bcarwell
Gold Member
What are some good ways to take off power from a PTO shaft and connect it to a two stage hydraulic pump for running a log splitter ? I have a spare PTO shaft I can dedicate to a log splitter if I can just figure out how to gear up from the 540 rpm PTO and connect it to the hydraulic pump reliably which I believe is expecting 3600 rpm expected out of the 5HP Briggs. (belts, gears, ?). I have plans for a 20 ton log splitter using a Briggs engine. But I'm trying to keep cost down and not fiddle with yet another gas engine to maintain and use my tractor instead. I can't use the auxiliary hydraulic take off from my tractor because its a little 22hp Kabota and I think the auxiliary hydraulics aren't powerful enough for the cylinder.
I assume there are appropriate hydaulic pump units that connect directly to a PTO like a PTO water pump but would guess they are also very pricey.
And a more general question: what kinds of couplers and such are available (and where ?) to connect from the PTO shaft spline and result in a plain old keyed motor type shaft for accepting a belt wheel or a Lovejoy coupler ?
Any help/suggestions would be much appreciated. Thanks
Bob
I assume there are appropriate hydaulic pump units that connect directly to a PTO like a PTO water pump but would guess they are also very pricey.
And a more general question: what kinds of couplers and such are available (and where ?) to connect from the PTO shaft spline and result in a plain old keyed motor type shaft for accepting a belt wheel or a Lovejoy coupler ?
Any help/suggestions would be much appreciated. Thanks
Bob