General Information

Serial #

PROTOTYPE

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

STEEL/ SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

9.0 m

Width

2.5 m

Height

2.7 m

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Industrial Technology

Category

Industrial equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Cord

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Ottawa

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1980-1990

Canada

The Cord King was invented in 1974 and went into commercial production in 1978. This model may be a prototype.

Function

A diesel-powered automated firewood splitter mounted on a trailer, the Cord King can split a large volume of firewood. It is designed for and used by commercial firewood suppliers.

Technical

The automatic firewood splitter is mounted on six-meter trailer. Production capacity is six face-cords per hour (estimate based on 20 cm diameter logs). The machine can handle log diameters of 7.5 cm to 45 cm and log lengths between 1.2 m and 5.4 m. The Cord King is diesel powered and has a hydraulic folding log dock and a one-meter diameter circular saw.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MFR'S PLATE ON ENGINE

Missing

N/A

Finish

PAINTED RED

Decoration

N/A