I mounted my splitter to a pallet so I can move it around with the tractor forks. I use the forks to move my firewood around, I might as well be able to move the splitter too!
You’ll like it being higher off the ground too, at least I like the height and so does my back. Hunkering that little bit is horrible for me.
Either that or he is moving the trailer before coming in from the other side! Good idea Jack...that'll sure keep the miles down on the ole odometer!
I’m wondering where the center of gravity is on that. My guess is somewhere between the last “E” in Huskee and the “L” in Log. Without a piece of wood on the bottom, if your right fork is too close to the center of gravity, too risk losing the whole thing with the outside edge of the right fork being the pivot point. It would help to actually see it on the forks. I could be wrong, but please be careful with it.
This is what I was specifically alluding to in my above post- not being critical, but seeking to discuss safety and the tendency for tip over with unbalanced loads. Captive boards forming a basic fork pocket are the goal here. Now if Jack Straw is forking the left or right side of the broad side view, I see fork pockets.... but the position of the palletized splitter in that narrow breezeway indicates other- and I want JS as well as every other member to operate as safe as possible.
Thank you all for the warnings! I put the cinder block on the left and I think it may need 2 more. I put the forks to the right as far as possible. It may need some more engineering. Safety first!
I added more blocks on the left side. It feels pretty stable but I’ll keep an eye on her! I tried picking it up by the rail but that felt unstable.
As Eric mentioned you’d be far ahead screwing some boards underneath the forks to create pockets. Even if she goes off balance she won’t come off the forks. Tractors are like Bumbles. They bounce Sure saves time setting up the splitter tho. Just fork it and go.
