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This is my second attempt speeding up my tractor supply county line log splitter. The first video received a lot of viewer concerns that I would damage my splitter the way I had it modified. This modification does not allow the splitter to have pressure or pivot points that could damage the log splitter.
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[@tuskaghe]

I also made a limiter. It helps me a lot.

[@patricktillmanns3949]

Simple and effective, well done!

[@TKCL]

Thank you

[@randfar]

man when people start paying for your equipment start worrying about what they say. Til then do you bro.

[@TKCL]

I know, a bunch of keyboard warriors on the internet. Gets old after a while

[@inthebackyardwithdel438]

I will be doing this to my county line splitter !!! Thanks so much for the video .

[@TKCL]

Thanks for watching

[@inthebackyardwithdel438]

I enjoy the channel !!

[@DudeRanchDIY]

Awesome fix Andrew! So simple yet super effective! My Ruggedmade came with a stroke restrictor plate and pre-drilled holes in the I-beam to mount at various lengths, works great to speed up cycle time but I break bolts every 2-3 cords I run through it! I just took it off a few days ago because of this, I need something like yours!!

[@TKCL]

Thanks, I just split about a cord with it and had zero issues. Time will tell, but so far I love it! Thanks for watching!

[@mikehill4551]

Sweet design dude. I'll build one this weekend!

[@TKCL]

Still working well after many months

[@MsJhook]

Nice

[@guykrack82]

Respect, really good Idea👍

[@TKCL]

Thanks!

[@aldenwalker962]

You can increase the retract speed of the cylinder. Check out what is called a regeneration circuit.

[@funwithguns89]

Like Hank said, "A country boy can survive!"

[@TKCL]

You got that right!

[@chrisy939]

Genius! I would neeeeever have come up with that.. Great work!

[@TKCL]

Thanks Chris! It's working well, used it for hours yesterday.

[@joebufford2972]

whether you know it or not you are an engineer building parts and improving machines, good job Andrew!

[@graemenoble8842]

Clever fella, GN

[@TKCL]

Thanks for watching

[@Dan-oz4qb]

Seems like the easier solution is to extend the stop plate toward the cylinder. This would allow for the shorter stroke without any abnormal wear on the cylinder side.

[@TKCL]

Are you talking about the bottom plate? If so that still doesn't benefit me completely. I also split in the vertical position and raising the bottom plate would make putting large firewood rounds on it extremely difficult.

[@rontforrest]

Seems like alot of trouble. Just put wood on other end let cylinder cycle like it normally would. Shorten the base

[@roblong6518]

Great design and simple fix! "Necessity is the mother of invention ". 👍

[@TKCL]

Thanks, I think it's going to work out great for me.

[@cjlures8618]

I shorten the stroke by using a 6" high round at the end of splitter

[@TKCL]

That doesn't help when splitting in the vertical position like I often due. This solution helps splitting vertically and horizontal.

[@FirewoodattheFurnace]

Very nice. I have the same splitter but no welding talent lol. Thanks for sharing. That’s great engineering

[@TKCL]

Thanks for watching! You can alway learn how to weld on KZbin, that was my teacher.

[@rjanslum461]

You must have been an engineer at your last job lol. You are a freakin genius! Watching your videos have really been motivating me to get more stuff accomplished around my house and property.

[@TKCL]

I never went to college, but I did actually hold a management job that required an engineering degree. They made an exception for me based on work history.

[@WoodDuxWill]

Can’t argue with that fix! That works perfect, nice job man! Ready to see it in action on a rack or two of wood. Great idea!

[@TKCL]

Split 2/3 of a cord yesterday, video should be out Saturday. It worked flawlessly.

[@haroldanderson2781]

Nicely done young man!! No pinch points, impressive. Give you a lathe and a Bridgeport and you’d be dangerous!!

[@TKCL]

Oh boy do I want a lathe, I often dream of what I could make.....

[@SeriousSchitt]

Give me a Bridgeport please.

[@Dorchwoods]

Genius!!

[@TKCL]

Thanks, I'm proud of it. Split almost a cord yesterday without a single issue out of it.

[@waynep343]

2 things.. a tapered wedge on the back of the splitter head.. to push the head of the carriage bolt sideways.. could be a 2122 or 2123 rubber biscuit 3 buck motor mount from the parts store. check it out. just a single bolt thru the middle of the biscuit and an edge cut at an angle. perhaps a little grease.. just an idea what a 2123 motor mount looks like.. www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=314881&jsn=259. almost every parts store stocks them.. they come in so handy.. heck when i was a kid i had them on my skate board instead of roller skate cushions on the trucks. bump stops. rubber feet.. doubled up as isolator cushions. you also need an out feed tray to stack a few dozen pieces of split wood on as it comes off the splitter.. backing your splitter closer to to the stack .. so you can every 3 or 4 minutes take a break from splitting and pickup splits with your right hand and without twisting or walking pass them to your left hand for adding to the stack.. this requires you to have your bucked ends closer to the finished stack too.. or set up a distance from the stack and put splits into the front bucket of your tractor.. when its as full as you want.. stop splitting and drive over to the stack.. again.. not having to pick each one up off the ground with a full bend is the idea..

[@BacktotheBasics101]

That is so cool. Much better idea than the 2 x 4 I was going to do from your first video. Excellent. Thanks for the great family friendly channel.

[@TKCL]

Thank you for watching

[@dustinberg1134]

Takes a fraction of a second to crush a bone. For God's sake keep your hand away from the bottom plate, you do not want to learn the hard way, don't mean to preach, but great easy design, much better than the bar.

[@badbadbob1]

Building a better mouse trap is what keeps the thinking man going.

[@arthurnewman3483]

Put a slip on 4 way wedge on you will decrease your overall time by more than a third. Plus let some fall then stack

[@jamespritchett1886]

If it goes ahead and works outstanding job. Maybe put a patient on that a lot of wood splitters would use that.

[@jamespritchett1886]

The best thing to do is call manufacture of the equipment and ask them.

[@HardyBrothersOutdoors]

Well done! I like it... Maybe a project for me to figure out my welding skills at the same time... I like it!

[@jamesfilippellosr.8825]

A piece of string tied off behind the blade attaching to the handle does the same thing, much easier.

[@budlegallee4993]

Great job. I revamped my splitter last winter. I replaced my standard control with an auto cycle and replaced the 30" cylinder with an 18" and it had a 2" rod. All I split is 16" rounds and these changes cut my cycle time in half. Again your fix for your splitter is spot on.

[@TKCL]

Thanks, I'm enjoying it!

[@ckfab475]

I would, like you said, relax the spring tension because you will also help wear out the internal detent with too much spring tension pulling back against it. Good job with it. Have seen something similar.

[@TKCL]

I did that yesterday and it worked flawlessly. Split 2/3 of a cord with no kick outs from the handle

[@denislacroix8334]

Brilliant ! Instead of all tread you could also use a smooth shaft with predrilled holes distance the way you want with a lock pin or a smooth shaft with a quick releasing shaft collar permitting infinite adjustments.

[@TKCL]

That's an option, but once I set this, it will most likely stay there.

[@outdoorswithjake2174]

Like it will mod mine

[@TKCL]

Mine is still running like a champ years later

[@high-techredneck5941]

I just recently bought t the county line 22 ton log splitter from a guy that bought it new to literally split one tree that fell in his yard so it’s like new and sold it to me for $500!!!! Score!!!

[@TKCL]

Very nice score!

[@SyntheticStuntMan]

all you need now is to add a 4 way wedge and cutting split time in half.

[@tangydiesel1886]

That's pretty slick! Commenting for the algorithm, and because that's a very simple, safe, and effective idea.

[@TKCL]

Thanks!

[@alanmagee1207]

HICE JOB

[@jsmalls3886]

Way too elaborate (should have just added a block of wood at the stop end of the splitter which would shorten cycle time), that being said, Fantastic design and build. Absolutely love it brotha! Subbed!!

[@TKCL]

The block does not work for all the vertical splitting I do. This design works in both directions.

[@yveskc1]

Don't mind if I copy your ideas

[@davidmcgennity3182]

Now that's better it's more like my set up

[@mikeadams2339]

Yes you should be proud.got a feeling once supply sees how cheaply this fix is they will make a change? Next deal is to make the splitter easier to shut down? Need a better,faster easier way to stop the engine !

[@TKCL]

That would be very easy, a cut off switch can be installed anywhere on the machine.

[@colin8532]

Awesome design. Simple, so there is very little to fail. Excellent setup sir, very impressive!

[@TKCL]

Thank you very much

[@frederickshipp8013]

Can't get much simpler than that. 👍👍

[@vulcan5678]

That works great 👍🏻.

[@TKCL]

Thanks, yes it does! Been using it for the last couple of days, no issues.

[@fricknjeep]

hi there job well done john

[@TKCL]

Thanks

[@Lifeinthe906]

I'd call that backyard engineering I use it all the time . Well done

[@TKCL]

Me too, always problems to solve.

[@tristenfinn9986]

Paton it or someone else be makin money on that

[@chrisyerp174]

Good stuff like that update

[@sureflamefirewood4174]

Well just forget what I said in the last video. This way is way better great fix the issue idea

[@TKCL]

Thanks! I definitely wanted to make a better design that took the stress off of the machine.

[@HOGRANCHgeorgegabriel9538]

INCREASE THE SIZE OF THE SHAFT IN YOUR HYD CYLINDER, EXAMPLE 3 INCH SHAFT 4 INCH BORE. IT WORKS!

[@denniswilson6426]

I like your design and your ingenuity. However I would like to see you at the original stop just in case you didn’t pull the handle back in time. That way you wouldn’t bend the all thread.

[@maraudermitchelli]

Excellent fix just excellent 🙂

[@TKCL]

Thank you!

[@high-techredneck5941]

Just subscribed!

[@scotanderson6857]

I put my spacer on the bottom plate, no pinch unless i say so....

[@TKCL]

That works for horizontal splitting, but doesn't for vertical splitting.

[@markb.1259]

Great design Andrew! You'd better hurry and get your patent sent in!

[@TKCL]

Lol, been there and done that in the past. Lost a lot of money and sanity.

[@stevemeuse7632]

You should patent that

[@naturenut7695]

Dude you need to sell those things. I think you got a money maker

[@TKCL]

I've had a bad experience with patents and making them on the side has legalities tied to it.

[@digger0429]

Good invention smart

[@high-techredneck5941]

Much better!!!

[@darrintraywick8042]

That's the way I like to solve problems, simple but effective

[@willcartwright6624]

That's some impressive engineering. Detents in a hydraulic valve are generally 3 balls under spring pressure. They are pushed into grooves in the valve spool. A weaker spring or a longer taper on the valve spool may have been a simpler fix.

[@TheTorkerman]

And there you have it !!! Awesome, going to do the same to mine now 😎😎

[@pat6429]

If only you patented it. Money would be rolling in!

[@TKCL]

Got burnt years ago with the patent process and lost faith in it.

[@Trail-of-dead]

Yeah that’s much better, a fine idea, thank you

[@TKCL]

Thank you

[@SeriousSchitt]

You Sir are a genius, even I like that one. Have you ever had a piece of wood that your splitter wouldn’t cut?

[@TKCL]

Lol, love your name! Nothing yet that it wouldn't split, other than a crotch or two. Any kind of straight wood is no problem.

[@Living-The-Dream]

You shall be called “Slick Willie” from this point forward......awesome invention. I hope it stand the test of time.....sure looks like it will. Nice !!! You D Man 🪵🪓👍🤠

[@TKCL]

Lol, I'll take it! Thanks for watching

[@outdoorswithjake2174]

Awesome

[@blairhanna5740]

I have the same splitter Andrew. I also have everything else you used. I just hope I have the ability. You made it look easy. Hope you don’t mind if I use YOUR idea. Nice job...

[@TKCL]

Absolutely go ahead, that's what these videos are for. To inspire or entertain

[@BGWenterprises]

That there is a true, hold my beer idea.

[@TKCL]

Lol thanks

[@bigDH123]

Definitely going to be a time saver Andrew.

[@TKCL]

I think so too! Now I've got to improve my technique for even more productivity. Stacking splits ect

[@sandrocamargo698]

My friend, you can brag as much as you want, and, I'm proud of you. AWESOME JOB!!!!!!! efficient and cheap, that's what I call genius idea!

[@TKCL]

Thank you very much for the kind words

[@brianrizzi6321]

Need a patent

[@shanepadgettii9784]

Patent it!

[@TKCL]

If only it were that easy. Tried that many years ago and lost thousands of dollars plus my sanity on another invention. Really bad taste in my mouth of the patent process.

[@mikeadams2339]

Bingo!

[@SeeMooreVids]

Be sure to off season Store it with piston seated.

[@TKCL]

I do to protect the shaft and seals

[@anthonyfloyd9119]

Andrew that is pure genius!! I don't bother with comments but you did that. Now all you need to do is right up a light lift. Lol. GREAT JOB!

[@TKCL]

Thanks for positive feedback!

[@Sellarmusic]

Just happened to see your video a few years late but better late than never. I think I can pretty easily build a version of to work on my splitter. Not having to wait for the ram in either direction will definitely make my splitter much more efficient. Thanks for sharing your design.

[@TKCL]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@rottiejakeluke]

LOVE THE SYSTEM YOU MADE. Because I’m so impressed with this I would like to ask if you would be willing to build me one. That would include everything you made: spring, privet-rebar with pipe, total screw rod assembled parts, etc. If you would do this I’d pay you for the package, shipping, and for your time. I just do not have the equipment to do this. If you would do so, all I’d have to do is find the spot where to have a welder weld the rebar swivel part and then I can drop the rest in place after drilling a hole to put the spring retention screw onto my splitter. Please take time to consider my request. Thank you so very much, hope to hear back soon. Best wishes, Michael

[@TKCL]

Sorry just found this comment. I honestly don't feel comfortable building them due to modifying someone else's splitter, it's just not a risk I am willing to take. Not to mention that I am extremely busy with a bunch of projects. You be able to have your welder fabricate this very easily. I purchased the all thread, bolts and nuts from tractor supply. They are all 3/8

[@marknye51.thefixitguy]

Really great video thanks.. My problem on this home built log splitter that I've been using is the that whoever builtnit didn't look into options to make it faster. The Hydraulic Control Valve in spring actuated so you have to hold the handle forward and reverse when operating it. It make for very slow splitting. I've thought about changing the control valve to a detent but for a good control valve they run 400 or more. Also, this splitter is heavy and awkward to use in the vertical position because of the weight of the rail. Almost takes too people to raise it. I think I'm just going to look for another splitter that's fasr with a detent valve..

[@TKCL]

I think another splitter would probably be worth your while. A auto return is a must!

[@mackjenkins7721]

I keep telling you Andrew you're the man. See look here mechanic! Come up with good ideas that will work with your equipment. You definitely making sure nobody don't touch your equipment which I don't blame you it's hard to trust people these days. That's good man that you got the situation worked out now.

[@TKCL]

Thanks, love the way its working now!

[@davewarrender2056]

😊

[@harryellingsworth8302]

What is not to like, Great Design, i like it but what is not to like, if it works for you it works for me, Great Job, great Design, Great Video, nice going Sir.

[@TKCL]

Thank you Mr Harry!

[@ralphsawyer1683]

Love your design, I built one very similar, works to perfection, I use a heavy elastic ban from my car tent in place of spring. Thanks for shearing.

[@TKCL]

I like that idea too.

[@marknye51.thefixitguy]

Really great video. Think I'm going to look around for a better splitter .. Thanks for the great video

[@TKCL]

Thanks for watching!

[@HTPJohn]

This is a great hack! I will be building the same for my log splitter. Thanks and God Bless.

[@TKCL]

I see you found it! Great, thanks for watching!

[@steventhobejane6067]

its a pneumatic log splitter?

[@TKCL]

Hydraulic

[@dsnicker9719]

I’m making mine right now!!!

[@TKCL]

Mine is still working great!

[@lathamsranchoutdoors2922]

Wow great idea. My wife would ask me what are you thinking about? Me modifying a log splitter 😆

[@TKCL]

Lol, my wife knows better than to ask me that. I'm always thinking about something random

[@austinlee4639]

Would have never thought of that, we always placed landscape timber cut offs or 3/4" plywood spacers at the base to reduce the length of cycle. Just had to make sure we didn't run the wedge into them.

[@TKCL]

That's an option, but I split alot vertically too. This mechanism will give me the same result vertically or horizontally.

[@freddycarraway]

Impressive, and such a simple design

[@TKCL]

Thank you, I'm very pleased with it.

[@coopsfirst933]

Nice work. Well done.

[@TKCL]

Thanks

[@dcraft1234]

pretty darn slick. If you have a piece just a little long you could just pull the deal over to the left and be able to back the ram up a little more; not have to remove it at all. nice job.

[@TKCL]

I've actually don't that a few times, it works!

[@CJ-yq8ib]

Great design. Looking at it, I might have used a hyme joint somehow on the pivot point. But it seems your design works great. Kuddos for thinking outside the box.

[@TKCL]

I was thinking about one of those joints, but happy to say this has been working perfectly for a while now.

[@SeeMooreVids]

Perfect. You should market these

[@michaelbrooks5111]

Nice Job a lot better set up.

[@TKCL]

Thought you might like that design more. I wanted to make sure I didn't damage my splitter.

[@robertboggs2257]

Thats a excellent redesign! Takes pressure off pump. Need to market it!

[@TKCL]

Thank you

[@mikearlt6327]

Nice work! Seems to work perfectly and was so simple to make. I made a similar kick out for my Champion log splitter but my handle is mounted up high and so my design was a bit more complicated. Such a time saver not having to wait on the ram to travel those extra inches every time. I also added a couple inches to the top of the splitting wedge which seems to help. One other thing i did was to add some "ramps" to the shoe of the wedge to help lift the smaller logs up and out of the channel so they would not get bound up as they split.

[@TKCL]

Sounds like a good design

[@mattposton828]

I’m gonna need you to build an extra one for me! I’ll drop off my splitter this week! lol

[@TKCL]

Lol, I'll need it since this isn't a bolt on version.

[@wvhoundhuntingfirewood9106]

That a great idea! Looks like I'm getting the welder out today. Don't see how that could hurt anything.

[@TKCL]

Thanks, it's easy and has been working great