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Re: logsplitter- is it the hyd cyl or the pump?
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Posted by G Taylor on May 17, 2003 at 19:18:03 from (64.10.143.186):
In Reply to: logsplitter- is it the hyd cyl or the pump? posted by davr on May 17, 2003 at 18:06:21:
Don't want to hurt any feelings but this is what happens when someone tries to "make do" and works via "by guess and by golly" without a plan or specifications. A trip to town for a commercial built log splitter is looking no more expensive and certainly less aggravation.
A 3" piston has 7.07 square inches of surface area on the non rod side. Max force at the point of stall with a 1050psi low pressure system is 3.7 tons.
A person in half decent shape, knows what they are doing with a good axe will beat that splitter.
If a cheap 5" or 6" bore cylinder could be found the splitter would work on most logs but would be sssssooooooo sssssllllllloooooowwwwwww.
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