06-27-2013, 06:57 AM
Got to work yesterday morning and junked up 4 logs to test the new splitter engine.
After lunch I set up the splitter, it worked like a charm, nice and quiet and POWERFUL.
Took about 1½ hrs. to split and stack the 24 junks, each took about 7 splits yielding 8pcs per to be stacked when the wheel barrow was full,
About 200 pcs.
The splitter was so intimidating to the junks waiting their turn one actually tried to split itself.
I used my logging Arch to lift the logs onto a wooden "cutting table"
so that I could chainsaw standing erect (not leaning down), a little time consuming but great on the back.
While chainsawing I worked out a better way to use the arch. If I replace the table with a frame of rollers in a wide V I can winch the log up onto the rollers and then advance the log out the end 16 inches at a time, the last cut will require the last piece to be anchored to the V roller "trough" but that shouldn't be too difficult to work out.
After lunch I set up the splitter, it worked like a charm, nice and quiet and POWERFUL.
Took about 1½ hrs. to split and stack the 24 junks, each took about 7 splits yielding 8pcs per to be stacked when the wheel barrow was full,
About 200 pcs.
The splitter was so intimidating to the junks waiting their turn one actually tried to split itself.
I used my logging Arch to lift the logs onto a wooden "cutting table"
so that I could chainsaw standing erect (not leaning down), a little time consuming but great on the back.
While chainsawing I worked out a better way to use the arch. If I replace the table with a frame of rollers in a wide V I can winch the log up onto the rollers and then advance the log out the end 16 inches at a time, the last cut will require the last piece to be anchored to the V roller "trough" but that shouldn't be too difficult to work out.
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