I've split 5 cords through it so far. Does what I need it to. ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxUyQswtttSffRMblGbrhCvZn7JkhtG1-7 I scrounge all my firewood and am not equipped to handle big wood, but for logs up to 24 inch diameter or so, it works great. I've been amazed by some of the gnarly bur oak and elm crotches it has split. For the tougher stuff within it's size range, you might have to study the piece a bit to decide the best attack, but if you split smart it's up to the job. It did arrive low on oil, and I was would have nicked it half a star for that, but it has regained my full confidence. UPDATE NOVEMBER 2021: Still going strong after all these years. I love the one-handed operation. Hope it's still in production if I ever need to replace it
What I like about it is that far outside support bar keeps the platform level. I was scratching my head on how that works. Pretty nifty idea there. I do like the design more than most of the other videos I’ve seen. I’m like you as far as not wanting to spend the money on a bigger valve, the cylinder and hoses. It could very well cost more than the 6or 7 hundred bucks you mentioned. I also like how if some pieces of wood were to fall and land underneath the lift end for the log piece it wouldn’t hurt anything, it would just stop when it lands on the piece of wood underneath it. Nice job brother. I’m building one because I am too old to lift the bigger pieces up onto the main beam for splitting. Take care and thank you for sharing your work ✌️👍🇺🇸
Just found this researching the exact topic. I am 100% impressed. Very, very well done sir. I hope you’re an engineer of some sort. If not, you should be.
Great idea. Taking a negative and turning it into a positive. The hydraulic piston going backwards is just lost energy but you turned it into a good way of saving you from fatigued. Way to think outside the box. My hat's off to you.
Very creative way to address an issue without the additional cost of ram and hoses. I take it that this is for horizontal spliters only. Thanks for sharing.
Well, forget my question on your other cylinder rebuild video - asking if you made the lifter! Thanks for this video, YOU ARE THE MASTER OF INNOVATION! Good on ya, mate!
Hats off to you.... that is the first arm lift i have ever seen.. Great idea!! Nice build...i myself made a lift system for my troybilt splitter... but i added another spool valve and a lift cylinder.... your design is so complex and yet super simple...👍👍👍👍👍
Julio Burgos yeah he is ingenious isnt he. Honestly if this guy produce more videos with lengthier stuff i would pay for it!!!! I know some tips and tricks unfortunately im too lazy and busy to post vids but this guy is just full of interesting things keep up the great work sixtyfive ford
Let Me tell You.,this, is the kind of stuff that beat the Japanese in the second world war. Really ingenious ,going to fallow you closer .I really need to add some thing like this to my log splitter.Thanks young man
Awesome! Building one of these mechanical advantage lifts on my RaVan Bumper 12vdc Splitter project. Thank you for your attention to detail.. Much appreciated!
I have a Massey Ferguson TO35 and tried to hook up a splitter to the hydraulics. My pump just wasn't strong enough so I got a pump that slid on the PTO shaft and now I have all the power I want. Great job on the lift. Looks like I found my next project.
If mad max had a log splitter this would be it .......Excellent work or as we would say thats the dogs bollocks. Always a pleasure to see what you've been up to
***** Hey Thanks.. I've seen youtube videos with foreigners doing some scary things in flip flops. They all seam to have their toes, so I'm safe. I just can't hack welding splatter on my feet so I have to where boots sometimes.
I love it! Brilliant idea! It's not really all that complicated either. However, how's this for an idea, remember, only an idea. Invert the three point hitch so the log splitter is upside down. Then just use the lift of the three point hitch to lower the splitter to the logs on the ground. Split the logs then lift it to move the split logs.
That is a great build and you have a great looking log splitter did you build it. Good metal fabrication skills especially the plasma hole cutting. Looking forward to the next vid.
Great build .. I wish I had watched your video before I built mine .. Mine lifts the same way but I'm using steel cable and pulleys powered by the retracting ram .. I love your linkage !
I like it, curious how the connection from piston to wedge is holding up as they are designed to push and are only screwed into the wedge. I would be concerned of the piston pulling out of wedge and stripping out. I've seen a couple youtube vids of some short stroke chokers people put on the piston the try and stop the wedge sooner so they don't have to go back as far to reset to save time on the auto neutral position. However it ripped the piston out of the wedge on the back stroke as it is not designed to pull. I would weld the piston to wedge.
First rate... The world could do with more men like you.I do believe though, that I devised the shoe repair method first.Best regards from the west coast of Scotland.
Great project! Thanks for sharing. A pivot point on the lifter tray that trips on the upswing against the splitter bed could roll those logs automatically off the lifter, I might try something like this. Keep the videos coming.
Very clever design. I like it. Only drawback I see is that it has to retract when splitting. I find it handy to leave the lift up by the rail so the chunk can roll back onto it and be slid over for another split without lifting from the ground again.
tinkersdamnworkshop Yes, I debated this. I thought about putting a pin/bar that you push in from the other side that holds the deck at full height. This would allow you to still split and the red extension tube would just elongate. You could then pull the pin and use the ram to lower the table again.
Wow. That is not a simple home build!!! Great video. Putting a square peg in a round whole. funny. I loved the real world test on that old log stump wow. I love making things too. Bruce
At one time, I had a marble collection from the inside of paint cans. We'd play marbles during breaks at the paint shop. Pretty low quality marbles, but they were free! We had to take the marbles out to recycle the paint cans.
RyeOnHam Great story. I've taken many of marbles from paint cans. I noticed most have a major blemish, so I guess they get them for next to nothing to put into rattle cans.
Brilliant. I think you have the skill to think up/design/make just about anything. As for drill bits, I suck at sharpening them on the grinding wheel so years ago I purchased a drill doctor bit sharpener that works very well. But it was a lot of money.
I think we all can agree you're a genius!! Just admit it. Lol. Sweet video!!! What a great idea. I wonder how this could work on a dual gas splitter from harbor freight? Keep up the great work 65ford!! Love your videos!!
The way you come up with these innovative ideas and builds, never ceases to amaze me! What type of welding did you use on this project? Thanks for sharing!
One word....ingenious! I know you said there is a safety valve on the hydraulics. However, I do worry about a log getting caught under the main beam as it lifts, that would ruin all your hard work. You could fit an easily replaceable shear bolt in the linkage that would break first before anything else.
Bob Bailey I like the way you think. I was thinking the same and intentionally wedged a log under it. It did stretch the hole for the leveling mechanism but the rest was strong enough to over some the force of the ram. That is why I added the extra leveling arm supports and the log deflectors so it should be to withstand itself.
great design I would put a spring loaded table lock to lock the table in up position so you can use table help split logs that need several cuts and a release lever close to control valve and the lock lever needs to lock into release position when lifting logs good video quality and I can hear what you are saying THANX
What can I say....you really rock youtube.......It's also cool to see you fail at times and then get it done in the end. You take it all and put it into perspective. Thanks for the fun and educational videos bro.......much respect to you!
This is exactly what I was looking for! Very clever! You walk through the entire build explaining your creation and I totally get it.
Thanks, I'm glad you like it. It has worked out very well.
I've split 5 cords through it so far. Does what I need it to. ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxUyQswtttSffRMblGbrhCvZn7JkhtG1-7 I scrounge all my firewood and am not equipped to handle big wood, but for logs up to 24 inch diameter or so, it works great. I've been amazed by some of the gnarly bur oak and elm crotches it has split. For the tougher stuff within it's size range, you might have to study the piece a bit to decide the best attack, but if you split smart it's up to the job. It did arrive low on oil, and I was would have nicked it half a star for that, but it has regained my full confidence. UPDATE NOVEMBER 2021: Still going strong after all these years. I love the one-handed operation. Hope it's still in production if I ever need to replace it
What I like about it is that far outside support bar keeps the platform level. I was scratching my head on how that works. Pretty nifty idea there. I do like the design more than most of the other videos I’ve seen. I’m like you as far as not wanting to spend the money on a bigger valve, the cylinder and hoses. It could very well cost more than the 6or 7 hundred bucks you mentioned. I also like how if some pieces of wood were to fall and land underneath the lift end for the log piece it wouldn’t hurt anything, it would just stop when it lands on the piece of wood underneath it. Nice job brother. I’m building one because I am too old to lift the bigger pieces up onto the main beam for splitting. Take care and thank you for sharing your work ✌️👍🇺🇸
Just found this researching the exact topic. I am 100% impressed. Very, very well done sir. I hope you’re an engineer of some sort. If not, you should be.
Great idea. Taking a negative and turning it into a positive. The hydraulic piston going backwards is just lost energy but you turned it into a good way of saving you from fatigued. Way to think outside the box.
My hat's off to you.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
Very creative way to address an issue without the additional cost of ram and hoses. I take it that this is for horizontal spliters only.
Thanks for sharing.
+ken pede Vertical splitters generally operate on the ground and don't require lifting of logs but you spend all day hunched over.
That was amazingly smart and well executed project. I enjoy all your videos, but this was (to me) one of the best.
***** Hey thanks, it turned out very well. You have a log splitter, don't you?
sixtyfiveford No log splitter but I do have a tractor but you can bet a log splitter is on the list!
Your inventiveness and skills never fail to impress - Great video!
1954BJohn Hey Thanks, I'm glad you like it.
JJ This is what makes America GREAT!. Ingenious! Well done!!!!!!
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
Well, forget my question on your other cylinder rebuild video - asking if you made the lifter! Thanks for this video, YOU ARE THE MASTER OF INNOVATION! Good on ya, mate!
Hats off to you.... that is the first arm lift i have ever seen.. Great idea!! Nice build...i myself made a lift system for my troybilt splitter... but i added another spool valve and a lift cylinder.... your design is so complex and yet super simple...👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
Great Work, never one time did the thought of using the RETURN STROKE power come to my mind, I believe you just solved my problem, Thank You
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
Absolutely top class job..fantastic original, labor saving idea and virtually no cost..Another great video...thank you
Thomas D Thanks Man.
Very Clever!!! Love these kinds of videos, thanks for posting them!!!
1D10CRACY Hey Thanks... I had fun building it, so I'm glad you enjoyed it.
when you duct taped your boot, I just chuckled. A man after my own self.
+mark marchiafava Hey Thanks...
Brilliant, you got some of the greatest ideas man. always out do yourself. Hats off to you man.
one4stevo Hey Thanks, I'm glad you like it.
This is an ingenious idea!!!!! I like the copper bushings that you made.
Julio Burgos yeah he is ingenious isnt he. Honestly if this guy produce more videos with lengthier stuff i would pay for it!!!! I know some tips and tricks unfortunately im too lazy and busy to post vids but this guy is just full of interesting things keep up the great work sixtyfive ford
Phillip Jordan and sixtyfive ford you have a ton of videos btw but if you produced an hour a week of stuff I believe you could quit your day job!!!!
I totally agree!!!! He has saved me so much money by just showing his creativity.
Julio Burgos Hey Thanks guys.
Watch until the end and see what happens when a log splitter meets an aerosol can.
Let Me tell You.,this, is the kind of stuff that beat the Japanese in the second world war. Really ingenious ,going to fallow you closer .I really need to add some thing like this to my log splitter.Thanks young man
unclefrankonap1953 Thank you very much.
Love your work especially liked your home made bushes.
Thank you very much!
Pure genius... You only have one back and when its gone its gone!
KydexByParlusk Thanks Man.. Yeah, once people start having back problems they're never the same.
I enjoy your videos, but with a project such as this type, your talent as a craftsman becomes very apparent
Brian Gray Thank you very much.
Awesome! Building one of these mechanical advantage lifts on my RaVan Bumper 12vdc Splitter project. Thank you for your attention to detail.. Much appreciated!
Now that's a back saver for sure. Appreciate painting the pinch area red. Brilliant.
Don Foster Hey Thanks.
Incredibly clever! This is why I love your channel!!! Thanks!
Barclay's Mommy, Donna Thank you very much.
I have a Massey Ferguson TO35 and tried to hook up a splitter to the hydraulics. My pump just wasn't strong enough so I got a pump that slid on the PTO shaft and now I have all the power I want. Great job on the lift. Looks like I found my next project.
These are great tractors. A PTO pump is the way to go.
If mad max had a log splitter this would be it .......Excellent work or as we would say thats the dogs bollocks. Always a pleasure to see what you've been up to
thornwarbler Thank you very much. I need a few metal spikes to make it a true Mad Max rig.
Ingenuity at its finest!!! Awesome!!!
Just stumbled across your vid... what a great bit of thinking and engineering .....using spare energy to do that is amazing well done
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
Tip Top Man!! Design, craftsmanship, Oh yeah! Kudos!!
+Snarky FourSeven Thank you very much.
Dude, that was great! I love the ingenuity!
I’m very impressed you have supper mechanical abilities. Thanks for sharing
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
What an incredible mind. That's why I love this channel. Best original content. had to laugh at you splitting those big logs in your flip flops.
***** Hey Thanks.. I've seen youtube videos with foreigners doing some scary things in flip flops. They all seam to have their toes, so I'm safe. I just can't hack welding splatter on my feet so I have to where boots sometimes.
EXCELLENT job ... It LOOKS and WORKS great ...
Thanks
You sir are a genius and definitely adding this to my splitter nice job
Awesome, I'm glad you like it.
Good job, very well-thought-out way to lift log without an extra cylinder!
Thanks, it has worked out very well.
Thanks for the detailed explanation.
I love it! Brilliant idea! It's not really all that complicated either.
However, how's this for an idea, remember, only an idea.
Invert the three point hitch so the log splitter is upside down. Then just use the lift of the three point hitch to lower the splitter to the logs on the ground. Split the logs then lift it to move the split logs.
That would be neat. I know I've seen similar ideas like you describe on skid steer machines.
That is a great build and you have a great looking log splitter did you build it. Good metal fabrication skills especially the plasma hole cutting. Looking forward to the next vid.
Mark Lambert I wish I did build the log splitter. An older gentleman built it and did an amazing job. I just added my little touch.
Great build .. I wish I had watched your video before I built mine .. Mine lifts the same way but I'm using steel cable and pulleys powered by the retracting ram .. I love your linkage !
Thanks. The cable method is very versatile.
Great job! I'm in favor of anything the conserves calories. Very nicely done!
BCtruck, rebuild, repair,repurpose I like the way you phrase that.
An engineering masterpiece! You do it again Sixtyfive! Cool
Ozzstar Thanks brother.
Thanks man, good to not just accept what everyone else does. Your lift works awesome! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
Excellent Idea. Another great time and back saver. Thanks for posting the build.
Jean-Marc Labonte Thank you.
I like it, curious how the connection from piston to wedge is holding up as they are designed to push and are only screwed into the wedge. I would be concerned of the piston pulling out of wedge and stripping out. I've seen a couple youtube vids of some short stroke chokers people put on the piston the try and stop the wedge sooner so they don't have to go back as far to reset to save time on the auto neutral position. However it ripped the piston out of the wedge on the back stroke as it is not designed to pull. I would weld the piston to wedge.
Welding the ram end to the wedge would last 5 mins as there's too much twisting
You are one smart guy! Love that idea
Thanks!
First rate... The world could do with more men like you.I do believe though, that I devised the shoe repair method first.Best regards from the west coast of Scotland.
+hhoward14 Thanks.
Excellent job buddy. Great useful idea , great execution. I'm very impressed, hats off to ya man !!!!
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
Brilliant.
Subscribed no hesitation and look forward to your other ideas.
Thanks for sharing.
Billy from Maine
Thanks Billy. It seams to work great and has been really nice to have.
liked how you think out of the box. looks like very good idai . liked the ending.
+Russell Crowder Hey Thanks
Clicked your ad's to make you a little extra money this month bud.
Great Videos!
TRX450R Vlogger Thanks Man.
No Problem buddy.
Excellent work! Very creative! One of the best channels on youtube!
Todd Weller Thanks Todd. -Moe
Great project! Thanks for sharing. A pivot point on the lifter tray that trips on the upswing against the splitter bed could roll those logs automatically off the lifter, I might try something like this. Keep the videos coming.
rennybarr That's a good idea.
Creative way to solve a problem. Nice job.
fletcher3913 Hey Thanks.
Well done . Nice work.
Good making use of the full power of the ram.
spanermantim Hey Thanks Man.
Very clever design. I like it.
Only drawback I see is that it has to retract when splitting. I find it handy to leave the lift up by the rail so the chunk can roll back onto it and be slid over for another split without lifting from the ground again.
tinkersdamnworkshop Yes, I debated this. I thought about putting a pin/bar that you push in from the other side that holds the deck at full height. This would allow you to still split and the red extension tube would just elongate. You could then pull the pin and use the ram to lower the table again.
You probably think what you did is no big deal. But sir you are a genius to me.
I'm glad you like it, Thanks.
Thats going to make that log splitter work much better.
1970chevelle396 Hey Thanks...
Wow. That is not a simple home build!!! Great video. Putting a square peg in a round whole. funny. I loved the real world test on that old log stump wow. I love making things too.
Bruce
Bruce Pender Thanks Bruce. Something very rewarding about making something from scratch. -Moe
Nice job. I have to save this one for the day I get a log splitter. As time goes on it is just a question of when.
JOE Z I'm sure you'll find a great deal on one that needs a little tlc.
Fantastic and well built ! Thank you for all the great uploads.
All the best.
Bobby
***** Thank you very much Bobby.
Great job Brother very nice design and great video too.
Tim datoolman Thank you very much....
Really nice engineering. Makes a fella wanna go check out your channel.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
Very nice concept,GREAT JOB !!!
Thanks, it worked very well.
At one time, I had a marble collection from the inside of paint cans. We'd play marbles during breaks at the paint shop. Pretty low quality marbles, but they were free! We had to take the marbles out to recycle the paint cans.
RyeOnHam Great story. I've taken many of marbles from paint cans. I noticed most have a major blemish, so I guess they get them for next to nothing to put into rattle cans.
First class job , well done.
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
You’re awesome
Love your project videos
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.
Always enjoy the videos. Thank you.
quercus Hey Thanks..
Very Good. Thinking outside the box as always..... Thanks for the vid.
+William Ward Thanks.
That was awesome! Very good idea and great work. Thanks for sharing.
***** Thanks, it seams to be working out great.
Excellent design, great job.
Dninty9 Thank you very much.
super good project and seems to work great good addition for any log splinter awesome job buddy
drvshaft drew Thanks Drew. -Moe
you are a genius! greetings from Holland
+jules2cv Thanks, I'm glad you like it.
I'm Impressed! Very good. Love the blooper roll idea!
Thanks Man.
Nice can crusher . Hey good idea on the lift, i like it
wtbm123 It's definitely an enjoyable way to crush those cans. Don't you use a log splitter?
Brilliant. I think you have the skill to think up/design/make just about anything. As for drill bits, I suck at sharpening them on the grinding wheel so years ago I purchased a drill doctor bit sharpener that works very well. But it was a lot of money.
Dasdfjkl I too have a Drill Doctor and love it.
good video and nicely done. How about adding an extension table on the opposite side of the splitter beam? Maybe.
whyturtleracer Yeah an extension table is in the works.
Dude. Outstanding. Truly amazing
Glad you enjoyed it!
loved that idea. Thinking of adding one to my 33 ton unit.
quadlinear Hey Thanks.. It definitely saves the back.
Now thats a build! I really like the copper bushing idea. I will use that I'm sure.
Hey thanks. It seams to work very well and I don't think I would change a thing.
I like the simplified design. I'd like to see the finished product in action.
+Kevin Ashby It was in action?
+sixtyfiveford I was referring to splitting that big ol' knotty log. I only saw it split that empty can.
I think we all can agree you're a genius!! Just admit it. Lol. Sweet video!!! What a great idea. I wonder how this could work on a dual gas splitter from harbor freight? Keep up the great work 65ford!! Love your videos!!
Love2boat92 Thanks Man....
sixtyfiveford Welcome!
beautyfully done! actuating arm and huydralic power ,nice thought out!!
transdetendal Thank you very much.
sixtyfiveford thanx for sharing as always!
Dude, seriously … you're awesome
+Tommy Taylor Thanks Man.
very nice I have a Ferguson tractor 1959 Diesel 4 cyl. vey hard to start love your vids
Those diesel TE30/TE20s are pretty rare here in America.
The way you come up with these innovative ideas and builds, never ceases to amaze me! What type of welding did you use on this project? Thanks for sharing!
MRrwmac Hey Thanks. This was all Flux Core Mig with my 120V Lincoln Welder.
wow great build very informative
Thanks.
One word....ingenious!
I know you said there is a safety valve on the hydraulics. However, I do worry about a log getting caught under the main beam as it lifts, that would ruin all your hard work. You could fit an easily replaceable shear bolt in the linkage that would break first before anything else.
Bob Bailey I like the way you think. I was thinking the same and intentionally wedged a log under it. It did stretch the hole for the leveling mechanism but the rest was strong enough to over some the force of the ram. That is why I added the extra leveling arm supports and the log deflectors so it should be to withstand itself.
The definition of the phrase "work smarter not harder"
Thanks, I glad you liked it.
That is awesome, I Love ideas like that, well done
Thanks, it has been working very well.
I'm impressed! I may apply your approach to a lifter I'm planning.
Thanks.
Great stuff. My next project. Will help save my back. THANKS
Thanks.
great design I would put a spring loaded table lock to lock the table in up position so you can use table help split logs that need several cuts and a release lever close to control valve and the lock lever needs to lock into release position when lifting logs good video quality and I can hear what you are saying THANX
Absolutely genius
One hell of a great job
Thanks, I'm glad you like it.
I looked through the comments, did you ever sketch out the lift? I can't quite see what you have done to the back to strengthen it.
Great job!
Never a dull video.......
p.s. I knew you'd make it look good too....... keepin it real bro, easy thumbs up!!
RUHDD4HVN Hey Thanks Man!
What can I say....you really rock youtube.......It's also cool to see you fail at times and then get it done in the end. You take it all and put it into perspective. Thanks for the fun and educational videos bro.......much respect to you!
Very cool idea. I am trying to come up with an idea for my own.
Nice engineering, well done
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.