BHD
Veteran Member
I originally built my splitter as three point and made an extension handle to run the hydraulic valve,
then the fuel price jumped, and I got thinking this tractor is using 3 gallons an hour to run, and a small more maybe a gallon of fuel and second the tractor was not tied up with a splitter on the back of it,
I am reasonably sure I have paided for the Honda engine and the pump and tank and valve since doing the self contained system, and the convenience of being able to start it to re-split a few pieces or to split for 15 mins while waiting for dinner or similar,
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since the unit was built as a stand alone unit, I built my hydraulic pack) as a stand along unit as well, I lift it off and use with a wire roller, (the double pump and the auto return log splitter valve, works great, I put in to detent and roll up the wire, if it catches or over loads it kicks out, just as it would returning he cylinder, and If I need to use or lift a hydraulic cylinder on a machine I can do it with the hydraulic pack,
then the fuel price jumped, and I got thinking this tractor is using 3 gallons an hour to run, and a small more maybe a gallon of fuel and second the tractor was not tied up with a splitter on the back of it,
I am reasonably sure I have paided for the Honda engine and the pump and tank and valve since doing the self contained system, and the convenience of being able to start it to re-split a few pieces or to split for 15 mins while waiting for dinner or similar,
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since the unit was built as a stand alone unit, I built my hydraulic pack) as a stand along unit as well, I lift it off and use with a wire roller, (the double pump and the auto return log splitter valve, works great, I put in to detent and roll up the wire, if it catches or over loads it kicks out, just as it would returning he cylinder, and If I need to use or lift a hydraulic cylinder on a machine I can do it with the hydraulic pack,