logsplitter splits 12" oak with 5 h.p. engine log has 9 knots in it

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  • log splitter gets reassignment surgery I cut apart my home built log splitter and transformed it into a 3000 p.s.i. hydraulic power unit now I can use it on my can crusher, log splitter, and I recently bought a 3000 p.s.i. 24 h.p. hydraulic motor
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  • @stevearchibald3141
    @stevearchibald3141 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Bad Ass ! Almost 5yrs since the upload and people still enjoyin it. Thanks

  • @johnflynn1639
    @johnflynn1639 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great job love the "Budweiser handle" you're entitled to a few beers after building that machine

  • @Snarky79
    @Snarky79 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Gotta hand it to you man!! After years of watching YT and noodling thousand or so vids I recognize your approach of separate components is very well thought out. Kudos!!

  • @med1pilot1956
    @med1pilot1956 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow, even cuts cross grain in that gnarly hunk of timber. Impressive.

  • @richardfederico1672
    @richardfederico1672 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I think you have shown that this machine is officially unstoppable!

  • @trumpkilla1789
    @trumpkilla1789 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Dude that's one of the best homemade Splitters I've ever seen great power!

  • @AndTheCorrectAnswerIs
    @AndTheCorrectAnswerIs 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love that shearing action. My neighbor's 35 ton factory built splitter does the same thing, but I am impressed that a small 5hp 18 ton unit can shear thru oak like that.

  • @howellmiller428
    @howellmiller428 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love the Budweiser tap handle on the splitter valve

  • @hardset-vi3ze
    @hardset-vi3ze 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Right on!!! Let's see any Kinetic log splitter do that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Impressive~~

  • @GTObearclaw1
    @GTObearclaw1 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A plus from me. I work on splitters and have used a bunch. I look forward to building a custom one for myself. I want to make it like yours with separate power unit. I'd like to be able to put it in the front receiver hitch of my truck and keep it mounted when I'm working wood. Then I could just nose up to where ever I'm working and keep it on my truck. I like the idea of a compact power unit because it can be stored in the shop and won't take up as much room. I keep my splitters inside but they are bulky. I mainly don't like the motors being left in the weather. Great video sir. Nice job.

  • @stevenbaker7112
    @stevenbaker7112 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    liking the budweiser tap handle

  • @kutzbill
    @kutzbill 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Funny, I have a 6.5 ho, 22 ton, and I split mostly Cottonwood and Elm. People have told me to get a 37+ ton, but mine splits 99% of what I have, and my saw(s) take care of the ones that it can't split. I just have to come up with a lift for it. I am limited to what I can lift on the unit, and that's getting les every year, LOL. Nice demo! It shows what someone who knows what their doing with hydraulics can do.

  • @tdurre3
    @tdurre3 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That's a very nice build you have there! Gotta love those two stage pumps.
    I like how it breaks down and is very portable for use with your can crusher too. Good job!

  • @arkansastrash320
    @arkansastrash320 10 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Thats a fine splitter and having the wedge small narrow has its power advantage..

  • @rickatkins1493
    @rickatkins1493 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    just watched the log splitter, Outstanding I love to watch video's like that, 73 years old and oak knots have made a lot of my days miserable.

  • @gregyoung303
    @gregyoung303 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great idea, it's always handy to have hydraulic power around the farm. My splitter is closer to 40 tons and like yours, it will go through anything. I even cut small stuff across the grain. Cheaper and quicker than the chain saw.

  • @CaptainEverythingHumorandMore
    @CaptainEverythingHumorandMore 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow, Impressive. Just powers through. Thanks for the video.

  • @jakeleblanc
    @jakeleblanc 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This splitter is a beast. Lucky you.

  • @justinmahar5208
    @justinmahar5208 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great build cobber. Well done.

  • @harveymackerel4943
    @harveymackerel4943 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bad ass log splitter. Nice!

  • @dougalexander7204
    @dougalexander7204 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Congratulations on building an awesome machine.

  • @bill45colt
    @bill45colt 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i had a much larger one a few years back with knots,,,,and splitter didnt have a problem. It was after the split that we discovered two large horseshoes inside,,,splitter never missed a beat. We woulda had a bit of trouble on that one with a wedge or an axe or saw.....thanks for the splitter invention!!

  • @craig853
    @craig853 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Well done! Great idea to have the pieces break down for easy moving. I am thinking that you could have the engine a few more feet away under an insulated cover thus making your work area quieter. Excellent demonstration of the unit's power.

  • @beans310eight
    @beans310eight 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    nicely done. the narrow wedge is a great idea.
    it's amazing what 5hp will do. I am in the process of building a 5hp wheel horse garden tractor.

  • @fergusonto-2032
    @fergusonto-2032 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow , I’m amazed , I just bought a homemade wood splitter , I think he said it’s a 20 ton , i hope it performs as good as yours , great video Thankyou for sharing

  • @WorshipTheSavior
    @WorshipTheSavior 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just bought and tried to use a 4-ton electric log splitter with a 4-inch tall wedge. What an exercise in patience and frustration... Now I'm looking for a bigger one.
    I was grinning ear-to-ear when I watched this video... and you blew my mind with that sideways cut! You must have searched high and low to find such a knotted piece of wood! Awesome demo - that's pretty much exactly what I want, but I haven't found it yet. I guess you only get a proper splitter like that when you build your own... wish I had the time and the skills to do that.

    • @plasmaman2507
      @plasmaman2507  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      it is surprising how much it takes to split a little wood

    • @WorshipTheSavior
      @WorshipTheSavior 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, but in my case the little thing didn't stall out, but since it only has about a 2/3 stroke and such a short wedge, the wood rarely split all the way through and would get stuck on the wedge. After I wrestle if off the wedge, I'd have to flip it over and cut it from the other side too, so I was handling the wood way too much.And for me it was just frustrating. Especially with bigger logs or wood that didn't just pop apart - kinda like your Oak there. However, I didn't try any major knotty stuff like you did - I'm sure it would have just moaned at me and that's all!

  • @mikelamothesr.8998
    @mikelamothesr.8998 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That is impressive as well as versatile, wise use of time and machine.

  • @fp3359
    @fp3359 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Very impressive !
    Greetings from Holland

  • @DeseretRider
    @DeseretRider 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I am most impressed! Excellent design -----inovative engineering. Bravo!

  • @davesstuff1599
    @davesstuff1599 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice job. Very strong pump for a five horse too. Nice control handle, lol.

  • @had2galsinthebooth
    @had2galsinthebooth 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of the best I've seen and it's plenty fast for how hard I ever want to work.

    • @plasmaman2507
      @plasmaman2507  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you I'm one person and I can't keep up

  • @nickwhite8998
    @nickwhite8998 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have been looking at slitters and thry all have the3 really thick anvil. I figured the thin anvil would be far better, but to cut an oak log _sideways_ ...awesome.

  • @yammyrob
    @yammyrob 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That's got real oomph. Great one

  • @msnstock
    @msnstock 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You've got some great ideas. Really like your splitter, Ken from Indiana

  • @gogiburn1
    @gogiburn1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    very impressive especially the piece split sideways

  • @bishopcorva
    @bishopcorva 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That was one of the most gnarly pieces I've seen, much less seen split up. Would have just saw cut that without a splitter.

  • @ROGERWALDMAN
    @ROGERWALDMAN 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    AWESOME SPLITTER ! nothing can stop it "!

  • @thomaspigg306
    @thomaspigg306 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I wouldn't have a splitter that wouldn't go through a full stroke. If it splits before the end, hit the reverse cycle. Plain and simple. You can't expect the machine to do all the work for you.

  • @derek876544
    @derek876544 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thats one hell of a powerful splitter nice one

  • @tomjeffersonwasright2288
    @tomjeffersonwasright2288 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great demo on this video. No rotten softwood here.
    The real thing ! ! !

  • @kelleyhice
    @kelleyhice 8 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    20 minutes ago i searched rotator cuff exercises and now i'm on my 4th log splitting video

    • @poordecisionsgarage9834
      @poordecisionsgarage9834 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      iamnotfernando hahahaha at least you remember how you got here

  • @fitteritout3622
    @fitteritout3622 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That thing is a beast

  • @laurilasse
    @laurilasse 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice machine!!!

  • @oldsteamguy
    @oldsteamguy 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    i like the sound the wood makes

  • @007380
    @007380 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    That thing is a beast!

  • @fsj197811
    @fsj197811 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very nice, thanks for sharing.

  • @MrUbiquitousTech
    @MrUbiquitousTech 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Impressive, that was a gnarly piece of wood there!

  • @allanlavallee7171
    @allanlavallee7171 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice build

  • @grantsinclair4278
    @grantsinclair4278 10 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Dude, that is bad to the bone for 5hp and 17tn.
    Very impressive
    Peace

  • @kaolinwasher
    @kaolinwasher 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thats amazing, you did a great Job of engineering that baby, I seen 22 ton splitters just bog down and stop yours with less just cuts thru it even sideways A+

  • @garyevans8116
    @garyevans8116 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow very nice good machine thank you

  • @mark_osborne
    @mark_osborne 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    absolutely love it !

  • @alchemy1
    @alchemy1 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    totally righteous. I want it.

  • @regsparkes6507
    @regsparkes6507 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That 2-stage pump sure works well, it's like dropping into low gear when the wood tries to resist.

  • @rocketmahn1
    @rocketmahn1 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful video. I kept thinking of how I could weave that thing into a novel I'm writing and it gave me a hardon.

  • @GorillaBac-Log-Lift
    @GorillaBac-Log-Lift 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Plasmaman....Great Splitter!!! Wow, really ingenious. We have been working on an attachment to make splitting more efficient and safer. Search Gorillabac Log Lift and check out another way of how to "Get Your Wood Up". The only tool that will pull, lift and position your wood.......... for splitting. Save your Back and let a Gorillabac do the work.

  • @shirleyklawitter7519
    @shirleyklawitter7519 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    nice job on making it multi-purpose. would like to see how you set it up for a can crusher.

  • @LCHLLO2008
    @LCHLLO2008 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    powerful bit of kit .Like it

  • @redmuddr
    @redmuddr 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hell yeah man.....wicked

  • @davelee9791
    @davelee9791 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That's impressive ...would like to see a list of equipment used.👍👍

  • @jspope2008
    @jspope2008 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic !!!!

  • @theaxeman4429
    @theaxeman4429 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow! Nice...! Well done man! That's the way to split those mean nots!!!
    😄😉👍 Keep it up!
    Stay Safe. Work Hard. Live Well.

  • @paulsterincharge
    @paulsterincharge 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    WOW impressive!!. Nice job!. Peace

  • @plasmaman2507
    @plasmaman2507  11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I built my tank 12x12x12 which holds 7.48 gallons and the 4"x24" ram holds 1.3 gallons giving a total of 8.78 gallons, i never had a problem with it getting too hot, I used Brand hydraulics detent valve with 1/2 work ports and hoses good place to get a 3000 p.s.i. cylinder is ebay output is 18 tons

  • @ufoengines
    @ufoengines 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Very satisfying to see that knotty wood split up. That's the stuff the neighbors will actually dump off at my place for me to use as fire wood cause they do not want to mess with it.

    • @Nugliscious
      @Nugliscious 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I've inherited knotty stumps like that with the home I purchased. 34 inch rounds. Fiskars X27 won't touch it.

  • @paulatwood9794
    @paulatwood9794 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I can split it all with my log splitter which has a hydraulic lift to get it from the ground to the ram. I can split 4 foot logs at 24 inch length. This is a $7,500 log splitter. I purchased it used with no regrets for $2,500. Just to test it for capacity I laid in an aluminum automobile rim10 sideways in front of the ram with two x in planking on each end. It crush the rim with ease and no damage to the equipment.

  • @NYCamper62
    @NYCamper62 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Nice machine - bud tap handle haha.

  • @NikkiFourEver
    @NikkiFourEver 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Finally I'm impressed.

  • @michaelkearney5562
    @michaelkearney5562 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Impressive.

  • @ONEDVSDVIT
    @ONEDVSDVIT 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    i think maybe the push plate could do with a lip on each edge or maybe ridges welded to the plate to prevent the log slipping

  • @jacobabbott9562
    @jacobabbott9562 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    this thing is a monster!!!

  • @lewiemcneely9143
    @lewiemcneely9143 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    14 tons is plenty if your pressure is right and you know how to get the best out of a block. I've got a worn out Briggs % horse and run it about 1/3 throttle and it'll split anything I can put on it. Has popped grade-8 bolts on the wedge. Mine is backwards to this in that it shoves the wedge through the wood so you don't have to run down the wood to split more off of it. I've had to cut some blocks in half so I could lift them but the splitter worked them up, no problem Good video.

  • @rafaellyon6808
    @rafaellyon6808 ปีที่แล้ว

    very impressive

  • @fricknjeep
    @fricknjeep 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    hi there just stopped in checking out other channels . yours looks like what i am in to . looking forward to more thanks john

  • @VoltST
    @VoltST 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That’s so satisfying

  • @zoocrewzufelt5822
    @zoocrewzufelt5822 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    impressive wood splitter. if it splits like a chainsaw like splitting the wrong way. wow!

  • @treylem3
    @treylem3 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice !

  • @TheMrpalid
    @TheMrpalid 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That looks like it puts tons of pressure on the engine

  • @beans310eight
    @beans310eight 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    could you list the components you used?
    I got the 11 gal pump and 5hp Honda. what size tank and what size/stroke hydraulic cylinder, etc
    very impressive. I would like to make a similar setup

  • @artisansportsman8950
    @artisansportsman8950 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Like a hot knife through best butter .

  • @adammarshall8406
    @adammarshall8406 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks for reply yes might take a chance and get a 11gpm pump 8gpm sounds a little to small to be worth making a splitter like you say in your comments yours works haha thanks

  • @joshua12345j
    @joshua12345j 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    man awesome splitter but the best thing about it all is the handle. Hahaha awesome

  • @Ed-hd7su
    @Ed-hd7su 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    great beer tap handle, lol

  • @plasmaman2507
    @plasmaman2507  8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    where where I wanna see

  • @user-vt3bc9bw7k
    @user-vt3bc9bw7k 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Супер дровокол!!!

  • @boyceful
    @boyceful 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Now thats tough !!

  • @robbyberry8911
    @robbyberry8911 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    The thing about wood heat you stay warm two ways eather by gathering and splitting or sitting by the stove

  • @eric12137
    @eric12137 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    that's the way to build it

  • @adammarshall8406
    @adammarshall8406 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What size Steel is your blade? 15mm?

  • @hfletcher39
    @hfletcher39 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    awesome

  • @a.b.5925
    @a.b.5925 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great splitter. I just re powered and old home made splitter that I found on craigslist with a 6.5 hp predator from HF. The pump is an old 8 g.p.m Vickers off of some kind of farm equip. My splitter will not split larger Oak, just stalls out and kills the motor , even at wide open throttle, how the hell did you get 5 hp to split Oak like that ??????????

  • @plasmaman2507
    @plasmaman2507  7 ปีที่แล้ว

    dogfish I'll check into that... is it beer? definitely check into it

  • @Alutacon
    @Alutacon 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    nice

  • @markgunderson7057
    @markgunderson7057 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    The splitter kicks ass but the handle could us work, dogfish would look better! Nice machine.

  • @dkhill27
    @dkhill27 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I bought a homemade log splitter with 5hp Honda engine. It will bog down and kill the motor when going thru knots. Do I need a bigger pump to pump the fluid? What would cause the motor to stall out to much pressure or what. I'm new to this. Seems the 5hp would be enough to split tammarack or red fir

  • @hieppham7435
    @hieppham7435 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a beast, I had to field burned these.

  • @kennyjohansson111
    @kennyjohansson111 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    it's a "oakbutcher" with serious power.

  • @Grizzydan
    @Grizzydan 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    lol that piece would have made a nice bowl. Support your local wood turner! knotty wood doesn't stack well anyway =P

  • @nickloves7279
    @nickloves7279 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow!

  • @burtvhulberthyhbn7583
    @burtvhulberthyhbn7583 8 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    This is the first video where the wood wasn't half rotten pine or poplar wood.

    • @MrUbiquitousTech
      @MrUbiquitousTech 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Burt Hulbert Really, I just watched one where someone was demoing a splitter with a rotten 6" pine round. Looked like something you could split with a claw hammer.

    • @burtvhulberthyhbn7583
      @burtvhulberthyhbn7583 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      ShysterLawyer yup. You never see tough oak being busted Like this.

    • @philiplumley937
      @philiplumley937 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Burt Hulbert bqq