My wedge is 30inches wide with plans to split up to 27in dia wood. I get some bigger size wood, but the majority will be less than 24in dia. My hyd saw has a 27in bar so I have some built in size limits. The 75gpm flow is a combination of a two pump setup in a hi/low system. The splitter only gets the extra 33 gpm when the saw isnt running. The smaller 33gpm pump will go directly to my hyd saw so when the saw is running, the flow goes to tank on return. I will be using the power beyond port to route the 33 gpm toward the splitter, going thru a unloader valve set at low pressure. The relief on my saw control valve wont need full system pressure to operate so the relief will be set pretty low. The unloader valve has to be set lower than the relief valve setting to prevent oil dumping over relief and creating heat, instead of dumping back to tank. Basicly, the splitter will be splitting with only 42gpm and extending pretty slow. It will get a burst of speed on extend while I am positioning a log to be bucked, then slow down, If the saw out runs the splitter, before the cyl is fully retracted, than I simply stop sawing and it will speed the ram up so that as soon as the ram has returned, I can complete the cut. I hope not to have to wait on the saw or cyl very much. Probably going to take some getting used to timing the ram and saw.
Wedge design is critical when doing multi splits. Any binding can cause serious problems, and nobody likes beating a stuck round out of a wedge. Worst yet, breaking parts and explodeing scraps flying everywhere.
Wedge design is critical when doing multi splits. Any binding can cause serious problems, and nobody likes beating a stuck round out of a wedge. Worst yet, breaking parts and explodeing scraps flying everywhere.
