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Pitman Rod Wood Splitter (Unusual)

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    Being retired I have little to do but peruse Youtube looking for odd things and on this video, I saw a unique pitman rod woodsplitter. It would not work well for what I envision, but a lot of needs here and people who may like the simple, easy to build design. The interesting part starts at 6 minute, 13 seconds.

    Kind of a dangerous wood splitter, but him wearing clogs is almost just as dangerous. Who wears clogs while splitting wood?

    Amazing Homemade Inventions #2
     
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    The guy on the bike saw is in serious trouble this winter.:headbang:
     
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    Yeah he's going nowhere fast!:rofl: :lol:
     
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    That's a Gilligan's Island invention if I ever saw one.:rofl: :lol:
     
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    Looks like a big crankshaft. You definitely do not want any distractions while using that sucker.
     
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    Notice how light that wood was. Try that rig on a piece of elm!:headbang:
     
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    Yep no kidding.
     
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