Is it Worth it to Build an Upside Down Woodsplitter?

Ah ha, so that's your Wallenstein. I was having a heck of a time figuring out what you were talking about...I was thinking Wallenstein log splitters and such... Makes MUCH more sense now...and I don't see why it won't work...sounds like a pricey setup just to use at this one event, no?

 

Yeah I sort of have that option now as I can use the grapple to load any blocks onto my splitter. I was just thinking it may be easier to move the splitter to the blocks of wood hydraulically, then split the wood over a trailer or dump truck.

 

Maybe...I don't know. I have a home made PTO powered wood splitter now so it would just be a matter of cobbling the two together.

 

Hey I kind of snubbed you by accident; I should mention that you have one heck of a set up there for big wood. In NO WAY was I suggesting your splitter was not a sweet machine, I am just trying to configure a new toy I have into something that will do even more around the farm.

 

Well that helps a lot with the cost then. We will need build pics of course...like Kevin in Ohio style...he has the best build threads! (check out his links...when you have some time to kill)

 

No problem. I didn't read/see close enough that the lifting mechanism WAS your Wallenstein. I was like the above poster and was stuck in the splitter mode. Looks like a handy thing to have.

 

Here is another variation on the same concept. Because my Wallenstein trailer can be configured from a grapple to a backhoe, it could be built in this way too.

Quickjaw

 

I can see some advantages and some minuses as well. I guess it boils down to whether it will help you enough or work well for your situation. Would be handy to load and split some at the same time if you were not on your own land. Say loading into a dump truck/trailer just to get the bulk out in a hurry so you could finish at home when conditions were bad and such. For me, having all the little stuff/splits from not having hand held control is a big minus. I feed a boiler so it's more pieces to handle if you see where I'm coming from. Everyone's situation is different.

 

My dad's got a very similar setup to yours Kevin in Ohio . It's an old rim crusher from a scrap yard turned into a splitter. Dad mounted a 12v auto crane on it uses tongs also. She's slow but NOTHING will stop it.

 

The working height and those tables make an unbelievable difference in your level of fatigue. People whom I've done work for and want to help agree as it blows them away one they do it. Most common phrase is, " Now I don't want to use mine."

 

If I had to split 80 cords I'd want a splitter that could hold a bunch of rounds like this;

 

Good way to get someone hurt multipushing like that. Many a guy killed or maimed doing it. I know he is standing to the side but you are dealing with extreme force and mass there. Not normally a safety policeman but that is a no no.

 

They use one here in this Video, Oliver1655 posted.
He can give you some ideas on processing a lot of wood.
Not sure he's on here anymore

Log Bucking Trailer Build
Watch in full screen

 

The ironic thing is; in that same town where that Children's Christian Camp is, there is a manufacturing company that produces Firewood Processors. I suggested they go see the owner and see if he can design a firewood processor that would get the firewood done more mechanically, but the problem is, when every year 80 cord is done in 2.5 days, no one cares to change. My thought process is, instead of getting 40 volunteers to get wood processed, have them same 40 people do other endeavors around the camp to get it ready for the kids.