log splitter running o hyraulic power pack

[33bk]

good evening

 

as tital nearly states . does anybody run a log splitter off a hyraulic power pack ie a concrete breaker .

if so do they work? are they any good ?

 

i split at the moment with a axe ! i dont have access to tractor or electrics , so any ideas to save my back ?

 

ta all bk

 

sorry for messing up the post was watching inbetweeners !

Edited October 11, 2010 by 33bk
was watching the inbetweeners

[Dean Lofthouse]

good evening

 

 

Evening !!

[log supplier]

good evening

 

good evening to you too............

 

yes a pp will run a splitter

[b101uk]

It depends on the hyraulic power packs drain volume and air space above maximum oil level,

 

They mostly run things that have very little drain, like motors etc which just constantly circulate a fixed volume, rams cause lots of drain if they are single acting with a spring return and less so if they are double acting given that either side of the ram piston is different volumes at max/min extension.

[treequip]

As B101 says watch out for the oil reservoir capacity.

 

There are machines out there with power and pump built in. The advantage is that the power, pump and ram are (Hopefully) matched.

 

The last thing you want is to connect a power pack to a ram that’s too big. Big ram and small pump equals slow production.

 

Do you have a chipper? There is an engine and pump inside (nearly all) chippers and it’s a simple thing to make a chipper pump run a splitter. It will put more hours on your chipper but it’s an option to consider.

 

Andy

[davetaz]

you can get splitters with their own power supply - ie petrol engine

[caledonian bob]

Built this myself, works very well

 

Produces 3200psi at 40 ltrs/min

 

[Danny Boy]

yes i have one too. seems to work pretty well...

 

uses an 18hp power pack to run a pretty hefty ram.

 

not quite as pretty as bob's but does the job!

[33bk]

AHH thanks for replys , i have a concrete breaker which has 2 spools and a pressue of 3000psi ,so was wonderering if i could make one save buying a tracor or petrol log splitter as i have half of it already , was something kicking out 3000psi work ?

[b101uk]

Yes 3000psi (~206.9bar) is enough, as it’s the rams piston surface area in conjunction with pressure that denotes the rams output force, I.e. 3000lb (1361.16kg) per 1 square inch of piston surface area.