I am building a wood splitter directly on a john deere 3235b fairway mower with a 3cyl yanmar diesel its aux pump is good for 8gpm and 3000 psi what do u think for ram sizing I want to build a 4 and 6 way detachable head.
I built one once with a 3gpm pump using a 4in bore cyl. The machine would split about anything I put in it, but the speed was pretty slow. I also built one witha 4in cyl using a 12gpm pump. While the machine was faster, it still wasnt what I wanted. I suspect you will find your 8gpm pump to be slow also. To decrease cycle times you could opt for a 3 or 3 1/2 inch bore cyl and also look for a cylinder with the largest rod size you can find. You might find with the smaller cyl that 4 and 6 way splits might struggle. My current splitter has a 5in bore cyl and a 28gpm two stage pump. It will work me to death if I let it. 5 people can go thru a cord of splits in about 15 min. Thats with wood already bucked and ready to split and stacked as it comes off the splitter.I am building a wood splitter directly on a john deere 3235b fairway mower with a 3cyl yanmar diesel its aux pump is good for 8gpm and 3000 psi what do u think for ram sizing I want to build a 4 and 6 way detachable head.
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