Marathon, Florida, United States — Didier, you have made what was just a small vision into a vision of life!!! I will forever be grateful at what you told and showed me.
I now realize I am in a position to become a leader and enjoy the rest of my life exploring the natures of man. I have discovered that we can indeed make an impact on the 20 somethings, 30 somethings and beyond. I feel humbled by the opportunity to share history and dreams with you. As I had a wonderful time. Flexibility is what makes Givers like us worthy of receiving! Far away from the noise of the city, in the middle of an unforgettable setting, I got hooked in an instant.
As fantastic as the pictures are they still do not give back the breathtaking reality nature offers you here. Lodging here for a week in April got me back to basics and I could recharge my batteries to the full. I highly recommend this place to people who appreciate the humbleness of simple and clean living, love adventure and decide to surround themselves with the luxury of untouched nature. Thank you Didier for letting me have this experience at your truly wonderful place.
He is really a great guy and an incredible host and really cares about bringing people from all over the world together. He gave people rides around the island, showed us out in town and just made sure we all had an all around good time. He is a heck of a windsurfer too and is a gorgeous man, very pleasant to the eyes! London, United Kingdom — Wow! What an experience to meet Didier and his idyllic place! Didier welcomed me with open arms amongst his guests from all over the world in a gathering or just staring at the stars from the hammock.
Didier is friendly, inspiring, generous, a dreamer yet aware of social and environmental matters. Leaving all that to stay in a hostel in Hvar town afterwards was shocking and I longed for that peace again…. It was absolutely exotic in a way of life I just adore: simple, in connexion with nature, worldly does that word exists?
Caring, concerned, stoic and clever. I loved staying with and traveling with this awesome Belgian dude and being part of his awesome community. Kowloon East, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China — The place is a little far out and therefor truly a paradise with few people on the beach and many starry nights. Didier is superb!
I thought he could only entertain a couple of guests at a time but he did a record of around Search Advanced search…. Everywhere Threads This forum This thread. Search Advanced…. Install the app. Didier Log Splitter. Active since , Hearth. We strive to provide opinions, articles, discussions and history related to Hearth Products and in a more general sense, energy issues.
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. Status Not open for further replies. Apr 17, 89 Bridgton Maine. Just picked up a Didier Log Splitter and I can't really see anything on the unit regarding tonnage or anything.
Anyone have on of these units or know what its spec are. I can't really see any data on the pump other than a model number of other than that I cant see a name or anything so I don't know the size.
Basicically a complete machine that looks pretty clean and runs for Any thoughts? Aug 11, 15, Anderson, Indiana. ManiacPD Member. Jul 1, Maine. I have one that was my fathers. He bought it during the energy crunch in the late 70's so it's around 30 years old. I have no idea what the tonnage is but it splits well. The only issues I have is with large crotched pieces of stringy wood, like yellow birch. Once in a while I have to beat one off the splitting wedge with sledge hammer.
I think my father still has the manual and I can get you a copy if you'd like one. Might not be exactly the same model though. I've also found replacement parts for the handle and associated linkage parts online quite reasonably. I can get you the websites for those too. What I liked about it was it has what I call good "bones", in that it's all there. It will surely need a little tinkering and updating in addition to a height adjustment!
The thing seems like it's only 6 inches off the ground and I am over 6' tall. I thought was very fair too. As far as tonnage I had it more around 24 or so but I was assuming psi. Thanks again PD what part of Maine are you from? Click to expand Reactions: Vigi. I'm 6' tall as well. I use car ramps on the tires and throw a block of wood under the tongue. I pick over the small stuff and leave the real big cuts behind.
Then I lower the splitter off the ramps and then use the ramps to roll the big logs up onto the splitter. It works good and saves on the back! I live in the Newport, ME area Gooserider Mod Emeritus. Nov 20, 6, Northeastern MA near Lowell. Assuming that the engine isn't oversized, 8hp would suggest a 16gpm pump, which is typically going to be paired with a 5" diameter piston in the cylinder for a nominal 30 ton capacity at 3, PSI If you have a smaller piston, then the maximum tons of pressure goes down, but your cycle time gets considerably shorter If the unit appears to be in good shape I'd jump all over it.
Cylinders are a little more specific, but not much so, and can either be replaced, or rebuilt by any hydraulic shop Nov 2, central IL. They also used a 4" cylinder on top of a 4" wide beam. Here are a couple pics of mine after some major modifications. The engine has since been swapped out for a 5 hp honda. Overall, I've got a few hundred bucks invested in mine and am satisfied.
From time to time I'll run into a big nasty piece that won't split initally. With a little patience its been able to split everything I've thrown at it. They're good, simple machines. Do yourself a favor, get it up to a comfortable working height asap. You'll enjoy using it a lot more.
Looks like a nice splitter BN, but are you missing a dust cap on the trailer wheel? Looks like the axle nut is showing Probably not a bit deal if you're just pushing the unit around the yard, but could be a problem if you were towing it Its never been pulled by anything but my own hands so not a real big deal at this time. Thanks for pointing that out, reminds me to pick up a couple dust caps next time I'm at TSC.
Bill Minister of Fire. Mar 2, South Western Wisconsin. I had a Didier splitter back in the old days, 5hp. Nice splitter, I actually bought it from Didier himself. He had a small factory in Racine or Kenosha Wisconsin, was a long time ago, not sure of the city.
I had the extra wide wedge that slipped over the end, bent the crap out of it.
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