Beer Keg Wood Splitter

Beer Keg Wood Splitter WOODLOT EQUIPMENT Miscellaneous At first glance it appears that Robert Ingerson might be having a little too much “fun” splitting wood The Russell Penn man has a beer keg attached to his wood splitter Ingerson laughs that he doesn’t drink but he does have fun building useful things and the 24-in keg is there because it makes a very practical hydraulic fluid reservoir “It’s great because it’s stainless steel and has an internal baffle and it holds a lot of oil keeping it cool ” Ingerson says He used a hole saw to make the top hole larger for a cap to fill the keg with hydraulic fluid He removed the tap and made that hole larger to add a fine mesh screen and plug fitting Then he drilled a new hole in the side of the keg to add a nipple for another filter The 17 hp Wisconsin 2-cycle engine that starts with a hand crank came off an old baler He made the front wedge out of an old locomotive shaft and purchased the 8-in steel beam car axle and tires “donut” tires from a local junkyard Ingerson purchased a two-stage pump and his son built the fuel tank The splitter has a 24-in hydraulic cylinder for Ingerson to easily split 18-in long blocks of wood which fuels a wood boiler to heat his home with in-floor heat With a ring on the front hitch for a pental hook Ingerson doesn’t have to get off the tractor to hook up the splitter on his 3-pt hitch to transport it Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Robert Ingerson 1725 Lindell Rd Russell Penn 16345 ph 814 757-8023; bobplusdona@gmail com