I'm glad I found your channel. I love this stuff. You are quite the fabricator. This whole foot control for the spool valve is certainly handy. Did you by chance consider what they call a double detent spool valve? You don't have to hold the valve open with your foot. Once the valve sets the ram in motion it stays in motion. Once the ram reaches the bottom of its stroke it automatically returns to the top of its stroke. So, basically you have both hands free, and you're not standing on the foot pedal at all. I'm going back and watching all your videos. Thank you.
I’ve built a couple wood processors and a few splitters and I have to say you guys are on to something there awsome job like you said there’s always something to beef up or change great idea keep videos coming
When I cut logs I cut a cord at a time. The logs sit in a cradle and I cut them into 18" lengths the logs fall into a tray underneath. Works well. Just takes 10 minutes or so never timed it. Cradle measures... 16"wide/15' long/6 1/2' high
Great job lads and well built, definitely beef up under that table though, building something similar to it here in the UK out of an insurance write off tracked log chipper Loved the videos well done 👍
Excellent job 👍 Splitting those sizes of logs. My wedge only goes into log about 4" and I can retract the cylinder. 27" log can split. If I have a 8" log x 18" long. I split it twice turn it 90 degrees split it with in 5 to 8 seconds. My wedge is 7" wide at its widest. With mine I just run my engine just a little higher off idle. Only thing i didn't want to listen to revving engine. it's still quiet fast at idle. Those pull type post pounder you rent to fence. I have a pounder that sits on the side of the machine. Just under 700lbs of weight. I hit the post 3 hits to their 1. Not knocking your build just say specs on mine.
Great job on the splitter might have to beef up diamond plate steel on the table . Have to get running 🏃♂️ gear ⚙️ from an EASTONMADE vertical splitter for 3.7 seconds running time . Overall great ideas for sure on a homemade wood 🪵 splitter. 😊
Loved watching the build vids for ideas on my own splitter. I'm running the same size pump on a 16hp gas engine with a 5" ram and mine seems quite a bit quicker than yours for some reason. Do you know what rpm the engine is doing as maybe it's not revving fast enough to get max flow out of the pump?... But well done on an awesome splitter! 👌
Thanks I appreciate that! The engine rpm is something we had thought about but have not checked yet. That could be an issue as it being a diesel engine, it may have a lower rpm and the pump might need more.
how about 2 wedges one each side of the main wedge so it slices the logs in 4 but i dont like the way you need to hold the logs in place great machine though
I like your work, but I think you made a mistake by putting the pump directly on the engine. Why didn't you make a transmission with a chain and sprockets? ratio 1 to 1.5 or 1 to 2. The engine has power but it has to work at full throttle and it is still a rather slow cylinder. with the transmission, you will reduce engine revolutions and high speed on the piston. This is just my opinion, that's how I would do it.
@@amandadavis9726 This splitters is handmade and well made. I don't know if you understood my comment, but the one who should have understood knows what I wrote. All splitters have a pump directly on the engine, but if you do something yourself, then you do it the way you want and the way it's better, not the way everyone has it.
@@zoransunja37I understood what you were talking about in regards to the transmission and drive sprockets to change the ratios. How would a transmission and drive sprockets enhance the performance? I do understand gear ratios,…so you don’t have to waste time explaining that to me. If you speed the pump up and slow the engine down by way of sprocket,…what happens to the engine when the wedge has to be pushed through some tough stuff? It’s gonna bog down because it’s not running at a high enough rpm to produce the power to push through. How can this engine run at a lower rpm and efficiently run this hydraulic system, if it doesn’t already produce that much power to begin with? That’s why it has to be ran at wot. I agree, it’s a well built machine. But adding a transmission and drive sprockets just overcomplicates things. You would have more maintenance than needed, if you went that route. You can change your ratios by changing the cylinder size,…which they did mention. There are other factors that may have to be considered as well. That pump may not even be the best one for the performance of what they’re trying to achieve. If I was gonna make a vertical splitter with a nice combo of speed and force,…I would look and observe the components of what the major manufacturers are using, and then go from there. To be honest,…I hope they do get it figured out. It would be a very respectable splitter if they can get the cycle time within a 6 second range. I’m not a hydraulic system guru by any means. I just know they all consist of the same basic components,…and that you can adjust force output by manipulating the flow rate and pressure.
Howdy, nice splitter, especially for a non hydraulic specialist. You state, you want it faster. I am a hydraulic technician by trade, there is a way to speed it up by adding a function to your valve block. If your interested, get in touch, I gladly explain the changes you have to implement on the splitters piping. Cheers. BTW, I'm from Germany, so I won't try to sell you any kind of BS.
