Hydraulic Log Splitter BUILD Part 3 - Log Loader & Four Way Wedge
Building a hydraulic wood splitter from scratch. This time I'm fabricating the wedge slot in the splitter body. I made it completely out of Hardox steel and also the four way wedge. The support piece will have extra gussets and angles for extra strength in the back. The wedge itself will most probably stay as skinny as is, except a couple of guides on the sides to prevent it from slipping off the back support. I'm also planning on making additional 6- and 8-way wedges to quicken the firewood production. When it comes to the hydraulics - this is my very first project where I'm 100% in charge for hydraulics and I learn as I go. Thus - switching up components and location of components is normal I guess. I tried to salvage a couple of old cylinders and it is doable for sure and I'll keep'em as spares. But I found it easier to go and get new ones that don't leak and will hold their position when in use while splitting firewood. Especially for the log loader table. This is extremely important that the cylinder used on this does not leak and fail. The log loader table was made out of scrap 40x40x2mm tube and a piece of leftover 6mm S355 steel I used for making the chain housings on my homemade 4x4 timber trailer. I still have the wood tray, tow bar, stand and hydraulic hoses routing to do. And some grease fittings here and there. This build is dictated by the material I have at hand. Everything is morphed together without any "correct" blueprints and the whole build might seem chaotic. Which it definitely is. But bear with me, even this project will be finished as others before it. And finally, I hope, I can use both the 4x4 timber trailer with hydraulic crane and this hydraulic splitter together in a video. And let's not forget the homemade UTV.
My log splitter build series: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkmF7FAZBzkUsbEefHVPGPXHKjfFtU474
My other videos: https://www.youtube.com/DonnDIY/videos
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Welding equipment borrowed from Spetselektroodi AS, Estonia:
Fronius TransSteel 2700 welder
Optrel Crystal 2.0 Welding Helmet
Hypertherm Powermax 45 XP plasma cutter
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