Hydraulic log splitter

[SpringHollow]

What he said

 

[cqaigy2]

So I am speaking with zero expreince, but I think you might be able to take it to a machine shop and have a keyway put in on the other side. I doubt it would be too much money.... And the lovejoy is just a off the shelf part.

Ditto on the zero exp.

Also, i've seen some "lower speed" implementations where a bolt is threaded thru the shaft to the other side, using a nut or two to cinch things up.

 

[SwampmanLA]

I am thinking of building a light duty log splitter to run off my 422 PTO. I found a 3" cylinder that I think will work and the math tells me that the cylinder will have 8.5 tons of force at 2500 psi. A couple of questions for long time log splitter users: Will a 8.5 ton splitter work ok for light duty use? Is my math correct?

 

[SpringHollow]

I am thinking of building a light duty log splitter to run off my 422 PTO. I found a 3" cylinder that I think will work and the math tells me that the cylinder will have 8.5 tons of force at 2500 psi. A couple of questions for long time log splitter users: Will a 8.5 ton splitter work ok for light duty use? Is my math correct?

3" cylinder with a 1.25" rod would have a force of 8.5 tons

Ken

 

[L355SS]

I am thinking of building a light duty log splitter to run off my 422 PTO. I found a 3" cylinder that I think will work and the math tells me that the cylinder will have 8.5 tons of force at 2500 psi. A couple of questions for long time log splitter users: Will a 8.5 ton splitter work ok for light duty use? Is my math correct?

If its from your parts pile then use it. I had good results with a 3.5 cylinder. Most homeowners don't need those big ton splitters.
Dennis

 

[ernemats]

Last week I finally got my 422 back together and running. I had a machine shop cut a new key way in the shaft and I ended up getting the love joy from Power Trac. I had got one locally but it was the wrong one. Power trac gets the love joy and machines it down some and drill holes in it for the set screws. I hooked it up to the log splitter and used it to split several hickory logs which it split pretty easy will try it some more if it warms up some more as I have not been spending much time outside due to broncitus.

 

[woodlandfarms]

Do you mind me asking what the keyway cost?

 

[ernemats]

Machine shop charged $20. to cut keyway.

 

[ernemats]

It warmed up to about 40 today so I decided to try the splitter out, I had some hickory and ash logs that I had cut last fall and this spring. I hooked the splitter to the pt hydraulics and set the throttle about 1/3 open and started splitting. All the logs split real easy and the pt engine speed never varied on any of the logs , it probably took about 15 minutes to split all the logs. See pictures. The only problem I found is the pressure gauge never moved off zero.

 

[MossRoad]

So you're running off the main PTO and using the valve on the splitter. Nice. Any indication of engine heat with only running at 1/3 throttle?