Building A Hydraulic Log Splitter

8w31 steel i beam.

Building a hydraulic log splitter.

I built this for about 200. It has an 8hp briggs stratton vertical shaft engine salvaged from from a rusted out yard tractor a 2 stage hydraulic pump fro. Attach an electric or gas. Splitter plans engine at least 5 hp gas engine hydraulic oil pump dual stage hydraulic oil tank and filter hydraulic cylinder valve hose base metal for holding the splitter transporting wheels.

How to build your own log splitter from scratch don t buy it build it. How to build a log splitter you can start by sketching out a set of plans or purchase your log splitter plans here and substitute materials you may. A beam with a hydraulic cylinder attached to force an axe head through the log. Build your own hydraulic log splitter kit in our hydraulic log splitter pump build kit listing.

Splitter gurus will argue about the merits of their different log splitters but i believe the vertical table splitter is the most practical. Just getting started on a new log splitter project. John gasper and william palmerton once the machine is on site. The problem with a lot of diy log splitter plans is that while they might be relatively easy and inexpensive to make many give you only questionable levels of performance and reliability.

Ruggedmade experts have also made it convenient for you to quickly buy pre built hydraulic kits which are composed of commonly used components for log splitters and other hydraulic systems. From the material selection to its layout controls colors and extra features this diy log splitter shows you the right way to build a log splitter. The vertically oriented hydraulic log splitter can be folded over onto a framework and towed behind a tractor into the woods. Custom one stop shopping.

Scrap 3 4 and 1 2 inch steel. This project is not about building the ultimate log splitter but uses the basics of what a log splitter used to be. 5 inch hydraulic log splitter cylinder. Choose your pump coupler bracket and valve.

Assemble a wheeled metal trailer type structure by attaching a axel to the i beam and a tongue on the front to pull it. Some of the important components and tools that you will need for building a log splitter include. Log splitter build kits.