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Electric-Powered Log Splitter
"I know you've run a lot of log splitters but I think mine is unique," says Paul Malloy, Mims, Fla., who built a big electric log splitter out of scavenged parts.
It's powered by a 5 hp, 3-phase electric motor so it's quiet and produces no exhaust fumes. It's fitted with a pair of 3 1/2 in. dia., 36-i
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Electric-Powered Log Splitter WOODLOT EQUIPMENT Miscellaneous I know you ve run a lot of log splitters but I think mine is unique says Paul Malloy Mims Fla who built a big electric log splitter out of scavenged parts
It s powered by a 5 hp 3-phase electric motor so it s quiet and produces no exhaust fumes It s fitted with a pair of 3 1/2 in dia 36-in long cylinders so it s powerful and can split big logs up to 28 in in diameter and 36 in long It s also easy on the back thanks to a boom fitted with an electric winch that swings the log onto the splitter from any direction
The motor hooks up to a static 3-phase converter so it can be used with single phase electricity The motor shaft-drives a variable displacement hydraulic pump off a Jacobson riding mower The cylinders push the log against a 1-in thick end piece that s reinforced by a length of 3 by 6-in channel iron The cylinders can be activated from either side of the splitter either by pulling on a lever or by stepping on a pedal a shaft connecting the lever and pedal runs across the back of the trailer
The boom pivots on a wheel hub that s bolted to the splitter
The trailer frame is made from two old boat trailers cut up and welded back together The splitter s main beam is a length of 12-in steel I-beam salvaged from a building that had been damaged by a tornado
I bought the 5 hp electric motor at a garage sale for $20 and paid $24 for the wedge at Northern Tool says Malloy The cylinders were donated by a friend I had to buy a new hydraulic reservoir after the one off the mower started to leak I paid $100 for the tank I usually plug the electric motor into the dryer outlet in our house or into a welder
By using a variable displacement pump I can precisely control the cylinders speed I can extend the cylinders very slowly yet still have full power as I split the log
I was told the wheel motor pump wouldn t work but I figured out a way by adding a valve that lets me dump excess fluid back to the tank whenever the cylinders are retracted
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Paul Malloy 3700 Carter Rd Mims Fla 32754 ph 321 269-7319; prmalloy@earthlink net
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