Easy Way To Lift Log Splitter For Vertical Splitting

Easy Way To Lift Log Splitter For Vertical Splitting WOODLOT EQUIPMENT Milan Hochstetler Cumberland Va “A friend helped me lengthen an old Deere lawn mower 5 in to make this ‘donkey’ mainly so I can ride instead of walk at auctions The cargo box on back and hood are made of oak Very handy     “I’m 89 years old and started finding it difficult to lift my log splitter up for vertical splitting so I made the job easier by using the splitter’s hydraulic cylinder to do the job I use pulleys and steel cable To lift to vertical a cable runs from the extended cylinder over a pulley at the foot of the splitter and back up over a pulley to a bracket on the frame underneath Retracting the cylinder raises the splitter up To lay the splitter down a cable hooks to the retracted cylinder and to the tongue During both operations I stop about half way unhook the cables and ease it down by hand ”

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