trade ya a Honda Riding mower in need of a little reassembly straight up 😆. Nice fab work , another machine back in action 👍.

Brings back old memories. The problem with owning a log splitter is everybody seems to remember your name and telephone number.

Mustie, you're definitely my favorite KZfaqr. I'd watch you repair a cardboard box and still enjoy it. You just have a relaxed, down to earth manner that makes me feel like I'm hanging out with a friend - thank-you for that.

Holy crap, mark this day in history. Mustie1 finally cracked open a carb which was in mint condition. We shall celebrate this day here forth on the 18th day of every July.

I loved this one Musty, something a little different, all cobbled parts togeather and it works a treat. Your so knowledgeable and easy to listen to. Your giggle when everything fires into life brings a smile to me. Thank you for that.

You need a Mustie1 coffee mug . Teryl was complaining he has no Mustie1 mug to check for water in gas .

As soon as I seen that tractor muffler attached with wire I gave a thumbs up. I knew it was going to be a good one ! LOL

Hi to NH from London England. Thank you Darren,you constantly bolster the human spirit. Your dedication is second to none. Deep joy .

Wow what a great fix. Looks like a good log splitter to for sure. Great purchase with your repairs. Thanks for the fabulous video.

The Huskee Splitter is prone to wear under the slide if not over greased. Retract the slide and force grease to both sides of the of the slide. Good video.

Absolutely use it in the vertical position whenever possible. I can't count how many cords I've split over the 20 years at my ranch. I heat both the shop and house with wood, so you can imagine the scale I use each year. Cheers! Zip~

Brilliant as always. The way it’s narrated as well, Mustie you manage to make all 644,000 of us who follow you feel as if we are hanging out with a good friend. Grateful as always for you sharing 🇬🇧

Love your videos. Watch every Sunday without fail. Believe it or not they really help with my depression and anxiety. Always feel better after a Mustie video. Peace buddy, and keep "em coming.

I have a similar LS but instead of using the lever control for the hydraulics I replaced it with a Hydraulic Foot Control Valve that has a push up spring plate that auto reverses when your foots removed with a small actuator that is pushed in when the shaft gets to the set stop point this also pushes another actuator on the pedal pushing it in neutral position and vise versa the pedal does it in the opposite direction. This wasn't hard to build. It's so much faster and easier to work with. Just un wine the hoses throw it on the ground and get to work. 😎👍👍👍👍👍

I split about 5 chords per year for the past 20 years. I've used the splitter in the horizontal position maybe twice. Sitting on a homer bucket with the splitter vertical is my preferred method.

Very nice log splitter engine sound, it's a nice machine to spend a few relaxing hours with. And the v-6 2 stroke boat engine invites to big journeys in wide and long rivers, like those in Amazonas. Thank you, Mr. Mustie, best regards from Santa Catarina State, Southern Brazil!

I learn so much from your videos. Thanks... I have been dragging peoples "junk" mowers and stuff home and it's made me a bit of extra cash on the side!

Just the tip on rotating the 5 gal bucket when pouring made the video worthwhile!

Would you and Taryl Dactyl ever do a collab? I have been following everyone of your videos since back to 2014. You guys are the absolute best entertainment that I don't even have to pay for. God Bless you Man!!

I just used skills I learned from watching your videos to do a bit of long overdue maintance on a pressure washer that I need to use tomorrow. Thanks a bunch for the hundreds of times you've done small engine and carb tear downs. Turns out everything was a-okay but you know if I hadn't checked it all out something would have caused me stress when I needed it to be working.

Favorite KZfaq by far. Thanks for all you do. Look forward to your uploads.

Excellent video Darren. Great fun. I liked the against the grain work. Fascinating when the wood started exuding water because of the internal pressure. It perfectly demonstrated why this sort of machinery is "serious" stuff.

Another great video Mustie, I would put an extension on the hydraulic control lever. I would also weld a tray to protect the fuel tank from getting hit with wood being split. Splitting wood horizontally with 2 people is way easier, 1 on the control lever, 1 placing wood on the splitter. Have a wheelbarrow beside the splitter to save time.

You and Jason work well together. I watch both of you, as I'm sure many people do... You guys might want to consider a collab playlist to put on both your channels.... of say.... a fulltilt restoration on an old VW van.... I'm positive that viewers from both channels would seriously dig it. Peace

Thanks for the video my friend. I’ll have to say that you always seem to find great stuff. My family and friends always wonder why I’m always saving stuff that people never even consider saving. Just finding where to store it is the tricky part.

Congratulations on 500K. Just noticed. Happy to have been here since around 20K.

Hey mustie, love the content, just an FYI, I noticed in the video you were holding the lever while the ram retracted, most log splitters will retract on their own after pushing the handle, when the pump bottoms out the pressure on the valve will return it to the "neutral " position

I learn so much from you. I am not set up for the fabrication but I am working on it. thanks a whole lot!

Mustie1 -- you really cashed in with this splitter! What a great item to have on hand when you have a truckload of wood! And yes, I agree that it is safest to use in the vertical position. And you have gravity working for you. And yes, pushing that blade into cross-grain might risk blowing a hydraulic seal. This video is destined to join the ranks of classic Mustie1! With beautiful bonus lake footage!

Flush cutters will also remove the end of zip tie without leaving a sharp edge

When I was little I used to split logs with my dad using one of those screws that attaches directly to a tractor. No safety at all on that puppy, once the screw bit into the tree you had better let go or you were going with it. Logs were also freaking huge. Ah the good old days when the risk of losing a hand or getting impaled through the chest was all part of the daily routine. Today he has a full setup that both cuts and splits it into perfect sizes all without you getting in harms way. We have one of those electric driven piston splitter at our summer house but it is so painfully slow hehe.

Good job Mustie. I have a block splitter also and I have made a series of mandrels to fit over the "axe head" on mine. One madrel is a flat peice of steel about 2" X 2" for flatening the end of pipe for welding and another mandrel has a curved face for bending. Great for bending solid bar, up to a suitable size of course. Hang on to it, their uses are many. More or less a "hydraulic press" if you like. Cheers and keep up the good work. Greatly appreciated.

Hi from California 80 mi. from Oregon border, I picked a 20 ton through a barter deal put on a 8.5 hp from a rototiller the original engine was a 5hp. Works great I run it horizontal and a folding chair helps I broke my back in 2014 and can't stand the jarring from hand splitting anymore. The splitter runs just over idle all day just fine. Great video and a little t.l.c. and I have returned ( given,, sold cheap to people in need) things back into their usefulness. Thanks to KZfaq and people like you for putting on videos and useful information out there for us to learn from. 👍👍

My God that tank looks like a cheap plastic tackle box!

The guy on the tractor started growing his mullet the day the splitter quit.

I have one of these splitters. Bought at tractor supply in August of 2007. That koler enginelooks like it came out of a wheelhorse tractor. Lots of fabrications as the original splitter engine was a vertical shaft ! Love the videos

You know exactly what I’m thinking in those brief pin pointed moments. For example when you came back on after fast motion during the welding and said “calm down” talking about yourself. Good stuff

I'm surprised these things don't just start running the moment you walk up. They know it just a matter of time.

Huskee was a TSC -tractor supply brand. They changed name to county line

Totally digging the colonial forefathers look you’re growing out! I said the heck with it too and mine is already a shoulder length tail. I kept it high and tight for Uncle Sam 27 years, so now that I’m retired it’s my turn to wear it like I want😉 Great score on that splitter too brother, I was very impressed to see that split across the grain, it’s got some serious power. Thanks for taking us along✌🏼

Cheers bud loved it especially seeing how much snot she had 🇦🇺👍 bringing trash back to treasure is always awesome thank you.

Don,t let people ride in the pedestal seats at planing speeds! The force of bouncing around can toss the passenger, break the mount out of the deck or just break off the seat.

The welds holding the gas tank are WAY Nicer than the ones holding the engine platform!!! 👍 Plus I would take ANY log splitter over the stupid axe and wedge I usually have to use when I visit my friends house who has a fireplace...lol

You sir are the King of Cobble. My motto is I don’t strive for good, I strive for good enough. Keep up the great work!

From running splitters for so many years, when you were mentioning the tank mount position, I was like, well that won't be optimal. It will be fine right up until a large chunk rolls off onto it, but you figured that out at the end!

Now all we need to see are some fish caught off the bass boat cooked over a fire made with logs done by the splitter.

The only time you'll use that thing vertical is when you're splitting stumps to heavy to lift.

After watching you split logs I yawned away and now I will go and saw some logs. You always come across some of the best deals, good job getting that one to play right.

Thanks Mustie1 Another good save Glad to spend time with you. Central California Watching

gotta be the only guy on youtube that still has the guard on their grinder.

Foot control may be an option for moving the cylinder back-and-forth it improves your efficiency when you have both hands free

Amazing fantastic ability to bring equipment back from the dead and give them useful lives again. Wish I had that skill. I've never used a splitter, but the vertical position looks like the best. You can sit in a chair and roll the rounds into place for the splitter. You and the splitter are also further away from the plastic gas tank which seems a bit dangerous to me. I bet Mustie has a metal tank in his stash that would work. A simple heat shield made out of sheet metal and placed between tank and muffler would also help. But I'm not complaining. I've seen many Mustie videos, and wish I had his knowledge and skill. Great work.

Always enjoyable to spend part of my Sunday wrenching with Mustie. Now, on to my honey-do list... If I watch Mustie before I have the sense that I already accomplished something.

It's not a proper Sunday without mustie! Hope the bass boat is still floating mate. That looked like fun! Right let's get this log splitter sorted...

Don't forget to keep the splitting rail oiled every time you use it cuts down on wear on guides

Those splitters are a life-saver. Saves your back and a ton of time if you do a bit of wood. Definitely a job well done. You fixed it AND made it safer to operate. BTW, you always run it with the splitter down so the gas tank isn't an issue.

Love taking an hr out of my day to learn something from you Keep up the good work I love your content

Awesome! Mustie1 playing in his driveway! =) Nice find Jason!

Love this… the only wrong thought is that musties workshop has the sound of the cellar in Silence of the lambs, clanking of chains and compressors - “it puts the lotion on its skin….” 😁 happy Sunday people!

I love the technical terms in this. Eye bolt thing! Notwithstanding that, a joy to watch Mustie, as usual. New Year greetings from the U.K.

At least you uncovered the reason they moved the gas tank to that precarious top-of-engine position. Great video!

Another neat save....The power of the hydraulic ram seems like overkill though....🤨🤨😳😳🇬🇧🇬🇧

"why are there a bunch of pin holes in your air cleaner cover" Well you see, I was welding and.....lol

Just when I was going to ask about the boat you reading my mind thank you for another great video. Two thumbs

👍 The Kohler 10 is the only engine that I never killed in 50+ years of owning small equipment. Mine was mounted on a Gravely two wheel with steering brakes and the quick hitch option. Damn, I miss that machine. That splitter would probably be more stout with a heavy steel gas tank. Thanks for sharing the video.

The log splitter is a great find. It will be easier on your legs by laying the logs down and splitting them.

How you resist not cleaning all the rust off when grinding brings out the OCD in me. 👍

Another hard working machine back into rotation! Thanks for the video!

Randomly found your videos and I love them. Your a master of engines and I’m very jealous of all your toys!😂

Looks like a new Chinese replacement carburetor. Those Kohler engines are pretty darn good. Well if you take care of them that is.

You can actually buy cutters for zip ties that cut them dead flush. They are used in bike repair a lot so I know at least Park makes them. Flush cutters for electronics work also as long as the tie isn’t too big. Getting scratched by those things is extremely irritating lol.

I bought the same splitter from a retiree about two years ago. He bought it brand new in NJ, moved it down here because he was going to buy a cabin in the woods. His wife saw how cheap housing was in NC compared to NJ and he ended up in a gated community with a gas fireplace. I got it for $450 with almost zero hours on it. Those small tires aren't really meant for more than 45 mph and then not far. Great video. Learning with Mustie1.

Lovely boat ,countryside great save on the log buster an enjoyable Sunday viewing 👍👨🏻‍🏭🇬🇧

Mustie is the embodiment of a box of chocolates. Having no idea what he’s gonna come up with keeps me coming back.

When tipping the unit from horizontal to vertical, you can lighten the load by running the cylinder out.

Neat project. Sometimes I think that fortune smiles upon you with some of these finds. Sure beats splitting wood with an Axe!

Wow 320 k views, 1500 comments, 560 k subscribers. I really believe that it takes the right personality to be #1 reality star. Mustie always does the right thing by people, honest , creative, funny and a leader of people. Family balance, bass boats , dogs, nature and generally a right balance of life. Who needs Hollywood personalties … This is the new norm .. Thank you Mustie for bringing us fun and entertainment . Cheers Alberta Dave🇨🇦😊🇨🇦😊🇨🇦

It's only supposed to be horizontal when you're towing it or storing it when splitting logs it should be vertical. Please don't take this the wrong way love your videos

I believe that you can shove the handle all the way up (or back) and it will cycle the ram back without holding it. I like the pointy end of the ram going to within 1/2" of the end plate. You cold put a 2x6 piece on the static end to accomplish this. Great fix. Great buy.

Hi Mustie, I bought a Speeco 22 ton log splitter at least 30 years ago and it gets used a lot!! It's been very reliable. The only thing I had to do to it was to replace the hydro valve because it would no longer stay in the up position. When you push the handle up it should release automatically when the ram gets to the top. You don't have to hold it. This is very important because it allows you get ready for the next split while the ram is raising. I use my splitter in the vertical position and I discovered that if I bring a supply of wood near the splitter, I can sit on a 5 gallon pail, or whatever, and it really saves my back. I split mainly oak which is very tough , but the 22 ton splitter has no problem with it. I leave the splitter hooked up to my tractor while splitting as well. That way I can move it any time I want to. Also I leave my trailer on another tractor, (JD 318 BTW), parked next to me so I can toss the wood into it without ever getting off my butt! This works so well that I've been doing it for years.

Complete restart of a thought dead splitter. Thanks for bringing us along.

22ton oh its a baby. Smallest log splitter we use in on Australian red gums and box woods is 40ton and even then a 40ton can struggle.

You sure did bring it back from the dead.....nice job!!.....Thanks for the "Yacht" update.....

Great work on the log splitter. Everything is getting so rare so fixing things up is smart.

OOOOOOR, You could have taken one of your many power washer engines and returned it to a vertical pump application again. Whoever owned that splitter should be crowned "King of Cobble"

That bow seat isn't made for when the boat's on plane. The pin can snap off when torqued, then you fly off. It's made for fishing really.

Shoutout to 5150mxwv what a guy that thing sure makes light work of those logs! Awesome Bass boat update I want to see you max those 150 horses out that boat is fast and of course catch at least one Bass.

I have to say I'm obsessed with your videos. Really enjoy you content .

The lake is a lot smaller with that boat.

A log splitter that size would’ve come with a small engine with vertical shaft. That engine has close to twice the power and is a horizontal shaft

Might be nice to redesign the whole tank, electrical and battery placement. Thanks Mustie. A great Sunday morning.

Sunday fun with mustie1, love your videos dude Sunday ain't the same without them. Keep the excellent work up👍👌😁

You need to rebrand it from Husky to Hustie 1.

“ A little bit of fun with gasoline” Classic LOL 🤞

I'm looked outside to make sure the leaves not turning and still green! Great video!

Hi Mustie, great to see you enjoying the rewards of your hard efforts, you well deserve it.

Heh, "Custom Exhaust and Custom Gas Tank" I believe we call that "Rigged exhaust and Rigged gas tank" lol

Good evening from down under

I picked up a "broken" gas powered pressure washer on craigslist for next to nothing and fixed it by cleaning the bypass valve and replacing a 30 cent o-ring. Never even would have attempted it if I hadn't watched your channel!

THANK YOU FOR, YET ANOTHER, GREAT REPAIR/BUILD !!! * You asked the question, whether the Log Splitter was used Horizontally or Vertically more often. Horizontal, if it's smaller logs. Vertically, if the logs are big and heavy. You can barrel-roll a log, on its end, up onto the splitter, when it's Vertical. It is laid back just enough that the log won't fall back out while you're splitting it. * Most pipe fittings are "cast-iron" and won't get a good weld. you have to "Braise" instead. If it's "cast steel", you can weld to it and it will take. * You bet us you would make a mess while pouring the hydraulic oil out of the 5 gallon barrel. You can get a "c-vent" that goes thru the pouring hole and it clips onto the spout and goes back inside the bucket you're pouring from, and introduces air into the container. This allows glug-glug-free pouring. THANKS AGAIN for a great video, and thanks for showing the finish and final check-out of your Bass Boat. Bill, from Tn. 🇺🇸