Posted by mkirsch on March 18, 2014 at 13:32:43 from (65.199.189.6):
In Reply to: 3pt log splitter posted by hayfarmer on March 18, 2014 at 08:48:26:
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I can't stress this enough: Your opinion of the performance will depend on your wants and expectations.
Engine-driven splitters run 20-30GPM and 2500-3000PSI, just for comparison.
In any event, it will be easier than swinging a maul, and depending on the wood, faster too.
Younger guys will want to get the job done ASAP, and will probably not be happy with how fast the splitter cycles on 1250PSI and 12GPM.
Older guys can't necessarily move as fast and don't have the stamina, so a fast cycle time on the splitter is not a priority. They're perfectly happy with 1250PSI and 12GPM. Gives them time to roll the next log up, and take a breather. In fact I know someone who runs a log splitter with a Farmall Cub at 3.5GPM, and is perfectly happy.
Also your definition of knotty/snarly wood varies. I've come across many pieces of wood that stalled a 4" hydraulic cylinder being driven at 3000PSI.
Personally, I would go batty waiting for the splitter to cycle on an MTA's hydraulic system if I had much wood to do.
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