Wood splitter-no power

[Ty Korrigan]

Hello,

 I have a generic Chinesium Briggs powered road tow splitter which is very much like the Rock Machinery 22t model.

 Recently it has simply lost power.

Hydro fluid is at the correct level.

I cannot see any obvious inline filter to check, replace or clean.

Is there likely to be an internal one inside the pump?

Also, is there any adjustment on the pump for flow rate?

If I can't find a simple fix,  I'll take it to my local machine work shop.

The owner himself uses it from time to time and would certainly fix it for free but there is a certain pride in problem solving oneself.

  Cheers

   Stuart

[Mick Dempsey]

Surely the pump being wanked is the most obvious answer.

[woody paul]

Check drive between engine and pump. As maybe a key way has failed or a nut come loose. 

[Will C]

Some have a joint that has fingers on both sides, it is designed to fail to stop you damaging the engine or pump. Unfortunately they work to well and only last so long.

 

what I’m thinking looks like this:

 

Petrol Engine Drive Coupling, Pump Half, Group 2 Pump To 1" Shaft

WWW.EBAY.CO.UK

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Petrol Engine Drive Coupling, Pump Half, Group 2 Pump To 1" Shaft.

most hydraulic shops will get you one 

Edited October 12, 2022 by Will C

[john87]

Careful fiddling with hydraulic stuff.. If you manage to inject yourself with hydraulic oil you will be in BIG trouble..

 

Does the motor seem to come under load or does it just seem to run freely while nothing happens??

 

john..

[Ty Korrigan]

Took it to the workshop where Didier saw the issue right away.

 This model has the wankiest security system ever devised.

I mean, it is safe but über awkward to operate with a jerky motion which is very fatiguing.

The nuts that hold the system together need locktight as they creep with the vibrations and only need to move slightly for a huge effect on flow.

Just that, very simple.

I'd remove the security if it was only for my use but I bought it for clients to use as a deal sweetener.

The dealer I bought it from (also a GM dealer to avoid) previously told me there was no problem just a low oil level and I'd simply not greased the rail enough (gives dealer a hard stare through narrowed eyes for mugging me off)

 Back on site the client started splitting wood with the machine on a slight slope.

Hydro oil pissed out in a long green stream from the breather narrowly missing the tarmac drive.

The dealer had overfilled and with the machine not being level flooded the breather.

The Briggs dealer did the same to my 150P despite the hydro system having no connection to the engine management. Luckily I spotted that before taking it out to work because that would have been messy and embarrassing on the clients driveway.

Anyway we repositioned wood splitter on more level ground and started again.

Runs perfectly though I now need to remove some hydro oil to be on the safe side.

  Stuart

 

 

 

 

[Ty Korrigan]

On 12/10/2022 at 19:19, Mick Dempsey said:

Surely the pump being wanked is the most obvious answer.

 

You have been traumatised by Forst ownership, shaken by Schliesing and now battling the Triggers Broom that is the GM150

[Mick Dempsey]

In fairness I’m happy with the Schliesing and the GM.

 

The Först nearly put me in therapy, never ever again.