luckydozenfarm
THE MAN OF STIHL
Yes I'm 6'4" and the beam at 23-24" is way too low..I would prefer 30-32" That's what my Speeco is set at and it seems like a good height.
I'm 6'3 and building mine to be 32" tall. It's what seems right to me...Yes I'm 6'4" and the beam at 23-24" is way too low..I would prefer 30-32" That's what my Speeco is set at and it seems like a good height.
I'm 6'3 and building mine to be 32" tall. It's what seems right to me...
How would you lay out the controls differently? I'm torn between putting off to one side at an angle or centered so I can reach them from either side of the beam.
See what I'm saying?
It looks like it's for a 'dump' valve -- when the ram is retracting fluid returns directly to the tank instead of going through the valve bank.I see what you mean about the engine. Perhaps with some flexible exhaust tubing you could relocate the muffler. It would not be too hard to rotate the engine / pump, but the hoses would have to change.
I am curious about the T fitting on the cylinder. One hose comes from the valve; where does the other one go? I didn't notice that in your other pictures. Is that for a pressure relief? I thought that was usually in the valve.
Thanks
Jerry
No, it stays at whatever rpm it's set at. That would be nice though.Does the engine automatically idle when not under load between splits?
We split up a bunch of "gravy blocks" the other day with it. That's a round measuring about 20" diameter with almost no knots. You get it up on the beam, lift the 4 way wedge to max height, split that into 4 pieces. Then lower the wedge and then split each of those into 4. Talk about wood flying off the machine!! I would bet if I had a full day of gravy blocks and an energy drink I could probably do 20 cords a day with that machine. LOL
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