Time to revamp my 45ish year old speeco

After a steaming you will be surprised how good it looks. Been outside in the pile of wood area, never inside. I grew up with cosmoline, dad was world war two navy. Always spray the shiny stuff when done, put the wheelbarrow over the engine, pump and valve. When not going used for a while when warm remove the vent plug and put in a unvented one. Bearing buddies on the wheels.
Cosmoline is basically a wax and the sprits on the shiny parts doesn't need to be cleaned just split and it's gone.

 

One thing I’ll offer about the side tables - especially since your push block is moving instead of the wedge, which means your wood is moving too - you might consider something smooth for the table surfaces. I’ve seen some nice grate and corrugated side tables get wrecked when the end of the wood got caught in a crevice and took the table with it as the ram continued in motion.

I put an extra side table on mine big enough to cover the motor and hydraulic tank fill cap. I made it out of a heavy steel frame but decked it with a piece of smooth aluminum I had that had about a 1-1/2” lip turned up on the outside edge. It makes it really easy to slide and move the bigger chunks into position.

Everybody has different ideas and expectations, so please just take this as a suggestion. You might decide you need something different.

 

That's a well made splitter. Will make a good base for all the options you want to add. Take some pics after you get it cleaned up!

 

I didn't think about, excellent point. We used to leave it hitched to the truck and put a smooth steel sheet from the wedge into the truck sort of self loading. Thanks for the suggestion!

 

When I bought it you didn't have much of choice. It's built tough for sure.