auto cycle

[Big Joe Heywood]

valve info

Here is a link to the valve's manufacturer. There is a lot there to be learned there. As far as coupling two $60 valves together to do the same job, you will see that it will not work when you read up.


http://stores.daltonhydraulic.com/-strse-245/RD5200,-Prince,-Auto-dsh-Cycle,-auto/Detail.bok

 

[Big Joe Heywood]

ebay ad

I found the link to the old Ebay ad. It has, not surprisingly, expired. They still have an auto cycle valve, but it is more money now. But, here is the link anyway. Hope this helps.

Tom

http://cgi.ebay.com/Prince-Hydrauli...temQQimsxZ20090222?IMSfp=TL090222142003r30365

 

[Big Joe Heywood]

It's back

It was on Ebay for $237.00. The price went up to $297.00. I placed a call to the vendor, and asked him why. He put it up again at the old price of $237.00. I think that is a good deal.

Good Luck!

Tom

 

[trialanderror]

Autocycle is a valve where if you pull both levers into detents, the push block will go all the way out to the wedge, and automatically retract and wait for a new log. My new splitter has it, and I think it's very cool.

Joe

what would you call a spool that has a solenoid and a limit switch on both extreme ends of the stroke? 2 way autocycle?

 

[trialanderror]

Here is a complete auto cycle wood splitter. I would say by now the guy who owns it has a nickname like Stumpy or Nub.

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haha, yah, that's how i setup my splitter, but with a cylinder....except mine's a 6" bore with a 16gpm pump. so, it takes ~ 80 seconds to compelte the extend stroke, maybe 40 seconds for return stroke....but it pays off as the H-beam sits vertical, and i have a base and wedge on both sides of the beam, so a guy on each side can do his own thing.....that with a pair of 4 way split heads, you can split wood like a mofo..


that's wayyyyyy to fast to even consider safe to use IMO......