Lift Up Log Splitter

Lift up log splitter WOODLOT EQUIPMENT Wood Splitters 15-4-30 "It saves your back," says Elvin Haas, Rolla, Mo., about his "lift up" log splitter with a hydraulic-powered lift platform that raises big chunks of wood up onto the splitting table. Haas says the splitter has another even more important back-saving feature. "I mounted the splitting wedge on the end of the cylinder shaft. This way the wedge goes through the wood and the wood stays on the splitter to be split again or thrown into a truck or trailer when it's finished. There's no need to continually pick wood up off the ground. I don't know why all splitters aren't built this way." The splitter has a 24-in. stroke, 4-in. dia. cylinder mounted on top of a large I-beam. The splitting wedge is 8 in. high. On top of the wedge is a second, 4-in. high wedge that's set back about an inch. The large wedge engages the wood first and then the 4-in. wedge enters the split as it opens up. The splitter's lifting table can handle logs up to 2 ft. in dia. It's raised by a 6-in. long cylinder that's connected to a steel cable threaded through pulleys. The lift table is made out of 1-in. sq. tubing. The hydraulic controls and splitting components were purchased from Northern Hydraulics (801 E. Cliff Rd., Burnsville, Minn. 55378). An old 3-gal. propane tank serves as hydraulic reservoir. Haas equipped the splitter with 15-in. wheels and hubs from an old car. He pulls the splitter behind a trailer or truck so that as he splits he can easily load up the chunks. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Elvin G. Haas, Rt. 1, Box 259, Rolla, Mo. 65401 (ph 314 364-4201).

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