a few weeks ago ill post.
Wow amazing build! Do you happen to have build plans?
build plans were a sharpie on a piece of scrap wood. just rough sketches. its a 'make it up as you go' kind of build. just go for it and fix issues when they arise. lots of thinking ahead, but no "plan" set in stone.
Hey, nice machine! Did you have any issues with the stacked cylinders not moving simultaneously? If so, how did you fix it?
no I didn't come across that issue, the lines are split evenly so the pressure should be dispersed evenly. if not, they are bolted together on the pusher so any lag from one would be made up for by the other one. then again, the problem may be there and im not noticing it. something ill be keeping an eye on next time I run it, possibly hook a pressure gauge to each cylinder and check it there.
and thank you! worked hard on it!
I think that might be it, they are so close so it doesn't matter. I know of other people who have problems that they needed to sort out with some kind of flow limiting to tune in both cylinders. even though you have the same cylinders there are most often some small difference. two other questions, did you build the crane or is it bought? how is the hitch-extention extended, is it also a cylinder?
What did you use for the crane arms pivot where it attachs to the machine. Thanks
the turret off of an 80's bucket truck.
So is there a benefit to stacking the cylinders instead of side by side?
the wood varies so much in size that the stacked cylinders put some force on the top of the big logs too. itll split a piece 60+ inches across. keeps the force nice and straight down the machine. also kept everything small by stacking it. left plenty of room for controls on one side and motor on the other. side by side would work fine though.
Allen you may need to change name unless you are part of the JD fam. John deer tractors, and the like.
I'm not claiming to be associated with John Deere, nor am I claiming this as a genuine JD machine. the only way I could get in trouble legally is if I tried to sell it as a John Deere. the stickers and paint were ordered from JD, and i have no plans to sell it. same as if I printed a John Deere T shirt for myself, that's fine, but if I sold one, I could be sued.
Is the crane necessary, given the side log lift function?
John Craftenworth yes because of the shear size of the wood being split. Some even too big to roll.
In the description i say that because of my father's sawmill, I'm forced to split big and curved peices, even knots and swells
Was just curious, I give you a 10/10 for this build, I am in awe of people with this level of fabrication skill. Wish my dad taught me anything worthwhile growing up
Is that a threaded bolt, without a nut in that boom cylinder? Lol
why yes it is, acting as a pin for boom extension. lol its just scrap parts from around the house
can we chat about this on phn? love it!!!!
what is phn? and sure
30468799four two
I don't understand.. sry?
I give u my phn number...
OH ok yea phn = phone. no problem. haha I'm back now