Ram rating of hydraulic splitters

[njc110381]

Hey guys. Now I've got my pto saw sorted and paid for I'm looking towards a hydraulic log splitter. I'm a bit confused by the various ton ratings though. I have a small compact tractor which I think should run a ten ton ram, but is that big enough? I usually get by with a maul but I also get rounds that are a challenge and sometimes need wedges. Would a ten ton split that sort of thing or do I need bigger? I'm worried about ram speed with the flow rate of my little machine.

[treequip]

Any pump will run any ram, some quicker some slower.

 

The force exerted by the ram (on the outward stroke) will be a function of the internal diameter and the pressure of the oil.

 

The speed will be a function of the internal diameter and the flow

 

If the internal pump on the compact isn't man enough for the job consider a PTO mounted pump.

[Woodworks]

Just bought a 18 ton PTO driven splitter for our compact. No problems running it and it splits anything we have with ease. I suspect the 13 ton model would have bee enough to split most stuff.

[Ian C]

It won't have trouble if its a pto as it has its own pump, a hydraulic one runs off the tractors pump.

 

For a compact I would get a pto splitter.

[njc110381]

The last lot I did was larch, around 2' diameter and 15" long. I struggled with the axe, most pieces needing two or three hits to get a piece off of them even working with the rings in the wood and not going straight through the middle. I guess it's all the little knots from all the branches around it?

 

The make I'm looking at do a 10, 14 and 18 ton. The other thing to consider is that I still really want to buy an old Unimog, so in the future I will have more than enough flow rate to run all but the biggest kit. If I use a PTO pump, I assume all I'll need is the pump itself and some kind of oil tank? Can you buy that as a complete kit or would I need to put it together myself?

[treequip]

You can but the parts individually the pump can be the size of your choice, it fits on a gearbox that either hangs on your PTO output, or driven by a PTO shaft

 

Check out flowfit on ebay for parts

[richardwale]

Hi wood works, which splitter did u go for?

[Woodworks]

Hi wood works, which splitter did u go for?

 

Krpan 18 tonner. Wood splitting/cutting monster of a machine

[richardwale]

Is it quick? Does it run off the pto?

[Woodworks]

Is it quick? Does it run off the pto?

 

Yes very and yes. To be fair it is the only hydraulic one I have ever used but the specifications suggest it if faster than most.