Log Splitter On Side Of Wagon
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We solved the problem of hauling our log splitter around by mounting it on the side of our wood-hauling wagon. The splitter is suspended from, and rolls back and forth on, a fold-down frame made out of 3-in. dia. steel pipe. Steel cable is threaded through a series of pulleys mounted on the frame. When lowered to the ground by a hand-cranked winch, the splitter is rolled toward the back of the wagon to make it convenient to split and throw chunks of wood up into the the table on the splitter is made from two 4-in. I-beams mounted side-by side for an 8-in. wide table that makes splitting large chunks easier. The splitter's powered by a simple hydraulic pump that's chain-driven at a 4 to 1 ratio off the tractor pto. I designed an automatic control valve that stays in the "on" position until it's kicked off automatically at the end of the stroke when it strikes the back plate, withdrawing the splitting piston. It lets me throw wood into the wagon while the splitter is splitting. (Stanley Cook, 1698 W. Tr. 132, Tiffin, Ohio 44883)
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Log splitter on side of wagon COMBINES Miscellaneous 15-5-34 We solved the problem of hauling our log splitter around by mounting it on the side of our wood-hauling wagon. The splitter is suspended from, and rolls back and forth on, a fold-down frame made out of 3-in. dia. steel pipe. Steel cable is threaded through a series of pulleys mounted on the frame. When lowered to the ground by a hand-cranked winch, the splitter is rolled toward the back of the wagon to make it convenient to split and throw chunks of wood up into the the table on the splitter is made from two 4-in. I-beams mounted side-by side for an 8-in. wide table that makes splitting large chunks easier. The splitter's powered by a simple hydraulic pump that's chain-driven at a 4 to 1 ratio off the tractor pto. I designed an automatic control valve that stays in the "on" position until it's kicked off automatically at the end of the stroke when it strikes the back plate, withdrawing the splitting piston. It lets me throw wood into the wagon while the splitter is splitting. (Stanley Cook, 1698 W. Tr. 132, Tiffin, Ohio 44883)
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