Log splitter first run.

Wisconsin TJD engined log splitter with new 28 gpm dual stage Haldex pump, rebuilt piston, home made aluminum 25 gallon tank. Test run at idle while breaking in and checking for leaks. Its crying a little as it needs another 5 gallons of fluid after filling all the hoses and piston and the like. Definately, the zenith carb needs an overhaul. Pusher extension to be rebuilt as well.

[@localcrew]

I was wondering about the groaning it was doing. Fill that sucker up and let that Wisconsin sing and I'll bet it will be a very fast splitter with that 28 gpm pump on there. That's the size pump I plan on using with an Onan 20-horse motor for my big splitter project. Can't hardly wait! Nice work. Great vid!

[@arkansastrash320]

@fastst1 Its a good splitter rather you have a long reach or not.But with a lot of wood i bet your backs going to hurt from bending you need a small floor or bottom right around the area where you place the wood so that a big piece won't fall when you let go of it.I look forward to fall and cool weather and splitting and cutting our wood for winter.Thanks

[@fastst1]

Well sometimes large stumps with a twisted grain need to be flipped end for end or take a side off. Usually those are either rolled onto the beam from a backhoe bucket or hung from a chain. T he steep wedge angle makes it hard for something to get stuck. Rarely will it even kick over to the high pressure stage.

[@fastst1]

Well the control lever is a little far back, it was originally built to handle 6' logs for an outdoor type furnace. The ram extension was needed to get the pinch a little closer to the cutter. I have some new plate to build a much better extension that won't let things climb.

[@fastst1]

@13lael
I most certainly do, something removable for easy towing, also planing a lift for the really large stuff. Thanks for watching.

[@kitfoxflyer]

why the extension on the pusher? that will be a weak spot. looks goof . Your valve look a bit far away as well.

[@fastst1]

@localcrew
Turns out I needed to increase the diameter of the suction line to the pump, the speed in a 1.250 line was too fast for traveling 5 feet from tank to pump through the suction screen, changed to 2 inch line and the groaning was gone. The bore is 5 inches, so its about 1 gallon per foot of travel and the pump is moving 1/2 gallon per second. @650 psi, so one foot every two seconds would be ideal. It does build 7 tons on the low pressure side and 35 tons on the high side.

[@fastst1]

@kitfoxflyer
I have new plates to make the pusher into more of a slide, the extension allowed the splitter to be able to split 4' logs and the like.

[@fastst1]

@arkansastrash320
Aye, its a bit far, have a long reach and that makes it a little harder to get a hand in the cutter area

[@fastst1]

The engine is a Wisconsin TJD 18.5 HP twin

[@arkansastrash320]

Is it just from seeing it on youtube or is your control lever a little far from your work area??Its a nice machine!!

[@landykid60]

there is plenty of power there, what kind of engine do you use .

[@13lael]

u need a tray