Broken log splitter advice

[Rkd]

Morning all I'm after picking your brains for a log splitter repair after it sprung a leak while splitting a rather large piece of wood :-(((

 

The leak however isn't from one of the hoses but is coming from the steel box section.

 

Having a look at the machine the steel box sections I would assume acts as storage vesel for the hydraulic oil and the pump sucks the oil from this vessel before pumping to the ram?!?

 

The leak seems to be coming from the box section where it was previously welded to a flat steal plate, I was looking at the weld seam which has failed and come away which is where the leak is coming from.

 

Is this just a case of re welding the seam?

There are no obvious fill places to replace the oil do I just disconnect the return pipe and fill from there???

Is this section under much pressure and would this become a problem again??

 

Ps my first play with hydraulics complete newbie!!

 

This is the best pic I have, I'll get some more later!!

 

 

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[mendiplogs]

Morning all I'm after picking your brains for a log splitter repair after it sprung a leak while splitting a rather large piece of wood :-(((

 

The leak however isn't from one of the hoses but is coming from the steel box section.

 

Having a look at the machine the steel box sections I would assume acts as storage vesel for the hydraulic oil and the pump sucks the oil from this vessel before pumping to the ram?!?

 

The leak seems to be coming from the box section where it was previously welded to a flat steal plate, I was looking at the weld seam which has failed and come away which is where the leak is coming from.

 

Is this just a case of re welding the seam?

There are no obvious fill places to replace the oil do I just disconnect the return pipe and fill from there???

Is this section under much pressure and would this become a problem again??

 

Ps my first play with hydraulics complete newbie!!

 

This is the best pic I have, I'll get some more later!! [ATTACH]152595[/ATTACH]

 

 

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HI MATE get code welder chap to do the job you should have plug were you fill it back up with oil thanks jon

[Rkd]

Chers Jon I think I must of missed the plug I'll have another look.

 

As with the welding what's code??

 

Is this a common problem?

 

 

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[mendiplogs]

Chers Jon I think I must of missed the plug I'll have another look.

 

As with the welding what's code??

 

Is this a common problem?

 

 

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HI MATE or a good welder will do the job ok thanks jon

[Stubby]

The filler plug for the tank should have a vent in it . Just check its not the vent squirting some out and it is running down to the seam . When mine is very full and on a bit of a slope some times it will squirt a bit out of the vent on a tough lump !

[Rich2484]

Not sure on the type of splitter you have or the way it's hoses are set up on the tank. But. There should be a vent on it somewhere I have found them in various places. Some are on the control boxes on the top of them. On the return pipe. Others are on the end of the tank.

 

As said check it is from the seem, give it a damn good clean and look carefully while it's running. Follow the leak before it starts.

 

If it's on the tank seem then yes get a good welder, the tank will need draining and under the high temp of the welding it will make the oil smoke and start to burn. Or you will have a fire in the tank.

 

The seem will also need a good clean up with a grinder shiny metal will weld lovely.

 

The other thing to find out is why the weld cracked in the first place. Is it under a lot of stress on the metal form it's use? Is there fatigue in the tank metals? Is it going to go elsewhere.

 

Some you fill from the return hose into the tank aswell.

[Rich2484]

Chers Jon I think I must of missed the plug I'll have another look.

 

As with the welding what's code??

 

Is this a common problem?

 

 

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Coded welders are more for pressure tanks. Like steam tanks. They are specialist welders and have the training and certs to say so.

[Rkd]

Thanks lads I'll drop sum before and after pics when I return from my holidays!!!

 

Luckily the nxt door neighbour is a welder :-)) just got to talk him into taking on the job.

 

 

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[WeFixIt]

Coded welders are welders who have passed an welding exam to a set standard each exam carries a different code and therefore if a a weld is required to a ISO standard the welder must have the correct code relating to that type of weld

Codes are relating to material (mild steel, stainless steel, alloy), angle at which the weld is to be made (vertical, horizontal)

 

In this case no pressure hydraulic oil storage tank - good common sense and ability to weld tidy !

 

Tank needs to be drained and ideally flushed before welding or the hydraulic oil will bleed into the weld

And you could find you still have a pin hole leak after welding

 

The tank should be flushed after welding as to remove an contamination ( ****) from the internal weld area you don't want that in your hydraulic pump!!

 

 

 

 

 

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