Log Splitter Hoist

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10 ай бұрын

I added a cable hoist to my old log splitter to allow me to lift heavier logs onto the log splitter cradle to be split. The lift is mounted to the splitter on a standard 2 Inch receiver hitch.

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@davekana8388 Ай бұрын

That works, good ol’ American ingenuity!

@nickgrebeldinger9302 3 ай бұрын

Well done sir . Keep the ideas coming

@charleshall7378 4 ай бұрын

Nothing dumb about that idea. I’m from Ontario, Canada and I made one similar. My hoist is a hydraulic motor and run by the pump used to split the wood with a separate control valve. I also used about 1/4” cable 50’ long so I can drag the blocks from a distance right up onto the bed. Instead of log tongs I use an old set of ice tongs for block ice to drag and lift the blocks. It all works well.

@woodcraft70 4 ай бұрын

Great ideas. Thanks.

@jaredhildebrandt7210 13 күн бұрын

Built a hydraulic/ATV winch version long time ago! Works awesome and saves the back!

@kevinaltizer 2 ай бұрын

Great idea and looks like it serves its purpose well! I've had an idea for some time to build a lift using an old steel yard trailer. I just want to be able to pick up and load the log segments for transport.

@woodcraft70 9 күн бұрын

You should check out a youtuber by the name of Matt Cremona. He build an A-frame winch to load BIG logs on his trailer to be hauled to his sawmill. Very impressive for a DIY guy.

@mikeh8228 2 ай бұрын

Like we say, here in Arkansas, that is spiffy dandy! HA HA

@alchampion340 7 ай бұрын

I like my splitter vertical, but thanks for showing me that that may be coming in the near future. Have a blessed day.

@woodcraft70 7 ай бұрын

I have used mine vertical and horizontal, but my default setting seems to be laying it flat. With my wonky back, I try to minimize the amount of time that I spend bent over.

@FredFlintstone21 28 күн бұрын

Wow! Cool idea! I hear ya on being bent over splitting vertical. So I took a big round chunk of wood, put it by the splitter, threw a cushion on it, can split vertical with ease now.

@franktoledo6342 Ай бұрын

I split alot of wood that nice you don't use hydraulic fuid or gas when using a manual log lift . I just tell worker to cut the logs in half works just fine. Work as a team more wood gets split sell more wood.

@cmotto.1 8 ай бұрын

Good ol boy right there!

@FredFlintstone21 12 күн бұрын

Pretty impressive how fast your winch moves the wood!

@woodcraft70 12 күн бұрын

It moves even faster when my grandson runs the crank.

@FredFlintstone21 12 күн бұрын

@woodcraft70 Oh I bet! I was rolling up huge wet oak stumps up a 6 foot ramp into my dump trailer and I was thinking of this video, as an easier way to load heavy rounds in my trailer when I don't have access to my tractor/loader

@willamettehops 7 ай бұрын

Good idea, might be nice if you could take the hoist off to use it vertical still. You could add a 12Volt Badland winch instead of the crank one. Not too expensive at Harbor Freight.

@woodcraft70 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for commenting. The hoist is really easy to take off. I just pull the pin and slip the hoist out of the receiver hitch. I thought about using a 12volt winch, but then I need to add a battery, cables and a battery box.

@olensnider2808 8 ай бұрын

HELLO JERRY, DID SOMETHING VERY SIMILAR TO MY TRACTOR OPERATED WOOD SPLITTER. WITH ONE DIFFERENCE, BOUGHT A 2" X 24" HYDRAULIC CYLINDER , MOUNTED HORIZONTAL ON MY I BEAM WITH A PULLEY ON THE END OF THE RAM SO THAT GIVES ME 48" WORTH OF LIFT. DID THIS TO MINE ABOUT 8 YEARS AGO, NOW ALMOST CRIPLED WITH LOW BACK ISSUES. SURE SAVES ME A LOT OF PAIN. JUST THIS YEAR MADE LIFT EYES WITH 1/2" LAG BOLTS SO ON VERY LARGE PIECES I CAN USE MY 3/8" BATTERY IMPACT TO SCREW DIRECTLY INTO THE LOGS. SAVES A LOT OF TIME FOR MY BACK, ALSO LEAVE THE BIGGER SPLIT HANGING ON IT WHILE BREAKING IT DOWN

@woodcraft70 7 ай бұрын

I had an opportunity to purchase a used 3-point splitter, minus the cylinder. Finding a cylinder would have been easy, but I decided not to buy it. I feel like my 6.5hp B&S engine is more economical to operate than my 35hp tractor.

@richardhowe6218 5 ай бұрын

I think that's a great idea!! Thanks!!

@dmmartin1958 6 ай бұрын

Smartest thing I've seen.

@woodcraft70 6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@Jester3775 7 ай бұрын

I might be tempted to rig it up in a way, in which that the winch was lower, seems like it would be easier on the shoulder, long-term. Very cool though.

@woodcraft70 7 ай бұрын

That's a good point. There is practically zero effort in lifting a 200 pound log. But, if you are prone to ahoulder problems, it would certainly be beneficial to have the winch mounted lower.

@kastamD 10 ай бұрын

Nice simple build!

@woodcraft70 10 ай бұрын

Simple is as Simple does. That's me.😁

@colonelhessler1 3 ай бұрын

Love it

@Lens-KeepingBusy 10 ай бұрын

You rock dud I love it I will make my own, thank you, I put one on my trailer, did a video today but it’s not out yet, I like your idea 👍 thanks 🇨🇦

@woodcraft70 10 ай бұрын

You're very welcome. Glad it helped somebody. And thanks for subscribing. I would really like to see your trailer version. I have been thinking about one of those as well. I would like to mount an electric winch, at the front of my trailer, which I could route a cable through for a hoist at the back. That way I can use the winch to drag large objects onto the trailer, or lift them onto the back. Keep thinking outside the box.

@Lens-KeepingBusy 10 ай бұрын

@@woodcraft70 yes for sure 👍

@robertpronovost3839 5 ай бұрын

Good deal

@inthebackyardwithdel438 10 ай бұрын

AWESOME !! I see my next project !!!!! 👍🏻🇺🇸🪵

@olensnider2808 7 ай бұрын

LIKE YOUR IDEA, THE OTHER THOUGHT WITH USING MY 28HP DIESEL TRACTOR IS PRETTY FUEL EFFICIENT. I HAVE A HARDY OUTSIDE WOOD STOVE HEATING A 3000 SQ FT HOUSE, MY DOMESTIC HOT WATER AND 600 SQ FT SHOP. SO I USE A 6 FOOT DEEP 3 ROW DEEP AND 10 FOOT HIGH BY 24 FOOT LONG WOOD SHED ATTACHED TO MY SHOP. AND ALL THE OTHER THE OTHER THINGS I USE TRACTOR FOR, ONLY USE ABOUT 35 GALLONS PER YEAR. MY OTHER THOUGHT IS I DID NOT NEED ANOTHER ENGINE TO MAINTAIN.

@alanhow3575 12 күн бұрын

Mate, put a leccy winch on it. So much easier.

@woodcraft70 9 күн бұрын

I just put my grandson on winch duty. Much less expensive than an electric winch and faster than any I have seen.

@Lens-KeepingBusy 10 ай бұрын

I subscribe

@SpynCycle57 4 ай бұрын

Ever have it try to tip over backward on the larger pieces?

@woodcraft70 4 ай бұрын

No so far. But, I have considered adding outriggers, just in case I need to lift something heavier than the 200 pounders that I have been picking up. Another thought is, on heavier pieces that have to be dragged longer distances, run the cable through a pulley attached closer to the bottom to lower the angle of pull.

@user-vw2se7oy4l 10 ай бұрын

What length are your pipe sections

@woodcraft70 10 ай бұрын

The bottom section is 2.5" ID x 18". The top section is 2" ID (2.5" OD) x 36". The boom section on mine is 14".

@inthebackyardwithdel438 10 ай бұрын

Do you have a link for the rollers ?

@woodcraft70 10 ай бұрын

HYDDNice 4PCS 2.3"(60MM) Groove Wheel Sliding Gate Roller Sliding Gate Roller Steel Heavy Duty Rigid Caster with Bracket (U-Type Groove Wheel) a.co/d/aJN5tOF

@woodcraft70 10 ай бұрын

I bought the rollers on Amazon. I added the u-shaped piece on top of the top roller to keep the cable from jumping off the roller. I have never had it jump off, so it was just an added precaution.

@inthebackyardwithdel438 10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for the info . I really appreciate it !!