I was wondering about the groaning it was doing. Fill that sucker up and let that Wisconsin sing and I'll bet it will be a very fast splitter with that 28 gpm pump on there. That's the size pump I plan on using with an Onan 20-horse motor for my big splitter project. Can't hardly wait! Nice work. Great vid!
Turns out I needed to increase the diameter of the suction line to the pump, the speed in a 1.250 line was too fast for traveling 5 feet from tank to pump through the suction screen, changed to 2 inch line and the groaning was gone. The bore is 5 inches, so its about 1 gallon per foot of travel and the pump is moving 1/2 gallon per second. @650 psi, so one foot every two seconds would be ideal. It does build 7 tons on the low pressure side and 35 tons on the high side.
Well the control lever is a little far back, it was originally built to handle 6' logs for an outdoor type furnace. The ram extension was needed to get the pinch a little closer to the cutter. I have some new plate to build a much better extension that won't let things climb.
@fastst1 Its a good splitter rather you have a long reach or not.But with a lot of wood i bet your backs going to hurt from bending you need a small floor or bottom right around the area where you place the wood so that a big piece won't fall when you let go of it.I look forward to fall and cool weather and splitting and cutting our wood for winter.Thanks
Well sometimes large stumps with a twisted grain need to be flipped end for end or take a side off. Usually those are either rolled onto the beam from a backhoe bucket or hung from a chain. T he steep wedge angle makes it hard for something to get stuck. Rarely will it even kick over to the high pressure stage.
I was wondering about the groaning it was doing. Fill that sucker up and let that Wisconsin sing and I'll bet it will be a very fast splitter with that 28 gpm pump on there. That's the size pump I plan on using with an Onan 20-horse motor for my big splitter project. Can't hardly wait! Nice work. Great vid!
localcrew 8 months ago
@localcrew
Turns out I needed to increase the diameter of the suction line to the pump, the speed in a 1.250 line was too fast for traveling 5 feet from tank to pump through the suction screen, changed to 2 inch line and the groaning was gone. The bore is 5 inches, so its about 1 gallon per foot of travel and the pump is moving 1/2 gallon per second. @650 psi, so one foot every two seconds would be ideal. It does build 7 tons on the low pressure side and 35 tons on the high side.
fastst1 8 months ago
Nice splitter! Home made? I'm 50% through my own homemade splitter; just need the valve, hoses and she'll be ready to go!
swat253 1 year ago
u need a tray
13lael 1 year ago
@13lael
I most certainly do, something removable for easy towing, also planing a lift for the really large stuff. Thanks for watching.
fastst1 1 year ago
Well the control lever is a little far back, it was originally built to handle 6' logs for an outdoor type furnace. The ram extension was needed to get the pinch a little closer to the cutter. I have some new plate to build a much better extension that won't let things climb.
fastst1 1 year ago
why the extension on the pusher? that will be a weak spot. looks goof . Your valve look a bit far away as well.
kitfoxflyer 2 years ago
@kitfoxflyer
I have new plates to make the pusher into more of a slide, the extension allowed the splitter to be able to split 4' logs and the like.
fastst1 1 year ago
Is it just from seeing it on youtube or is your control lever a little far from your work area??Its a nice machine!!
arkansastrash320 2 years ago
@arkansastrash320
Aye, its a bit far, have a long reach and that makes it a little harder to get a hand in the cutter area
fastst1 1 year ago
@fastst1 Its a good splitter rather you have a long reach or not.But with a lot of wood i bet your backs going to hurt from bending you need a small floor or bottom right around the area where you place the wood so that a big piece won't fall when you let go of it.I look forward to fall and cool weather and splitting and cutting our wood for winter.Thanks
arkansastrash320 1 year ago
Great. Have you ever seen any wood that stopped it?
flintrox 3 years ago
Well sometimes large stumps with a twisted grain need to be flipped end for end or take a side off. Usually those are either rolled onto the beam from a backhoe bucket or hung from a chain. T he steep wedge angle makes it hard for something to get stuck. Rarely will it even kick over to the high pressure stage.
fastst1 3 years ago
The engine is a Wisconsin TJD 18.5 HP twin
fastst1 3 years ago
there is plenty of power there, what kind of engine do you use .
landykid60 3 years ago