The PTO pump is located right above the PTO at the 3 point hitch so real easy to connect, there is room for a tank along side. I'll have to see what the flow rate is to determine if it will be the same issue. There are no wheels one this one so it can't be "stand alone" and I would still need a motor, pump and connections. I hate small engines, the carbs always gum up and become a problem.
I just threw out a small number for the very reasons you state. The bottom line is, if you want speed, you have to have flow. If you want force, you have to have pressure. If you want both, you have to have both, and the horsepower to handle it. Force can be had with larger cylinders, but that also slows down the speed. As you say, the speed will be more dictated by how young the back is that's doing the moving. Some folks simply don't get that a slow moving cylinder may be preventing them from hurting themselves. Why get in a hurry anyway? On a bad day, you can probably still split enough wood to last at least a couple weeks. If you're running out of wood, you probably should have cut and split a little more often.
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That mostly suggests a flow issue, but that may be by design as well. Sometimes, though, if the ram can't move fast enough, or the edge isn't sharp enough, it will ball up the fibers of the wood and stall out before it finishes the split. That's when it's DANGEROUS. That log can squirt out of there with amazing velocity and a whole lotta inertia. It's going to break most anything it hits, including you if you're in it's path. Use caution with that thing and always try to keep something between you and it when splitting. I'd be interested to see your build.
Awesome job, Thank you !
That's a spiffy rig there. Good lookin' Wrangler in the background, too.
