Making a roller, adding a spool block to the log splitter and splitting some MASSIVE logs.

A brilliant job on the log splitter 👍😎

I fully understand and appreciate your comments; I often feel the same way, I like a good project, even if it’s a small project, gives me good focus, I have to remember my age and health status and I always plan the job, what tools and materials, will I need, how long will it take me etc.
The job you did on the lean-to log store is very tidy and neat! You should be very proud of your efforts!
If a job is worth doing, then do it right the first time - saves having to go back to do it again!
I enjoy your videos, it’s good to see things being done so well, take care,
Mark from Scotland 👍

You really need a 2-stage, high flow pump. Right now it is way too slow. Keep up the good work. I really enjoy your approach to solving problems. Steve (Canada)

Another cool video. Might I suggest adding either a lifting eye on the splitter? it would give you one more option for moving it. I had a good laugh when you installed the hydraulic block on the side of the splitter, I was looking at it sitting crooked thinking "he's gonna re-drill it for sure". Nice attention to detail! That log splitter is an absolute beast.

If the job is metric just do it in metric never mind converting back and forth you are soon going to be left in the dust.

Hi as you pioted out you dont have a back stop on your press , wouldn't you save time and be more accurate with one ,sure you can make one

I’ve made a couple of those in the past. You will need to brace the blade end of the cylinder to the beam to prevent the blade slide from biting into the beam. Believe me, it does happen. Especially with tractor hydraulics.

Oli, how far does a trailer load of wood go, for a home fire?????

Your VRSP valve doesn't make the return faster. I will speed up i
the cylinder in the splitting direction until you reach the log and the pressure rises. Then it will "shift down" to give you your full splitting force.

OLIVER! GENIUS DISCOVERY! Frozen ultra stuck bolts and screws removal!!!!!!
My project. 6 rusted very stuck Phillips head screws into an irreplaceable frame. 28 years of rusting at a seashore.
1. Heat screw head enough so penetrating oil boils around it. Allow to cool. Repeat about 10 times..
2. Using an impact dialed down to light force, try to TIGHTEN THE SCREWS for a few seconds.. The screws are already seized so they can't tighten further AND this eliminates the risk of buggering up the screw / bolt heads when unscrewing.
THE TRICK: the impactive energy is delivered to the oxides even if the screw doesn't turn. the boiling oil carries off the micro-particles. This can take quite a while but the molecular bond is weak and eventually breaks free. The more the energy is allowed to hammer away during tightening the more the oxides get pulverized.

3. Repeat 1, 2 and 3 several times, always tightening. I spent 15 minutes on one screw.
4. Dial up the impact to medium force. About the torque the screw / bolt would ordinary be torqued to. Being super careful to not bugger the head let the impact hammer away backing the screw out for about 15 seconds. Fail, repeat 1, 2 and 3.
Nearly an hour giving all six screws the full treatment five have backed off without any dramas. Only one needs extra TLC.
Nifty part of this, the repeated heat and oil cleaned the threads. Shiny new when they came out.

Congratulations! Thanks for the videos.

Beast of a log splitter, we used to use a Hi Crack, it was a cone splitter, dangerous as fk, had a piece of baler twine tied to the pull out stop switch ( ford 6600 ) in cab from a pull down arm on splitter, luckily never had to use it, probably take 5 seconds from pulling it for engine/pto to stop, thats a leg/arm mangled, great video mate

A triangular piece sharpened to the same angle as the blade and attached to the top of the blade would first catch the log and prevent it from rising up

"I want it to . . . look proper". Absolutely, and it did too, like all your work.👍

You guys are having too much fun 😁

The thumbnail looks like Johnny5.

What a good video. That was thoroughly enjoyable.

Massive John Deere and massive log splitter 1, Massive logs 0

Absolutely brilliant this is one smart man just class

Do you think angling the top of the cutter blade a few degrees toward the ram would help control the tendency of the wood to ride up as it splits ?? It's a helluva piece of equipment but painfully slow. Sounds like you've got that in hand.

Dunno about 3/4 valve as it’s only 1/2 coming out the tractor
Possibly try a 3/4 free flow return? If the tractor has one
Looks like you could do with a hiab with a log grab as well
Nice work as always 👌🏻

Great video 👍. First time I've seen the log splitter, beast of a machine

Quick comment on the tendency of the logs to rise up on the knife…
If the knife was angled down toward the pusher, it would help. Similarly if you added a horizontal blade to make a 4 way splitter

Quick comment on the tendency of the logs to rise up on the knife…
If the knife was angled down toward the pusher, it would help. Similarly if you added a horizontal blade to make a 4 way splitter

Could just do with a wider fixed table and a hydraulic table on the other side to keep the timber on the splitter when it’s split. I agree with you, splitting timber into billets then saw benching them into logs. Timber dries quick in billets and less chainsaw work👌👍

Interesting seeing how difficult it is to process non straight timber for firewood. Often see these large lower tree sections left to rot. Considering how small logs need to be for most modern wood burners it’s understandable they’re not worth processing re cost involved. Massive chipper and wood pellets maybe but again can’t imagine machinery cost would be worth it. Your splitter however is working great 👍

Like you say, " a work in progress". Thanks for the look, stay well!

What a good video. That was thoroughly enjoyable. That's a bloody beauty that log splitter you designed and built. See you next video.

Usually when you see a log splitter video people always comment “try it on some knotty (insert species here)” you don’t get much bigger or gnarly than that 😮

you can make a tumbler to take the splinters off the wood for a higher premium if your selling it, might want a guard so those logs dont crush you or the switch also! great video

Great to see the log splitter - I had been wondering for a long time if you had progressed with it. Nice one. Good solution to the roller - practicality and recycling. Glad to see you're well again. You're an inspiration.

That's some knarly old bits of wood to split !
Good job 👍👍👍👍👍👍

top work all-round Snow.

Another great video Ollie and congratulations for passing 50k subs.. The new roller is bulletproof. The fast approach of the blade in your log splitter uses regeneration. The notes below suggest how to set up the sequence valve. As you have already said the hoses, the check valve (sometimes called the sequence valve) and the directional valve need to be larger bore to cope with the increased flow. I hope this is of interest.

Fig. 17-11. Regeneration circuit that is pressure-activated to full thrust. Shown extending with solenoid A1 energized.

Figure 17-11 shows the cylinder regenerating forward. During this part of the cycle pump oil goes to the cap (full bore) end of the cylinder through the directional valve. Oil from the rod end free flows through check valve B to mix with pump flow -- passing through the directional valve to the cylinder’s cap (full bore) end also. Sequence valve A stays closed because its pressure setting is higher than the pressure it takes to move the regenerating cylinder. The setting of sequence valve A is easy to establish while the circuit runs. Start with a high-pressure setting and slowly lower it as the cylinder extends until speed starts to slow. When speed slows, raise the setting until speed is maximum, then go another half turn higher. The cylinder continues to extend at twice speed and half power until it meets added resistance.

Great splitter! Often wondered about splitting long logs then cutting to length rather than the normal way round. Would love to see the diagram for that divert valve as I don’t see how that can speed up the return stroke? Thought you could only divert the oil on the outstroke so it worked like a displacement ram till the pressure built up 🤷‍♂️

If the valve in the end of the cylinder is a flow control or velocity fuse you could be working against it when you are returning.

I was surprised the chop saw did it. It looks like a cutting blade rather than an abrasive blade. What diameter is the blade?

Cool.😊

Fifty grand and counting, well done. Looks like winter is already starting its icy grip. Rather you than me 🥶

Agree that log splitter needs to be a bit faster, now it makes sense why you need a big log splitter cool I like it 👍 👌

Put a four way splitter head on - your wasting a lot of time 😂

With all the different things you can fix and how you approach it plus explaining your thoughts process I can see your channel growing

how old are those trees?

A1, Oliver, and greetings from Mt. Desert Island, Maine!!! Like your new welding table, too.

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I still think you should have made it up the otherway so .the tractor could do the lifting.

Can you share information about your welding helmet?