My home built 60 ton log splitter splitting a huge oak. Doing exactly what it was built to do. Everybody's splitter can go through the smaller stuff but it takes a special machine to get through these
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@rayzeishАй бұрын
Nice job Sir,i like the way you treat your machine and logs with the respect they deserve,well done and gloveless too,a man after my own style,i'm 83 and still enjoy work, U.Kingdom.
@monksau9804 жыл бұрын
ive seen alot of splitters on you tube and you are the only one that has put the machine to the test and split a large knotty block and your machine done it easy well done cheers from tasmania
@tdurre34 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much Bones!
@kevinc39252 жыл бұрын
There are a hundred different ways to build a log splitter. This is one of them. I like the sliding log lift. Great idea!
@tdurre32 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Its still going strong!
@rcwarship10 жыл бұрын
Now that's a wood splitter!!!! YOU ARE THE MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!
@plips200210 жыл бұрын
Awesome, just awesome!!! Talk about eating some logs. Great idea on a sliding log lift. I have a homemade one that I am currently rebuilding (not the original builder) and I appreciate everyone that shows off their builds, helps me find inspiration
@dougmiller81458 жыл бұрын
DUDE!!! YOU WIN!!!!! I have watched hours and hours of wood processing vids and been pretty impressed, BUT when i found your vid I just sat their with my mouth open. It's not just the fact that (as you say) HOMEMADE, WOW, that the machine laughed at that piece of wood, It's that you looked at it and said, sure i can do that, and you are all by yourself. I really don't know which one is baddest, you or the machine. It will prob. be along time before i'm affected like this again. like i said YOU WIN!!! THANKS! THANKS! THANKS!
@tdurre38 жыл бұрын
I really have no words to express the gratitude I have for such a comment! Thank you Doug!!!
@rm427499 жыл бұрын
Nice machine. It looks like it can handle the wood that most other splitters can't. That means you get the wood that other people leave behind. My father in law built one similar to it and we always had plenty of wood. Good job!
@tdurre39 жыл бұрын
Thanks Bob!
@DeadLikeTick10 жыл бұрын
Damn! What a beast! The splitter is cool too!
@shaneeastman85328 жыл бұрын
Brilliant!! What a back saver!!
@tdurre38 жыл бұрын
Yes, it is! Thank you!
@PyroShim8 жыл бұрын
There is nothing in the world that I love more than a well thought out machine doing what it was build to do.
@tdurre38 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@IRDeezlSmoke10 жыл бұрын
Splitting thru that last piece of oak was the most amazing thing I have ever seen a hydraulic splitter do. That thing has some power. Good job.
@jamesgoddard83759 жыл бұрын
I was going to say it would have been quicker with a maul to split that log, then I saw it rip through that knot! Good job especially as its home made. Well done indeed
@demetrius3d10 жыл бұрын
Came here from watching a bunch of woodworking (lathe) videos. I wanted to see the giant bowl you were going to make from that!
@Angus_McGyver10 жыл бұрын
I've seen and used splitters with the lift, but to have the lift table slide back and forth is pure genius! You then don't have to wrestle the chunk back into position for the next bite.
@purchases14 жыл бұрын
I love this guy's "GITTERDONE" atttitude!!
@robertcolfack266 жыл бұрын
Awesome wood splitter that was a huge log unbelievable nice machine......
@manuelgonzalez-wy2bn9 жыл бұрын
man!!!!! the splitting power of your machine is 10 out of 10.....but your safety is...0 out of 10...good luck :)
@oo0Spyder0oo8 жыл бұрын
Worth more in one piece than pieces. Woodturners would love that log.
@frenchriversprings6 жыл бұрын
Well done sir!! Enjoyable to watch!
@robowilly5110 жыл бұрын
That is one of the coolest things I've ever seen. Probably not "OSHA" approved, but screw them. As long as you go home with all your digits and extremities intact it's been a good day. Fantastic machine!!!!
@LuvBorderCollies10 жыл бұрын
Pretty impressive design. By the size of the wood you were working on plus the size of the piece in the background I can see why the design is the way it is. Good job.
@maxhill50259 жыл бұрын
I wanna see you do the one in the background...lol !! Awesome splitter. Great video. Real men don't wear a good pair of leather gloves lol.
@anthonygasbarro358610 жыл бұрын
That's impressive. Nice work.
@MrAirbiscut10 жыл бұрын
That thing's got enough power for 2 splitter's, nice job
@supapintofreak10 жыл бұрын
my first reaction when i saw the size of that log was really skeptical, i thought there was no way that thing was going to split, buuuuut after actually seeing it get "chewed" and just man handled by that splitter. all skepticism is gone. awesome machine, awesome build. just awesome
@mightypoo07 жыл бұрын
Damn nice splitter, I like the lift that move front to rear to catch your wood. Awesome machine!!
@tdurre36 жыл бұрын
mightypoo0 Thank you very much! I appreciate your feedback!
@ap3xglide9627 жыл бұрын
my grandpa built one in the 60's. i just used it last weekend on some rock elm that was about 2 feet wide
@mghattendorf7 жыл бұрын
Holy sheist that was a big log.
@joetherocku2ube8 жыл бұрын
Holy friggin big wood! I don't know anyone who can split pieces that big with a hydraulic unit. That side lift is great.
@tdurre38 жыл бұрын
Haha! Thank you!
@johnschuster91925 жыл бұрын
Man that's a going concern.. fantastic machine!
@yesimaBright10 жыл бұрын
That thing is a beast !!!! Well done.
@tdurre310 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@thanxx9 жыл бұрын
thats a mother fkn beast mate. 10/10 right there STANDARD!
@georgealmeida73827 жыл бұрын
I myself also have a huge splitter with a 12" wide wedge and 6" bore ram w100hp motor and the big stuff is where its at .I bring home 2 stumps and produce a chord of wood at home instead of hauling a bunch of little stuff .
@bluesteelworx9 жыл бұрын
Very impressive slicing through the knots like that, when you first put the log up I thought so what, I split logs like that every year ,until I saw the actual grain it was not just cf splitting but slicing through. I gotta build me one of those.
@ArnoldsDesign9 жыл бұрын
That thing is a monster. I often thought it would be nice to have foot pedal controls to leave your hands free to move around huge pieces. Nice work on that.
@firstgeer10 жыл бұрын
Your machine is amazing. I really like the way it powered through that big knot. When I saw that big round sitting on the ground I thought it was a chopping block, not a potential split. Being a cabinetmaker I would tend to try to produce lumber from a big log like that. But splitting such a large log like that is very impressive.
@billhauck64252 жыл бұрын
Love it. The lift moving forward is a great addition. As a builder I notoced that if you had landing gear on the splitter you could stabilize the splitter with the same cylinder that you use to lift the log.
@richardshort45877 жыл бұрын
Nice job splitting that big old stump. Would like to offer one suggestion if I may. Make a vertical spliter and make the base similar to a lazy Susan and once the log is split just rotate for the next split till gone alway around once etc etc.
@monksau9804 жыл бұрын
done a good job to split a block that size with a 4 way wedge good splitter well done lad
@tdurre34 жыл бұрын
Thank you! It's still running strong!
@sandypidgeon43432 жыл бұрын
Sliding log lift is a great idea. GOD Bless
@nicholasdworcowyi57354 жыл бұрын
What a beast, well done!
@jrapanut011 жыл бұрын
holly wowzerz that is ONE cool TOOL ! thanks for sharing with us out here.
@tdurre310 жыл бұрын
@ Mike Lamothe Thank you sir!!! For having a genuine understanding of operations, for having the intelligence to decipher ordinary from outstanding, and for having the intellect to convey your thoughts so diligently. Your comments acknowledge my efforts in designing and building an efficient way of splitting potentially unsplittable, knotty, disposable wood. Not everybody is anxious to rip an old fence post, with wire and staples in it, with their $1000+ chainsaw! You sir, have set the bar in positive feedback! Thank you for your comment, Tony
@glumpy1010 жыл бұрын
Hard work those big logs. I have done a lot not quite as large on my dads farm and I know what is involved in manhandling them even when you do have a big splitter. The stuff my father has is terribly splintery shit. You can't touch it without gloves but it burns well. Good job with your splitter. It has loads of grunt and looks very well made.
@Sho819 жыл бұрын
Wish I could get a hold of chunks of oak like that. A part of me is going "What a beast!!" and the wood worker in me is going "What a chunk of oak. Goodbye cabinets, desk, table, or chairs!!!". But either way nice work.
@tdurre38 жыл бұрын
lol!
@doc25177 жыл бұрын
Wow, that is incredible. I think of all the big wood like that I had to leave behind!
@kevinashby37848 жыл бұрын
Beast of a splitter !!!!! ; I like the 4 way lift; Great machine
@tdurre38 жыл бұрын
Thank you Kevin!
@Mrtermite1110 жыл бұрын
Nice slitter, back breaking and labor intensive splitting those large logs :)
@billyboyblue1710 жыл бұрын
Now that is what I call a real splitter!!!!!
@modoc8529 жыл бұрын
Beats the heck out of using a splitting maul!......I think I would install a set of outriggers on this bad boy......oh and remember, burning wood as a heat source warms you twice!
@mess6810 жыл бұрын
awesome splitter, nothing like putting her to the test lol
@tdurre310 жыл бұрын
firstgeer Thank you very much for such a positive comment! I was seriously considering taking this trunk to the sawmill but after realizing in its early days, it use to be a fence post and along with the trunk rot it suffered from, it was best just to harvest it as firewood. Thanks for watching!
@Rockandrollgeerage8 жыл бұрын
that beast was a fence post? how big was the fence?
@TheOpelkoenjas8 жыл бұрын
+backroadjunkie In it's early days he said, so when it was still a tiny tree. ^^
@davidvehovar9 жыл бұрын
0:55 almost bye bye fingers
@fl106c7 жыл бұрын
Holy sh*t! I think i'm in love with that beast.
@candidethirtythree43246 жыл бұрын
That is frikkin awesome! I couldn't catch the giant pieces that fall off being a woman and all but it looks like with just a little change like a guard on the other side that even a kid could do it.
@boyceful9 жыл бұрын
Did well going threw that knot !
@michaelhenwood40466 жыл бұрын
Nice splitter.A peavey would be kind of handy to move that big chunk of wood around,and be careful,those smaller pieces can jump out at you(see the knot?).It sure beats banging away with an axe , though.
@jonathanbarneschi213410 жыл бұрын
Amazing monster! The most impressive power is displayed at the end. Thank you for posting!
@tdurre310 жыл бұрын
Thank you Jonathan and thanks for watching!!
@dieseldog24573 жыл бұрын
Good job, love the idea of the log lifter sliding to catch the big split logs. Not claiming to know more than anyone else, saw a great thing for big logs. A lifting arm with a winch on it, the winch rope fixes to the log by spinning a round disc with a big thread attached. The arm swings round above the table and takes the weight of the log if split off centre till it is a manageable size. Great design man!
@JandJTreecare8 жыл бұрын
awesome build, after all my research and thought of building a massive log splitter myself, out of a old 4 cylinder willys powered welder, skidsteer mounted log splitter seems best way to go
@lewiemcneely91438 жыл бұрын
That's a nice setup and I was thinking about something like that but finally saw I can just let mine down on the ground, roll the big blocks on and 1/4 or 1/3 them, set it back up and have at it. That way I didn't loose one side to the lift and can work off of both sides. Good job!
@Scrap50009 жыл бұрын
Have you considered adding a pulley system? Might be easier to control, lift up, move over, lower, etc etc those big pieces...drill and screw a big eye bolt in, and you've got a perfect attachment point.
@LWSParents10 жыл бұрын
Throw an hour meter on that thing and rent it for $125/8hr. You'll have your ROI in 2 weeks. That and the MT, you never owe buddies beer for lending you a hand. Nice work man.
@axeman65605 жыл бұрын
Wow so much easier and hardly any work at all. You can hardly hear it so smooth. I bet the kids could even run it.
@iwantosavemoney10 жыл бұрын
I have to say that is awesome
@MrTommyClementi10 жыл бұрын
Nice job!! This is a very good design, wish i had this..
@Sittin.8 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed watching this. Be safe man :)
@tdurre38 жыл бұрын
Glad you did! Thanks for watching!
@alan3018910 жыл бұрын
Good job. Nice machine. Be careful with those big logs, and I highly recommend ear protection or you will be hard of hearing when you are older.
@tdurre310 жыл бұрын
Hugh?? Speak up wont you? Just kidding..Thank you.
@a.b.59257 жыл бұрын
That is just frigging awesome , great job. wish I had one as I have been splitting a few like that by hand and the novelty of it gets old fast.
@tdurre37 жыл бұрын
A.B.59 Yes it does!! Thank you very much!
@naturundhundАй бұрын
Wooow nice Woodsplitter...
@tdurre3Ай бұрын
Thank you!
@TheSlimedshady10 жыл бұрын
great machine
@tdurre310 жыл бұрын
To Wayne Wilson, 6" bore 32" stroke Two stage 26 gpm pump that peaks at 4000 psi. 21 hp Briggs twin. Thank you!
@MrOlgrumpy8 жыл бұрын
Your machine certainly has some grunt,well done.I'm building one myself,not quite as powerful as yours,but will be splitting aussie hardwood.
@quinnjohn110 жыл бұрын
What an impressive piece of kit, that sliding log lift is an absolutely fantastic idea! I would suggest, though, that you maybe consider adding some stabilising feet to stop the whole rig bouncing and moving around so much. Still though, this is my favourite splitter yet. I hope you don't mind but I will be using your sliding lift idea in my own design. I don't need the outright power that yours has but that sliding lift has to be great for saving your lower back even if you're not working with pieces as large as shown in the video. Thanks for sharing.
@bcrusher197910 жыл бұрын
Nice splitter! its nice to not have to rip them with a chain saw first, so that you can handle them. But that chunk of wood I would have ripped in halve or quartered to make it a little easier. Even tho it could handle it.
@2541968joey8 жыл бұрын
Impressive machine, solid nice design. The lifting table saves a lot of back pain for sure. Well done!
@tdurre38 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@johnschuster91925 жыл бұрын
You did such a good job with that splitter how about building a sawmill ?I'm still welding on my home made v twin powered chain mill.More videos please...:)
@fricknjeep2 жыл бұрын
hi there just ran across this good job the big ones are a battle john
@tdurre32 жыл бұрын
Yes they are and Thank you!
@tdurre310 жыл бұрын
Thank you Rob!
@BrianRayHornback10 жыл бұрын
That thing is damn awesome! The welding beads probably look like the ones you see on big loader buckets.
@jonashammar52737 жыл бұрын
almost epic.... nice work
@sdcofer529 жыл бұрын
Nice piece of work.
@GTObearclaw19 жыл бұрын
I thought you split your wood with an axe? You posted a wise crack in my splitter video about splitters being for old ladies. Lol, looks like you are surfing the splitter videos. Your swinging arm wimping out? Go get you a Huskee and save your joints.
@kentagion10 жыл бұрын
that's pretty crafty there buddy
@gearjammer36888 жыл бұрын
Really well built machine, not that oaks that big in Britian ever get used for firewood. Big stuff is snapped up by the crafts people and furniture trade. Still would love to have a go with the beast.
@tdurre38 жыл бұрын
:-)
@CraigArndt11 жыл бұрын
Whoa. What a splitter. Looks like its plowing through iron, what kind of wood was that, oak? And hooked up to a Craftsman tractor as well, very cool.
@terencegillespie66757 жыл бұрын
42 thumbs up for you, buddy. I love the way your lift arm follows the job back and forth.
@tdurre37 жыл бұрын
Terence Gillespie Thank you very much!
@eddie11349 жыл бұрын
that was awesome !@!
@mpedward210 жыл бұрын
A awesome log splitter! My log splitter could never take on one of those monsters! A log like that I normally pass on. Some times we will drill holes in a log that big and use gunpowder( warning all around and use a very long fuse) and blast it apart. so we can manage the chunks for splitting. Blast no bigger than a shotgun sound blast to crack it.(safety first)
@ColinTonkasdad10 жыл бұрын
its a bit like an accident waiting to happen, good machine but needs a little more work , we havnt all got muscles and balls of steel . thanks any way .
@FishFind300010 жыл бұрын
That's a nice size log
@tdurre310 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much Paul
@Angus_McGyver10 жыл бұрын
I really like that the log lifter moves back and forth. that is a huge improvement from other machines. I wonder though, if you could just attach it to the main cylinder and let it ride back and forth in sync with the log pusher? that would save the cost and added complexity of another cylinder, and valve.
@michaeld67798 жыл бұрын
nice set-up !!
@tdurre38 жыл бұрын
Thank you sir!
@chadphillips89239 жыл бұрын
very nice
@MrInski2211 жыл бұрын
The one I built was much similar to this however my lifter arm didn't have horizontal movement, just up and down. Also I used an old ford straight 6, hydraulic pump and a backhoe piston. Still a lot of hard work to move a 6' core of wood around but the machine tears through them without any hesitation, much similar to the one in the video. Awesome design, I'm sure it took a lot of trial and error but it sure looks like it's an ass kickn log licker.
@allanwells48869 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@tdurre38 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@Nortekj9 жыл бұрын
I like the concept of the machine especially the movable lift system, although I can foresee a lot of banged up fingers sometime in the future, but that is all about putting in firewood, there will be times that it will happen even to those using a splitting maul. Nice machine, I have one that isover 30 yrs old and made by Sears Craftsman, a 10 ton and have split logs such as the one you showed on the video it takes a couple people to handle the log once on the splitter but it split it with no problem, but I may have to put a movable lift table such as yours on it in the near future as logs such as those are a bear to get on the I beam. .
@Kesler17099 жыл бұрын
YOU MADE THAT? YOU FUCKING RULE!!!!
@tdurre310 жыл бұрын
@ Mike McHale There's not a whole lot dealing with logging or making firewood that isn't labor intensive. It is just a matter of getting it done, with resources that are available, or not.
@georgealmeida73827 жыл бұрын
he saved much more time by not loading and hauling a truckload of small stuff home that he would have split anyway..plus someone else already paid for his wood but didnt take it all usually.