When I was a teen we built a wood splitter that we mounted to an old truck axle. We bought the hoses, couplings, lever, etc. from a now long gone store called Central Tractor but we didn't use a small engine to power it, we quick connected the hoses to the hydraulics on our old John Deere tractor. I have no idea how many "tons" it produced but it'd split anything we put on it, even green knotty sweet gum logs!
Thanks for the unboxing and review! I will have to get one for the cabin next time we are in Alaska! I hate splitting wood the old fashion way, too hard on my back and shoulders! Great price in my opinion.
The thing I like most about this is how much smaller it is compared to the other options. One mod that I'll want to make is elevating it. I'll probably build a table of some sort to lift it up near my wood pile so I can work ergonomically.
Feel free to ask any question(s) you might have about this machine. I'll be using it extensively in the harshest conditions, the Alaskan winter.
When I was a teen we built a wood splitter that we mounted to an old truck axle. We bought the hoses, couplings, lever, etc. from a now long gone store called Central Tractor but we didn't use a small engine to power it, we quick connected the hoses to the hydraulics on our old John Deere tractor. I have no idea how many "tons" it produced but it'd split anything we put on it, even green knotty sweet gum logs!
That a really cool project and memory. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the unboxing and review! I will have to get one for the cabin next time we are in Alaska! I hate splitting wood the old fashion way, too hard on my back and shoulders! Great price in my opinion.
The thing I like most about this is how much smaller it is compared to the other options. One mod that I'll want to make is elevating it. I'll probably build a table of some sort to lift it up near my wood pile so I can work ergonomically.