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Happy Fall!!!! Its alive again and running great. I put 4 new lifters and pushrods in, new oil, and a new oil filter. Not sure exactly which one fixed it, but I'm glad it did! I've been splitting and it's working great. I adjusted the pump so that it kicks into high pressure sooner. It's...

Whereabouts in CO are you at? Just curious. If you are not comfortable sharing, no biggie. Are you splitting all that wood by hand? What are you burning it in?

I hate carrying others problems on my shoulders. Give it back to them, in this case, the customer. Your conversation is like this; "I have this wood cut and prepared for you but I am no longer able to deliver without payment. I will be operating with new terms. They are; Cash on delivery...

Thank you for that! The lifters slide right out through the valve cover/push rod area. I pulled one out and I saw the little wire circlip in the lifter that you mentioned. I am throwing some parts at it but I'm tired of this problem and don't want to fight it all the time. The engine sat for so...

How do I bleed them down? Do I have to disassemble them or is it just pressure or time? I've watched a couple videos of setting valve lash but I don't think this is adjustable. It's just a bolt that you tighten through the rocker. Sorry if I'm still lost! ??

I'm not surprised it could be operator error! I will do some more looking into the valve lash and bleeding down the lifters. Thanks for the help! I figured I was mostly alone in this small engine endeavor.

My outfeed table is almost done. Credit to bert0168, since I pretty much stole his idea. I need to add some more bracing to the very front edge. I think without it would bend under the stress of all the full rounds landing on it. I pitched the outside edge up to stop anything from rolling...

It's all pine, but baby, I've got loads of it! I have gotten some splitting done with this beast. I had a knotty round that was almost too big for two of us to lift onto the beam and it hit 3000 psi or really close to it. That would be 40 tons of force. :msp_scared:It wasn't too happy but...

I will have to see how it goes. I broke the sled off the first day of splitting because of the force this creates. I had to beef it up already so we will see how it acts in time. I was limited in how long I could make the sled already but can redesign it all if I have to some day. I knew to make...

I wish I had the time to do this! Looks good so far! Keep at it!

This has been dormant too long! It is working, but I would like to add some features as time goes by. The pump rarely ever goes into high pressure mode. The 6" cylinder has sooo much power to split anything pine, 4-ways, without even slowing down. <a href="http://photobucket.com/"...

A spammer brought it up from the dead trying to sell his product but he is gone now. His 6 way wedge design looked like crap anyways.

Yes, I have it all just sitting waiting for the new seals to come in so that I don't screw it up! There is a seal and a wiper (dust seal) to seal the rod end. It didn't have any big tears or anything but this was the one visible spot it was leaking. Thanks for the input. It's leaps and bounds...

I freaking LOVE this thing! <a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg261/papagrande2001/Splitter%20build/IMG_9191.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo IMG_9191.jpg"/></a> I took called our local hydraulic cylinder repair facility and they acted...

It would require the same amount of BTUs to heat the house no matter what the source. The fuel (wood) can supply x number of btu's but getting the btu's transferred into the house is the part that is difficult. You lose heat up the chimney, in the lines, and to the air. The more efficient the...

A one year payback is a pretty easy decision! Well done! It's almost free heat now if you cut the wood. I had to buy wood my first year also.

From my neighbor. He had a matching pair off something he scrapped. One was on a splitter he has and this one was just sitting. He wouldn't let me pay him anything. It looks like surplus center has one that looks identical and its a Prince Gladiator cylinder. $978 plus freight. :msp_biggrin...

"New" cylinder!!!! Bringing this back up with great news! Today I brought this beauty home. <a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg261/papagrande2001/Splitter%20build/photo-15.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo photo-15.jpg"/></a> It's a...

That's my fault, I ended up getting the auto cycle without the power beyond. I had thought I would get it at first but this thing is really adding up and I don't think I will have another cylinder to adjust the 4-way. I'm not sure what to do with this just yet. I will get the cylinder off...

More pics. I think the difference between Kevin's valve and mine is that I did not get the power beyond model. I don't know for sure if I will ever be able to afford a hydraulically adjustable wedge. So my out is also my power beyond. It's labeled OUT BYD <a href="http://photobucket.com/"...