How to make a log lifter for a hydraulic splitter using main ram return stroke

[@mattprice7298]

This is absolutely the most brilliant idea I’ve ever seen. Absolutely will give this a try!

[@richardlundeen4237]

Brilliantly simple, and simply brilliant.

[@andysaunders3708]

Far out. It's so simple when you think about it. I, (years ago), used to be involved in pneumatic automation systems, and I should have thought of this. No wasted energy. You are the man, my friend.

[@malcolmburgan6428]

Thanks for your video. This is so good. I'm going to modify mine tomorrow. You've got me v inspired.

[@MartyT]

It makes the job so much easier, a real back saver

[@ApprenticeGM]

Marty T you are a genius! Such a simple effective improvement - I have a similar log splitter and this would help so much! Thanks for sharing.

[@MartyT]

Its a real back saver, you won't regret it

[@tonymontana897]

@@MartyT This is why I bought a log splitter that can split vertically too. Just roll the big pieces to it and chop it up.

[@Miss_Vicki]

4:31 - I love that the custom deck on his quad matches the custom deck on the splitter he's towing!

[@budgillett9627]

I’ve looked at several non hydraulic lift tables and IMO your design wins the prize. Simple and very practical!

[@MartyT]

It seemed like the easiest/lightest way to do the job

[@richardlundeen4237]

Yes, and no new hydraulics.

[@falfield]

Very inventive and well-executed - well done.

[@lylekoss4534]

Very Ingenious using the ram to pull the log up with.

[@shednanigan]

Great idea with the chain on the cylinder! Thank you! Ive added this idea to my splitter built!

[@MartyT]

Its a real back saver

[@_Skim_Beeble]

I picture your yard being an absolute goldmine of tools and equipment.

[@graham.l6604]

I bet nothing ever gets thrown away :)

[@frederickshipp8013]

​​@@graham.l6604 I've had things for over a decade before figuring out a use for them. LOL I've scrapped or thrown away things and within a week wished I had it for something I was working on.

[@kammyHS]

Just found your video!! I would say it’s the simplest one I’ve seen that works just fine! Sometimes the more complicated ones and more expensive doesn’t really matter! Still does the same thing- lifts the log to be split! Love your use of material that you already had and repurposed a great lift for your splitter! 👍🏻🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@K1W1fly]

The most important thing about building things with "stuff lying around the shed" is to have a lot of "Stuff lying around the shed"!

[@MartyT]

I have a good junk yard, never know what might be useful ;)

[@christophershields3788]

You would make a good Texan

[@BarnStangz]

I need to add something like this to my splitter, it's a GREAT idea. You know what they say, necessity is the mother of invention!

[@bernie1mac]

Man thanks for posting was gonna do a hydraulic lift version but this idea is way cheaper and easier to do. Don’t like the vertical log splitters because you’re bending to split the logs. You’re way bend once then split standing at the table. My back thanks you and thanks again for posting this idea! You rock....

[@MartyT]

No worries mate, glad you found it useful. Yes it is so much easier on the back with the lifter

[@imallowedmyopinionok2354]

Which was funnier.. the samoan saftey boots or the corded cordless drill🤔🤣 good on ya marty👍

[@B-leafer]

I feel justified wearing crocs now.. Cuz my youtube star from New Zealand who gets it done, wears them, so I can be cool wearing them too! Brilliant! "The man makes the clothes. "

[@garyk5316]

Thanks for sharing your great design. I am set to go out and add this to my log splitter. My back feels better already 😀

[@ruggeddd8565]

Hey! What a great idea. Thank you.. I am in the process of building a splitter and didn't want to spend the money on the extra ram and other parts usually needed for a lift.. I love it. Thanks again 😊

[@MartyT]

Cool mate, glad you found it helpful

[@raymondpetrovits2336]

I have faithfully binge watched so many Marty videos, I did wonder how you fabricated the log lift until now. Thanks from a fan.

[@Cobra427Veight]

I made a log lift for my splitter and didn't have the time to do all hydraulic, so , I used a cheap winch , my splitter is heavy and I've used it to pull out bushes as well , there's a short video of my splitter on my channel , good job , they are a huge back saver .cheers .

[@bradi5050]

You are awsome great idea my old splitter troybuilt 27ton might do this to mine love your idea using the ram to pull it up you rock

[@MartyT]

Its a real back saver for sure

[@mossmonaco9061]

ACE. Love the 'simplistic mech' chain lift idea, a no nonsense get it done and dusted without a big buck spend.

[@dalethompson5842]

I am building one for my self built splitter; starting tomorrow. Excellent idea. Thank you.

[@josephpecoul6532]

Very cool I believe you have a winner there.

[@MC-ft8zv]

Excellent, thank you very much for sharing this with us. I will do this to our splitter, as suddenly being over 50 years old makes old man pine rings 10 times heavier...lol...love your videos and can do attitude! Interesting to see you used an old keyed pulley, I would have overthought it, and brought a pulley with bearing, not needed! Thank You.

[@MartyT]

Glad you found it useful, I have a bad back so could't lift the rounds without this. I am on a tight budget so tend to just use what I have in my junk pile ;)

[@MRrwmac]

Very ingenious lift especially using the splitter ram return!!

[@devriescustomleather1109]

Well done. really good idea. A back saver worth the time!!

[@barryphillips7327]

Having watched many of your videos, Marty T you are a very clever (Kiwi) man.

[@toddehling2319]

I just knew that you made that... That's freakin awesome...I was checking it out when you used it in the other video..Really smart idea brother!!! Smarter not harder... we have to think of saving our backs!!!

[@TheSaint135]

That is incredibly smart and simple. I love it.

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

Dear Marty T. 👍👌👏 Simple and therefore Ingenious = simply fantastic! Made out of reclaimed material and works great. Very well done, Sir. Thanks a lot for making teaching recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and health.

[@bluethru808]

Absolute genius 😃😃

[@jamesranger6283]

Very cool idea. This is something I will add to my own splitter.

[@davidm2645]

Marty - this is brilliant! Thank you so much for sharing! My welder buddy is going to make 2 - one for him and one for me.

[@MartyT]

Nice, you're welcome

[@owentimo]

Well done, better than others I’ve seen.

[@d.springer8444]

Simply ingenious

[@theart9163]

...and the doggie looks, frowns, and walks away..."my hoomans talkin to himself again..."

[@mobiletech6289]

Great idea ! Incorporates a log table as well , I’m gonna fab me one up , great video !

[@bchdsailor]

impressing safetyboots 😉

[@kirk467]

That’s awesome Marty, I really enjoy your inventions! You should patent them brother! That one works great!

[@franktoledo6342]

Nice log lift for for small logs.

[@jamesranger6283]

I really really like this.

[@williamdavidson9009]

Looks like a good idea. I never liked the splitters where the wedge moved because you have to handle every piece of wood after it's split. The type where the log is pushed through you can just let the next block push the split wood.

[@craigschiller1599]

Likewise. I'm building one where a pusher block pushes log through wedge. Got me stuffed why they dont build them like that to begin with.

[@benfarnham7626]

Then it would push them off onto the ground and you’d have to pick them up to split them again. Unless all you use is tiny wood that only needs split once.

[@chairbottom1310]

I just throw my splits into the back of my truck or my buggy bed - less bending over

[@kebo57]

Love it!! Great idea, almost near genius level lol. Might have to do the same on my countyline log splitter. Thanks.

[@nolinharley1550]

Great idea!!! Thank you for sharing!!!

[@johnh2309]

Awesome - well done mate.

[@Twindadx2_]

Awesome! Great idea

[@pauljoseph8338]

I’ve watched almost all of your vids, but I’ve never seen the one where you turn your cordless drill into a corded/20kilo battery powered drill!

[@fricknjeep]

hi there looks real good john

[@robertward553]

I like it Marty.

[@kirk467]

I see that you have a mig welder now, those are life savers! Beats scratching a stick rod any day! lol

[@MartyT]

It is a nice welder, but its a nuisance having to travel an hour to fill up the co2 when it runs out at a crucial time, I actually use my inverter arc more these days

[@kirk467]

I hear you, the wind and bottle are the only drawbacks but around the house I make sure to have an extra bottle when I have a good size project! Good job on your digger and dozer brother plus the grader is awesome!

[@craigschiller1599]

Arc welder can handle crapier steel thats been laying around scrap yard. Migs like everything nice & clean & dont like wind. Inverter arc's are 😍

[@davecalvo1939]

I like the concept Marty and it looks like it works well, only caveat I see is that you need to have the splitter hooked up to an ATV or tractor to keep it from falling over as the weight of the unsplit rounds would tip it I suspect.

[@MartyT]

It has a fold down leg to keep it upright, This little chinese diesel creates a lot of vibration, if I had it hooked up to the quad it would shake it to bits ;)

[@robbooth7904]

Excellent! Great job.

[@MartyT]

Thanks man, It's a real back saver. Yours is clever too

[@WNQZH]

Nice concept.

[@brenryan1]

Ram... angry Ram. Has to be a joke or a pun but I'm too tired... Nice work!!

[@porter101402]

awesome great job

[@tonymontana897]

Go Marty ! Some cool Kiwi ingenuity right there mate. Who else turns a cordless drill into a corded drill that runs off a car battery ?? Genius !

[@Navrak]

Love your PPE welding boots !😂😂😂😂😂

[@4doors_morehors722]

Navrak 120797 you mean the crocs

[@petergillon9379]

I too have a pair of Crocs I wear them everywhere fishing

[@a3fins1]

Awesome, quick DYI

[@seanwhalen2838]

Nice rig.

[@joelfoster3576]

this is REALlY a nice one and a GREAT JOB BUT are you SPLITTING PINE ???

[@MartyT]

Yes pine

[@nathanduckeorth806]

Now that's what ya call using your head and not your back!

[@captainover-tighten6729]

Been on a binge watch! Thanks for the great videos. What a beautiful spot you live in. I did wonder where on earth you were able to find the ANSI/CSA approved welding crocs? 😄 Looking forward to the next video. Too shelf stuff.

[@zarb88]

Hi i was curious most log splitters ive seen can pivot to be used in horizontal or vertical mode. Vertical mode is a lot easier no lifting required. You have great ingenuity its fun to see what youll come up with next.

[@MartyT]

This one pivots to vertical as well but I find it hard on my back bending over (herniated disc), I prefer to work upright

[@MrDschubba]

Yeah they do. A real pita trying to work at ground level

[@BrianSmith-ow9gy]

If you changed the shape of the splitting tool - to an "X" or a "Y" perhaps - wouldn't that improve splitting time? Perhaps a choice of splitter shapes depending on the size of the round to be split? Depends on the strength of the ram I suppose but splitting rounds into 4 parts in one go seems like a time saver to me.

[@MartyT]

I actually have bolt on wings to make it an x, but I find it gets jammed in knotty wood and slows down the process

[@dyotaman]

Great Work! You should wear a respirator when heating (welding) galvanized steal.

[@MartyT]

I hold my breath till the fumes have gone, nasty stuff

[@ohforester812]

@@MartyT Zinc fumes will kill you. Like you ingenuity!

[@Thomas-wn7cl]

If you put on another pulley below the one you have already and replace the chain with cable, do you think you could clear the cable/chain under the log round platform so that you would not have to unhook the chain to roll the log round to the splitter head? You made a great mod, thanks.

[@MartyT]

Yes that would work but I wouldn't want the lifter moving every time I use the splitter

[@paulbagshaw7237]

@@MartyT Maybe a clutch n lever to activate the lifter

[@kenavram5586]

@@MartyT I didn't see how you hooked it to the lift but you could use an eye loop and just simply unhook it from there if you wanted to disengage it, just a thought.

[@captnsquid8151]

Excellent rig to save time and strain. Then I wonder why you split and toss on the ground. Where are your meter square pallet storage boxes? Is this done before you made them ?

[@MartyT]

Yes this was before I made the bins

[@dustyfarmer]

If you put another pulley wheel below the top one & run the lift chain parallel and along side the frame rail you wouldn't need to un-hitch it.

[@MartyT]

Yes I could but I don't want it to move on every stroke, it would wear things out faster, slow down the engine and use more fuel

[@willemkauffeld7679]

I was thinking ''why would you need to make something? just attach a chain to the ram'' Then I discovered horizontal log splitters exist.

[@MartyT]

Horizontal splitters are ok if you like working on your hands and knees

[@willemkauffeld7679]

@@MartyT I have only ever used vertical splitters that you put 1 meter (3.4 feet) logs on

[@doogiehowser78]

thanks for the good design , just wondering did you just use self tapping screws into the hydraulic oil tank or drain then weld that bit of angle iron

[@jonathanchapman6350]

Looks like the angle iron is on the fender brace that is welded to the tank so no actual oil is under that particular part

[@doogiehowser78]

@@jonathanchapman6350i just had another look it is to awesome cheers mate

[@thomashoward8619]

you ought to put a hitch on it to pull trailer for your wood

[@chrissilsby4312]

I seen in your last video upload, that you used the lifter. I was hoping that you would show how you made it.

[@grumpa328]

How are you running a battery drill with a cord?

[@mac9955]

All these years I've been picking them up by hand and back.

[@ryanohayre2809]

Was the drill running off a car battery, or was it me? Certainly never saw that before. Good stuff.

[@stanwebb3480]

Your genius!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Whats next!!!!!!!!!

[@frederickshipp8013]

I'm pretty impressed, and I'm not easily impressed. It looks like you made it all out of salvage and didn't have any expense other than time and consumables. Only thing I might have done differently is I would have probably built the lift part and then welded it to the splitter. I thought your wire welder sounded like you were using mig wire without gas,(sounded pretty bad) then I noticed that you went stick.

[@HeathLedgersChemist]

Very clever idea. Especially for a Kiwi. ;-)

[@benscoles5085]

I hope by now You welded a bolt on the foot of the splitter so you do not have to drop the cable or chain to the ground every round you split, save you bending to get it, other wise a very well thought out and executed idea. well done.

[@metalworksmachineshop]

👍👌

[@user-ie8st5qr3y]

Marty, you should put a patient on your invention, before someone does. Just saying. Keep your videos comming ..

[@JRP3]

It's not a new idea.

[@gregg-d4l]

Pretty smart

[@commenter4139]

How has this held up Marty?

[@MartyT]

Very well, mechanical side is still running strong. Only problem is one of the tyres fell apart, cheap chinese plastic tyres don't last long

[@ZackaryMac]

Is your cordless drill running off a 12v battery? Nice job BTW. I'm watching this because I need to build something similar for my father's wood splitter, and it too is tall.

[@MartyT]

Thanks, yep my drill battery died so i adapted it to suit a 12v battery, i made a vid on that too -kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJ3SaYVnZZZ_gdk

[@JRP3]

Disconnecting the chain each time seems annoying. If you used cable and another pulley you could keep the cable below the beam out of your way.

[@MartyT]

Yes that would work but I don't really want it raising the lift arm every time I make a split

[@JRP3]

@@MartyT I had the same thought but after watching other setups it doesn't seem to be a problem if it moves each time. It's not in the way of anything and doesn't slow the process.

[@resonantconsciousness9248]

I hope those are steel toe Crocs

[@MartyT]

They're my safety crocs

[@patrickwelch620]

Why doesn't the pulley get broken off?

[@vulcan-900bobber7]

Yes smarter not harder

[@Sideswipe_07]

can you make more rambro videos?

[@MartyT]

Not likely on this channel, he might make a cameo appearance if you're lucky ;)

[@troytreeguy]

My dad who was a welder told me to drink milk after welding galvy materials, not sure if that a real help 😆

[@MartyT]

Yes I have heard that, I think its better to avoid the fumes altogether, I grind as much off as I can and hold my breath when welding to avoid inhaling any fumes

[@rickduncan362]

Marty, I see that you are using a Dewalt battery powered drill but you have an electricial cable attached. Am I seeing that correctly?

[@Haraldlokoy]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJ3SaYVnZZZ_gdk

[@dylano7242]

Just get a lift table cart like at harbor freight . I bought a used one $25. And exercise, learn to lift heavy things

[@mariomacias4551]

That’s just plain lazy