How I have set up and use my Titan log splitter (For safety reasons I do not recommend my set up or adaptations as some of them dypass safety features).
It's a dangerous idea. The whole point of a 2 hand operation is to avoid accidents. All it takes is miscoordination with your foot and you've got a broken hand.
Great mod! I managed to get a waist high titan stand for my splitter. They are like rocking horse shizzle , then added a momentary switch to it so its one handed opperation,its a game changer
Suggest you hone leading edge of wedge to knife like finish. Reduces pressure needed to start split, & eases strain on pump, so less heat generated by the electric motor. Improve life expectancy of the tool. A Forest Master Duocut wedge head is a good investment, I found. Allowing processing of logs that previously overloaded the system.
EXCELLENT DEMO. Proper Well Done to you sir!. Really like your adapted stand, mods, advise and cautions. I'm already thinking about how I'll do my own version of the bench and foot adapter. Your example of log diameter was also very interesting. Most other RU-vid demo's with similar type splitter's, mostly 5 or 6 ton pressure compared to the 4ton on this model, have been with much smaller logs. I've been sitting on the fence the last couple weeks on getting one (same model) in Screwfix IE, or if I needed to consider something a little bigger (i.e. 8ton Vertical Splitter, for well over twice the price and more).Just put my money down now and heading out to collect. Thank you for your effort on this. J
If you are not moving the splitter around, you are OK to leave the valve permanently open. It's purely to prevent the hydraulic oil from weeping out during transportation. 👍
@Sepp Pileggi hi, I don't do logs commercially, there's very little profit unless your processing tonnes a day. And delivering unprocessed timber directly from site is often more hassle than it's worth. Sorry dude.
