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- This is my second attempt speeding up my tractor supply county line log splitter. The first video received a lot of viewer concerns that I would damage my splitter the way I had it modified. This modification does not allow the splitter to have pressure or pivot points that could damage the log splitter.
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You must have been an engineer at your last job lol. You are a freakin genius! Watching your videos have really been motivating me to get more stuff accomplished around my house and property.
I never went to college, but I did actually hold a management job that required an engineering degree. They made an exception for me based on work history.
Like Hank said, "A country boy can survive!"
You got that right!
Great design and simple fix! "Necessity is the mother of invention ". 👍
Thanks, I think it's going to work out great for me.
Genius! I would neeeeever have come up with that.. Great work!
Thanks Chris! It's working well, used it for hours yesterday.
whether you know it or not you are an engineer building parts and improving machines, good job Andrew!
My friend, you can brag as much as you want, and, I'm proud of you. AWESOME JOB!!!!!!! efficient and cheap, that's what I call genius idea!
Thank you very much for the kind words
Can’t argue with that fix! That works perfect, nice job man! Ready to see it in action on a rack or two of wood. Great idea!
Split 2/3 of a cord yesterday, video should be out Saturday. It worked flawlessly.
Just happened to see your video a few years late but better late than never. I think I can pretty easily build a version of to work on my splitter. Not having to wait for the ram in either direction will definitely make my splitter much more efficient. Thanks for sharing your design.
Glad you enjoyed it
That's pretty slick!
Commenting for the algorithm, and because that's a very simple, safe, and effective idea.
Thanks!
Great job. I revamped my splitter last winter. I replaced my standard control with an auto cycle and replaced the 30" cylinder with an 18" and it had a 2" rod.
All I split is 16" rounds and these changes cut my cycle time in half.
Again your fix for your splitter is spot on.
Thanks, I'm enjoying it!
That is so cool. Much better idea than the 2 x 4 I was going to do from your first video. Excellent. Thanks for the great family friendly channel.
Thank you for watching
Very nice. I have the same splitter but no welding talent lol. Thanks for sharing. That’s great engineering
Thanks for watching! You can alway learn how to weld on CZcams, that was my teacher.
Awesome design. Simple, so there is very little to fail. Excellent setup sir, very impressive!
Thank you very much
Love your design, I built one very similar, works to perfection, I use a heavy elastic ban from my car tent in place of spring. Thanks for shearing.
I like that idea too.
Definitely going to be a time saver Andrew.
I think so too! Now I've got to improve my technique for even more productivity. Stacking splits ect
Andrew that is pure genius!!
I don't bother with comments but you did that.
Now all you need to do is right up a light lift. Lol.
GREAT JOB!
Thanks for positive feedback!
Very Nice- Works like a Champ! Great solution to the problem. 👍
Thanks
Round 2 is a winner! Nice job.
Thank you for watching
Thats a great idea, works nearly to perfection! Good demonstration!
Thank you, I'm enjoying the modification
Perfect. You should market these
A much better and stronger design than my "Trip Wire" suggestion in the other video. Great Job!!!!!
Thanks
I'd call that backyard engineering I use it all the time . Well done
Me too, always problems to solve.
Well done! I like it... Maybe a project for me to figure out my welding skills at the same time... I like it!
Excellent fix just excellent 🙂
Thank you!
I am impressed Andrew. You need to patent that! Simple and very versatile. Great job!
Thanks! I actually tried to patent something years ago, it was costly and extremely frustrating. Long story short I gave up and now I see my invention in outdoor magazines from time to time. Makes me want to puke 😔
@@TKCL Dang, that's gotta be frustrating. I wasn't sure what all was involved with getting a patient. You're good at coming up with creative solutions to problems and then building them so that's a blessing no matter how you look at it. Doesn't always have to be about money. Really enjoyed the video. Have a good day!
Brilliant ! That’s a solution for many people’s complaints with their slow splitters . I’m thinking you should get that to a patent office real quick ! Seriously, that’s a game changer invention. Good luck
I have a real bad taste in my mouth for patents. I tried to patent an invention I had many years ago, it was extremely expensive and frustrating. I gave up on it, someone picked the design up and now I see my invention in outdoor magazines from time to time. Makes me sick to see it. 🤬
@@TKCL Oh man, I’m so sorry to hear about that. Frustrating indeed. ‘Cause I can see you got the brains, forethought and mechanical skill-set that when you see a “problem”, you can create a solution.
I will be doing this to my county line splitter !!! Thanks so much for the video .
Thanks for watching
I enjoy the channel !!
Simple and effective, well done!
Thank you
Really great video.
Think I'm going to look around for a better splitter ..
Thanks for the great video
Thanks for watching!
Impressive, and such a simple design
Thank you, I'm very pleased with it.
Thats a excellent redesign! Takes pressure off pump. Need to market it!
Thank you
Nice work. Well done.
Thanks
Great Video, thank you for sharing!!!
Thank you for watching
Love that fix. I will start on my splitter with similar mod. The adjustment is great.
Thanks, I knew I wanted adjustability (never know what size I might change to) and I wanted quick removal to go back to factory.
Nice work! Seems to work perfectly and was so simple to make. I made a similar kick out for my Champion log splitter but my handle is mounted up high and so my design was a bit more complicated. Such a time saver not having to wait on the ram to travel those extra inches every time. I also added a couple inches to the top of the splitting wedge which seems to help. One other thing i did was to add some "ramps" to the shoe of the wedge to help lift the smaller logs up and out of the channel so they would not get bound up as they split.
Sounds like a good design
Awesome fix Andrew! So simple yet super effective! My Ruggedmade came with a stroke restrictor plate and pre-drilled holes in the I-beam to mount at various lengths, works great to speed up cycle time but I break bolts every 2-3 cords I run through it! I just took it off a few days ago because of this, I need something like yours!!
Thanks, I just split about a cord with it and had zero issues. Time will tell, but so far I love it! Thanks for watching!
Nicely done young man!! No pinch points, impressive. Give you a lathe and a Bridgeport and you’d be dangerous!!
Oh boy do I want a lathe, I often dream of what I could make.....
Give me a Bridgeport please.
Nice work. Looks like a time saver.
Thank you
Excellent idea
Thanks
You shall be called “Slick Willie” from this point forward......awesome invention. I hope it stand the test of time.....sure looks like it will. Nice !!! You D Man 🪵🪓👍🤠
Lol, I'll take it! Thanks for watching
Hell of an idea, keep up the good work.
Thank you for watching
Genius!!
Thanks, I'm proud of it. Split almost a cord yesterday without a single issue out of it.
Great design. Looking at it, I might have used a hyme joint somehow on the pivot point. But it seems your design works great. Kuddos for thinking outside the box.
I was thinking about one of those joints, but happy to say this has been working perfectly for a while now.
I keep telling you Andrew you're the man. See look here mechanic! Come up with good ideas that will work with your equipment. You definitely making sure nobody don't touch your equipment which I don't blame you it's hard to trust people these days. That's good man that you got the situation worked out now.
Thanks, love the way its working now!
Wow great idea. My wife would ask me what are you thinking about? Me modifying a log splitter 😆
Lol, my wife knows better than to ask me that. I'm always thinking about something random
And there you have it !!! Awesome, going to do the same to mine now 😎😎
This is a great hack! I will be building the same for my log splitter. Thanks and God Bless.
I see you found it! Great, thanks for watching!
hi there job well done john
Thanks
I would, like you said, relax the spring tension because you will also help wear out the internal detent with too much spring tension pulling back against it. Good job with it. Have seen something similar.
I did that yesterday and it worked flawlessly. Split 2/3 of a cord with no kick outs from the handle
nice design simple and to the point that works.
Yes it is, thanks
Brilliant ! Instead of all tread you could also use a smooth shaft with predrilled holes distance the way you want with a lock pin or a smooth shaft with a quick releasing shaft collar permitting infinite adjustments.
That's an option, but once I set this, it will most likely stay there.
That's going to work great!!!! I don't think it's going to mess up any thing on the machine at all. And it looks good you might say it looks like it came like that.
Thanks! That's what I wanted to accomplish this time, no impacts or pressure points to damage the machine.
I also made a limiter. It helps me a lot.
Very nice modification.
Thank you sir!
Can't get much simpler than that. 👍👍
That works great 👍🏻.
Thanks, yes it does! Been using it for the last couple of days, no issues.
What is not to like, Great Design, i like it but what is not to like, if it works for you it works for me, Great Job, great Design, Great Video, nice going Sir.
Thank you Mr Harry!
Genius!!!! Love it!!!!
Thank you! I love making things
Great design Andrew! You'd better hurry and get your patent sent in!
Lol, been there and done that in the past. Lost a lot of money and sanity.
That's the way I like to solve problems, simple but effective
Good invention smart
Firewood, tacos, and now log splitter accessories 👍🤘 can't get any better then that
Lol.... Yes it can get better..... A dump trailer 😉
@@TKCL hey you said it not me. 🤭🤭🤭🤫🤫🤫 Don't forget who else reads the comments lol 👍
Nice job Andrew.
Thank you!
Would have never thought of that, we always placed landscape timber cut offs or 3/4" plywood spacers at the base to reduce the length of cycle. Just had to make sure we didn't run the wedge into them.
That's an option, but I split alot vertically too. This mechanism will give me the same result vertically or horizontally.
Yeah that’s much better, a fine idea, thank you
Thank you
Well done mister!
Thank you!
Sweet design dude. I'll build one this weekend!
Still working well after many months
Really great video thanks..
My problem on this home built log splitter that I've been using is the that whoever builtnit didn't look into options to make it faster.
The Hydraulic Control Valve in spring actuated so you have to hold the handle forward and reverse when operating it.
It make for very slow splitting.
I've thought about changing the control valve to a detent but for a good control valve they run 400 or more.
Also, this splitter is heavy and awkward to use in the vertical position because of the weight of the rail.
Almost takes too people to raise it.
I think I'm just going to look for another splitter that's fasr with a detent valve..
I think another splitter would probably be worth your while. A auto return is a must!
Respect, really good Idea👍
Thanks!
Good stuff like that update
You Sir are a genius, even I like that one.
Have you ever had a piece of wood that your splitter wouldn’t cut?
Lol, love your name! Nothing yet that it wouldn't split, other than a crotch or two. Any kind of straight wood is no problem.
That's some impressive engineering. Detents in a hydraulic valve are generally 3 balls under spring pressure. They are pushed into grooves in the valve spool. A weaker spring or a longer taper on the valve spool may have been a simpler fix.
That a great idea! Looks like I'm getting the welder out today. Don't see how that could hurt anything.
Thanks, it's easy and has been working great
Great set up .
Thanks
It is a good job. For long term storage it is best the ram is fully retracted to prevent rust
I agree and totally forgot to mention that. That's another reason I wanted the device to be removable. I always retract my cylinders on my tractor for this very reason.
I’m making mine right now!!!
Mine is still working great!
I have the same splitter Andrew. I also have everything else you used. I just hope I have the ability. You made it look easy. Hope you don’t mind if I use YOUR idea. Nice job...
Absolutely go ahead, that's what these videos are for. To inspire or entertain
pretty darn slick. If you have a piece just a little long you could just pull the deal over to the left and be able to back the ram up a little more; not have to remove it at all. nice job.
I've actually don't that a few times, it works!
Nice Job a lot better set up.
Thought you might like that design more. I wanted to make sure I didn't damage my splitter.
Good southern ingenuity
Yes sir
Outstanding!
Thanks
Much better!!!
Brilliant!
Thanks!
I’m gonna need you to build an extra one for me! I’ll drop off my splitter this week! lol
Lol, I'll need it since this isn't a bolt on version.
I just recently bought t the county line 22 ton log splitter from a guy that bought it new to literally split one tree that fell in his yard so it’s like new and sold it to me for $500!!!! Score!!!
Very nice score!
If it goes ahead and works outstanding job. Maybe put a patient on that a lot of wood splitters would use that.
Seems like the easier solution is to extend the stop plate toward the cylinder. This would allow for the shorter stroke without any abnormal wear on the cylinder side.
Are you talking about the bottom plate? If so that still doesn't benefit me completely. I also split in the vertical position and raising the bottom plate would make putting large firewood rounds on it extremely difficult.
Absolutely mint
Thanks
You're a genius! You should get a patent on that and other creations!
Lol I'm definitely no genius, just a decent problem solver. I actually applied for a patent years ago on another product I developed. It costs me thousands and was a horrible experience. Bad taste in my mouth ever since
Dude you need to sell those things. I think you got a money maker
I've had a bad experience with patents and making them on the side has legalities tied to it.
LOVE THE SYSTEM YOU MADE. Because I’m so impressed with this I would like to ask if you would be willing to build me one. That would include everything you made: spring, privet-rebar with pipe, total screw rod assembled parts, etc. If you would do this I’d pay you for the package, shipping, and for your time. I just do not have the equipment to do this. If you would do so, all I’d have to do is find the spot where to have a welder weld the rebar swivel part and then I can drop the rest in place after drilling a hole to put the spring retention screw onto my splitter. Please take time to consider my request. Thank you so very much, hope to hear back soon. Best wishes, Michael
Sorry just found this comment. I honestly don't feel comfortable building them due to modifying someone else's splitter, it's just not a risk I am willing to take. Not to mention that I am extremely busy with a bunch of projects. You be able to have your welder fabricate this very easily. I purchased the all thread, bolts and nuts from tractor supply. They are all 3/8
Dam I love it!!!!
It's been working awesome for months now. Zero issues
😊
Way too elaborate (should have just added a block of wood at the stop end of the splitter which would shorten cycle time), that being said, Fantastic design and build. Absolutely love it brotha! Subbed!!
The block does not work for all the vertical splitting I do. This design works in both directions.
Awesome
Nice
That there is a true, hold my beer idea.
Lol thanks
You can increase the retract speed of the cylinder. Check out what is called a regeneration circuit.
I see 1 M. views very soon. Great idea!
Boy that would be awesome, if only the CZcams algorithm would pick it up!
@@TKCL We just started so you know how that goes. If we could be were you are that would be awesome 😎
Just takes time and dedication! Eventually with enough content out there, the odds start stacking in your favor to get discovered.
Building a better mouse trap is what keeps the thinking man going.