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So I ordered a 28gpm 2 stage pump, got a 15.5hp Kohler to repower an old home-made splitter and it looks like I'll be better off building from scratch. I planned on reusing the old (rebuilt) 4&1/2" x 22" cylinder. That should push 23 tons of splitting power.
Then, my dad picks up a 6" cylinder and proudly gives it to me for the build. 42 tons! But the catch is the stroke of this one is only 17" (advertised so 16& change).
Do I use the shorter cylinder but make a push block to slip in there for longer pieces that need shoved the whole way through the wedge? Or do I shelve the 6" and stick with the longer stroke 4.5"
I only use this thing on the piles of gnarly stuff the monster maul bounces off of (Big sugar maple, pin-oak, elm).
Opinions please, thanks.
Then, my dad picks up a 6" cylinder and proudly gives it to me for the build. 42 tons! But the catch is the stroke of this one is only 17" (advertised so 16& change).
Do I use the shorter cylinder but make a push block to slip in there for longer pieces that need shoved the whole way through the wedge? Or do I shelve the 6" and stick with the longer stroke 4.5"
I only use this thing on the piles of gnarly stuff the monster maul bounces off of (Big sugar maple, pin-oak, elm).
Opinions please, thanks.