This is freaking amazing! I'm glad that there are people out there that put in so much effort to keep history alive.
@calopolus
12 жыл бұрын
This is great! Makes me think how exited someone was so long ago when this was the latest and greatest way to split. Probably had all their friends over to see it. Now we have 30+ Ton splitters with 4 way wedges available at every big box store. Its too easy to take such things for granted.
@CraigArndt
13 жыл бұрын
That is exactly what I was looking to see, a H&M actually doing work. What a classic beautiful piece of machinery. That one piece was really bent and twisted, engine kept going strong. Too bad the belts are so long on those machines, probably looses a lot of power in belt stretch. But what a gorgeous piece of Americana.
@RamblinAround
13 жыл бұрын
That's a cool piece of machinery. I always like seeing them in action. Just can't get tired and leave a couple fingers on top of the log.
@sgtpepper1138
12 жыл бұрын
Exactly, I see comments about the dangers of it. But IMO it looks pretty safe, keep your hands on the sides of the log and it's basically harmless.
@salemcripple
10 жыл бұрын
I need this. I don't just want it, i NEED IT!
@marvinburrows5474
10 жыл бұрын
There should be a big flywheel on the machine, not just on the engine. That would cure the stalling issue.
@thejafuu5001
5 жыл бұрын
I think belt tensioner would help more. Because flywheel would make it harder for the engine to spin it.
@kookiemoose
13 жыл бұрын
That's actually pretty damn cool. I'd rather use that design over the current one's. A little more dangerous, but easier on the back.
@805ROADKING
12 жыл бұрын
@biggdaddy2001 Those belts are made of leather!! It's designed to slip when the machine gets jambed so it doesn't damage the engine!!☺
@usnva5638
10 жыл бұрын
Some slight adjustments could make it a very effective splitter.
@500passwords
13 жыл бұрын
its cool to see one of the old engines hooked up to something :) big thumbs up from 500
@Kevlar1178
11 жыл бұрын
Great job, glad to see the antique stuff still workin
@oldchevy4x4
13 жыл бұрын
Years back there was a guy that brought one very similar (heck, may have been that one) to the WNYGSEA show in Alexander NY. Very smooth running and obviously effective.
@More350Power
13 жыл бұрын
Thats a lot safer than some of the home made splitters ive seen on the tube here..... the belt slipping is actually a good safety feature I think.
@toob247
12 жыл бұрын
fanatastic equipment glad to see it workin and not sitting still
@GaryGoldberg-DigiMark
9 жыл бұрын
@Wranglerstar-- I love it when he says "Cody -- you need this, not those axes" and then the machine stalls on the knotty pine chunk. Still, awesome machine and amazing to watch.
@renegadeoflife87
11 жыл бұрын
Better not to. The engine would stall. Having the belt drive lets the splitter slip on a knotted piece so that the engine can keep rolling along, just knock the offending piece out and keep going. Though he might have been able to set the belt a little tighter, depends on how close the engine was to full load when the splitter stalled.
@seawind0721
12 жыл бұрын
Seeing that splitter in action reminded me rather strongly of a trip hammer.
@56CrownVick
13 жыл бұрын
I've never seen one like this. Thanks for sharing
@chuckhaynes6458
7 жыл бұрын
Very cool. Not a Harbor Freight model. Sandwich.....love it.
@805ROADKING
13 жыл бұрын
@mrwiggles2 That's a pretty unique machine, that's the only one i've ever seen!! That one log was a knotty mess!!☺
@daddytech
13 жыл бұрын
yeah that thing is pretty handy, imagine if he had a stouter motor on that thing he could split wood on both sides at once that would keep things going pretty well, you'd bust through a rik of wood in no time
@marshallman1au
6 жыл бұрын
RK .... You have some gems hidden away .... :)
@805ROADKING
13 жыл бұрын
@larrythelookout That's some real old time American ingenuity there eh Mate!!☺
@805ROADKING
13 жыл бұрын
@Needmorehorsepower I said a 1920 3HP!! But it did sound confusing eh!!☺
@userunavailable3095
12 жыл бұрын
I wish I'd had that thirty years ago.
@marshallman1au
6 жыл бұрын
userunavailable3095 I was born too late for all the good stuff ..... :(
@805ROADKING
13 жыл бұрын
@daddytech Yeah Buddy!! I wonder how big the original powerplant was!!☺
@DannysCam
13 жыл бұрын
thinks for the shout out hehehe we bean trying to split some sweet gum that aged... its hard..... thats a nice machine
@805ROADKING
13 жыл бұрын
@DannysCam yeah Buddy!! Sweet Gum is some tough shit!! Even that machine would have a tough time with it!!☺
@805ROADKING
13 жыл бұрын
@200mmonster Thanks for checkin' it out Bud!! If I had that machine, I would throw my axe out!!☺
@805ROADKING
13 жыл бұрын
@RamblinAround Yeah!! No texting or talkin' on the phone while operating that machine!!☺
@Wheelhorsec121lover1
12 жыл бұрын
For as early as it is it looks relatively safe
@805ROADKING
13 жыл бұрын
@oldchevy4x4 Yeah it's a cool machine!! it could zip through a good pile of wood effortlessly!!☺
@805ROADKING
13 жыл бұрын
@2024JayZ Ya better start lookin' now Buddy!! Winter will be here before ya know it!!☺
@bearbon2
10 жыл бұрын
Very nice! I've got to build something like this since I doubt I'd ever find one for sale.
@805ROADKING
13 жыл бұрын
@Goregoon Good catch Gore!! I guess as long as your fingers aren't on top you'll be OK eh!!☺
@805ROADKING
13 жыл бұрын
@ShawnCFarm I would imagine they're pretty rare, I've never seen one before!!☺
@805ROADKING
13 жыл бұрын
@kookiemoose Looks like it's reasonably safe in the right hands!!☺
@clockguy2
10 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing one of these log splitters in an old lady's yard in Columbia, SC when I was a kid. I thought I'd never see another one. I think she said they ran theirs with the tractor PTO.
@schlusselmensch
11 жыл бұрын
Betcha that thing has mashed a few digits in its day.
@805ROADKING
13 жыл бұрын
@CCSinventions Nah you want that belt to be able to slip when you come across a bad log like that!!☺
@805ROADKING
12 жыл бұрын
@seawind0721 It wouldn't take much to modify that into one!!☺
@805ROADKING
12 жыл бұрын
yeah I could have used one myself 20 years ago, I was splitting wood for a living!!☺
@grandplans
9 жыл бұрын
Man, where was this when I was cutting wood in Missouri?
@MrEFHATCH1990
6 жыл бұрын
Beautiful machine!
@805ROADKING
12 жыл бұрын
Pretty cool eh!!☺
@Norsesmalfarmer
8 жыл бұрын
Have a homemade acting in the same way on the farm, it is built of the rear axle and gearbox from a Bedford truck and runs on the PTO from the tractor
@edzgarage
13 жыл бұрын
Looks a little dangerous! lol Where's the emergency stop? Things were sure different back in the day... survival of the fittest and smartest!
@805ROADKING
13 жыл бұрын
@krazy45cat Yeah Buddy!! Maybe that's why he painted the engine green eh!!☺
@805ROADKING
12 жыл бұрын
@300Dnikon Thanks for checkin' it out Bud!!☺
@2024JayZ
13 жыл бұрын
That's neat Man we need a splitter bad
@Chr.U.Cas1622
6 жыл бұрын
Great great great! The slippery belt was a pity. Fantastic machine ensemble (is there a heavy flywheel missing?).
@OneLyfer
11 жыл бұрын
Is that the Tractor Show in Texas that you were at? If so my family works at the kitchen
@805ROADKING
13 жыл бұрын
@pimpinpenz that was a knarly hunk of lumber eh!!☺
@mirodeogrl
13 жыл бұрын
That's a cool looking log splitter, I wonder if I could find one for the house?
@805ROADKING
13 жыл бұрын
@MagicCadillac Thanks Mate!!☺
@805ROADKING
13 жыл бұрын
@NomaDairy Ya can get alotta cords split with that thing eh!!☺
@More350Power
13 жыл бұрын
@805ROADKING I try to keep my hands away from anything that could remove them, lol. I learned the hard way, table saws are not always safe....
@ShawnCFarm
13 жыл бұрын
That was cool and prob a real rear find
@805ROADKING
13 жыл бұрын
@edzgarage Didn't you see the big Red Button on the side!!☺
@805ROADKING
13 жыл бұрын
@More350Power Yeah unless your hand is on top of the log, ya shouls be alright!!☺
@805ROADKING
13 жыл бұрын
@josderedneck22 Yeah Buddy!! It is pretty cool!!☺
@OneLyfer
11 жыл бұрын
Considering how long ago this video was I'm surprised you answered!
@Goregoonswasteofspace
13 жыл бұрын
At 1:59 you can see it hit his finger. Nice old beast!
@805ROADKING
13 жыл бұрын
@creamofcardstv Yeah Buddy!! that's the way to go!!☺
@Needmorehorsepower
13 жыл бұрын
very nice you said thats a 23 h.p. motor? or was it made in 1923 wasnt clear
@805ROADKING
13 жыл бұрын
@mirodeogrl that's a moneymaker there!! ya could put the kids to work!!☺
@805ROADKING
13 жыл бұрын
@KrankieV2 yeah that's some cool stuff eh!!☺
@ptarushasagame8405
6 жыл бұрын
You think a chain driven system would deliver more torque? Those stubborn knotted rounds would be exploding lol, probably not the safest.
@805ROADKING
13 жыл бұрын
@56CrownVick Yeah that's the first one i've seen too!!☺
@805ROADKING
13 жыл бұрын
@vmxrm85 yeah Buddy!! cool stuff!!☺
@805ROADKING
13 жыл бұрын
@V8power923 Yeah Buddy!! cool Stuff!!☺
@805ROADKING
13 жыл бұрын
@8087j Thanks Buddy!! Ya got that right!!☺
@Krankie_V
13 жыл бұрын
that's a nice machine!
@805ROADKING
13 жыл бұрын
@mbyr31 That's a real moneymaker there Buddy!! It will put a hurtin' on ya if you don't pay attention though!!☺
@1941pearl
12 жыл бұрын
Excellent!!!
@SebLand99
12 жыл бұрын
add more weigth to the wheel so it has enough momentum, then it will not stop
@805ROADKING
11 жыл бұрын
Yeah Buddy!! I never notice that!!☺
@805ROADKING
13 жыл бұрын
@IHcubcadet Yeah Buddy!!☺
@chafalote
12 жыл бұрын
Hits finger @ 1:59 reaction on his face...
@805ROADKING
13 жыл бұрын
@500passwords Thanks Buddy!! that's the only kinda machine I've seen like that!!☺
@bjf2008
12 жыл бұрын
effortless long as you dont get one that is actually hard wood which is 80% of the wood out there lolol still good tho for its antique value and it did do good on the softer not notty wood
@CaptJohnsBar
13 жыл бұрын
Did he finish with all ten fingers ?
@Cwazywazy140
11 жыл бұрын
step one: give it a .5 ton flywheel step two: replace belt with chain.
@thejafuu5001
5 жыл бұрын
I don't think it needs heavier flywheel. only chain.
@805ROADKING
13 жыл бұрын
@demojoe13694 Yeah pretty cool machine!!☺
@daddytech
13 жыл бұрын
@805ROADKING i don't think even the internet will go back far enough to tell you that one lol. it's pretty old
@805ROADKING
12 жыл бұрын
@metrorhys10 Hook it up to an ice cream maker!!☺
@wi11y1960
11 жыл бұрын
a local has one for sale for a grand in Ellsworth.
@805ROADKING
11 жыл бұрын
Nah, that was in New Jersey!!☺
@Insane82chevy
12 жыл бұрын
Make it gear drive. it will take care of any log
@slimjim119
8 жыл бұрын
cool maybe more tension on the belt may have helped
@805ROADKING
8 жыл бұрын
The belt is suppose to be loose, it's a safety feature!!☺
@marshallman1au
6 жыл бұрын
Tell'em RK!!!! Today's people have no idea ...... >8^(
@805ROADKING
13 жыл бұрын
@outdoorsman310 Pretty cool eh Buddy!!☺
@NomaDairy
13 жыл бұрын
that awesome!! make wood chopping easy!
@805ROADKING
13 жыл бұрын
@cisjohn2616 Almost!!☺
@creamofcardstv
13 жыл бұрын
Saves swinging an axe :)
@805ROADKING
13 жыл бұрын
@DownUnderDoug I'm sure that monster has claimed a few victims over the years!!☺
@marshallman1au
6 жыл бұрын
SHHHHH!
@mountfields
8 жыл бұрын
Looks like you you need precision cut soft wood logs, with straight grain and no knots.........
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