Awesome wood splitter...

johnlobb

Well-known Member
On my way home from our lunch in Fowlerville, I stopped by to pick my dog up from the groomer and I met her husband. He processes a lot of firewood. He buys tree tops and I had to take some pics of his new custom built wood splitting unit. These pics were taken inside his new 5 stall pole barn. He's also working on the dump truck behind the last pic, lining it with rubber matting.
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BTW, that's a 28 HP Kohler V twin powering the unit. He said he speced larger hydraulic hoses and a 3 stage pump for better performance...
 
I am having a hard time figuring that whole thing out. It appears that it won't cut and process logs. It also appears that it has 2 hydraulic lifts to load blocks to be split.
There are no pics of the real business end of the unit, The splitter bed and wedge assy.
How big of a block will it split and how many pieces does it split blocks into ??????
He got the paint colors correct--- HeHe.
Loren
 
Another BTW, the feeder is tilt controlled from the operators station, and has a vibrate feature if things get hung up.
 
The 2nd pic is the business end, he can choose either 4 way splitting or 2 way. He can load 3 16" rounds, and with one cycle of the ram, 12 pieces of wood can fall onto the conveyor. It's folded up for travel, so may be a bit hard to see.
 
WOW, pic 2 is not the business end, It is just a storage position on the tongue for his different splitting wedges. Did you take any pics in the belly of the beast???
Loren
 
What would that sell for? I would guess it lists for between $10,000 to $15,000.

http://www.allwoodlogsplitters.com/pricing
 
I guess if I would have taken a pic from the operators station looking to the right, I probably would have shown what you want to see.
 
The mechanics of the machine seam to be well thought out, BUT how many different disciplines have to happen before even one block of wood is loaded into it to split and how many people does it take to make it be productive. Looks like a huge investment in parts and pieces, and production is limited by man power.
I will stick with my simple one man set up that I take back where the firewood trees are still standing, and I can cut them and skid them to a close by landing where I can block, split and load the finished product onto my wood haulers. Simple low cost one man operation.
Loren
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Heck, ol' Paul Bunyan can cut 'em down and John Henry can split 'em before that thing can get warmed up. *lol*

Looks like quite the processor!
 

I don't think you should write it off so quickly, ACG. Looks to me like one man can reasonably run this rig. The big tray is to load with a skid steer and the loader is for big stuff when a skid steer might not immediately be available. if he's buying tops, they're probably being delivered log length.

Step 1 Cut the wood
Step 2 Pile the wood with skid steer
Step 3 Load vibratory tray with skid steer
Step 4 Split the wood
repeat.

Now, two or three guys would run it non-stop - one in a skid steer and one splitting - but it surely can be run by one. This is assuming the wood has already been cut up.

If he's running it as a business, it better be efficient. Firewood is no easy way to make money.

I'm not saying it's better than yours, but that it's just as good.
 
As far as I know, he runs this machine by himself. He said he sold over 80 face cords last year. He has a big pile of wood in his backyard. He lets his wood sit for at least a year before he sells it, and his customers love how his oak, hickory and other hardwoods burn. He gets a lot of repeat business.
 

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