yoeddynz Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Sweet- I'll have a browse about then. I think it would be worth making one for the amount of wood we will have to deal with over the years. Anyway- once its done with, if ever, I can sell it on. Certainly way betterer than hiring one. We would need it to be road legal/trailered. Just easy enough to move about by hand or make harness for Kevin to tow it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gomaxgo Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 this thing is rad! I wish i had a fireplace just for the excuse to try and make one. Well done! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Valiant Posted September 7, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 7, 2015 Shit's getting out of hand! 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Star Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 Deliver some to my lawn yo! haha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valiant Posted January 15, 2018 Author Share Posted January 15, 2018 Thread dredge, this thing still goes hard for what it is. I've wanted an elevator/conveyor to work in with this to reduce all the throwing of wood. People often use modified hay elevators but they're pretty hard to find and cost a bit. Until I found this little gem when I was out looking for old bottles. Best part, it was free. It's quite the engineering masterpiece. Plans are. *Make it work. *Make it tow able with a car or ute. So how can you help? I need the back axle out of a small Japanese car to use as a ready made axle for this. It needs wheels and it needs to be cheep. I also need to find a decent vertical shaft motor, what have you got? Thanks OS pests. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brocky41 Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Ill check under the u11 poobird thats festering in the paddock for solid rear - pretty sure irs doe - forgot it was there 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valiant Posted September 5, 2019 Author Share Posted September 5, 2019 @moparmuppet Bit more detail here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostchips Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 If you were local you could have my 2stroke Tecumseh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustHarry Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 @Valiant Ep70 starlets have solid rear ends. Same as altos I think there is still a starlets at pickapart 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valiant Posted September 8, 2019 Author Share Posted September 8, 2019 Thanks Harry, I ended up getting one out of a Golf Will owned. I finished that elevator but the photos died when I deleted them off my old phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustHarry Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Haha retard moment. Didn't look at the dates 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooters Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 @moparmuppet I cant remember where you said to put these.... but they are here. You can take care of explaining all the good bits. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooters Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooters Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 It is a true beauty a bonnie and a joy forever. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moparmuppet Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 @ValiantHi Pete. It goes like this. Chinese 5.5 hp Honda. Pump is a Hi/Low unit, means quick ram until the load comes on, then gets slower but grunty. Motor, pump and ram specced as a unit. The v/v is a logsplitter v/v, it latches on in the return stroke while you grab another ring. Where you stand you are in right close to the ram and the v/v. A bit of table on the far side. As photos show, it will split a 450mm round with 1 hit. I grab the far bit, roll it sideways onto the table, the 1/2 on my side gets put on the table to my right. grab the other bit against the guts and roll it 1/8 turn after every split, Wood falls onto the elevator (run off the return hyds, can be removed) The stroke required to ping a bit off is around 200mm as seen. The pump doesnt kick into low for this sort of stuff so a cycle every 2 secs is no sweat. Photo shows where the head is when the average piece splits, barely driven the head depth. You can see how the Angle iron that the wood is supported against is the secret to the whole thing, allowing the wood to "hinge"on it and ping off. The beam that it sits on is the oil tank, holds 20l. Magnet bung at towball end with filler and sightglass, pump sucks from other end via a screw-on filter. Can be moved with a small 4 wheeler. As can be seen by the last photo, it doesn't want for power, cutting wood in 1/2 across the grain. Cheers to @scooters for doing the pics, Im on dial-up and my cellphone has a steam valve on the side of it coz oldschool. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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