Redneck Log Splitter

[naabtalschmied]

this is more than very dangerous!!!!!!!!

[naabtalschmied]

ich wart ja drauf bis sich der amy die hände damit abhackt!!!!!

[hobocat451]

I like this set up. A few cowlings and guards and I think you could market it. It sure looks a lot safer than the screw splitter on the tractor pto (power take off) that was four feet in the air or the screw splitter the was run by means of the rear wheel of a jacked up pick up truck while the operator stood in the slippery snow. That is just a bad picture if he slipped and or the truck took off. I would love plans. What is the splitting head? Would a truck rim work?

[jgoble2007]

this is genius. 

[Porelax17]

Use an axe?

[hitachi088]

if you search "how to die" on Wikipedia, you find a photo of this.

[bigbillysbeard]

this is the most amazing log splitter i have ever seen.................. apart from the obvious health and safety issues .....I WANT ONE

[medicbr549]

Did you notice the other guy has a finger missing?

[Divinelighte]

scared just watching

[OpeiGrafikka]

You can see the weight of the 'head' shifting the rig. Would be easy to offset this by adding in the same weight on the opposite side, balance it out. Bearings / bearers would last much longer.

Nice rig. :)

[elmogal4lyyyfe]

yeah buddy



[elmogal4lyyyfe]

my dad thinks this is ABSOLUTELY amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[flytyerman]

wood splitters are not as fast as this this is enginerring, and for everyone making fun of it you try making one theese people are smart

[mx227]

retard get a gripo wood spliter just as fast and a lot more safe

[Steve55599]

What happens if you try to cut against the grain?

[ThadmanKane]

the main question is where the heck do ya find a wheel like that to mount the axe head onto?

[johnnyc7491]

@ThadmanKane This is off a Waterloo Boy 1917 Model R but any early steel tractor wheel will do. My neighbors built one using an old combine hub and spindle.. used 3/8th x 1 1/2" flat bar for spokes and had a 8" x 3/8th inch flat piese of steel rolled into a 5 foot diameter wheel and welded it all together in the garage at home.

[1100tech]

IDEA......an air compressor and a air cylinder with a wedge on it ! with a foot control... I bet that wood you boys are splitting most be very dry ?? the only safety device ...and i know that safety and redneck don't go together ..... but a bar on the back, over top on the log, so the wood doesn't "Flip-up" and hit you in the chin???? great idea nevertheless

[1100tech]

....and makes a GREAT! finger removal tool !!!!!

[Leecanada30]

I gota build me one of them!

[johnnyc7491]

@Leecanada30 We will be posting a video in the spring showing how this was built and how it's driven and how the wedge was mounted

[sikmik77]

Just brilliant. Such a time saving way to split logs.

[Ibringthetruth1]

Dumbest shit ever. He'll make us pay his medical bill too.

[johnnyc7491]

@Ibringthetruth1 We have only split 25 cords so far and my neighbors ( 2 of them have them also ) split another 60 cords with no incidents over 5 years.

[MrSchmallz]

you weren't lying...that's totally awesome. thumbs up for country-fried engineering.

[666uberstud666]

my dad used one of these once and got his hand totally chewed up. We got it on video somewhere. We never laughed so hard in our lives. Families can sometimes be brought together in rather macabre ways.

[oldstock1607]

Very, very cool. I gotta say though....it looks dangerous as fuck.

[Ilovemyoldfordtruck]

I am so glad this is a two man job. One to split wood and one to pick up your fingers and drive you to the hospital. Hope you live in Canada, we have FREE health care suckers.

[sberg32]

Old widow maker, wow

[fredriktaaje]

You must pay attention when using power tools anyway, this is genious because it is fast and powerful.. If you want to kill yourself you can do that with the knives in your kitchen .. So what is the difference ?

[erikals2]

sure beats using an axe to split firewood in the wintertime

I wish I had one but I live in Australia :(

[Ellenteloquito]

So when your hand is busted open, then what?

[pagecrafters]

Screw OSHA. This machine's magnificent. I have three cords and a 30-pack. I'll be there in 20 minutes.

[scalabration]

Lucky there's no OSHA inspector in the backwoods.

[baidugames]

not bad for splitting little chucks of wood

[johnnyc7491]

@baidugames Search" Redneck Log Splitter Round 2" and see some big ones being split

[SnapperGrogan]

If there's two guys working like there is here you could definately do it quicker by hand.

[304runner]

Awesome! Will you post it to Australia ;)

[evangoodlock1]

This machine probably can handle soft wood, but I doubt that it could touch anything with knots or elm.

[ThadeousMonkey]

These Ol Boys Know how to work easy not hard!!! My Hat is off to you!!!! Thank you for your great Idea!!!!!!

[cerveauxelectriques]

this is brillant !

[BlueMacGyver]

Uh, shoot I thought my machine was dangerous! Oh well, some one out did me.

[LinnTractorNut]

Life or limb? Nah maybe just a thumb.......

[steezergeezer]

How many logs to the gallon? lol

[Castorios]

safety eye-wear (4$) AT LEAST !

[johnnyc7491]

The drive tire and belt are run loose so if it jams the wheel stops but the engine keeps running therefore only the momentum does the splitting.. the motor just keeps the wheel spinning at about 60 rpm.

[johnnyc7491]

The wheel is off a Waterloo Boy Model R 1917 Tractor. It;s split about 60 cords of wood so far.. same drive belt and drive tire.. engine still runs great and at about 1/2 throttle.

[markallen200]

Is the wheel homemade or is it a re-purposed item? This is no more dangerous than other equipment. I want you on my side if the fit hits the shan! Nice concept. Are you considering a safety cage?? Just curious?

[markstroh27]

All you haters get a life

[markstroh27]

Hey screw you thats awsome your just jelous that he came up with an idea and you had to go and spend $700

[asimov13647]

Does sycamore make good firewood? Ever tried to split elm in that thing?

[BeeEmmW]

a clone of an asian motor? how long does it last (in seconds)

[TheNWONOW]

Great example of DIY engineering! I doubt it would ever stall as some stated. The kinetic energy stored in the flywheel is easily 5 times more then what is required to split a log with the grain. I wouldn't want to see what would happen if an idiot tried to cross cut a log. That may cause undesireable projection of force. Even that would likely just sheer the head bolt off or stall the wheel. Easy enough to test an accidental crosscut remotely if you have some extra bolts to reattach the head.

[loku1125]

i love this its just thatwith 50$ or so you can add some features to make it safer

[micmoable]

IT'S A GOOD SPLITTER--but would do some serious damage to your hand also

[prometheus19799791]

i love it. i might worry a little about the maul head flying off and splitting my balls. no offense intended.

[frigginwidowmaker]

Hey, buddy. Don't listen to these haters who've all spent $500 on a real(slow) wood splitter.

Safety features are for dummies who fall asleep on the job. A machine like this will keep you paying attention! What are you using for a motor? I need a splitter and this thing is ridiculously simple!!!

[chalackd]

@frigginwidowmaker It's run by a 4hp Chinese clone of a Honda gas motor that we picked up on the cheap. There's a simple pulley setup to reduce the RPM a bunch and a rubber turf tire that rolls against the big wheel as the final drive. 4hp is probably overkill even, the momentum of the wheels mass does all the actual work.

[frigginwidowmaker]

@chalackd

And is it a normal axe head welded on the rim? This is actually an ingeniously simple and effective design. You could *easily* make it dummy proof IE: a cage around the wheel and have the log slip under a bar preventing an upward kick. It wouldn't be necessary for me though. A healthy respect for a machine's danger is good. Safety mechanisms are for those asleep at the wheel. lol

I completely understand your design and will be building one soon.. gotta finish the outdoor stove first

[chalackd]

@frigginwidowmaker It's an 8lb head from a regular splitting axe, with a piece of flat bar welded to it's underside. That allows it to be bolted through the center where the handle originally was as well as just behind the head.

And you've got it right that a machine like this demands it's respect, there's no falling asleep at the wheel working with this thing, and we don't let just anyone try it out. Be safe and have fun, haha.

[jmjustus08]

@chalackd 2 words my friend......FRIGGIN AWESOME!! My husband would absolutely love this! 

[sdm84]

@chalackd

oh man, getting drowsy on this job will cost you 5 to 10 digits.

[chalackd]

@sdm84 Getting drowsy at many jobs can cost that much or more. Go out and ask how many machinists or woodworkers think you can daydream when running their respective power tools. How many truckers will advocate driving down the highway when you're dozing off?

All this safety we promote nowadays is getting so far excessive that it's actually interfering with just getting the job done. And all it protects are the dummies that would probably be no loss from the gene pool to start with.

[johnnyc7491]

@frigginwidowmakerc Redneck Log Splitter - Round 2 have a look at this one using larger wood

[GeneralPurposeVehicl]

@frigginwidowmaker I think chainmail is all you need.

[keensweep]

@frigginwidowmaker I agree hydrological splinters are way slower than that and you can still accidentally cut body parts off. I know more than one person missing fingers due to hydraulic splitters. Ive heard of someone who cut half there hand off with hydraulic splitter.

[CrudeDude]

@keensweep> " hydrological splinters" huh.

'tard

[frigginwidowmaker]

@CrudeDude I *think* he meant "hydraulic splitters" !?

[CrudeDude]

@frigginwidowmaker Duh. Ya think? 

[keensweep]

@CrudeDude lol spell check

[CrudeDude]

@keensweep Nope. Spell check wouldn't have helped. The spelling is correct. "Vocabulary check" would've been usefull, though.

[CrudeDude]

@frigginwidowmaker " Hey, gimme a hand over here. I just cut mine off..."

[frigginwidowmaker]

@CrudeDude Sorry, bro... I cannot offer a hand as I lost both of my own. Sometimes splitting logs can be a real bitch when not paying attention. Unfortunately, I can't type for myself anymore either. I have a highly paid/highly trained monkey who does it for me.

[zxsk8zx]

dang that thing is fast i want one!

[sicksshooter66]

this thing is awesome!

[autahi49]

be health and saftey concerns here

[noreason2701]

Not very redneck if you have that safety system with the slippage.

[DetJohnKimbel]

OSHA would have a field day with this

[chalackd]

@DetJohnKimbel OHSA wouldn't touch this, since by definition somebody would have to be actually employed to run it before it was even under their jurisdiction...

So many people seem to be missing the definition of *Occupational* Safety and Health...

[raymond39059]

i see a new nickname for this guy soon..........lefty!

[wiggster1080]

@raymond39059 i say a good nick name be chunky :P

[diblythemoth]

i can see someone losin a finger lol

[turtlezed]

Health and safety would have a dicky fit with this baby....

[czajekpolska]

szacun za odwage

[rwhutcheson]

And it's faster than a hydraulic one...

[usmcoth]

Just lean into it and it'll split your head too.

[Commissarius]

I'll donate $5 if you post a video of you cutting your arm off with this machine.

[sjjdiienno1]

@Commissarius this is youtube. not 4chan. calm down.

[chalackd]

@Commissarius I never thought of it in time, but during the hunting season up here I should've put something like a deer leg through it. I imagine that would be a pretty decent comparison to what it would do to a human arm...

[123joecoolman]

very cool!!!

[DynomiteToby]

cool, but it sort of makes a unicorn logsplitter look safe :D

[effnpee]

Brillant|||||||

[gritzschke]

Try a some Bur Oak, It would Kick up and Bust your Jaw,

[theantiredneck]

Whats redneck about that? That things looks dangerous though!

[chalackd]

@theantiredneck Well, the non-redneck doesn't split firewood in the first place, they buy it $6 per tiny bundle at the gas station, haha.

[frigginwidowmaker]

@chalackd don't forget the free wooden skids off of Kijiji! Its ALL about the free skids, broski! lol

[paulpellicci]

...that is one cool machine....

[AWarrenGTR]

What log splitter isn't redneck?

[JohnDeere30201]

@AWarrenGTR just because you have a log splitter doesn't make you a redneck

[Mabinogeek]

that is freaking brilliant

[djprototypehtc]

Genius!

[dave4854]

very dangerous, i hope people don't try to do something like this.

[SittingMooseShaman]

...real men at work- City/'burb bitches stay away. You shall hurt your widdle fingurrs... Go fill your OWN food marts, fools!

[Paxmax]

wow, this makes traveling with nitroglycerin in the pocket look safe!

[Tornbjergs]

Darwins law at its finest :)

[vieuxjf]

attention de ne pas vous blaisser

[SuperGeokiller]

i like the old john deer tractor rim

[starbuck680]

one day someone is going to get their hand ripped off with that thing. it's an amputation waiting to happen

[vintagehonda83]

novel Idea

[DahakSpirit]

Опасная штука!

[johnnyc7491]

WE ARE GOING TO DO ANOTHER POST SHOWING IT'S CONSTRUCTION AND HOW IT'S DRIVEN. THE WHEEL IS FROM A 1917 Waterloo Boy Model R with both cast sprockets installed for more rotational mass

[s1mm3g]

lol it works good

[TheCaferocker]

DUDE your hand is getting close..... This shit is going to end up on nothin toxic one day.

[gf3030]

@xhomeboy333 Damn right is genious, and it took a redneck to make it.

[ROGER2095]

It looks like it'd be tough on the wrists - You have to hold the log firmly enough so it stays in place, but that means your wrists will absorb some of the force of impact.

You can improve this by installing a fence (like a table saw fence) on one side of the table. Then, butt the log against the fence and push it into wheel, minimizing the exposure to the hands and wrists. You can further minimize the impact by using flexible blocks to push the log.

[kiteLe06]

@ROGER2095 and install roller bearings on the big wheel to reduce friction thus creating more usable energy to split your logs!!!!! and it still needs a gun rack and beer holder.

[ROGER2095]

@kiteLe06 Oh, Yeah - I forgot about the gun rack. Where's my head these days?

[cgrobe21]

Do you have a hamster running in the middle of that thing?

[scottxwalker]

That log splitter is sweet!

[1964trashman]

I want one



[ppeek2]

bring the big blocks on-- ass wipes

[MrRstapp374]

i have what looks like the head of a maul but it weighs 26lbs.an old timer at a state fair told me just today it's probably the wedge used on one of these log splitters.is this possible???

[zacker001]

looks awesome.... i bet it can be inproved upon to make it safer to use too!

[MakeshiftWings39]

how did i get here 0.0?

[thebigdawg61]

@acerb45666555 could you please explain to me what the fuck that has to do with a log splitter?

[acerb45666555]

@thebigdawg61 ......vodka! really good vodka!

[TalulahsDaddy]

Ohh! A home made hand splitter :)

[jd426999]

Darwin at work here for sure....

[260830107]

what happens if you try to split a crowbar in half sideways?

[x0XBenDoverX0x]

i want one

[rasey077]

If Einstein had been born in Alabama. . . . .

[BoooBoooKaaa]

OK, me and my buddy just saw this... We work at two different tree services. This thing is fucking insane. The blade is not what's making it dangerous, it's the leverage if it fails to split. Trust me on this one, I lost the tip of my finger to a freaking OSHA approved log splitter. Whoever came up with this is gonna have fun explaining to worker's com :D

[johnnyc7491]

@BoooBoooKaaa Well it's set up in such a way the belt and drive tire are loose enough that if it jams the wheel stops without stalling the engine. I havehad it jam dozens of times and never an incident or had the wood thrown outand have split around 100 cords with pieces over 18" in diameter.

[Avason1]

What happens if you slip on a piece of anything or your wife accidentally pushes you into the spokes of death. What will happen to your face?

[fireguardburnt]

@Avason1 "Accidentally?" Whatsamatter? Afraid your wife is looking for an accident for YOU? Hahaha!

[GTechno13]

2:06 - 2:12 That's way too close for comfort.

[djkovu]

looks pretty unsafe o.o

[mogges1]

Shit i'm thinking sure looks like a good way to break ones arm.

[Greenwolf866]

As long as your not careless it looks fine...

[mythril4]

AS your hand falls into the head while trying to rip logs apart on the splitting table.

[BobTheBuilder378]

Gotta love the gloves and long sleeve shirt with a machine where the primary danger is grabbing/catching. Bo you wear the same outfit to use the table saw and lathe, by any chance?

[TheAllycatblu]

I feel like a giant hamster should be running in this... O.o

[AMilitantAgnostic]

I could come up with some suggestions about making this safer...

A spring loaded top guard for the logs, to block flying chunks.

The hole in the table should only 1/8 inch larger than the tool it'self, that way you can loose a finger but not a hand.

The tool should have a down angle to push the wood when hit, but I would experiment with a multi-angle tools.

Rubber tire slip drive, genius! Is it tension adjustable?

[RussianDoItBetter5]

REDNECK, more like genius

[Maples01]

Farmers used dynamite for stump removal, hell, look at the first tractors, steel wheels, belt driven, we made it through the early years, just weeded out the stupid. Much of todays problems is the illusion of safety, people don't even drive safe, my vehicles are hit by idiots claiming to have not seen it, and I drive big trucks and vans!

[Jakermeister09]

why does this have almost a million views?

[tttrevin]

That's some redneck ingenuity there. Lol.

[yolichka1]

cool invention bud!!!!



[johnevon1]

@forbbbi, yeah, i think osha rules only apply to employe's, he can run what ever crazy invention he wants in his back yard...

[PhilipMitchellGraham]

Why on earth do you need a machine to split straight grained softwood?

[wqpeb]

We got them here too..axe head welded on rim of wheel. Not fast, but passes the day. 5HP one lung engine.

[mattausch]

2:12 almost lost a hand?

[Just2lt]

That's just wasting manpower having two guys using that piece of shit.

Buy two axes and you'll be making more logs in the same time much more safely.

[arkansastrash320]

Thats a real fine fast logsplitter!!! But if you don't mind me saying man your going to lose a hand I saw you trying to pull logs apart and if you had slipped your hand would have been right inline with the splitter no no.You should work on the wood at another spot not right there infront of the wheel just my thoughts.Hope you don't get hurt!!!

[1overthehillsfaraway]

well, i like your osha comments your spot on there, but in the time it took you to split that straight grained pecker pole wood you showed in this vid I could have split 3 times as much with a good single bit axe of that sstuff and not even took the cigarette out of my mouth.

[xhomeboy333]

THATS NOT FUCKIN' REDNECK, THATS FUCKIN' GENIOUS

[sleapyrusher]

i dont get it

[ATRfanMan93]

were can i get one of these fancy things?

[TheSaltySea]

I don't understand... I actually think this is a sick log splitter. It's dangerous? avoid the GIANT SPINNING BLADE AND YOU'RE FUCKING FINE.

[AMilitantAgnostic]

@TheSaltySea

Think about the mistake(s) you would have to make to hit your hand with the tool.

[TheSaltySea]

@AMilitantAgnostic

well I guess it's one way to ensure that your employees won't show up drunk?

[johnnyc7491]

@TheSaltySea Well I have split over 30 cords and never an incident.. common sence goes a long way.. I even keep the driving belt loose so incase of a jam the wheel can stop but the motor dosn't stall.. laying the logs in rather than standing them stops the chance of the log being kicked out and hitting you in the stomache

[AllisterCaine]

@TheSaltySea

thats what they say about ships too, avoid the fucking icebergs and youre fine....

[TheSaltySea]

@AllisterCaine If there was only one iceberg in the ocean and it never moved, then your comparison would be valid.

because the blade isn't hidden, nor does it move around (other than in a known circular motion). Understand?

[AllisterCaine]

@TheSaltySea

youre about to be splitting hairs now, please stay on topic! :P

(SCNR)

[snipeman12]

fuck what OSHA says

[bloodreighn]

the operator should appy to be duke nukems personal body gaurd, because he has BALLS OF STEEL, and all his fingers still by the looks of it

[everyrider]

drink 10 beers then try!

[maxey83112]

rofl lol



[glenda8110]

All they have is ity bity wood. Why not just use a splitting mall? It would be way safer.

[originaldcjensen]

I'm looking at the physics of the thing. If this is well constructed and isn't about to fall apart (after 6 years, it's probably solid), then it isn't any less safe than an unguarded band saw. Notice he is gripping the wood on the sides, well away from the rotating axe area while wearing heavy-duty gloves. I've seen stuff at steam threshers reunions more dangerous. It is all in the handling.

[jim44086]

what a great idea

[XxKINGxASSASSINxX]

Great Idea, even though I hate red necks this is kinda cool