Hi, Employ springs to draw the wedge back to start. Trick is to find that spring that is strong enough to do the job and not appreciably add to the splitting stroke effort. Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darryl McMahon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2004 12:21 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Electric Yard Tools (was Trees and power companies)
: Thanks for the idea Greg. I will have a couple of 4-ton hydraulic jacks to hand : next summer, after we finish building the foundation under the summer place. I : really need to get the welder wired up, so I can build a frame and bed for the log : and splitting head. Hmmm, I wonder how portable I can make this? A rope behind : the splitting head to retract it. No power required other than an "armstrong" : driver. : : Darryl McMahon : --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.779 / Virus Database: 526 - Release Date: 10/19/2004 _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/