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I'd like to make a log splitter myself, they are too expensive to buy.
So what I need is a frame with a steel plate at one end which the log
rests on, and an V shaped steel plate at the other end driven by an
hydraulic ram, 4 ton or more ought to do it.

But I know little to nothing about hydraulics. I need some help...

What do you suggest I get the ram off? (in a scrap yard) and how would
I then set it up to be mechanically pumped by the operator.
Instructions and ideas please.
Not sure about the travel you'd need but I'd look at a cheap bottle
jack, if the travel isn't good enough then look out for a tail lift off
the back of a truck. Be aware that hydraulic fluid is not nice stuff and
if there's a possibility of a leaky joint or pipe then forcing fluid
into it at hydraulic pressures is probably the best way to make it show
itself and make a nasty mess.


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justme

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Clint Sharp