Some good ideas and a nice project for him. However, that is much slower than a regular stand-up splitter. Yes, a little easier with the lift using the tongs but overall, as stated, I could do things much quicker. Splitting as I do does take a little more work but very little and for sure the difference in cost to me would not be worth it. Just another "gadget" for some folks but I can't see any gain. Looks like he could use some improvement where the splits come off. I do really like the way the machine pulls back the log rather than having to wrestle it.
If this is an accomplishment, then he should be proud as this is something that will likely outlast just about all of our splitters as he has built something from the ground up. There are some things about this that I am unsure of and that is the hook lift. Looks ok but my theory on this is that this is more of the wear spot than anything as the joints and all that supporting weight. Slow yes but getting the job done is what is best.
I think this is totally slick. No bending, no picking, just easy work. Yes, it needs a little modification with the .Log feed return thing, but that should be pretty easy. With the lack of wrestling of rounds, and the number of splits that get made in one pass, I doubt that any one person on a traditional splitter, horizontally or vertically run, would be able to keep up with this machine. This is reminiscent of the timber wolf splitters. Not quite as refinied, but I'd be super proud of it if I built that.
As someone who isn't ashamed to say I wouldn't have a clue where to start with this I have so much respect for this guy, it looks awesome!
