Air-powered log splitter?

[brassmonkey001]

Going back to the compressor I bought, he also had another 25l receiver from an almost identical compressor but no motor or anything on it. I did wonder about the possibility of joining the two together thus giving me 50l.

Does anyone know if this would work? Would it perhaps half the life of the pump?

[treequip]

I think it's 250l, huge for a tyre garage anyway.

 

Well your hydrovane is plenty newer than mine but I believe I have the edge in receivers, 250l is nowt, that green thing against the wall, that’s my receiver, came from a pallet making factory where they ran more air nailers than you can imagine.

 

[scbk]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th0aAZPBcM0]True air powered log splitter - YouTube[/ame]

 

 

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBox8087HTQ]log splitter air 1 - YouTube[/ame]

 

 

:lol:

 

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a13veWa95zc]log splitter air 2 - YouTube[/ame]

[brassmonkey001]

 

 

 

 

 

:lol:

 

 

 

Come on man, you can't leave it on a cliff-hanger like that!

Don't tell me I've got to watch next week, same time, same channel to find out if he actually succeeds in splitting it?

[robbo 110]

first one has very little power... 2nd one is a 20 tonne hydraulic bottle jack which is operated by air,, the handle by the side of it operates directly to the hydraulics ( useful whilst you wait for the compressor to build up pressure again!!!!!!)

[treequip]

I love the way number 1 manages to chuck stuff up the yard, give it something knotty and watch the compressor flog it’s guts out.

[brassmonkey001]

I love the way number 1 manages to chuck stuff up the yard, give it something knotty and watch the compressor flog it’s guts out.

 

I like the way it clangs as the ram plate hits the cutter! Must need sharpening quite often.

[hippytyre]

That first one works but it's relying on speed, I doubt it has much power.