Electric Wood Splitter Quiet, Powerful

Electric Wood Splitter Quiet, Powerful WOODLOT EQUIPMENT Wood Splitters 28-4-17 Mark Adams, Bristol, Vt., built a one-of-a-kind electric wood splitter that's quieter than anything on the market and designed to go easy on his back. The wood splitter is powered by a 240-volt, 3 hp electric motor that belt-drives a hydraulic pump. In order to use the electric wood splitter away from the shop, he made a heavy-duty 150-ft. electric cord. Adams also built a telescoping boom out of 2 and 2 1/2-in. square tubing. It picks up chunks of wood that are up to 26 in. in diameter and sets them in the center of the splitting surface. The splitter can split logs up to 20 in. long, which is the maximum size Adams' wood boiler will accept. To raise and lower the boom, he mounted a 2 by 18-in. cylinder on back of the splitter. The boom and cylinder mount to a 3-in. pipe that will let the boom swing. The boom can be used on either side of the splitter. Tongs grab the chunks of wood. Adams spent only about $500 to build the splitter because he had a lot of steel on hand. He bought the pumps and cylinders. He's used it for a year and a half. Neighbors like to borrow it because it's so quiet. Although not interested in making any more himself, he's willing to help anyone else who wants to build one. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Mark A. Adams, 170 Dan Sargent St., Bristol, Vermont 05443 (ph 802 453-396

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