Thread: My New whole Tree Trunk Splitter

I have a Palax Wood processor which is comfortable with logs of 10 inch diameter and less for making into firewood. I have to cut up some larger tree trunks occasionally that are only fit for firewood and it is quite a job to set them up on the Lucas Mill to cut down into 8" x 8" and then put them through the Palax.
So I had an idea that appealed to my childish desire to combine the force of my 1956 Classic Caterpillar D7 C with a static knife
The knife I made from two wear plates taken from the bottom of the dozer blade when worn out. Welded these to a length of H section girder and buried it in a ton of concrete, leaving 2 feet sticking out. Attached an adjustable horizontal knife to split into 4.
Tested with a horrible gnarly 2 foot diameter sycamore trunk


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