My Wood Splitter Doubles as a Backhoe! - Homemade DIY Wood Splitter Splits Large Rounds With Ease

This is a close up look at my homemade backhoe wood splitter. This is one of my most useful DIY projects to date and I wanted to create a video that explained why I wanted it, how it was built and then demonstrate how it works. This backhoe wood splitter is mounted on my John Deere 310SE backhoe and it is great for cutting big rounds of firewood.

Husqvarna 12" Timber Tongs I used:

Amazon Cheaper Version 12" Log Tongs:

[Cazadorknox]

I cannot believe I’ve never thought of doing something like this, it’s such a simple attachment and has so much value! Simple genius.

[thor]

Love everything about this video….machinery, splitting wood, splitting wood with machinery, ingenuity. Great vid bud. Subscribed.

[stevelipman]

You must have been a engineer in another life. Awesome idea and great video. Thanks

[tee-steel.]

I’m new but love to see someone that rather make it then bye it. My dad was a boiler maker. Tough me skills with steel. 👍

[tyclark]

That's a awesome idea, I have a really bad back so this is a life saver. Time to get mine own now. Thank you, Ty

[bradmonrean]

That works better than a factory built splitter! That takes a lot of the "back problems" out of fire wood processing. Subbed!

[scottamidon]

I have a JD 1025r with an adjustable thumb and a root ripper attachment. Never thought of using that for wood splitting, until NOW! Thanks for the great idea!

[shopmanager]

This opens a persons world up to accepting huge tree service wood etc and not having to sell your health and time to break it down to manageable size PCs even if you took it to your traditional splitter to finish up. Thanks for sharing!

[cgb]

I’ve been thinking about something like this for a while. Since I have some 1/2” plate kicking around I thought I’d give it a try.
I bought a cheap plasma cutter, created a cardboard template then cut the steel. I used a snow plow cutting edge as the splitting edge and the rod from a plow cylinder to use where the bucket attached. I welded it all up, attached it to the back hoe, grabbed a log and Bam! All my welds popped like a joke. After cleaning things up and re-welding a few more times I discovered my little 110v MIG welder didn’t have the sack to penetrate the 1/2” steel. So a new (cheap) 200 amp stick welder was ordered. After some practice, I got the welds looking pretty good. Attached everything again and grabbed a log. Presto! Split my 26” dia oak logs like a dream. I was so psyched!
For those who want to try this.. it can be done and does work. You’ll need the right tools and lots of patience. Don’t give up when it falls apart the first few times.

[bowtie-man]

Congrats on your idea, building it, and using it. I'm 54 this December and my new motto is work smarter not harder and by the looks of your back and joint saver it's your motto to 👊👊🤙🤙👍👍✌✌

[NotSureJoeBauers]

Thats a really sweet setup for cracking down boilerwood. The real secret to firewood is the biggest volumes of firewood come from the biggest logs so to work the big wood effectively is the real key to efficiency

[christophersorenson]

I love how it’s so cold there that your boots crunch on the snow when you’re walking. The audio is terrific for this.

[garciafamilyfarms]

I've always invisioned a splitter on my backhoe or mini and never had a chance to make something. This has given me the inspiration to get the drawing board out. Thanks so much!!

[markdavies]

This idea is really good. No manual handling, no freezing your butt off and the versatility to split and load.

[TheHobbyShop]

I like the prototype made out of wood idea. I’m prone to jumping right into the fabrication and the end up wasting metal when I have to remake or modify part of whatever I’m making. Thanks for sharing!

[DirtPerfect]

Glade you said something because you make that look way easier then it really is nice operating.

[rv-ebwu]

that is one of the nicest ways of splitting wood I've seen, imagine spending a nice sunny day, in where it's warm, listening to the radio getting your groove on.

[blatham]

I have been using an antique pair of ice tongs for picking up logs for many years.
Definitely saves the back.

[robertkeaney]

First time viewer. I don't own, or need, any equipment like yours, but I love the vid. Old school American inginuity at it's finest.

[bubbagreensmith]

Used my backhoe for decades to split wood on occasions. Your setup is much better than the way I do this! Nice job 👍