Which Honda engine for my splitter?

[Little Steven]

5hp is nowhere near enough, it will stall constantly or be painfully slow.

 

All engines will run a 3000psi pump, but it's the volume of the pump that is the cruical thing. The lower the volume the less the HP needed, try putting a higher volume pump on a low HP engine and it will stall

 

Measure you cylinder or go on logsplitter websites and look at the spec of the machines they sell, in the spec it should give you the tonnage and volume of the pump and some even give the cycle times how long it takes for the ram to do a full cycle in and out

 

You should be able to obtain all your info from that

 

As Dean points out.... if the specs all match a smallish engine can exert high pressure with good cycle times.

Just purchased Wallenstien 980 eu @31 ton force from the Honda 270.

Not been able to lift what it cannot split!

Steve

[Hodge]

HI HODGE run your splitter off the tractor mate far cheaper then petrol mate jon

 

I would John but I want it to be able to be taken to jobs while the tractor is powering the processor:)

[mendiplogs]

I would John but I want it to be able to be taken to jobs while the tractor is powering the processor:)

 

HI MATE sorry mate i see what you mine now :thumbup:jon

[windfall]

I'm running a gx390 personally I wouldn't go smaller.

[Hodge]

I'm running a gx390 personally I wouldn't go smaller.

 

I would like one but I need a 3/4" shaft not 25mm as the adapter I have to run the pump is of a 25 mm shaft?.

[Dave the dog]

Hi Hodge,i have a brand new GX360 (13HP) electric start just needs oil putting in it,im not sure of the shaft size but i can find out on Monday .

[Hodge]

Wow Dave, that looks a belter, water cooled, I would need to sort a fuel tank though.......and it looks like it would be serious dollar:)

[jpbeaver]

Barnfields could get you a tank from a scrapped mower I'd of thought.

[Hodge]

Barnfields could get you a tank from a scrapped mower I'd of thought.

 

Good idea, this could be the way forward, depends on the price of the engine.

[Dave177]

Sorry to pull this thread up again, Just wondering if you ended up fitting the GX160 as I have one from an old generator setup that I was thinking about fitting a pump to and using it to power a splitter?