Agree. That's kinda what I meant. If I was doing it with a jack this would be quickest. But my God still so slow!
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That has to be the dumbest waste of materials & time thing I've seen in a long, long time.
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from my point of view its the scissor part i like as it lifts faster than a bottle jack does
now if it had a decent wedge to split the wood i think it would do
the downfall of that type is not enough tonnage pressing upwards
for an age reference instead of swinging an axe
now if it had a decent wedge to split the wood i think it would do
the downfall of that type is not enough tonnage pressing upwards
for an age reference instead of swinging an axe
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try this build but its a hydraulic build and id rather build a ram on its side
now the video i shown on the other page uses just wheels and a slider whilst many other sliders use gears to turn the ram
they get expensive same as hydraulic and the ram kinetic type which will fail due to chewed gears and ram cog
hydraulic ram will last the longest but also needs repairs to them new seals for the hydraulic pump kit i think and new ram seals as well
but is also the most expensive of the lot
now the video i shown on the other page uses just wheels and a slider whilst many other sliders use gears to turn the ram
they get expensive same as hydraulic and the ram kinetic type which will fail due to chewed gears and ram cog
hydraulic ram will last the longest but also needs repairs to them new seals for the hydraulic pump kit i think and new ram seals as well
but is also the most expensive of the lot
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FFS, another thread turning into a utub load of video thats noy even porn
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Least the last one was splitting logs at a sensible speed, even if it might cut off his thumbs with ease.
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I bought one of these Screwfix Titan ones and its been brilliant....I think I paid £179 a year or so ago when it was on offer
- 1.5kW Induction Motor
- 4-Ton Splitting Force
- 25 x 37cm Log Capacity
- Splits up to 220 Logs/hr
- Safe 2-Handed Operation
I have a machine mart 4 tonner. Surprisingly capable.
Have a selection of pusher logs handy. Much faster and you get more power at the start of the stroke.
It looks unused!!!
It was then. Chopped many tons since then.
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post 63 does deserve a mention as not everyone can swing an axe theres a difference between the sizes of them
as goes for any machine out there you can loose fingers/thumbs easily enough and that includes hand axes
most of the time i just use a club hammer and wedges to split the wood
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Not so much a log splitter, but more of a kindling maker powered by a Petter A1 I saw at a show.
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I have one of those, it's been spot on.
Must be at least 8-9 years old now, so no cage round it, I also configured the run button to foot control so It can be operated 1 handed, I can do a tonne of wood in a couple of hours with it like that.
Only had a couple of logs that it wouldn't split, I've made some adapters for it so it will cut right to the end of the ram.
Well handy!
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Come on Fizzy , fez up .
The fork lift splitter worked brilliantly last night on a straight grained log it's was a different story when we tried to split a branch fork about 9 inches in dia on the thickest lower part of a branch 17 inches long
The splitter went in an inch or more then we heard a creaking & groaning , thinking it was about to split nicely as the blade on the splitter head ( a Woodsman's felling axe ) was apple pip edge sharpened by me ) was well sharp.
Suddenly there was a very loud bang . The splitter was still in the same position in the log but the 250 x 50mm section of floor joist spanning 400 between the forks wasn't , there was a nice almost perfect round clean hole through it as it broke into two pieces .
We had to " tap " the log off the splitter blade with a sledge hammer .
Fizzy put his thinking cap on and said , " Next time we'll put the forks close together ." then we stopped playing & loaded his truck with already processed wood & easy to split logs .
Fizzy may I suggest you get some very thick carboard , carpets or a horse blanket etc. to protect the Landrover incase we get flying splits pieces next time were do it
I prep and bring my small two stroke chain saw with new blade & fuel next week end if you like .
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There is a screw version of the splitter, it need a good slow strong gearing , but once the screw is engaged it needs little lever effort to keep it feeding it on the splitter screw . Brilliant for straight grained woods but not so hot for big knots , branch forks or tree crown wood
I will be doing it outside next time
2025Apparently Fizzy also has a related story to tell of , " The Great Soup explosion 2nd March 2024 "
