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Splitter-Equipped Spreader Hauls Wood Home
"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
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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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