Colt Case Ingersoll Garden Tractors

Case 224 is in splittin mode now, over at my sons place.
I did cut the grass again this week and the belt did not flip. So that’s a good thing.

Noel

Noel you are one wood cutting and splitting machine. Harry

Sounds like you got the belt sorted out. How's the wood splitter work? Plenty of power, reasonable speed?

MattA wrote: ↑Fri Aug 30, 2024 8:28 pm Sounds like you got the belt sorted out. How's the wood splitter work? Plenty of power, reasonable speed?

Works great Matt. Last year I put 3” or so hardwood round pieces in the opposite way. And it would cut though them. Not all at once but push a bit stop then push then stop. Do that a few times and it cut through the wood. It works great. It’s a little slow. But that’s fine by me. I’m not selling wood so I don’t rush. And it’s safer.
20” stroke is 24 seconds cycle time. At 2000 rpm. So up the rpm it will be faster. 16” stroke is a bit faster. So depends on the length of wood. Mine varies from 16” to 20”. And a lot of the time the wood is split after only pushing the round half way.
So it’s fine for me. I use to use the 1951 Ferguson tractor on it. It was slow. Only 2 gpm pump or so in it.
I normally last year ran the Case 224 at around 2700 rpm. Noise level not to bad at that. Thanks for asking Matt.

Noel

Sure beats splitting by hand. Does your splitter return on its own?

MattA wrote: ↑Sat Aug 31, 2024 7:19 am Sure beats splitting by hand. Does your splitter return on its own?

No, it does not Matt. That would be a nice feature to have.

Noel

propane1 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 31, 2024 4:33 pm

MattA wrote: ↑Sat Aug 31, 2024 7:19 am Sure beats splitting by hand. Does your splitter return on its own?

No, it does not Matt. That would be a nice feature to have.

Noel

Not knowing what valve your splitter has, I don't know if it can be modified to accomplish this. However, you could replace it with an inexpensive valve that has a detent for the return stroke and automatically kicks the lever into the neutral position when the ram is fully retracted.

Saves lots of time,

Bob

The Brave wood splitter I have has that feature. Split a piece of wood and when your stacking or positioning for the next split the wedge is returning and stops ready for the next go. It dies certainly save time. Harry

myerslawnandgarden wrote: ↑Sat Aug 31, 2024 8:57 pm

propane1 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 31, 2024 4:33 pm

MattA wrote: ↑Sat Aug 31, 2024 7:19 am Sure beats splitting by hand. Does your splitter return on its own?

No, it does not Matt. That would be a nice feature to have.

Noel

Not knowing what valve your splitter has, I don't know if it can be modified to accomplish this. However, you could replace it with an inexpensive valve that has a detent for the return stroke and automatically kicks the lever into the neutral position when the ram is fully retracted.

Saves lots of time,

Bob

Thanks Bob. I’ll take a picture of the valve.


Noel

Here’s a couple pictures of the valve.
At the wood splitting again this morning. Running the engine at around 2200 to 2300 rpm. Working great.

Noel

Well, I’m still plugging along at the wood. Getting it split up now. Son helped on the weekend and that speeded things up. Sister in law help a while today. I’d say it’s about 2.5 times slower with out the second person helping. Still lots to do.

Noel

Well. Still at the wood splitting today. Won’t be tomorrow or Sunday. Rain coming. But made great progress at it. Had help this afternoon. So that speeds things up greatly.

Noel.

Sooo, a pile of softwood finished today. On to two more piles tomorrow.

Noel

I might have missed it, but is some of this still Fiona wood?
Looks like the tractor, and splitter, and you are humming right along!

JSinMO wrote: ↑Mon Sep 09, 2024 6:57 pm I might have missed it, but is some of this still Fiona wood?
Looks like the tractor, and splitter, and you are humming right along!

No Jeff. This is 8’ lengths we’ve had for a while. The hardwood is about 2 or so years old. And the softwood is about 5 years or so old. We bought the hardwood. And the softwood was free so we dragged it home. It was time to get it all cut up and get new 8’ hardwood piles soon.

Noel

Rough day splitting that Elm wood, or I think that’s what it is, heavy and awkward for this old fella. Stringy, but split not to bad, some pieces were nasty. So didn’t finish that pile, worn out. Be at it tomorrow, fresh as a daisy.
Took a couple of loads of junk into the woods with the MF14 bulldozer.
And found a new way to hold logs if they are too long, so I can cut them off.
Not to many rigs can tow their hooked wood splitter and cut the grass too.

Noel

More pictures. There is more than that done. Only a few logs left and trailer is mostly full.

Noel

Ok. Splitting is all done. Woo hoo. Now, to put all the split stuff away somewhere. Hehe. Never ends.

Anybody wants those two things in the last two pictures. Come and get them.

Noel

Cut up two nasty knotty Elm rounds yesterday with the homelite XL12. The only saw out of my four that would work. Then had one small piece to cut and the saw would not run. Me and chainsaws don’t get along very well.

Noel

Soooo, I fixed a saw some how then cut up that last small piece of wood. Then got the Case 224 going and fired up the splitter. Splitting is all done. Every cut round of wood is done. Serviced up the splitter for winter storage and put it in its spot, until next year. Hopefully.

Noel