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Supersplit modifications

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    sirbuildalot

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    Awhile back I made a tow hitch and extension table for my Super Split. It has worked out well to stage rounds, hold halves, and to stack splits on.

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    Ive noticed though, that it can feel unsturdy when heavy splits are stacked on the wooden extension. Yesterday, I decided to make leg extensions, that will hopefully make it more sturdy.

    Up position for transporting

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    Down position for when in use

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    I also added an old toolbox I made probably about 20 years ago. This will house the items the side box held that I took off. Mainly, lube spray, rags, putty knife, extra bearings, socket driver, safety glasses, small first aid kit, ear phones, hand saw, hatchet, and timber tongs

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    I made 6 positions an inch apart, so I can adjust them to different heights, and independently of each other for uneven ground. There's just a pin that holds it in position. The wooden blocks the pole slides into are Oak. The only thing I want to add are some rubber caps to put on the ends of the pipes. The legs themselves, were from an old dog kennel frame.
     
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    Tried out the new legs today. Worked well. Staged about 10 cubic feet of White Oak on the end table to see how it would do.

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    Same wood stacked in my 13 cubic foot bucket

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    Also tried some Black Birch

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    Felt much more stable than before.
     
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    I ended up doing further modifications on the SS table.



     
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