Splitter-Equipped Spreader Hauls Wood Home

2000 - Volume #24, Issue #1, Page #08

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"I split wood with it, haul the wood in it, and then automatically unload with it using the apron chain," says Mark Deneen, Spring Grove, Minn., who mounted a home-built wood splitter on back of an old manure spreader.
  He started with a Knight 250-bu. spreader that already had the beaters removed. He removed the pto shaft and shortened up the pto drive chain that originally operated the apron, then mounted a hydraulic motor on front of the spreader. The motor drives the apron. To power the spreader û and the splitter on back - he mounted a 12 hp, electric-start gas engine equipped with a 2-stage hydraulic pump on the tongue.
  To build the splitter, he used a 6-ft. length of 8-in. wide steel I-beam and a 4-in. dia., 32-in. long hydraulic cylinder. The splitter has a stand at the bottom and is bolted to the side of the spreader at the back. A steel slide allows the splitter to be lowered to the ground to make it easier to split big chunks.
  "I split wood for my outdoor wood burning stove which I use to heat my home. It works a lot better than the 3-pt. mounted splitter I had been using because I don't need a separate tractor to power the splitter and another rig to haul the wood home," says Deneen.
  "I paid $500 for the spreader which was in good shape with no rust. Except for the log splitter valve, all the parts are from used material. The spreader will hold about 1 1/2 cords of split wood. I mounted a spotlight on top of the splitter so I can work at night. I use it a lot because I operate a welding shop and often have to split wood in the dark. The light is powered by a starter-generator on the engine.
  "The splitter controls are on back and the apron and endgate controls on front. To unload wood I put the pickup transmission in neutral. As the wood piles up on the ground the spreader pushes itself forward."
  Deneen says he's willing to build spreader-splitters for others.
  Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Mark Deneen, Black Hammer Welding, Spring Grove, Minn. 55974 (ph 507 498-3660).

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Splitter-Equipped Spreader Hauls Wood Home WOODLOT EQUIPMENT Wood Splitters 24-1-8 "I split wood with it, haul the wood in it, and then automatically unload with it using the apron chain," says Mark Deneen, Spring Grove, Minn., who mounted a home-built wood splitter on back of an old manure spreader. He started with a Knight 250-bu. spreader that already had the beaters removed. He removed the pto shaft and shortened up the pto drive chain that originally operated the apron, then mounted a hydraulic motor on front of the spreader. The motor drives the apron. To power the spreader û and the splitter on back - he mounted a 12 hp, electric-start gas engine equipped with a 2-stage hydraulic pump on the tongue. To build the splitter, he used a 6-ft. length of 8-in. wide steel I-beam and a 4-in. dia., 32-in. long hydraulic cylinder. The splitter has a stand at the bottom and is bolted to the side of the spreader at the back. A steel slide allows the splitter to be lowered to the ground to make it easier to split big chunks. "I split wood for my outdoor wood burning stove which I use to heat my home. It works a lot better than the 3-pt. mounted splitter I had been using because I don't need a separate tractor to power the splitter and another rig to haul the wood home," says Deneen. "I paid $500 for the spreader which was in good shape with no rust. Except for the log splitter valve, all the parts are from used material. The spreader will hold about 1 1/2 cords of split wood. I mounted a spotlight on top of the splitter so I can work at night. I use it a lot because I operate a welding shop and often have to split wood in the dark. The light is powered by a starter-generator on the engine. "The splitter controls are on back and the apron and endgate controls on front. To unload wood I put the pickup transmission in neutral. As the wood piles up on the ground the spreader pushes itself forward." Deneen says he's willing to build spreader-splitters for others. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Mark Deneen, Black Hammer Welding, Spring Grove, Minn. 55974 (ph 507 498-3660).

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