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roy prins · Jan 18, 2019

Up date on a loader I worked on -- The bucket would drop ok for a bit then slow for the rest of the stroke-- back up it went the same -- thought I better check for some bad hyd. hoses -- took all for hoses off and they looked good-- but then I saw the problem- some one needed swivels to attached the hoses to the cyl.s and used .031 orfices -- what??? drilled them out and all is well -- no money spent and the stupid thing works much better -- how silly can someone be? alls well that ends well as they say -- Roy from northwest Iowa

onefarmer · Jan 18, 2019

Someone must have wanted the cycle time to be a bit longer. I've used those swivels on my logsplitter log hoist. The stock orifice was to slow, so I kept drilling bigger until I liked it

jeffcat · Jan 18, 2019

Actually it is a safety feature. If you ever ride on an elevator that is hydraulic, they are in the lines. There is a high flow and a low flow so the car doesn't bump or surge as it goes up and down. If you have a crummy operator and they open the valve full tilt the loader can crash down. Another thing you see regulated like that is the small whistle on a caboose. It has 1/2 inch pipe but on the inside is a brass washer with a 1/8 hole. That whistle you can blow with your breath but the brake lines are 80 pounds plus. That washer only let's through so much air. Some physics is neat!

gtractorfan · Jan 18, 2019

To each his own for the way of doing things. I feel more efficient loading up a trailer load of log pieces to split and pulling the splitter up behind the trailer. Roll pieces on to splitter, quicker than lifting one at a time.

johnlobb · Jan 19, 2019

Great idea!

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