1996 - Volume #20, Issue #3, Page #37
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Home-Built Multi-Splitter
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When I first started cutting firewood, I bought a brand new single way splitter but after 3 months of use I knew there had to be a better way. There are firewood processors on the market that'll cut and split wood but I didn't have the $30,000 to $40,000 that they cost. I did find one company that makes a multi-split splitter but it only had a 6-way wedge and the price was almost $7,000.
So I went to work and designed and built my own multi-split machine. It has an 8-way wedge that's interchangeable with a 6-way wedge. Four bolts hold each wedge in place. Made out of heavy plate steel, they simply slip into the ends of the two channel iron rails that make up the splitting table. The table is hydraulically adjustable for different size logs, which sit on a table between the two side rails.
The splitter is powered by a 12 hp. Kohler engine and has a 28 gpm pump that drives a 5-in. hydraulic ram which applies 28.5 tons of force. It pushes on a large metal block that applies pressure to the entire back of the log to split evenly against the multi- wedge.
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