Back Wood Splitter Project with Plans
All my life I have wanted a fireplace and we have had on for the last 14 years. In a normal winter it's not too bad, I will split wood by hand once a week and we probably run the fireplace 3 or 4 nights a week just to warm the house a bit.

About every 4 years however we have a really cold winter and I end up splitting wood every day or two. That's okay right now but I don't think I'll be wanting to do that for the next 14 years.

Enter the hydraulic wood splitter. This makes easy work of the job. All I have to do it lift the log and pull a lever. If lifting the log gets to be too much then I will add a hydraulic ramp to do the lifting for me. I think of it as future proofing our lives.

Anyway, I designed this myself so it is all eyeball engineering by someone who is not an engineer. That said, if you would like to see the plans they can be downloaded from the link at the bottom of this page.

The complete playlist of all my welding projects can be found on Youtube
       
   
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These are the links to the sellers I used, check below for general searches (where you might find a cheaper item):
    24"x4" Hydraulic Ram on EBay AU     24"x4" Hydraulic Ram on EBay CA  
    24"x4" Hydraulic Ram on EBay US     24"x4" Hydraulic Ram on EBay UK  
   
    Hydraulic Control Valve on EBay AU     Hydraulic Control Valve on EBay CA  
    Hydraulic Control Valve on EBay US     Hydraulic Control Valve on EBay UK  
   
    16GPM Hi/Lo Hydraulic Pump on EBay AU     16GPM Hi/Lo Hydraulic Pump on EBay CA  
    16GPM Hi/Lo Hydraulic Pump on EBay US     Seller does not list on EBay UK  
   
    Hydraulic Oil Filter 10m on EBay AU     Hydraulic Oil Filter 10m on EBay CA  
    Hydraulic Oil Filter 10m on EBay US     Hydraulic Oil Filter 10m on EBay UK  
   
    16HP 4 stroke Petrol Engine on EBay AU     16HP 4 stroke Petrol Engine on EBay CA  
    16HP 4 stroke Petrol Engine on EBay US     16HP 4 stroke Petrol Engine on EBay UK  
   
    1" to 1/2" 095 Jaw Coupling on EBay AU     1" to 1/2" 095 Jaw Coupling on EBay CA  
    1" to 1/2" 095 Jaw Coupling on EBay US     1" to 1/2" 095 Jaw Coupling on EBay UK  
   
    16" (400mm) Wheel on EBay AU     16" (400mm) Wheel on EBay CA  
    16" (400mm) Wheel on EBay US     16" (400mm) Wheel on EBay UK  
   
   
   
You can search EBay for a cheaper source by clicking one of the links below:
    24"x4" Hydraulic Ram on EBay AU     24"x4" Hydraulic Ram on EBay CA  
    24"x4" Hydraulic Ram on EBay US     24"x4" Hydraulic Ram on EBay UK  
   
    Hydraulic Control Valve on EBay AU     Hydraulic Control Valve on EBay CA  
    Hydraulic Control Valve on EBay US     Hydraulic Control Valve on EBay UK  
   
    16GPM Hi/Lo Hydraulic Pump on EBay AU     16GPM Hi/Lo Hydraulic Pump on EBay CA  
    16GPM Hi/Lo Hydraulic Pump on EBay US     16GPM Hi/Lo Hydraulic Pump on EBay UK  
   
    Hydraulic Oil Filter 10m on EBay AU     Hydraulic Oil Filter 10m on EBay CA  
    Hydraulic Oil Filter 10m on EBay US     Hydraulic Oil Filter 10m on EBay UK  
   
    13HP 4 stroke Petrol Engine on EBay AU     13HP 4 stroke Petrol Engine on EBay CA  
    13HP 4 stroke Petrol Engine on EBay US     13HP 4 stroke Petrol Engine on EBay UK  
   
    1" to 1/2" 095 Jaw Coupling on EBay AU     1" to 1/2" 095 Jaw Coupling on EBay CA  
    1" to 1/2" 095 Jaw Coupling on EBay US     1" to 1/2" 095 Jaw Coupling on EBay UK  
   
    16" (400mm) Wheel on EBay AU     16" (400mm) Wheel on EBay CA  
    16" (400mm) Wheel on EBay US     16" (400mm) Wheel on EBay UK  
   
   
Download the PDF plans package here: p0102-A3.PDF