07-21-2015, 03:49 PM
Some ideas - to get off the ground
The green parts are what I have, all the other coloured parts/bits I'll have to make.
There are somethings I'm not too keen on with my log splitter.
The main beam is the tank to hold the hydraulic fluid and to house the hydraulic cylinder which is fine what I don't like is the pressed in part of the tank top. It is useful for holding a log central but if I don't want to hold it central it is a nuisance. I will weld a flat plate on the top of the tank.
With this type of log splitter the log is pulled (via the pusher) into the wedge again is ok except the pulling force is exerted below the log. (See the red bars) This arrangement forces the top of pusher to tip towards the back. I need to look at this.
DaveH
The green parts are what I have, all the other coloured parts/bits I'll have to make.
There are somethings I'm not too keen on with my log splitter.
The main beam is the tank to hold the hydraulic fluid and to house the hydraulic cylinder which is fine what I don't like is the pressed in part of the tank top. It is useful for holding a log central but if I don't want to hold it central it is a nuisance. I will weld a flat plate on the top of the tank.
With this type of log splitter the log is pulled (via the pusher) into the wedge again is ok except the pulling force is exerted below the log. (See the red bars) This arrangement forces the top of pusher to tip towards the back. I need to look at this.
DaveH