i was bored last nite.....

[mga]

so, i decided to play around with the log splitter.

we talked about ways to cool the oil down, so, i looked thru my various piles of junk and came up with this. and, of course, what good is a radiator without fans?

 

[scotclayshooter]

Looks good!

 

[Mike Van]

I was bored too, till I remembered Monday Night Football - Good game too!

 

[avalancher]

What do you power the fans with?

 

[mga]

What do you power the fans with?

the motor.

it's electric start, so i just wired the fans to the controler. they only pull like 1.5 amps...hardly enough to drain anything.

 

[Ductape]

That'll never work !!!!!!!!

Much too simple.

 

[Rookie1]

wow

 

[Acosi151]

...my brain just fell out...

 

[sawinredneck]

That'll never work !!!!!!!!

Much too simple.

I agree!!! What were you thinking??? Thats just stupid enough that it might work!!!
(Look at the name before you take offense:monkey: )

 

[Bowtie]

Like your setup mga, but i have what looks like the same tank (from TSC, 5 gal. tank), and my hydraulic oil never gets over warm to the touch-in the summer. Are you having a temperature problem? Im not trying to be critical, Im just very curious. By the way, thats a sweet looking cooler, very ingenious!

 

[smoothED]

My dixie chopper has a little hydraulic oil cooler mounted on top of the engine,uses the flywheel cooling fins:smoking:

 

[Moss Man]

That is the "coolest" invention I have seen recently.

 

[mga]

Like your setup mga, but i have what looks like the same tank (from TSC, 5 gal. tank), and my hydraulic oil never gets over warm to the touch-in the summer. Are you having a temperature problem? Im not trying to be critical, Im just very curious. By the way, thats a sweet looking cooler, very ingenious!

the tank is home made, but i got the sizing from the tanks at northern tool. it's an 18 gallon tank and i have about 15 gallons in it.

no over heating problems. we've used that for over 2 hours straight and never a problem.

i was just bored...lol. in another thread we talked about doing things to cool off a log splitter and i had all the parts so i just said what the hell.......