JHS
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Has anyone put a pressure gage on their log splitter and calculate how much tons they actually use to split wood?
I have always ran pressure gauges on my splitters mostly for trouble shooting and adjusting the control valve and the shift down on the pump. The homemade splitter I use the most is four inch with a two and half inch rod cylinder. I have my relief valve set at 2500 PSI. Surplus Centers calculator says that cylinder will produce 31,416 so just shy of 16 ton at 2500 PSI. That splitter splits any thing I throw at it. I feel no need to bump the pressure up and start breaking the splitter. Most of the time I am splitting at 1500 PSI and under. Wedge design is very important on a splitter.Has anyone put a pressure gage on their log splitter and calculate how much tons they actually use to split wood?
Cylinder diameter determines splitting force. Rod diameter only plays into retract force and cycle time.I have always ran pressure gauges on my splitters mostly for trouble shooting and adjusting the control valve and the shift down on the pump. The homemade splitter I use the most is four inch with a two and half inch rod cylinder. I have my relief valve set at 2500 PSI. Surplus Centers calculator says that cylinder will produce 31,416 so just shy of 16 ton at 2500 PSI. That splitter splits any thing I throw at it. I feel no need to bump the pressure up and start breaking the splitter. Most of the time I am splitting at 1500 PSI and under. Wedge design is very important on a splitter.
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