TimberWolf530
ArboristSite Guru
I was splitting last weekend when suddenly a fountain of hot hydraulic oil shot up about 6 feet in the air. I quickly jumped back, and by the time I got my bearings and ran around the other side to hit the kill switch, everything was covered. Turns out the fitting on the hose connecting to the pump failed. Luckily, I had just started to back away when it blew, so I just got spray and not the full force of the fountain. I washed the splitter off all off last weekend. It hasn't been this clean in years. The new hose gets here today, so I should be back in business tonight. It's been wet all week this week, so I didn't lose that much time anyway.