Hi. I have a Timber Champ splitter. Borrowed it from a neighbor. As you can see in the attached picture, the roller slid out of place beneath the rail and the spring that holds the roller in place became one with the universe. I can't find it anywhere. I know Timber Champ is out of business. I found a user's manual online but have yet to find a parts diagram. I'm looking for a part number and/or description/size for the spring. Do any of you happen to have a parts diagram? If not, I will take that little head to a local repair shop to see if they have something that might fit. As luck would have it, I was finishing off a load of wood for an event we're doing in two weeks and was within 5-10 minutes of taking the thing apart so as to secure that little arm. All for the want of my impatience and a small lock washer from the mfg. Such is life, eh? Any insights? Thank you in advance. Bill
Welcome aboard scr9268 I have no useful information to offer on that splitter or the spring. I'd probably find a local shop and see what help they may offer. I'd imagine you don't know size or length of the spring?
I would contact this place since they used to sell them and see if they can be any help. Timber Champ Electric 7-Ton Kinetic Log Splitter 4008019 Cold Trigger Finger has a Timber champ.
Assuming they were out of business given other info from Google and the fact that the old timberchamp.com URL took me to a GoDaddy site asking me if I wanted it. I'll keep looking though.
The link provided by 94BULLITT pointed me to Wood Splitters Direct. I called them and spoke with a pleasant young woman. They didn't have anything but she did provide me with a phone number that she just happened to have for Timber Champ parts: 720-437-7640. That number landed me at ToolTuff. Lo and behold, they had the spring I needed. $9 and it is on its way to my PO Box. Many thanks for all of the quick input! That phone number to ToolTuff is a keeper. My wife and I live on a wooded property in south central PA. Just shy of an acre. Up until two years ago, any fallen wood went into our fire pit or into a burn barrel. I had about two cords of split wood that we barely used. Then two years ago, I built a brick oven. Since then, I have been a little nuts separating the good from the not so good. The good goes into the oven and I'm making use of the older split wood. It's the older split wood that needs some attention. When split originally, it was meant for a wood stove that we never bought. For the brick oven, they need to be split again given that I'm looking for more surface area and a brighter fire to warm it up. And that's where the Timber Champ came in handy. In two weeks, we're hosting a meet & greet for a wonderful young woman running for a local political office. We're closing in on 20 guests right now and I think we'll top out around 30. A local friend and I will feed the crowd with wood-fired pizzas. I now have plenty of right-sized wood on hand to run the oven. Thanks again! Bill
tooltuffdirect.com is the link. Tooltuff lists the part I need as a Lift Spring: "This small spring rides along a roller bearings attached to the push plate (along the top of the main beam) and goes up into a divot on the bottom of the rack. The function is to lift the rack off the pinion when not engaged. If your splitter is clinking from the rack dropping onto the pinion without being engaged, you likely need this spring." Based on "...you will likely need this spring..." in the manufacturer's description, it makes me think that this spring went missing on more than just the unit sitting in my garage. It's the underside of the roller bearing carriage that could use a lock washer. I'm not an expert mechanic yet I can usually see how to secure something that shouldn't move. And that little carriage moved. I tightened it down a few times in the past with a box wrench but, with no lock washer... When the new spring arrives, I'll pull the rail apart enough to get at the carriage and add a lock washer. Maybe then the owner and I won't have to be concerned with this. Minor complaints aside, this is a nice, relatively light splitter. It is fast, portable, very quiet, and can handle Given that it's electric, it could be stored standing up in a very small footprint.
Glad to see you're making right by your neighbor, and not returning it broken. It's pretty crappy when someone borrows something and brings it back all messed up. Edit.. and it happens all too frequently.
I would measure the spring so if fly's out again, you may be able to get one from a hardware store for less.
I agree. It's like the antique store adage of "you break it, it's yours." Quick stor: I use a manure fork when moving mulch, wood chips, etc. from a pile into our wheel barrow. I had my latest one for maybe a month when a neighbor borrowed it to pick through another neighbor's pile of wood chips. Nice, loose chips, fresh out of the back of a commercial shredder. He brings it back with one of the tines noticeably bent. He did offer to buy me a new one ($35-40) but I declined. I took it into my shop and used a hand sledge to ease it back into place. My wife asked "how did he do that?" I told her I didn't ask and I didn't want to know. I get the feeling he or his wife would like to borrow our 30+ year old Tomahawk chipper/shredder but that just isn't gonna happen. The Tomahawk was a gift from an acquaintance. I'd borrowed it from him 10 years ago and he didn't want it back. "Consider it yours." Nice... I flipped the hammers, had the carb rebuilt, replaced a gas line.
Yup. Measure and maybe even take it to PaulB's hardware in Lititz PA. It's about 15 miles away. The place has everything and caters to farmers, builders, etc. They have a special spot for the Amish to park their buggies. I figure they will have the spring or something very close to it. If they do, I'll pick up a few and share them with the owner. Kinda like having spare shear pins for a snowblower. Last year, I tore down a previous owner's shed that had fallen into disrepair and built a new one in its place. I wanted sliding barn doors. I went to PaulB's and they had a large selection of bars and rollers. You can see the overall project and the doors on Flickr: Shed Project 2018
