I've ended up with another splitter that a pal of mine gave me to fix up so he could borrow it and not have other folks wreck it for him. It's an old MTD 18/20 ton, 4-inch, 5 horse briggs. 2k# pressure horizontal or vertical. Waist high so easy on the back. I replumbed it so I can work the valve with either hand instead of being on the right side all the time. A bracket on top holding the valve and a rubber line from the return side instead of the valve screwed into the cylinder return port and a steel line going from the valve to the extend cylinder port. Also moved the motor/pump back out from the path of the falling wood 8 inches. Wedge is on the cylinder and was hollow so drilled a hole in the bottom and filled the inside with old rags. Add old oil and you've got lubrication on the beam. I also saw the pump upgrade your buddy did on his stump digger along with a diesel.

Finally someone smart enough to have a cart to put the cut wood into.

this is best homemade machine I've seen so far

Your design and attention to detail are apparent. That is a really nicely built splitter. This shows your engineering skills are top notch.

the quality of the build is very good. very neat and compact.

Brilliant bit of engineering, and your workmanship is meticulous. Very nice.

The two stage split system is impressive. You are an original and it was very enjoyable to watch.

Love all of your videos, thank you for posting.

You are one talented individual doing all the different trades. you video's are very well done and your voice is so soothing. Thank you for sharing them with us and keep making more.

That is the most beautiful log splitter ever in JD colors and even better quality AMAZING build!!

You can do anything!! What did you do for work before? Your amazing at fabrication, welding, wiring, machine work, etc . I just find it amazing that at your age how busy you stay and all the exceptional work quality traits you have. BEST CHANNEL on youtube!!! Thanks so much!!

I have seen lots of machines while looking for a kindling attachment for my logsplitter,this is awesome,brilliant and a great and thoughtful outfit which is a true credit to you,really well done loved watching your video,thanks so much Joe Cumbria UK

What an amazing piece of equipment!! Excellent skills all the way around!!

You are a true artist when it comes to building things

I want to be like you when I grow up.

Great work there. I love how the deck is raised. A real backsaver this design is!

Wow! Very impressive machine and workmanship! Good job, Sir.

The best home made splitter I ever saw. I also like your choice of wood you surely could have found some easy splitting ash but you picked some gnarly twisted stuff and you splitter had no problem with it. Your whole set up is awsome!👍

Thats the sort of spliter that will last for generations..

your craftsmanship is unreal! very nice!

Very well designed and built!

I love it! Great job! Makes life so much easier!

nice job. you put a lot of planning, thought and work into that splitter. I'm building a hydraulic log lift for my troy bilt splitter now. fun project

absolutely awesome, design, fit and finish

Very nice build and your skills in creating this is just outstanding, Great job !

That has got to be the ultimate log splitter. If you had not posted it as being “homebuilt”, a person would think it is factory made because of the professional workmanship and detailing. The winch driven lifting mechanism to raise the logs is ingenious.

I really like the pulley system which enables you to use a smaller motor to load the logs. Great workmanship mounting the gauges and switches. And John Deere green!!!!

you have a beautiful property and keep it so nice!

Great build an very clean looking an how it works. Very simple an gets the job done.

That is a very nice setup you have, great job.

I wish I could give a million likes. Very impressive.

Well thought out. Nice and clean setup!

Very nice job. It looks very professional and seems to be safe and easy to use.

Way over the top perfection! Somehow I think you enjoy building such way more than you simpy needed a log splitter

Lovely machine you have made. Congrats

great job.. excellent build... my favorite video !!!

A single tear rolled down my cheek.

Very impressive well engineered machine that handles whatever you throw at it 👍

Very nice job, well done!!

i like this a lot, good for you mate! well built to suit your own needs

your an engineering genius that’s ready for production

Love your design here, I'm going to build my own splitter and been looking at others who have done so. I think yours is the best so far, as I like the up right splitters for large wood and getting it up off the ground is dead on. What I would change would be the log lift to hydraulic and take the winch to build a derrick lift to move large pieces of wood into place, also would help drag wood closed. Otherwise best one on the net!!!

you keep a neat home

That's very well built bud great job

Nice Work ! Looks very well built.

One of the very best I have seen.

Appreciate the effort you put into building this custom splitter. Main thing I would change would be get rid of the rubber pads. They prevent you from easily sliding you wood into position to split on a smoth surface...they look nice but I saw them wrinkle up a couple of times, otherwise a strong design for a vertical splitter! And having a weak back, I really like seeing you have your trailer there to keep the final produbpct where you do not have to bend over, beside it is now ready to trailer to be stacked!

Thanks for the info keep up the great videos. So much to do and so little time. lou

Awesome job mate, it would be nice to have skills like that to make things like that! Well done that man!

Your quite the mechanic. Great job.

Smart build. I like it

Work of art!

Nice workmanship! The old 12 horse cast iron Kohler is a bullet proof engine and the wedge through the wood is the on;ly way to go. I back my buggy up to my splitter too so the split pieces go right into it. No log lift though. I just let the splitter down on the ground for the big ones.

I built 2 splitters, nothing as nice as yours. I had a 4cyl. old Wisconsin 32hp engine, and a pump off an old D-9 Cat. From work I bought some old 12X12 I-Beam, and for the wedge, I was passing a drag line at the strip mines, and the mechanic was changing the teeth. I stop and asked if I could have one, and he told me I could take them all. I managed to get 2 in the truck. I ground one down to a point, but with all the Stellite on it, it took me the better part of 2 weeks just to get a edge on it, but I never had to sharpen it again, LOL. Kind of dumb, but I built a crane to lift the logs on, and it did work. I had 2ea 5" cylinders to push the wedge in, and it did work. I split a lot of wood with that thing. I ended up selling it as a divorce was taking place, like I had to sell a lot of my crap. One fine job sir, you have an excellent splitter you can be proud of. Smiles!

very impressive, wish i had the vision and skills to make something like that.

It's a work of art!

Nice build 😀

Awesome !!! You cannot buy that kind of quality. It never even things of struggling.

really nice machine sir ...... 5 stars .....

Nice build

Very cool wish i had thought of it before i built my set up

Great job !!!!!

Very clever setup! You work very hard, but you also work smart!! I am in awe of your skills.

Well done sir!

Fine job sir

Thank you. I looked at other posts and noticed that some have actually got fluid under their skin as a result of hydraulic spray...very serious.

Anything painted JD green is bound to be perfect

what a beauty!! any problems with to much heat around the motor didn't see much air flow....great job best I ever seen

nice build!

very nice great job

My back feels better having watched that.

There's no problem with what you just wrote. Where I am coming from is the professional angle. Between you and I the subject was handling and processing eucalyptus. And, as you said, for myself I would get something else.

Very nice. Only suggestion I’d make is to set the round under the wedge so that the cutoff piece is on the right hand side, where you’re cart is. That way you’re not reaching around the remaining piece of wood to toss the cutoff into the cart. May seem insignificant, but it will add up in time and fatigue over a day or two spent on that fine machine.

Great splitter den

Hi again! I am installing that new hydraulic cylinder and lines soon to the existing plumbing. Do I have to bleed any air or does it work itself out? Thanks in advance

NICE SET UP....

Thank you I will...my father said the same exact thing to me

I've watched a around a dozen or so of your videos and you are one awesome fabricator. I've just got one suggestion. You should break yourself from the habit of putting your had on top of the block of wood. All it would take is one distraction and you would lose a talented hand. Keep up the excellent fabrication videos

Nice job

nice fabrication job on the splitter

A very fine machine, design and fabrication. Just wondering, I see you knock the chips and splinters on the lawn (Nice lawn). Why don't you have a container to push them into? I use that stuff as kindling, especially the pin cherry. It lights very fast. Great work.

very clean build!!! the winch method seems a bit sluggish, as you already have hydraulic pump a long ram operating the cable might speed and smooth the lift deck operation. Thanks for sharing.

I have some pictures so far but this message system only allows text. coming out pretty good

great job,love green lol

Admire your mind for organizing wood splitting the way you have. Nice paint job, too.

great job ;)

You said it can split a 24" long log can it be modified to split 26" ? For an outside boiler for example. Are plans available?

one thing is where you stand when splitting,ive had quite a few logs pop and fly out of my splitter and hit me even standing off to the side,and why vertical split and not horizontal?

Very nice! Well thought out and engineered. I am wondering how big a pump you used? Thank you, Tom

Very nice

Very impressive

Nice work, would you show us around your shop some time?

Great Build, My only suggestion would be to make a "foot or knee", operated lever, for the ram, so as to give You 2 hands to control the splitting

That's pretty sweet dude. I see a foot treadle in the near future.

What is the total over all height of your splitter and how long is your beam that has the hyd cylinder on it

Damn, I just found your channel - let me just say - you sir, are a frickin' genius, love your stuff. How about mounting the activation lever horizontally where it would be convenient to operate with your knee or perhaps a treadle peddle for foot operation?

Nice splitter, I built a splitter 4 years ago, I wish I had seen this video then, I would have changed my design. Im from the Rochester area also, sometime when your splitting could I come over and see it in action?

If you ever come to California, your next challenge would be dry eucalyptus wood. I think that would test your splitter.

Hey mate, where did you get the knife/ axe from. Looks good., Cheers

Only problem is that it's not Allis Chalmer ORANGE- but a beautiful machine😀