Skid Loader-Mounted Log Splitter
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“I burn a lot of firewood to heat my house, so I was looking for an easier way to split wood. About 8 years ago I decided to make use of the auxiliary hydraulics on my Case 1835B skid loader to build a hands-free splitter. It has worked so well I thought your readers might be interested in it,” says Mark Majerus, Farmington, Minn.
He had an 8 by 8-in. I-beam and purchased a 5 1/2-in. bore by 30-in. stroke hydraulic cylinder. The cylinder is on the underside of the I-beam. Splitting is done with the wood laying on the ground.
“Instead of having this wood splitter in the typical straight out position away from the skid loader operator, I mounted mine perpendicular to the skid loader operator. This allows me to split wood with better visibility,” says Majerus. “I welded up a type of quick-tach plate and welded it to the I-beam, leaving large rectangular openings in the middle that provide a good view for the operator.
“It’s enjoyable to operate, and it’s safe because the operator stays in the cab and can split alone.”
Mounted on the skid loader, the splitter can be raised, turned and used as a thumb to pick up wood to split or load it onto a pile. “I can pick up the wood and split it on the way over to my firewood pile,” says Majerus.
The splitter easily splits wood up to 27 in. long.
He started with a kit that he bought from Northern Tool which included the wedge and hydraulic cylinder and its housing. “The cylinder puts out a whopping 74,000 lbs. of pressure, so I welded a 2-in. thick steel plate onto the end of the I-beam to keep it from bending. I also welded a heavy-duty angled bracket into the I-beam to further withstand the pressure,” notes Majerus.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Mark Majerus, 1731 230th St. E., Farmington, Minn. 55024 (ph 651 463-7084; markmajerus46@hotmail.com).
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Skid Loader-Mounted Log Splitter TRACTORS Skid Steer Loaders “I burn a lot of firewood to heat my house so I was looking for an easier way to split wood About 8 years ago I decided to make use of the auxiliary hydraulics on my Case 1835B skid loader to build a hands-free splitter It has worked so well I thought your readers might be interested in it ” says Mark Majerus Farmington Minn He had an 8 by 8-in I-beam and purchased a 5 1/2-in bore by 30-in stroke hydraulic cylinder The cylinder is on the underside of the I-beam Splitting is done with the wood laying on the ground “Instead of having this wood splitter in the typical straight out position away from the skid loader operator I mounted mine perpendicular to the skid loader operator This allows me to split wood with better visibility ” says Majerus “I welded up a type of quick-tach plate and welded it to the I-beam leaving large rectangular openings in the middle that provide a good view for the operator “It’s enjoyable to operate and it’s safe because the operator stays in the cab and can split alone ” Mounted on the skid loader the splitter can be raised turned and used as a thumb to pick up wood to split or load it onto a pile “I can pick up the wood and split it on the way over to my firewood pile ” says Majerus The splitter easily splits wood up to 27 in long He started with a kit that he bought from Northern Tool which included the wedge and hydraulic cylinder and its housing “The cylinder puts out a whopping 74 000 lbs of pressure so I welded a 2-in thick steel plate onto the end of the I-beam to keep it from bending I also welded a heavy-duty angled bracket into the I-beam to further withstand the pressure ” notes Majerus Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Mark Majerus 1731 230th St E Farmington Minn 55024 ph 651 463-7084; markmajerus46@hotmail com
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