Hand-Operated 4-Ton Splitter

Hand-Operated 4-Ton Splitter WOODLOT EQUIPMENT Wood Splitters 15-4-30 "My hand-operated wood splitter is light-weight and easy to use," says Erling Selstad, Thief River Falls, Minn. Selstad's wood splitter is equipped with a 4-ton hydraulic jack that's bolted on top of a splitting wedge. The jack and wedge are lowered down into position over the wood by a 12 in. long adjustable toothed rack. When you pump the jack handle the rack locks in place, allowing the jack to force the wedge down. "It works slow but is much easier to use than a splitting mall. It weighs less than 70 lbs. so I can lift it into the back of my pickup," says Seistad, whose legs are paralyzed. The wood rests on a base made from 3-in. sq. steel tubing. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Er-ling Selstad, G27 Michael St., Thief River Falls, Minn. 56701 (ph 218 681-7791).

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