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My homemade wood splitter

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  1. milkman31

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    just thought I'd share my home made splitter.made from a few scrap parts and an old lawnmower we had laying around. Thinking of adding a log lift and a 2 stage pump to replace the single stage that's on it now. Lots of fun putting this together.
     
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    Nice
    It's low enough, a ramp would help for any big stuff, until you get the log lift.
    Good job :yes:
     
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    That's very cool. I bet that unit slays the rounds pretty good. Noticed the engine runs higher RPM's than the B&S motor on my store-bought Swisher 22-ton. Any advantage to higher RPM's .. like faster ram speed or more power?
     
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    As far as the rpm it's at whatever the old riding mower was set at. It does have a good cycle time but I think that's maybe to do with the single stage pump. In time there will be a 2stage put on it.
     
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    I'm always amazed by the resourcefulness, ingenuity, and skill of a lot of the folks here!!!:cool::cheers:
     
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    Most of these folks have more tallent in their little finger than I have in all of me!:tears:
     
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    Neat! Wish I had learned about how to build with steel and hydraulics back in the day. Too late except that can now marvel at those who can compliments of U Tube. Good job brother.
     
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    Is it as loud as the video makes it sound?


    DOesnt look half bad at all.
    Hey! as long as its gettin the job done, who cares what it looks like. Right?
     
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    YES IT IS LOUD!!! Lol but I don't mind. You don't know what loud is till you run this thing!!
     
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