Super A-making hydraulics stronger-log splitter

For wood splitting you could mount a pump right on your pto or belt pulley. The Super A engine has the ability to run a lot heavier hydraulics than the factory system. My first thought would be go for the pto mounted pump for operating both wood splitter and your crane. In fact if you install the wood splitter on a trailer, you could have the crane on another trailer, or even both on same trailer. The reason I say trailer, is if you lift much more than you are front of tractor coming up will be next problem.

You can buy a part to take hydraulic power from your current system for remote cylinders. It is about 1/2" thick and bolts between touch control unit and piping from pump. You just hook a remote valve to that. I doubt if you get the kind of speed you want for a wood splitter. That little pump is only about 4 to 5 gal per min, so just think about that on a large cylinder. You get a 12 gallon pump for pto and SA will run wood splitter at idle.

The shaft that comes straight out of the back of the tractor is the PTO shaft they are referring to.

A PTO pump slides on to that shaft and is retained usually through the indention in the shaft or the through hole. Buy a PTO pump and things will start to fall into place.

And yes, you'll need a reservoir, valves, and hoses.

While I say I'm not an expert, this hydraulic speed is not rocket science either. If you figure the bore size of your hydraulic cylinder, you can come up with the gallons or part thereof for a stroke of the cylinder. Pumps will give you a gpm rating based on a selected speed. Presure will slow this function only marginally. So do the numbers, find out your shaft speeds at the throttle speed and go from there. Most hydraulic shops can help you with this and even match up and sell you what you need. I would shy away from used pumps, unless it is awfully cheap. Even then you probably just get what you pay for. I had a hydraulic pump for a truck hoist given to me once, it was not cheap.