Log splitters

I know some of you folks were talking about adding a table to your splitter. This is what I did on mine when I added the log lift. It makes it much more user friendly.
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Pless said:
I know some of you folks were talking about adding a table to your splitter. This is what I did on mine when I added the log lift. It makes it much more user friendly. View attachment 406543
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Did you just use the existing pump and hydraulics and add a cylinder and valve for the lift? I’ve been thinking about doing that for mine. And adding a big table that lets the wood just slide down and either into a pile, the tractor bucket, trailer, etc.
 
awheelterd said:
Get you some ibc cage totes and toss the tanks. I split my wood and stack it right into a cage tote. Easy to move with the tractor forks and only have to handle it once.
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I do have a couple of those laying around I don’t use much anymore since I now have water installed army land.

And I have a couple old metal shipping crates from various things I can use as well.
 
awheelterd said:
Get you some ibc cage totes and toss the tanks. I split my wood and stack it right into a cage tote. Easy to move with the tractor forks and only have to handle it once.
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I'll have to look into that.
 
ghost said:
I'll have to look into that.
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It works great for me. The only thing you have to be careful of is getting them too heavy for your tractor. Green oak is heavy. I fill mine 3/4 green. Full to the brim and I can't hardly handle them
 
If adding a table on the side I might recommend making it out of angle and expanded metal (heavy stuff obviously) it lets a lot of the debris fall through so you don’t have to keep wiping the table clean every so often. Leaves a nice pile under the machine to scoop up later. Just a thought.
 
Worked good on this oak. After I split it I checked the moisture. Was all 20% - 24%. So what does oak start at when you first cut it down? Anyone know?
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rockcity said:
Did you just use the existing pump and hydraulics and add a cylinder and valve for the lift? I’ve been thinking about doing that for mine. And adding a big table that lets the wood just slide down and either into a pile, the tractor bucket, trailer, etc.
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I kept everything but the valve. I replaced the valve with a 2 spool valve. I went with a cheap China valve, so I lost the return detent. Prince makes a valve that has a detent on one spool but not the other, that would be perfect for this application, but the china valve was 80 bucks, the prince valve is about 350 and I'm a cheapskate.
 
awheelterd said:
Get you some ibc cage totes and toss the tanks. I split my wood and stack it right into a cage tote. Easy to move with the tractor forks and only have to handle it once.
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There's a local hydraulics place that sells ibc totes with the side already cut out just for wood storage. I can't remember the price but it was pretty cheap. They seem to sell well.
 
NCJeeplover said:
There's a local hydraulics place that sells ibc totes with the side already cut out just for wood storage. I can't remember the price but it was pretty cheap. They seem to sell well.
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I’ve been able to find them on marketplace randomly for around $60 complete and in decent shape. Figured they would work well for firewood or hoisting the wife up in the tractor to do work on the house. :D
 
rockcity said:
I’ve been able to find them on marketplace randomly for around $60 complete and in decent shape. Figured they would work well for firewood or hoisting the wife up in the tractor to do work on the house. :D
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From what I see around me they are all over price wise. Anywhere from $40 - $100 each.
 
Stopped by Rural King today in Morganton and the 27 ton splitter they had was $1100. Much nicer than the comparable Champion one at Home Depot when I looked at it this morning. I probably would have bought it had I already not bought the green one.

Either way, for the price, that Rural King splitter looked pretty decent.

Only thing I really don’t like about my splitter is it doesn’t have a hydraulic filter. So I’ll need to find a way to plumb in a standard filter of sorts. It really should have one.
 
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