Giant Splitter Handles Stumps And Big Logs

2001 - Volume #25, Issue #2, Page #09

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Getting rid of giant waste logs and stumps can be a real problem for construction companies, loggers and others in the forest industry, says Clyde Warren, Murphy, Oregon.
Unless they're split, the biggest chunks don't burn well. Trouble was, Warren couldn't find a splitter big enough to do the job.
It took five years, countless hours and thousands of dollars, but Warren built a splitter that'll handle stumps up to 10 ft. in diameter. It'll also split 6-ft. dia. logs up to 6 ft. long.
The big splitter is so large it takes a lowbed heavy equipment trailer to haul it. The splitting wedge was cut from 1-in. plate steel and weighs about a ton. "It rolls on four steel rollers and is pushed into the stumps or logs by a 10-in. diameter hydraulic cylinder with a 4 3/8-in. shaft and an 8-ft. stroke."
The cylinder develops more than 90 tons of pressure, so it could split a lot more than just tree stumps.
The splitter is powered by a 6-cyl. 350 cu. in. Cummins diesel. The engine and fuel tank mount on the lowbed trailer with the splitter.
To load stumps and logs into the splitter, he mounted a log crane on the splitter trailer, too.
Separate hydraulic pumps on the engine power the splitter and log handler. To make sure he has plenty of hydraulic fluid for both, he mounted a 200-gal. reservoir on the trailer.
Warren can split about eight stumps an hour, depending on size. "Logs are easier to split, so we can do more of those," he notes.
With everything in place, the splitter and trailer weigh about 20 tons. Warren says while it is heavy, it's still under highway load and size limits, so he needs no special highway permits for it.
Warren charges $100 an hour for splitting jobs. He'll go anywhere along the West Coast. "We just finished splitting stumps for a landfill in Watsonville, California," he says.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Clyde Warren, Box 528, Murphy, Oregon 97533 (ph 541 862-2034; E-mail: ctwarren@hotmail.com).

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Giant Splitter Handles Stumps And Big Logs WOODLOT EQUIPMENT Miscellaneous 25-2-9 Getting rid of giant waste logs and stumps can be a real problem for construction companies, loggers and others in the forest industry, says Clyde Warren, Murphy, Oregon. Unless they're split, the biggest chunks don't burn well. Trouble was, Warren couldn't find a splitter big enough to do the job. It took five years, countless hours and thousands of dollars, but Warren built a splitter that'll handle stumps up to 10 ft. in diameter. It'll also split 6-ft. dia. logs up to 6 ft. long. The big splitter is so large it takes a lowbed heavy equipment trailer to haul it. The splitting wedge was cut from 1-in. plate steel and weighs about a ton. "It rolls on four steel rollers and is pushed into the stumps or logs by a 10-in. diameter hydraulic cylinder with a 4 3/8-in. shaft and an 8-ft. stroke." The cylinder develops more than 90 tons of pressure, so it could split a lot more than just tree stumps. The splitter is powered by a 6-cyl. 350 cu. in. Cummins diesel. The engine and fuel tank mount on the lowbed trailer with the splitter. To load stumps and logs into the splitter, he mounted a log crane on the splitter trailer, too. Separate hydraulic pumps on the engine power the splitter and log handler. To make sure he has plenty of hydraulic fluid for both, he mounted a 200-gal. reservoir on the trailer. Warren can split about eight stumps an hour, depending on size. "Logs are easier to split, so we can do more of those," he notes. With everything in place, the splitter and trailer weigh about 20 tons. Warren says while it is heavy, it's still under highway load and size limits, so he needs no special highway permits for it. Warren charges $100 an hour for splitting jobs. He'll go anywhere along the West Coast. "We just finished splitting stumps for a landfill in Watsonville, California," he says. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Clyde Warren, Box 528, Murphy, Oregon 97533 (ph 541 862-2034; E-mail: ctwarren@hotmail.com).

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