I would love to have this. It would save time and my back. I'd split the big logs down to a size a can handle and then run through the smaller splitter to bust down to the size I want. Firewood sells great where I live and nobody wants the big logs. Don't know where these other guys find logs but the ones I get in Texas rarely split easy with an axe. That thing is a money maker, diesel is cheep enough especially when the machine wears out rather than my body. Great work. Thanks for posting. Sad to see how many folks want to share negative comments. Thanks for sharing.
I think you did a good job building this splitter. So many people just talk crap but I see the value and good design. That finger in front is a great add on. If a piece is on edge, that allows you to easily flip it right for splitting. 6 pieces at once, ram on top and out of the way, hoses up high and out of the way. I think you thought this tool out and did a good job designing it. Video could be better-- but I get it. Blair Glenn I.S.A. Certified Arborist and Tree Service owner for 41 years
Very NICE attachment ! Compact, efficient, and easy to use !!!! Don't mind the haters as anyone who has ever done a hard day's work will appreciate your splitter and what it does !! Very nice and fast !!
Great job man. I don't get tired of watching this video. I burn about 10-12 cords a year. My machine and upside down splitter has saved my back. Thanks for sharing.
I like this for the simplicity alone. Not to mention that on a small site you could split right above the truck bed, eliminate a $hit load of handling and processing debris are also gone from the site. Nice.
I'm not going to worry about how much wood you can split in an hour.. What I would like to say is you have a very nice 943 there on your hands! I love those things! I bought one brand new in 95 and I still have it. Great loader... Wish I would have ordered the rear rippers is my only regret.
Very sweet! Nice operating skills on the skid steer too. Looks like it will bust and move just about anything. These guys making the remarks on here about it being slow or too big have never split!
sounds like a lot of folks are a little miffed that they don't have a skid steer. Ought to get one...they save a lot of work and are a blast to operate.
So true. I am on my third one. The first was a cat belt drive. I upgraded to a GEHL diesel . Had to sell it quick ...got more than what I paid for it and it was gone in two days My third is a smaller Bobcat with a 4 foot bucket. It does everything I need it too and its simple and reliable. I mounted a remote control winch on a custom made bucket and I am able to winch out trees from up to 100 away in a forest that is too soft for anything except a full size skidder.( People ,in general ,don't want a full size skidder running around in their backyard or small woodlot) Its also helpful for those times when you end up with a "leaner" or for when the tree absolutely has to fall in a certain direction. The remote control function allows me to hide behind the skid loader if necessary. :-)
I dont know where you get the idea that it costs 50 to 80 dollars per hr to operate a skid loader, my bobcat in the video will run on 5gal of fuel per 10hr day at a cost of 14.00 bucks and produce between 5 and 8 cords a day with a single man operating it, I think thats pretty efficient and cost affective
+jamesb5375 I am going to jump on board with this topic. What did your machine cost you? Ok, now how many horse power does it have? Ok, now how much do you really use for splitting wood? A very large 10 horse machine could split wood, I know you can not ride in it and use it to lift logs by moving your arms and feet. I do get the idea is neat but 1 hour on a skid loader is 1 hour, you can't tell the person your selling your skid loader to for a high price "Yes, it has 4,000 hours on it but I didn't run the engine over fifteen-hundred rpms" I use two skid loaders(usually just one machine and a large tub or empty trailer for split wood) for splitting wood and a large log splitter, the log splitter runs and the machines sit there with engines off with large buckets holding split wood and unsplit wood. Your fuel, wear on tires and time not splitting - it is costing you more money than you think. It surprised me when the timing belt broke on my 873 bobcat, it was not cheap.
+jamesb5375 Some of the comments over the last year are totally moronic or are just tool envy. I purchased a Bobcat 553 a couple years ago for mostly home use. If I get another 2500 hours before a major rebuild ,my purchase cost will have been 3dollars and 40 cents per operating hour. The 3 cylinder diesel typically operates at light duty for less than 1/2 gallon per hour. I have a light duty splitter that will easily handle splitting 20-30 inch oak logs and is powered by a 5 hp gas engine. The pump is getting weak and I have been thinking of adapting it to a use like this for maybe a maximum of 10 hours per year. If it prevents me from ever getting a case of poison oak or poison ivy again from rolling the log sections out of the woods again...it will have paid for itself. The fact that it will drop the wood into the back of a trailer is great because of the simple fact that oak is stringy but a few foot drop almost always separates the wood. When I am done splitting the wood for the year ...I use the bobcat for something else for the rest of the year ,the accessories take less than five minutes to change and for most of them ,I don't even have to get out of the cab. I use it for plowing snow, grading the driveway, loading heavy tools into and out of the basement (even a hot water boiler) at up to 1000 pounds. I have one bucket that I have mounted a 3700 pound remote controlled warn winch to ,which has a 100 foot cable. I use that for removing driftwood from the beach or ten foot log sections from out of the woods then into a trailer to take it to a mill for milling. If someone thinks your bobcat is permanently assigned to log splitting now...they obviously know NOTHING about skid loaders and their versatility. A future use for my bobcat? Well ,one of the hardest things about doing a roofing job is when you are restricted to hand carrying the bundles of shingles up onto the roof via a ladder. An accessory I plan to make in a couple years will allow me to lift at least 1 square of shingles ( 3 bundles) ,on a small platform ,up to 12-14 foot high and still be well below the rated spec of around 1000 pounds. There are tools capable of doing a better job......but I don't plan to do roofing for a living.The cost of building the accessory will be under 200 bucks. For someone to say "that's an inefficient use of the machine" must have to work pretty cheap to value their time that low. I feel bad for you . I have been to a very poor country that relies heavily on manual labor...life is pretty damn hard there and many of the unlucky guys are worn out in their mid 40's
Real nice job. Thanks for the video. I made something similar and do not plan on sitting at my traditional splitter ever again. I just split two cords without breaking a sweat or stressing my back.
Excellent setup. I see that you can use the skid loader to go pickup the log,bring it to your trailer or dump truck area,cut it while its still off the ground (or have a teammate do it.......then split it while its above the vehicle that will carry it away. It may be hard for someone to understand the advantage using wimpy little logs like that as a demo....show it being used to split up some 1000 pound logs and they might understand.
Absolutely man I am splitting 3 to 6 foot diameter by 14 inch cottonwood rounds and this would be a major back saver for me especially since I have a skid steer already.
Attachment is well thought out, works well and your skills at using it are wonderful. Would also like to see you wearing protective gear using the saw though. Thanks for the vid.
Nice work. Don't worry about all of the 'Safety Sams' and flannel wearing city boys who wear pegged skinny jeans. This is a great idea and removes several steps from handling your wood fuel that heats your home and shop. Grips logs and keeps them out of the dirt and rocks when bucking = reduced saw chain damage and sharpening tasks. The splitter uses a high pressure hydraulic system in your tractor so you don't have to purchase and maintain an additional log splitter, and it's easier to store too. 2 thumbs up!
Nice design. I would also add a screen on the top of the main beam so that you could position it vertically and have a second person manually load it while being safely behind the screen. This way it can be used with one person, but with two people it can be extremely efficient, and safe.
I just cut the wood about 6" to 8" I don't have a problem splitting it with an axe. Look like a cool idea but that set up would cost a lot. Plus they do have machines that will cut the log and split it for people that sell wood. As for the individual I just don't see it worth it unless you already have everything. Maybe if they design it to work on a tractor. Either on the bucket end or the three point hitch. That would be a bigger market. I still would not have it because I don't have the money for a splitter so I just have to work within my income.
by truniun mounting the cylinder it takes 20 inches off the overall lenght of the unit while still having a 30 in stroke for better and safer operation
I see cylinder mounted in what i would call backwards let you build the splitter shorter. That to me is the New evolution part to me and of course the shape of the wedges seem to work very well.
Not bad at all. It's a pity so many people don't see the value of doing it this way. Those people who wanna swing an axe all day long, doing it the traditional way? Go ahead. Actual adults with real responsibilities just want to get things done so they can move on to other tasks. Take care, and thanks for sharing.
***** When have I ever begrudged anyone? Split your wood however you want. Wanna use an ax or wedge? Go ahead. Wanna use a fancy hydraulic splitter? By all means. My point was that these hydraulic splitters are as ligitimate a way of splitting wood with ax or wedge, and it completely doesn't deserve the hate that some people are heaping on it.
Saying "those people" & next sentance "real adults" come on man u were totally begrudging in your post those who use axes and mauls. Ya people shouldn't begrudge a man for using a machine but it's not like u weren't on the same level with ur comment a whether u meant it or just let others get to ya and sank to theirs a moment. All I go by are what there is to see, hear and read on youtube as that's the entirety of it, can't base my responses on anything but what there is
***** Are you stupid? Here's a clue - some policemen wear sunglasses, but not everyone who wears glasses are policemen. I'd tell you to dwell on this, but your spelling is enough to let me know it's a lost cause. Go fuck yourself. I'm done with you.
I live in Shelton, WA. Our high school athletes are called the Shelton Highclimbers. The cheerleaders could split twice this much wood with an axe in about half the time.
Was the guy that was supposed to park the truck there late? Seems like real waste to not drop the splits into a truck or at least next to the place it will be stacked.
hats off. Genius, the pick, the centering wedge and the stood off swivel unions. and no H beam. do you have plans for sale? I would like to build one but don't know what angles the 6 way uses.
My kid would have a ball running that. But I would consider taking the skidsteer back to the landscaping job to do what its good at, and leave the splitter behind with it own power plant. I must say though it is a rugged looking rig.
the other great part of this is you can carry the tree from where you cut it straight to your wood pile. If your worried about gas - you could turn the skid steer off while you cut it up too. I hate chopping wood - Now all I need is this... and the skid steer :)
No doubt it's a tough job james even with modern machines! Let's spare a thought for our oldies... they had to cut the tree dawn shop it and split it working with hand tools only...and bring it back home on a horse's back for up to 5 miles or more sometimes
Nice, I've thought about getting a wood splitter for my bobcat but I don't cut that much wood. I wonder how many negative people that comment actually own a bobcat. By chance can you post a video about the stabilizer on the rear of the bobcat.
Love this! wanting to build/buy 1 did you build yours? Would love to know, yours is the best iv seen for what I'm doing. Tree service and get nothing but HUGE rounds all day. This is perfect for that
The only thing I would dispute is the half of a face cord, if each round was 16 inch you would need 9 to make half a face cord 3 chunks high and 3 rows total of 3 high to make a half a face cord. I cut a lot of wood so I know what it takes to make a face cord. Plus for selling some of that would need to be split down more. Pretty nice setup though I split everything by hand and at 57 it’s not getting easier.
it's all good. I think it a damb good tool to have and it looks like he knows what he's doing with the Bob cat. think I might look into one. will thay hook up to a cat?
I wish i had this when i split those 48 inch logs rounds we made the mistake of letting the tree service leave behind ! to big to move to the splitter, so wound up doing by hand. This is for the big wood. Would like to see a vid of it busting up some monster rounds !
Very cool ! I wish I had one ! I'll just add that all of the keyboard haters should come out and do some work with me. An hour in, most of you little girls would be draggin up and cryin to mommy because the work was too hard. Just wishing you had something like this! Splitting by hand sucks. I do it all the time. If I had this or even just a regular splitter I'd get a lot more done working by myself. I think it's a great idea, I might back a trailer close by so I could split and load all at once. Nice work jamesb5375 !
jamesb5375 Don't let these nay sayer's get to you--I've got an 1845c and this contraption is awesome--I plan on building a similiar unit-- Holding the log up to cut is just iceing on the cake Great idea man!
very good machine , a axe is quicker on straight wood , but that would be way quicker on knotty wood , don't know about those few logs being a half a face cord ????
This makes it effortless for the exception of having to cut the log into rounds, but it is so slow! It takes so long to cut just one log. Not bad for a consumer that needs firewood for their own home, but this wouldn't be a good option for someone that needs a lot of wood or for someone that sells it for a living. Good video though.
If you were splitting only that size of log then great. but what about the branches? They are a fraction of that size and would be a bitch to split with that
I'd make this a 2 man operation. One stays on the loader and the other runs the saw and lines the cut logs up. Then it could be faster than what is shown here. And to the haters, you only need to run the loader at idle to get the job done.
İ think its a fun design but not effiecient by means of time and gas usage at least for europe. sliced logs seem light enough to be placed by hand on a stationary splitter design controlled from out of the vehicle. Just i think...
This idea was good in theory, but as others have stated poor in practicality. Another observation is that the wood will be very dirty after dragging it through the dirt using this. My wife really gets miffed if the wood brings allot of dirt in the house.
I have one I made 10 or so years ago with a single wedge, I can pick up close to a 2000 lb log 30 plus inches around , buck it down, quarter it up so it can be split, very useful, try that with a wedge and maul , good design james5375
I would love to have this. It would save time and my back. I'd split the big logs down to a size a can handle and then run through the smaller splitter to bust down to the size I want. Firewood sells great where I live and nobody wants the big logs. Don't know where these other guys find logs but the ones I get in Texas rarely split easy with an axe. That thing is a money maker, diesel is cheep enough especially when the machine wears out rather than my body. Great work. Thanks for posting. Sad to see how many folks want to share negative comments. Thanks for sharing.
I think you did a good job building this splitter. So many people just talk crap but I see the value and good design. That finger in front is a great add on. If a piece is on edge, that allows you to easily flip it right for splitting. 6 pieces at once, ram on top and out of the way, hoses up high and out of the way. I think you thought this tool out and did a good job designing it. Video could be better-- but I get it.
Blair Glenn
I.S.A. Certified Arborist and
Tree Service owner for 41 years
Very NICE attachment ! Compact, efficient, and easy to use !!!! Don't mind the haters as anyone who has ever done a hard day's work will appreciate your splitter and what it does !! Very nice and fast !!
Great job man. I don't get tired of watching this video. I burn about 10-12 cords a year. My machine and upside down splitter has saved my back. Thanks for sharing.
I like this for the simplicity alone. Not to mention that on a small site you could split right above the truck bed, eliminate a $hit load of handling and processing debris are also gone from the site. Nice.
Awesome design! That's one way to alleviate bad backs from cutting/splitting wood!
Very cool, love the fact of not having to handle the wood multiple times to get the same result ! Great job ! Thanks for sharing !
I'm not going to worry about how much wood you can split in an hour.. What I would like to say is you have a very nice 943 there on your hands! I love those things! I bought one brand new in 95 and I still have it. Great loader... Wish I would have ordered the rear rippers is my only regret.
I like the cylinder mounted on top, and being able to split and load without having to bend over and pick it up.
Glad to see someone that doesn't run a rig hammered. No need. Job well done, by the way!
Very sweet! Nice operating skills on the skid steer too. Looks like it will bust and move just about anything. These guys making the remarks on here about it being slow or too big have never split!
sounds like a lot of folks are a little miffed that they don't have a skid steer. Ought to get one...they save a lot of work and are a blast to operate.
So true. I am on my third one. The first was a cat belt drive. I upgraded to a GEHL diesel . Had to sell it quick ...got more than what I paid for it and it was gone in two days My third is a smaller Bobcat with a 4 foot bucket. It does everything I need it too and its simple and reliable. I mounted a remote control winch on a custom made bucket and I am able to winch out trees from up to 100 away in a forest that is too soft for anything except a full size skidder.( People ,in general ,don't want a full size skidder running around in their backyard or small woodlot) Its also helpful for those times when you end up with a "leaner" or for when the tree absolutely has to fall in a certain direction. The remote control function allows me to hide behind the skid loader if necessary. :-)
I dont know where you get the idea that it costs 50 to 80 dollars per hr to operate a skid loader, my bobcat in the video will run on 5gal of fuel per 10hr day at a cost of 14.00 bucks and produce between 5 and 8 cords a day with a single man operating it, I think thats pretty efficient and cost affective
+jamesb5375 I am going to jump on board with this topic. What did your machine cost you? Ok, now how many horse power does it have? Ok, now how much do you really use for splitting wood? A very large 10 horse machine could split wood, I know you can not ride in it and use it to lift logs by moving your arms and feet. I do get the idea is neat but 1 hour on a skid loader is 1 hour, you can't tell the person your selling your skid loader to for a high price "Yes, it has 4,000 hours on it but I didn't run the engine over fifteen-hundred rpms" I use two skid loaders(usually just one machine and a large tub or empty trailer for split wood) for splitting wood and a large log splitter, the log splitter runs and the machines sit there with engines off with large buckets holding split wood and unsplit wood. Your fuel, wear on tires and time not splitting - it is costing you more money than you think. It surprised me when the timing belt broke on my 873 bobcat, it was not cheap.
Mine cost me $10 bucks in fuel for the whole day does the work of 8 guys got people that never even owned a bobcat talking shit
I have owned a 873 bobcat since 2001 and a 95xt case since 2014. I put on over 4000 hours on the bobcat. Again, neat idea, but more efficient ways.
+jamesb5375 Some of the comments over the last year are totally moronic or are just tool envy. I purchased a Bobcat 553 a couple years ago for mostly home use. If I get another 2500 hours before a major rebuild ,my purchase cost will have been 3dollars and 40 cents per operating hour. The 3 cylinder diesel typically operates at light duty for less than 1/2 gallon per hour. I have a light duty splitter that will easily handle splitting 20-30 inch oak logs and is powered by a 5 hp gas engine. The pump is getting weak and I have been thinking of adapting it to a use like this for maybe a maximum of 10 hours per year. If it prevents me from ever getting a case of poison oak or poison ivy again from rolling the log sections out of the woods again...it will have paid for itself. The fact that it will drop the wood into the back of a trailer is great because of the simple fact that oak is stringy but a few foot drop almost always separates the wood. When I am done splitting the wood for the year ...I use the bobcat for something else for the rest of the year ,the accessories take less than five minutes to change and for most of them ,I don't even have to get out of the cab. I use it for plowing snow, grading the driveway, loading heavy tools into and out of the basement (even a hot water boiler) at up to 1000 pounds. I have one bucket that I have mounted a 3700 pound remote controlled warn winch to ,which has a 100 foot cable. I use that for removing driftwood from the beach or ten foot log sections from out of the woods then into a trailer to take it to a mill for milling. If someone thinks your bobcat is permanently assigned to log splitting now...they obviously know NOTHING about skid loaders and their versatility. A future use for my bobcat? Well ,one of the hardest things about doing a roofing job is when you are restricted to hand carrying the bundles of shingles up onto the roof via a ladder. An accessory I plan to make in a couple years will allow me to lift at least 1 square of shingles ( 3 bundles) ,on a small platform ,up to 12-14 foot high and still be well below the rated spec of around 1000 pounds. There are tools capable of doing a better job......but I don't plan to do roofing for a living.The cost of building the accessory will be under 200 bucks. For someone to say "that's an inefficient use of the machine" must have to work pretty cheap to value their time that low. I feel bad for you . I have been to a very poor country that relies heavily on manual labor...life is pretty damn hard there and many of the unlucky guys are worn out in their mid 40's
Finally, someone who understands the value of a skidsteer and the amount of different tools you can utilize for it
love that he is wearing all the safety equipment.
+smokingorca it is okay since there is nothing to protect :D
Wow! Talk about skill and coordination. This guy really knows how to use his machine.
Real nice job. Thanks for the video. I made something similar and do not plan on sitting at my traditional splitter ever again. I just split two cords without breaking a sweat or stressing my back.
Excellent setup. I see that you can use the skid loader to go pickup the log,bring it to your trailer or dump truck area,cut it while its still off the ground (or have a teammate do it.......then split it while its above the vehicle that will carry it away. It may be hard for someone to understand the advantage using wimpy little logs like that as a demo....show it being used to split up some 1000 pound logs and they might understand.
Absolutely man I am splitting 3 to 6 foot diameter by 14 inch cottonwood rounds and this would be a major back saver for me especially since I have a skid steer already.
Attachment is well thought out, works well and your skills at using it are wonderful. Would also like to see you wearing protective gear using the saw though. Thanks for the vid.
Nice work. Don't worry about all of the 'Safety Sams' and flannel wearing city boys who wear pegged skinny jeans. This is a great idea and removes several steps from handling your wood fuel that heats your home and shop. Grips logs and keeps them out of the dirt and rocks when bucking = reduced saw chain damage and sharpening tasks. The splitter uses a high pressure hydraulic system in your tractor so you don't have to purchase and maintain an additional log splitter, and it's easier to store too. 2 thumbs up!
Nice video, thanks for posting! I was wondering how those upside down log splitter attachments worked....very cool!
Nice design. I would also add a screen on the top of the main beam so that you could position it vertically and have a second person manually load it while being safely behind the screen. This way it can be used with one person, but with two people it can be extremely efficient, and safe.
Thanks, im glad you like your splitter, 12 cords in a day is alot of wood and I bet you weren't even that tired at the end of the day
I just cut the wood about 6" to 8" I don't have a problem splitting it with an axe. Look like a cool idea but that set up would cost a lot. Plus they do have machines that will cut the log and split it for people that sell wood. As for the individual I just don't see it worth it unless you already have everything. Maybe if they design it to work on a tractor. Either on the bucket end or the three point hitch. That would be a bigger market. I still would not have it because I don't have the money for a splitter so I just have to work within my income.
Bad ass, the only problem is it would make one hella mess outta yards so people better have a solid landing or something for sure.
by truniun mounting the cylinder it takes 20 inches off the overall lenght of the unit while still having a 30 in stroke for better and safer operation
I see cylinder mounted in what i would call backwards let you build the splitter shorter. That to me is the New evolution part to me and of course the shape of the wedges seem to work very well.
Not bad at all. It's a pity so many people don't see the value of doing it this way. Those people who wanna swing an axe all day long, doing it the traditional way? Go ahead. Actual adults with real responsibilities just want to get things done so they can move on to other tasks.
Take care, and thanks for sharing.
*****
When have I ever begrudged anyone? Split your wood however you want. Wanna use an ax or wedge? Go ahead. Wanna use a fancy hydraulic splitter? By all means.
My point was that these hydraulic splitters are as ligitimate a way of splitting wood with ax or wedge, and it completely doesn't deserve the hate that some people are heaping on it.
Saying "those people" & next sentance "real adults" come on man u were totally begrudging in your post those who use axes and mauls. Ya people shouldn't begrudge a man for using a machine but it's not like u weren't on the same level with ur comment a whether u meant it or just let others get to ya and sank to theirs a moment. All I go by are what there is to see, hear and read on youtube as that's the entirety of it, can't base my responses on anything but what there is
*****
Way to go to put words in other people's mouths. Screw you.
Are u on drugs? Mental patient? Gone blind recently? What? Their your words, everyone else sees them but apparently u don't
*****
Are you stupid? Here's a clue - some policemen wear sunglasses, but not everyone who wears glasses are policemen.
I'd tell you to dwell on this, but your spelling is enough to let me know it's a lost cause. Go fuck yourself. I'm done with you.
Yes the entire design is fully petended and it uses a 5 by 30 in 4000psi cylinder
Those attachments on a mini excavator are King .
I live in Shelton, WA. Our high school athletes are called the Shelton Highclimbers. The cheerleaders could split twice this much wood with an axe in about half the time.
Was the guy that was supposed to park the truck there late?
Seems like real waste to not drop the splits into a truck or at least next to the place it will be stacked.
hats off. Genius, the pick, the centering wedge and the stood off swivel unions. and no H beam. do you have plans for sale? I would like to build one but don't know what angles the 6 way uses.
My kid would have a ball running that. But I would consider taking the skidsteer back to the landscaping job to do what its good at, and leave the splitter behind with it own power plant. I must say though it is a rugged looking rig.
I'm convinced now I need to make one
Good looking splitter, would work great on a small excavator as well
Turn it 90 degrees and put it on a 10,000lbs mini excavator, that would be the ultimate setup. Nice splitter.
hell, you could never put your beer down with that bad boy.
the other great part of this is you can carry the tree from where you cut it straight to your wood pile. If your worried about gas - you could turn the skid steer off while you cut it up too.
I hate chopping wood - Now all I need is this... and the skid steer :)
What if the operator gets sick? Definitely need a solid operator. Nice work.
Its a hydraulic stabilizer that I made, it works as a counterweight and will lift the machine if you get stuck
THAT ....is pretty dang cool!
Have to have one. Great design, congradulation
What a great way to split wood. All from the ease of the cab. Wonder how much this costs?
Thanks Blair, I appreciate your comments
No doubt it's a tough job james even with modern machines! Let's spare a thought for our oldies... they had to cut the tree dawn shop it and split it working with hand tools only...and bring it back home on a horse's back for up to 5 miles or more sometimes
This is a fine piece of engineering. It's obvious you know how to operate your loader. Did you fabricate this yourself
i like the hard left spin right before u pick up a piece. great for the hydra's. bobcat sux.
Nice, I've thought about getting a wood splitter for my bobcat but I don't cut that much wood. I wonder how many negative people that comment actually own a bobcat. By chance can you post a video about the stabilizer on the rear of the bobcat.
How much faster do you think you can cut and split a 12ft log in under 5min by one person?
Love it !!!work smarter not harder!!! Where can I buy it?
Hey there great unit. Where do you get that style cylinder that mounts this way? Thx
Man thats really nice perfect size pieces. Can you cut that size tree crossways like you did with your chainsaw ?
Love this! wanting to build/buy 1 did you build yours? Would love to know, yours is the best iv seen for what I'm doing. Tree service and get nothing but HUGE rounds all day. This is perfect for that
The only thing I would dispute is the half of a face cord, if each round was 16 inch you would need 9 to make half a face cord 3 chunks high and 3 rows total of 3 high to make a half a face cord. I cut a lot of wood so I know what it takes to make a face cord. Plus for selling some of that would need to be split down more. Pretty nice setup though I split everything by hand and at 57 it’s not getting easier.
looks great
it's all good. I think it a damb good tool to have and it looks like he knows what he's doing with the Bob cat. think I might look into one. will thay hook up to a cat?
Useful bit of kit, but why not drop the split wood into a trailer or pickup back?
That was so cool to watch I almost watched it again.
Fine splitter but why didn't you split it in the back of a pickup?
I was thinking the same thing.
I like it! Good design!
A little planning and you could split the wood and load it in one move.
I wish i had this when i split those 48 inch logs rounds we made the mistake of letting the tree service leave behind ! to big to move to the splitter, so wound up doing by hand. This is for the big wood. Would like to see a vid of it busting up some monster rounds !
Very cool ! I wish I had one ! I'll just add that all of the keyboard haters should come out and do some work with me. An hour in, most of you little girls would be draggin up and cryin to mommy because the work was too hard. Just wishing you had something like this! Splitting by hand sucks. I do it all the time. If I had this or even just a regular splitter I'd get a lot more done working by myself. I think it's a great idea, I might back a trailer close by so I could split and load all at once. Nice work jamesb5375 !
Maybe its good for some people but I would prefer to stay with my hammer, wedges and splitting maul. A lot cheaper and a good workout for me.
Why did you put the hydraulic ram on backwards. Wouldn't it have been easier to put it on the other so the pipes don't have to move
Skid steer splitter=Genius
What is that on the back of the Bobcat?
what size cylinder?is that
any tips for someone looking to build the same thing?
Nice - Where do I order one of these ? What do they cost ?
Looks heavy duty.
did you patent this design?what size cylinder did you use?are you interested in selling it or building one like it
me: that's a cool log splitter.
you: eh? what's that?
me: i hope you're wearing earplugs.
you: say again?
Do axes no longer work to split wood?
I like this concept. where can I get one of these?
jamesb5375 Don't let these nay sayer's get to you--I've got an 1845c and this contraption is awesome--I plan on building a similiar unit-- Holding the log up to cut is just iceing on the cake Great idea man!
Definitely impressed.
can it split walnuts?
Good health and safety ware spot on lol
That's a 1/4 of a face cord at best. Still a nice unit.
very good machine , a axe is quicker on straight wood , but that would be way quicker on knotty wood , don't know about those few logs being a half a face cord ????
nice good job i bet all those haters if they had a machine like that they be doing it the same way
what model saw is that?
This makes it effortless for the exception of having to cut the log into rounds, but it is so slow! It takes so long to cut just one log. Not bad for a consumer that needs firewood for their own home, but this wouldn't be a good option for someone that needs a lot of wood or for someone that sells it for a living. Good video though.
If you were splitting only that size of log then great. but what about the branches? They are a fraction of that size and would be a bitch to split with that
this is like going to go and save a drowning person with a nuclear submarine, totaly waste.
I'd make this a 2 man operation. One stays on the loader and the other runs the saw and lines the cut logs up. Then it could be faster than what is shown here.
And to the haters, you only need to run the loader at idle to get the job done.
whats on the back of your bob cat ?
its a hydraulic stabilizer i made for my tree spade
oh. ok. thats cool too but the log splitter is awesome
I'm not to sure of it. I've seen some other designs and it just doesn't seem to efficient like it still lacks something. all in all its not bad.
awesome idea
Sideways doesn't work as well because you can't load split wood safely that way
How I wish I could rent something like that!
Awesome idea
good for splitting big logs
Nice gear but reckon i could split quicker by hand!
Bullshit
True but depends on the timber and size. Horses for courses.
It's a cool toy especially if you're getting paid by the hour.
İ think its a fun design but not effiecient by means of time and gas usage at least for europe. sliced logs seem light enough to be placed by hand on a stationary splitter design controlled from out of the vehicle. Just i think...
This idea was good in theory, but as others have stated poor in practicality. Another observation is that the wood will be very dirty after dragging it through the dirt using this. My wife really gets miffed if the wood brings allot of dirt in the house.
makin' little ones outtah big ones..
A ½ face cord is a stack of wood four feet high and four feet long and as deep as the log is cut.
Not even close
Nice thinking. Not much a bobcat Cant do.
I have one I made 10 or so years ago with a single wedge, I can pick up close to a 2000 lb log 30 plus inches around , buck it down, quarter it up so it can be split, very useful, try that with a wedge and maul , good design james5375
Can you build me one? I am seriously looking at buying something to get me going.
How can I get one of those?