Upgrading My Homemade Wood Splitter With a Diesel Engine

Adding a diesel engine to my homemade wood splitter

[@saulzain1957]

It's always important that when you don't know what you're doing to just unbolt parts and scatter them all over your backyard. And if it doesn't come apart, get a hammer and beat on it. If the small hammer doesn't work, get a bigger one!

[@TheTorkerman]

Those little diesels are great! The engine note didn’t change at all under load, Man! You burn some BIG firewood

[@davidd.ormandy6901]

Wow good job. I don't think I have never seen a diesal log spitter but it makes sense

[@fhwolthuis]

Great to see you back, Dave! Great job.

[@allanpeters4403]

Glad to see you back Dave!!! Missed your videos.

[@jeffmaclean7700]

Nice job Dave I like the setup and great job making everything work

[@1997cr80r]

Now add a hydraulic motor to your elevator and power it off the diesel aswell so you don't need to run 2

[@ludwigvanmulders1730]

well done Dave. thanks to share your vids.

[@louisroman7134]

Thanks for sharing Dave.

[@billyhaddock5540]

Great Job repairing ur log splitter with a Diesel Motor. works great..

[@camperjack2620]

It looks like you do a lot of welding, maybe I'm not telling you anything. I suspect your splitter pieces are made out of special hardened steel. You may need to preheat the metal with a torch, and use special welding rod to get it to stick. We used to have problems welding hardened edges on the cutting edge of a snowplow. Even one of the best union welders they could find; sometimes you have a problem. Great initiative and kudos for putting all your hard work up for us to learn from.

[@richardmiller5238]

Nice upgrade! 👌👌

[@scottmyers226]

Nice job Dave, very efficient.

[@flowerstone]

Never seize on the shaft but use blue locktite on the set screw. A little heat will remove it but you don’t want it to loosen while running. 🙂 as mentioned, a hydraulic motor on the conveyor would be a nice addition.

[@jimsvideos7201]

Nice work, the antiseize in particular.

[@merrymanrc]

Good upgrade on your wood splitter maybe the thing you do is built a cover to help keep the rain and snow off splitter and try keep it dry and you too when you splitter wood

[@singleshot2218]

Nice job bud! Now just have to quiet it down a bit, maybe a stack and muffler. Take care and stay safe! God bless!✝️🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@hollandduck79]

hello from the Netherlands . thanks for the video Dave . Sincerely Hollandduck

[@bchdsailor]

Hearing protection? You will appreciate hearing your grandchildren one day 🤔

[@NCCountryBoy]

People can say what they want about WV it def has its rough parts but the views are amazing

[@philipx2]

The struggle is real!

[@jerrymcjunkin8398]

You done a fantastic job on this 👏 👍 I enjoy watching you 😀 keep up videos looking for something 😀 new thanks !!!!!!!++++++++

[@Joe-mf4jx]

You should make some slide hammer vice grips

[@michaelcarron3418]

What's makeing that pop'n sound ? Sticky valve spring? May be carbon deposit?

[@JohnSmith-ki2eq]

Good job, but if I could give you one piece of advice it would be to wear hearing protection. I worked on a factory floor for eight years not wearing it much and I was young and dumb, and now I'm old and hard of hearing.

[@TheMechanicDave]

Yeah I do wear ear plugs there small and foam so kinda hard to see but I wear them anytime I do anything loud

[@jerrymcjunkin8398]

Put a tote on your engine that will protect it from the weather good luck 👍 😉!!!!!!!!!!!+++++++++

[@wafflezoot]

maybe I am missing something, but wouldn't it have been easier to raise the pump instead of lower the motor? Great content/video btw.

[@kenberscheit948]

maybe should have added a pump mount to the motor and run a new hydraulic line on one side and been fixed in an hour, the motor is already tapped for the mount.

[@TheMechanicDave]

I could have done that, I didn’t want to mess with redoing all my hydraulic hard lines

[@michaelcarron3418]

Put some Heat on it and let it expand some. Where you at son...West by God Virginia. What was that sleave made out of? Lead?

[@justineheart8200]

A grinder or Dremal cut off wheel would have helped!

[@hillbillyfranks]

I think you did a h*** of a job It looks like something I would do I got the hillbilly Technology So you just have a good day and keep on doing what you're doing Catch you on the next one

[@jacobpaxton9645]

You should figure out how to put a wood professor together

[@jackpine1033]

Hey DAVE! You might need a bigger hammer!

[@thepubliceye]

Diesel might not be the best choice if you need to use it in the winter.

[@kenberscheit948]

that coupler isnt worn that way because it wasnt aligned right , its worn because the spider has been missing for a long time

[@m9ovich785]

Look to the Right of the Tape measure...

[@erdemir5641]

What type of welder is that?

[@oldfaithful4112]

👍👍

[@terryl7874]

👍

[@brucebonkowski9568]

Suppose to use 15-40 to get some sludge atf 4tbsp.or Lucas oil stabilizer

[@brandonmcconnell8132]

I had a diesel engine on a miller welder (threw a rod)I had to cut and smash the engine to separate engine from welder need a better design of a quick cupler engine driven equipment

[@morgansword]

Just a work in progress......... you can outrun the conveyor now so there is that. A bit loud on your ears tho, might just lengthen the exhaust to some way of muffling the sound down some as I am old now and near reading lips. I do kind of wish I had taken a bit more concern over hearing. Not ragging on ya as if your happy then its all good

[@TheMechanicDave]

Yeah I wear earplugs anytime I’m doing firewood, there small and hard to see on camera

[@silverbullet7434]

Much more suitable engine for your log splitter. I see a log lifter in the future. Your back will thank you in thirty years. Ask me how I ruined my spine and can't even get out of bed. Ever!!!

[@charlesschnepp5358]

Deisel 50% oil 50% oil flush

[@charlesmiles9115]

😛😛😛❤❤🦾🦾🦴👍👍👍👍👍

[@byronstevens3790]

where r your safety chaps and ear plugs