I am in the middle of refurbishing an older log splitter that I grabbed from a garage sale for $125. Its a mid 80's Mighty Murc, built by Murray. This thing is heavy duty and I believe, made for the rental market. Anyways, I have replaced the original Energy valve with a new Prince LS3000-1. My problem is that the way its mounted to coincide with all the plumbing results in the ram direction being opposite of the handle direction (I want to keep the detent/pop off in the reverse stroke, obviously). To turn the valve around 180degrees would result in alot of plumbing changes in relation to the input and output ports. Is this a major no no for a log splitter? I figured as long as the operator knows whats going on there is little reason to be concerned. I actually like reaching with my left hand and pushing the handle to begin the split. What do guys think? I 'll post some pics tonight so you can see my predicament. By the way, this is not up and running yet - some more work to do.
Thanks. Joe.
Thanks. Joe.