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  1. Al Smith

    log splitters and hydraulics

    It's the diff between a closed center system and open center ststem .Obviously on an open like a splitter if the valve is in neutral the system pressure is nearly zero .It just flows through the valve and back to the tank . Doesn't do any thing . On a closed system like a large piece of...
  2. Al Smith

    log splitters and hydraulics

    That's a pissy little 8 gal per minute pump .He'd really be upset with the cycle time on that thing .
  3. Al Smith

    log splitters and hydraulics

    If you talk about a system with constant pressure like automated machine tools use you'd better have ton of money . A multi piston squish plate Vickers pump would set you back more than the price of an entire splitter . A system like that is something you use if the requirements are for...
  4. Al Smith

    log splitters and hydraulics

    FWIW most detent splitter valves are factory set at around 2300 PSI . Most two stage pumps use around 600 as the transfer pressure . From own experiance in compairing my homebuild with a 5 inch cylinder and Toms factory machine with a 4 inch cylinder they cut at about the same speed .Mine has a...
  5. Al Smith

    log splitters and hydraulics

    FWIW the only manufacturer that puts out true information on tonnage is Timber wolf .The rest embelish the facts . As Carl pointed out at a full 3000 psi a 5 inch is 29 tons .At the pressure they actually run at it's closer to 22 tons if you want the true facts . Now granted for a very short...
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