First post!
I bought a log splitter off marketplace for cheap as a project to fix up, it is built like a tank, but needs love. It came with a
Tecumseh TVM220 engine (vertical shaft)
Cross 4 inch bore 16 inch stroke cylinder
Hydreco 1515C1C1 pump
2702 control box (can’t read the manufacturer, something with two EE’s)
Engine needed a new solid state ignition coil, and I slapped on a new carb and muffler (was rotted) and it runs well. Finally got that wired up and good; so yesterday slapped a belt on the pulleys and got the cylinder to move. Went to split a tiny piece of oak and the cylinder was gutless, barely made a dent and then spun the belt (pump wouldn’t spin). Shut her down and noticed the pump was leaking from its bottom seam.
Now my guess is the pump is toast… is rebuilding it a good option?
If it isn’t, all the affordable pumps seem to be direct drive, which given where the undercarriage is and the engine is would be difficult for me to do. I was wondering if I could add a shaft and a flange bearing above an offset new pump, drive that with the engine and pulleys, and then lovejoy couple to the affordable 2 stage pumps. That way the shaft and flange bearing I add take the side load rather than the pump… is that possible?
Thanks in advance!
I bought a log splitter off marketplace for cheap as a project to fix up, it is built like a tank, but needs love. It came with a
Tecumseh TVM220 engine (vertical shaft)
Cross 4 inch bore 16 inch stroke cylinder
Hydreco 1515C1C1 pump
2702 control box (can’t read the manufacturer, something with two EE’s)
Engine needed a new solid state ignition coil, and I slapped on a new carb and muffler (was rotted) and it runs well. Finally got that wired up and good; so yesterday slapped a belt on the pulleys and got the cylinder to move. Went to split a tiny piece of oak and the cylinder was gutless, barely made a dent and then spun the belt (pump wouldn’t spin). Shut her down and noticed the pump was leaking from its bottom seam.
Now my guess is the pump is toast… is rebuilding it a good option?
If it isn’t, all the affordable pumps seem to be direct drive, which given where the undercarriage is and the engine is would be difficult for me to do. I was wondering if I could add a shaft and a flange bearing above an offset new pump, drive that with the engine and pulleys, and then lovejoy couple to the affordable 2 stage pumps. That way the shaft and flange bearing I add take the side load rather than the pump… is that possible?
Thanks in advance!