Used wood splitter, I've been had....

[familyman]

I just picked up a used "Performance Built" (Lowes) 13 ton wood splitter.

No wear on it, it's been sitting in the back of a guys workshop for years, unused (he bought it as a backup)(he said).

Fluids are as clean as new. Started right up, ram actuates and returns.

Drove it home, put in a 6" piece of ash... ram stops cold. Motor loads up a little but it barely makes a dent in the wood.

Is it possible that something simple like a pressure relief valve is acting up?

 

[oldnslo]

Yes it could be a system relief or something in the hi- lo circuit stuck

simple things first. Confirm the pump shaft is spinning when under load. Possible if never used a key fell out when installing the drive coupling