Gordon Gould
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- Joined
- Apr 1, 2007
- Messages
- 6,235
- Location
- NorthEastern, VT
- Tractor
- Kubota L3010DT, Kubota M5640SUD, Dresser TD7G Dozer
This spring I bought a Husky 22 Ton Splitter. I plan on pulling it with my wheeler. It had a broken hitch and a mangled kick stand. I put on a hitch and was going to make a new stand but when I was in TSC the other day I saw a 1 ton weld-on trailer jack for $25 and bought it. It even rotates up out of the way. The splitter is older and doesnt have the table mounts the new ones have so I welded on a couple ears so I can mount a removable table. I always wondered how much tonnage or pressure on a 4" cylinder it actually takes to split the wood I use. So just for an experiment I put a pressure guage in the line. If the gauge is right I actully can get 20 tons @ 3200 psi. The few pieces I have split with the gauge in took hardly any pressure at all. I think it will be interesting to see how much it takes. Here are some pictures.