Four-Way Wood Splitter

Four-Way Wood Splitter WOODLOT EQUIPMENT Wood Splitters 20-1-9 "It'll split 24-in. dia. logs into four pieces at a time without any bending or lifting by the operator," says Ernie Andresen, Sandy, Ore., about the two-wheeled hydraulic log splitter that he built almost entirely from scrap material. The splitter can be powered by tractor hydraulics or by a self-contained hydraulic pump powered by a 12 hp (minimum) engine. It's equipped with a big wedge made from 1-in. thick steel that has a cross bar welded across the middle of it. A pair of hydraulic lift arms raise logs onto the V-shaped table and a cylinder pushes the log into the wedge. If the split pieces are too big they can be reloaded onto the lift arms for resplitting. "It slices logs as easy as slicing cheese," says Andresen. "I built it because I have 80 acres of timber where I cut firewood for sale and I wanted to eliminate as much heavy lifting as possible. Commercial splitters are expensive and most of them require you to lift logs onto the splitting table. Also, most can't split big logs. "I built it entirely from scrap except for the cylinder that pushes wood through the splitter. I salvaged two pieces of channel iron from an old road grader and bolted them together to make the frame. The front tires came off an old tractor." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Ernie Andresen, 4405 SE Music Camp Rd., Sandy, Ore. 97055 (ph 503 668-9782).

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