02-04-2015, 08:35 AM
(02-03-2015, 07:48 PM)vtsteam Wrote: One other thought about wedge on ram vs wedge on bed
Just a bunch of thoughts about this stuff -- it's always intersting to think about how things work....
I looked at that and one thing I noticed was that low force (mainly under 10 tons) log splitters the wedge is fixed to the bed. Whereas the log splitters more than 10 tons the wedge was on the ram. This of course may have nothing to do will the force but to the manufacture.
The other thing why I went for the fixed wedge (pointed out by Steve) is the log gets pushed a way from the operator (me) and therefore has less chance of the split logs falling on my feet
The logs I have to split tend to be a bit different to those in some of the videos we see. Some logs are quite 'twisty' so I was a bit concerned with regard to the twisting forces on the wedge when attached to the ram. Especially with my welding
.I could have got a proper welder to weld it all up for me but that means I didn't make it - no fun in that.
DaveH