Scooby074
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my horizontals are back, just not as far as Id like (design screwup on my part).
Yours seems to work well
Yours seems to work well
Scooby, how much oil do you currently have to supply a saw motor?
I have been gathering parts for a processor for about 2 years now, and just about have everything I need. Having done a lot of head scratching considering a saw motor, I decided to just look at chainsaw spec's and work from there. Using a 3120 husquvarana as a base line, this saw uses 8.7hp to turn a .404 chain at 9000rpm and has a chain speed of just under 4000ftmin. Chain speed is determined buy chain pitch, X 2 X Number of teeth on sprocket, times rpms / 12.
Much is to be said of using a parker f11 motor, but cost is prohibited. While the F11 motor will turn speeds of 10,000rpms, to get max power, you also need a very high volume pump with 4-5000psi pressures. This means a very expensive pump and a high hp engine to pull it with. In other words, the cost associated with the f11 motor also comes with the extra cost of the proper pump and engine assemble to get it to function like it would on a harvester type machine. I guess saw motor selection really comes down to just how fast you want the saw to run and how deep your pockets are.
I have decided on a 1.3cuin proline motor. I can run 25gpm of 3000psi oil, a 13pin sprocket, .404 chain and get over 4000ftmin cutting speed out of the chain. It should produce around 29hp. This puts it in line pretty close to the cutting speed of the husquvarna 3120 gas powered chainsaw with about 3 times the hp. Should be a pretty hot saw setup resulting in pretty fast cut times. Of course, I havent built it yet, so this is all just theory. Hopefully, I will be able to get started on this project this winter. I have already bought a 27in .404 bar and chain, as well as the sprocket and hub to mount direct to the motor. I am stilll looking for a good pump. I also already have a 58hp diesel engine for a power plant, 8in hbeam, and trailer to mount it all on. I just found a couple of 12" belt conveyors, but need to convert them from electric to hydraulic driven. Mostly, I just need time and a little steel.
I've been following this for a while now with the plans to build something of my own in the next couple years. Thanks Scooby for all the info, particularly the part #s and specs.
Having looked at several small processors a the local fairs and farm shows, the Wallenstien one is top of my list to try to copy. While having a built-in cutting bar would be optimal, you can't beat the simplicity of bolting on a good saw to do the cutting.
Scooby, somehow I just cant see a 0.23cuin motor as having enough torque to be a very productive chainsaw. Their vid only showed cutting small stuff. Even with your 2stage pump, I think you will still have problems getting it to work properly. First, it takes over 3000psi to get the full power potential out of that motor, in order for your 2stage pump to work, it will have to be under load to get anywhere near that kind of pressure. Until that load is reached, you would be throwing a lot of oil at that little motor, I am guessing failure of the motor might come pretty fast. Not sure how the manufacturer is supplying oil to their motor, but am sure they have some hydraulic engineer figureing it out. If it works for them, it should work for you. Might be using some sort of flow control and letting return oil run the saw. ????
I like the Wallenstien processors simple design. I considered their winch for loading logs several times. Cant beat the versitility of being able to switch saws when you run into that extra large round. Unlike you, my wood seems to keep getting larger instead of smaller. I get cutoffs from log landings and its usually large and knarley. I am limiting my processor to 24"dia rounds. Large rounds in a processor usually means mulitwedge designs and your still resplitting. Large knarley rounds means tons of splitting force, beefed up hbeams, large hydraulic pumps for speed, I could go on and on. If I had any sense, I would just add the Wallenstein log winch to my current splitter and save a ton of money. I'm a glutten for punishment so my processor just keeps growing. Now planning on 2 5inch splitter cylinders,( just a brain poot, probably wont do it, but dont let me run across another 5in cyl to match the one I already have), large mulitwedge, Knuckle boom for loading on the logdeck. Knuckelboom is going to happen, already have the makings for it. This leads to looking for a larger power plant to pull the hydraulics and a bigger pump if I go to twin cylinders. Twin cylinders means more beefing up of Hbeam. Gosh, the list can go on and on. It all just depends on what you want and can afford.