HOW TO MODIFY A LOG SPLITTER

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This video showcases my Huskee 22 ton log splitter that was converted to have a boom and a hand crank winch for dealing with some massive trees that we had to clean up.
The boom and winch made this rather ordinary, nothing special splitter, into a great machine that allows me to take on stuff alone that used to take 3 people.
Very happy with my set up. Leave me a message in the comments what you think. And come back for the next video where we put it to use and show off the capabilities that it has now.
Thanks for watching.

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29 окт 2023

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@Kevscancave 9 месяцев назад

Good Evening Again Gary👍Really nice set up 👍👀 👍 Thanks!

@tractortalkwithgary1271 9 месяцев назад

Thanks Kev

@RandWFarmstead-TonyWalsh 9 месяцев назад

Good evening Gary and thanks for sharing part 1 of your splitter with us. Have a blessed week my friend.

@tractortalkwithgary1271 9 месяцев назад

You as well Tony. Thanks for watching. Be well my friend

@botabob 8 месяцев назад

I like the design of the log tongs. And, they are still available. The log splitter looks in really good shape. I like your log wagons. It's great to repurpose farm equipment that is no longer used for it's intended purpose. Thanks for visiting my channel today. I actually watched this video previously, but did not comment. I watch most of my videos on my iPad after putting them into a playlist. And I am sitting at my desk doing my 40 hour grind. LOL - So, sometimes I can't stop to comment on the videos.

@tractortalkwithgary1271 8 месяцев назад

Thanks Bob

@DIYMyWay 9 месяцев назад

Hi Gary! That boom is a really clever mod and makes a good splitter even better. Looking forward to seeing it in action in part 2! Thanks for sharing!

@tractortalkwithgary1271 9 месяцев назад

Thanks Martin. You are so right. That has made working with those huge blocks so much safer. So much so that I can now handle them alone. I no longer dread dealing with them. I approach them with a smile now.

@RCAFpolarexpress 9 месяцев назад

Going to Look At Your OUTSTANDING video Sir right after work 👌👌😇😇👍👍🍻🍻

@brycewiborg8095 9 месяцев назад

I like the New Idea spreaders. Oak was too valuable for firewood. We had plenty of Elm. It's sad to drive past the grove now. Other than the Hackberry a elder Sister planted It's mostly crap trees. Thank you Gary.

@tractortalkwithgary1271 9 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching Bryce. Oak prices have really come down in the past two years. The darker woods are what is hot now

@tractorman4461 9 месяцев назад

Cool setup with the winch and skidding tongs. I like it. Yes, there's nothing like having a two stage pump for power. The vast majority of our local wood splits with little effort and second stage would seldom come into play. But when you hit the gnarly ones, it sure IS nice to have it. You know, there's a lot of guys that use old manure spreaders for wood haulers. It IS a good idea for sure.

@tractortalkwithgary1271 9 месяцев назад

Thanks Wendell. You just gave me a slogan for my wood haulers. Turning A New Idea Into A Good Idea🤣🤣🤣 I love it! Thanks for stopping by Tractorman 44. Always good to hear from you.

@brenterickson1695 9 месяцев назад

Any mod you can make that saves your back is money well spent.....Thanks Gary.

@tractortalkwithgary1271 9 месяцев назад

Good morning Brent☕️. Yes indeed. Sitting in the operator’s seat of an excavator looks like the cats neon to me 😀

@GosselinFarmsEdGosselin 9 месяцев назад

Good evening again Gary

@tractortalkwithgary1271 9 месяцев назад

Howdy Ed. Thanks for watching

@gleanerk 9 месяцев назад

Morning Gary . Well constructed log splitter with helper cable .

@tractortalkwithgary1271 9 месяцев назад

Thank you Scott.

@teenagefarmer 9 месяцев назад

That looks like a nice spliter! Looks like it works pretty good. Love the upgrades with the boom and stuff. Great video

@tractortalkwithgary1271 9 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching. How was harvest for you guys?

@JustCaidsDayFarm 8 месяцев назад

Hi Gary! That boom is a nice addition. I can see how that can make things easier. Look forward to seeing it in action! Take care!

@tractortalkwithgary1271 8 месяцев назад

Thanks Justin.

@anna536B 9 месяцев назад

Cześć. Świetnie udostępnienie. Pozdrawiam.

@pinesedgefarm1155 9 месяцев назад

Good morning Gary. That's a nice lift system.

@tractortalkwithgary1271 9 месяцев назад

Thanks Eric. The mods sure made this into a much better machine.

@OpenAirAdventure 9 месяцев назад

Nice modification Gary, real nice. 22 ton will split almost everything you're right. Slow but mighty splitters are available for a good price. Winston raised his up so we're not bent over as much. Those vertical splitters by eastonmade are beautiful but holy cow, $20,000 to split wood. Thanks for showing Gary.❤ Kenny

@tractortalkwithgary1271 9 месяцев назад

Totally agree Kenny. My Dad had a 3 pt splitter that went on the back of one of the 520 John Deere’s. That thing killed my back bending over like that. The 2 stage hydraulics are so far superior to the single stage, it isn’t even funny.

@thebradleysoncatbirdhill6849 8 месяцев назад

That seems ingenious, Gary!!!! Cannot wait to see it in action!

@GardenTractorBoy 9 месяцев назад

The modifications are very cool and boom looks like a great design. Thanks for detailing the modifications. Over here we only have one size of ball which is 50mm which is used for very light weight trailers right through to the max allowed at 3,500kg. The spreaders look perfect for hauling logs

@tractortalkwithgary1271 9 месяцев назад

Thanks Joseph. That is interesting about the hitch ball size over there. Here in the not-so -United States, we don’t standardize anything, it seems.

@TCsOutdoors1 8 месяцев назад

That’s a great upgrade! Handling those huge rounds is a pain and can be dangerous.

@tractortalkwithgary1271 8 месяцев назад

Yes indeed. Very soon to be put into action once again. Thanks for watching. Hope you come back for more.

@jankotze1959 9 месяцев назад

Very nice mod and splitter Gary, you explained it thoroughly

@tractortalkwithgary1271 9 месяцев назад

Thanks Jan

@OrangeismyNewGreen 9 месяцев назад

Good evening Gary. “It never starts on the first pull” 😉😂. Thanks for the mention 😂😂throwing stick…See you for part 2 👍🏻🙋🏼‍♂️🙂

@tractortalkwithgary1271 9 месяцев назад

WARNING ⚠️ Any footage of pickaroon malfunction will be edited out 🤣🤣 Thanks for watching Luc.

@OrangeismyNewGreen 9 месяцев назад

@@tractortalkwithgary1271 🤣🤣👍🏻

@ronphillips1437 9 месяцев назад

Good evening Gary 🍻

@tractortalkwithgary1271 9 месяцев назад

Good evening Ron🍻🍻🍻🇺🇸

@GrampiesWorkshop 9 месяцев назад

Hello there Gary!! I like your splitter. The 2 position splitters are nice to have for those occasions when you have big heavy rounds, like the oak tree you mention. The boom and hoist are a great mod too. That is really nice. Thanks for sharing and I'm looking for part 2 for sure!! Take 'er easy!!

@tractortalkwithgary1271 9 месяцев назад

Thanks for stopping by Mike. Always good to hear from you. Woke up to flurries and 25 mph winds this morning. I guess that summer is officially over now. Even have a fire going in the wood furnace. Take care Mike. Say hi to Nannie for us. God bless.

@farawayfarm2520 9 месяцев назад

Hello Gary. That is a good solid practical modification. I've seen a lot of homemade and modified splitters. Some very good and some that you have to wonder what they were thinking.

@tractortalkwithgary1271 9 месяцев назад

Thanks Will. This is so much safer than how I used to split wood. This is actually fun now instead of seeming like a harsh prison sentence.

@crslyrn 9 месяцев назад

Nice upgrade to that log splitter by adding a boom like that. Definitely a work smarter not harder idea. I've never worked with a vertical style log splitter. Other that having to work bent over or, as you indicated, on your knees to save your back. Even with the slow cycle times it looks like a pretty good machine to split up a lot of wood at one time & probably not be near as worn out as you might be with a horizontal style log splitter.

@tractortalkwithgary1271 9 месяцев назад

Thanks Ron. As I age, I tend to try and figure out easier ways of doing things. This works great for big stuff and the smaller stuff. Very simple quick conversion from vertical to horizontal. Thanks for watching Ron

@OGAOutdoors 7 месяцев назад

Nice job Gary looks like a nice upgrade.

@southtexashay777 9 месяцев назад

That is definitely a nice set up. I sur could use one at time when cutting mesquite firewood. And as we get older, speed is not much of a issue for splitting wood.

@tractortalkwithgary1271 9 месяцев назад

Thanks Louie. It is fast enough for me. I am not in a race with anything or anybody. The words speed and my name have no business being in the same sentence any longer. 🤣

@curtreisner527 9 месяцев назад

Good morning Gary. Slick idea. Saves the back

@tractortalkwithgary1271 9 месяцев назад

Good morning Curt☕️ You have never seen this work , have you?

@curtreisner527 9 месяцев назад

No I don't think so. Did you do a video out cutting wood a couple of years ago

@tractortalkwithgary1271 9 месяцев назад

@@curtreisner527 , yes. I have done several. The splitter is featured in the videos but I don’t think it was ever the primary focus of the video. Thanks Curt

@curtreisner527 9 месяцев назад

@@tractortalkwithgary1271 I thought I seen

@FabbedFun 9 месяцев назад

That's pretty dang handy! Good work, Gary!

@tractortalkwithgary1271 9 месяцев назад

Thanks Logan. Really good to hear from you. How are you doing these days?

@FabbedFun 9 месяцев назад

@@tractortalkwithgary1271 Doing well! Some changes at work and some housecleaning tasks don't lend themselves to good video production. I'll get back into uploading before too long I hope!

@tractortalkwithgary1271 9 месяцев назад

@@FabbedFun , me too Logan. I real miss you and James from Killing It Country. Two killer channels with killer content.

@loggerjohn01 9 месяцев назад

I like it, Gary! A great idea to move the big blocks! Can't wait to see it working in part 2. My splitter has a slow cycle time too, but perfect for my one-man operation ( ME) LOL. Take care

@tractortalkwithgary1271 9 месяцев назад

Hi John. This one sure does the job for me. I don’t have anything that big to deal with this year. I do have some big maple blocks that I will be demonstrating it on. This is so much safer now. Plus, I can handle anything that I can get the tongs hooked into alone. Appreciate the watch John. Where has the summer gone?

@Pennies_on_the_dollar 9 месяцев назад

That is a sweet setup Mr Gary!! Vey detailed explanation as well! I have heard the same before on the honda engines of thr smaller size..Looking fwd to part two,and seeing it in action!! Thank you Mr Gary for bringing us along!! 👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸😁😁

@tractortalkwithgary1271 9 месяцев назад

Thanks Nelson. Always a pleasure to have you stop in.

@Pennies_on_the_dollar 9 месяцев назад

@@tractortalkwithgary1271 I missed one Mr Gary, but will try to catch up 😁😁

@tractortalkwithgary1271 9 месяцев назад

@@Pennies_on_the_dollar , having the same problem Nelson. With the part time that I work now, those days are impossible to watch you tube videos. That really sets me back on my watching and then everyone loads videos at once and plays fast and furious with me.

@Pennies_on_the_dollar 9 месяцев назад

@@tractortalkwithgary1271 Gosh I know exactly Mr Gary!!!!

@noelstractors-firewood57 9 месяцев назад

Nice splitter Gary. Nice addition. Can’t wait to see it work. Have a good day 🪵🪓🚜👋👍🏻🔥

@tractortalkwithgary1271 9 месяцев назад

Good morning Noel☕️. Depending on what Canada sends us for weather, it may be in action as soon as next week.

@noelstractors-firewood57 9 месяцев назад

@@tractortalkwithgary1271 We always have great weather Gary. 🤭👋👋

@tractortalkwithgary1271 9 месяцев назад

@@noelstractors-firewood57 , flurries here this morning with 25 mph winds. 23 degrees F this morning.

@noelstractors-firewood57 9 месяцев назад

⁠thats not so good Gary. 😕

@JelenOutDoors 9 месяцев назад

Hi there Gary, I really like the boom mod on the splitter and I am looking forward to seeing it in action. Speaking from years of experience I agree 100% that 22 tons is more than adequate to split whatever you throw at it. Cycle time is the big factor but many times you don't have to fully retract or press forward to split the wood. In addition, if you're not production splitting or selling an abundance of firewood then cycle time isn't all that important. Have a great Halloween!

@tractortalkwithgary1271 9 месяцев назад

Thanks Paul. These may not have the long life that some of the bigger commercial duty splitters have. But you can buy two of these for less money than one of those cost. I burn a lot of wood and this has split the winter firewood for two households for a number of years. It still looks good for its age. It runs and operates well too.

@timbervisions 9 месяцев назад

That's pretty slick. I like the way you hold it up with the winch until the splitter gets on it. When I used to use my old splitter in vertical position, I had to hold it up against the beam. Not user friendly. Look forward to seeing it in action.

@tractortalkwithgary1271 9 месяцев назад

Thanks Tim. I was pretty impressed with how yours turned out.

@timbervisions 9 месяцев назад

@tractortalkwithgary1271 thanks brother!

@PineyWoodsHomestead 9 месяцев назад

I like the boom Gary. I've considered something similar on ours just to get those really big rounds on the lift easier.

@tractortalkwithgary1271 9 месяцев назад

It’s a game changer Mathew. Thanks for watching.

@Rollinghillsfarmsmn 9 месяцев назад

Can’t wait to see this in action. Happy with the Briggs on my pressure washer. Honda version was a lot more expensive. On an unrelated note, seems like you have A LOT of open space in that shed. Maybe room to add equipment 😉? I see more tractors in your future and maybe a crawler…

@tractortalkwithgary1271 9 месяцев назад

Thanks Dave. All that open space is because I had the splitter stuck clear back in the corner. I had to move EVERYTHING out to get to it. People driving by probably thought I was getting ready for an auction.

@bobpurs 9 месяцев назад

Nice Mod Gary. Definitely be nice for those bigger rounds.

@tractortalkwithgary1271 9 месяцев назад

Thanks Bob. This is so much safer than how we used to handle them.

@whenworkisplay 9 месяцев назад

Good morning Gary, very nice idea of the boom and winch. I really like that this set allows you to work on your own👍looking forward to part 2. Beautiful building you have there. Thanks for sharing, Happy Halloween 🎃,Ben

@tractortalkwithgary1271 9 месяцев назад

Good morning Ben☕️ Thank you. Really impress by the capabilities that it has now. This turned an ordinary box store log splitter into a monster.

@donovanvolk8583 9 месяцев назад

Nice video Gary

@tractortalkwithgary1271 9 месяцев назад

@@donovanvolk8583 , thanks Donovan. Appreciate you dropping by.

@chadtosh6831 9 месяцев назад

Hi again Gary. I’ve got a couple Briggs engines, they work fine for me. I usually put fuel stabilizer in my small engines, think it helps quite a bit.

@tractortalkwithgary1271 9 месяцев назад

Thanks Chad. I have become a big believer in Sea Foam. Use it in everything.