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24-08-2021, 19:19 | #1 |
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Latest bit of kit I decided to make
Yep this is it, a log splitter, made up of stuff just lying about, I have had my eye on this cylinder for some time and it has now found a home weighs about 55 Kg, initial tests seems good but the pulley system is too hard probably due to pulley friction, job now is to electrify it with a quick release catch
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24-08-2021, 19:23 | #2 |
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I had a go with my axe on that lump of oak in the splitter and could not make any headway at all, it went first time in this, here is the pulley system which sufficed for testing but not for long term use, Rick
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Ex banger racer now off road maniac Lokka on the front with manual hubs Diff lock on rear 3 inch SS straight through exhaust Manly winch bumper with 13000 lb winch 10 spike ground anchor, with multiple straps and blocks Super strong body cills capped with scaffold pole 20% stronger springs all round aggressive off road tyres on wheels so just swap. Aim to get stuck and be completely self sufficient in extraction, love getting muddy, 2ft deep is good but rare. |
25-08-2021, 00:26 | #3 |
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Funnily enough I've been thinking of making one also. Winter draws on 🤪
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25-08-2021, 08:25 | #4 |
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so it's not hydraulic then? It's just the weight of the cylinder! Nice
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25-08-2021, 11:25 | #5 |
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Stuck a small hoist motor on it that I had in the workshop, only 350 watts single line pull is rated at 125 KG so room for more weight if needed and it lifts bottom to top in just over 3 seconds, now I just need a quick release, have got an idea using a magnet, Rick
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Ex banger racer now off road maniac Lokka on the front with manual hubs Diff lock on rear 3 inch SS straight through exhaust Manly winch bumper with 13000 lb winch 10 spike ground anchor, with multiple straps and blocks Super strong body cills capped with scaffold pole 20% stronger springs all round aggressive off road tyres on wheels so just swap. Aim to get stuck and be completely self sufficient in extraction, love getting muddy, 2ft deep is good but rare. |
25-08-2021, 12:26 | #6 |
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Yep the permanent magnet lifts it no problem, now just got to line it all up so it auto reconnects when lowering onto the cylinder plate, pics later, Rick
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Ex banger racer now off road maniac Lokka on the front with manual hubs Diff lock on rear 3 inch SS straight through exhaust Manly winch bumper with 13000 lb winch 10 spike ground anchor, with multiple straps and blocks Super strong body cills capped with scaffold pole 20% stronger springs all round aggressive off road tyres on wheels so just swap. Aim to get stuck and be completely self sufficient in extraction, love getting muddy, 2ft deep is good but rare. |
25-08-2021, 18:27 | #7 |
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Well it all works very well, the magnet being fairly heavy keeps the line spooled up nicely, the pin that goes through the cylinder need something to keep the eye, which is on the underside of the plate, in the middle
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Ex banger racer now off road maniac Lokka on the front with manual hubs Diff lock on rear 3 inch SS straight through exhaust Manly winch bumper with 13000 lb winch 10 spike ground anchor, with multiple straps and blocks Super strong body cills capped with scaffold pole 20% stronger springs all round aggressive off road tyres on wheels so just swap. Aim to get stuck and be completely self sufficient in extraction, love getting muddy, 2ft deep is good but rare. |
25-08-2021, 18:28 | #8 |
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Here is the little hoist
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Ex banger racer now off road maniac Lokka on the front with manual hubs Diff lock on rear 3 inch SS straight through exhaust Manly winch bumper with 13000 lb winch 10 spike ground anchor, with multiple straps and blocks Super strong body cills capped with scaffold pole 20% stronger springs all round aggressive off road tyres on wheels so just swap. Aim to get stuck and be completely self sufficient in extraction, love getting muddy, 2ft deep is good but rare. |
25-08-2021, 18:29 | #9 |
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Sorry wrong pic, try this one
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Ex banger racer now off road maniac Lokka on the front with manual hubs Diff lock on rear 3 inch SS straight through exhaust Manly winch bumper with 13000 lb winch 10 spike ground anchor, with multiple straps and blocks Super strong body cills capped with scaffold pole 20% stronger springs all round aggressive off road tyres on wheels so just swap. Aim to get stuck and be completely self sufficient in extraction, love getting muddy, 2ft deep is good but rare. |
25-08-2021, 18:33 | #10 |
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This is a 380 long log split it with ease, with a fall of around 650 mm with a 300 log the fall will be around 730 good for a bit of knotted Oak, Rick
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Ex banger racer now off road maniac Lokka on the front with manual hubs Diff lock on rear 3 inch SS straight through exhaust Manly winch bumper with 13000 lb winch 10 spike ground anchor, with multiple straps and blocks Super strong body cills capped with scaffold pole 20% stronger springs all round aggressive off road tyres on wheels so just swap. Aim to get stuck and be completely self sufficient in extraction, love getting muddy, 2ft deep is good but rare. |
25-08-2021, 20:16 | #11 |
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Have not measured it yet but think I will be putting a couple of rods onto the blue frame of the motor to pass by the magnet so that as it nears the top the rods come into contact with the plate, knocking it off the magnet, making decent automatic, Rick
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Ex banger racer now off road maniac Lokka on the front with manual hubs Diff lock on rear 3 inch SS straight through exhaust Manly winch bumper with 13000 lb winch 10 spike ground anchor, with multiple straps and blocks Super strong body cills capped with scaffold pole 20% stronger springs all round aggressive off road tyres on wheels so just swap. Aim to get stuck and be completely self sufficient in extraction, love getting muddy, 2ft deep is good but rare. |
26-08-2021, 08:36 | #12 |
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Nice!
You weren't an executioner in a previous life by any chance? |
26-08-2021, 22:48 | #13 |
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Fitted the auto release today, works well, I will try and get a video of it working tomorrow, it is not till you see it in action that it really comes home how utterly mad this bit of kit is, Rick
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Ex banger racer now off road maniac Lokka on the front with manual hubs Diff lock on rear 3 inch SS straight through exhaust Manly winch bumper with 13000 lb winch 10 spike ground anchor, with multiple straps and blocks Super strong body cills capped with scaffold pole 20% stronger springs all round aggressive off road tyres on wheels so just swap. Aim to get stuck and be completely self sufficient in extraction, love getting muddy, 2ft deep is good but rare. |
27-08-2021, 08:51 | #14 |
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awesome, not your usual log splitter. I like it, working with what you got. How long does it take to lift?
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27-08-2021, 10:15 | #15 |
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Less than 4 seconds, Rick
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Ex banger racer now off road maniac Lokka on the front with manual hubs Diff lock on rear 3 inch SS straight through exhaust Manly winch bumper with 13000 lb winch 10 spike ground anchor, with multiple straps and blocks Super strong body cills capped with scaffold pole 20% stronger springs all round aggressive off road tyres on wheels so just swap. Aim to get stuck and be completely self sufficient in extraction, love getting muddy, 2ft deep is good but rare. |
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