Posted by El Toro on February 25, 2014 at 10:30:12 from (96.244.7.206):
In Reply to: Wood spliter posted by oregonfarmer on February 25, 2014 at 07:50:04:
I built this splitter in 1981. I copied it from a Didier splitter I rented. I bought the two stage pump and control valve from Northern Hydraulics. I used 4-inch I-beam from a metal scrap yard. I had the hydraulic tank made at a local metal shop. The tires and rims came from a local boat yard. The hydraulic cylinder was sold at a government auction. It was the steering cylinder off the 8 ton Goer used by the Army. For splitting knots you need a two stage pump. The engine was a 10hp Tecumseh off a Sears garden tractor. Never had to run the engine over 1/2 throttle. Hal PS: That's a Mercury Bobcat in the picture with the V6 engine. My wife complained about it squealing the tires. I told her not to give it so much throttle. Hal
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