dmccarty
Super Star Member
I just bought a log splitter the runs off the tractor hydraulics. It works fine and I'm happy with it since its splits the ugly wood I could not split by hand.
The manual said to make sure that the high/low hydraulic hoses where connected to the proper ports on the value. I have a Power Beyond kit on my tractor to run the backhoe and I know which port is high pressure and which is low pressure.
The scary thing for me is that the manual says if the hoses are not connected correctly I could burn out my tractor's hydraulic pump!
I sent a note to the splitter company and of course no answer to my questsions....
I have two concerns/questions.
Can you really burn out a pump by switching which port the hoses go to on the splitter valve? I thought the value was real simple, fluid comes into the port, lever is moved and the cylinder goes one way or the other. If the hoses where switched would not the cylinder just do the opposite of what it did before?
And not hurt the tractor's pump?
In effect I did this on my 4n1 bucket when I replaced a busted hose. I put the disconnects on the opposite hoses so my closing and opening of the bucket is now reversed at the joy stick.
I'm surprised that I could hurt the pump by moving hoses.
The other concern I have is that the splitter value does not work they way I would like. To split wood the lever goes to the right which causes the cylinder to close. This just seems opposite to me. Furthermore I can release the lever and the ram continues to close. This seems like a safety issue to me. I would rather the value work like a dead man switch. When I'm splitting my hand is on the lever anyway so I can minimize the closing of the cylinder.
When I open the cylinder, if I let go of the lever, it stops. This stinks and messes up the work flow. After the log is split I want the ram to open while I move the split wood and/or adjust the log for another split. Having to hold the lever means I'm wasting some time.
The obvious solution is to switch the hydraulic hoses and the value should work in reverse. But I'm afraid of killing the hydraulic pump.
Is this really a concern?
Later,
Dan
The manual said to make sure that the high/low hydraulic hoses where connected to the proper ports on the value. I have a Power Beyond kit on my tractor to run the backhoe and I know which port is high pressure and which is low pressure.
The scary thing for me is that the manual says if the hoses are not connected correctly I could burn out my tractor's hydraulic pump!
I sent a note to the splitter company and of course no answer to my questsions....
I have two concerns/questions.
Can you really burn out a pump by switching which port the hoses go to on the splitter valve? I thought the value was real simple, fluid comes into the port, lever is moved and the cylinder goes one way or the other. If the hoses where switched would not the cylinder just do the opposite of what it did before?
And not hurt the tractor's pump?
In effect I did this on my 4n1 bucket when I replaced a busted hose. I put the disconnects on the opposite hoses so my closing and opening of the bucket is now reversed at the joy stick.
I'm surprised that I could hurt the pump by moving hoses.
The other concern I have is that the splitter value does not work they way I would like. To split wood the lever goes to the right which causes the cylinder to close. This just seems opposite to me. Furthermore I can release the lever and the ram continues to close. This seems like a safety issue to me. I would rather the value work like a dead man switch. When I'm splitting my hand is on the lever anyway so I can minimize the closing of the cylinder.
When I open the cylinder, if I let go of the lever, it stops. This stinks and messes up the work flow. After the log is split I want the ram to open while I move the split wood and/or adjust the log for another split. Having to hold the lever means I'm wasting some time.
The obvious solution is to switch the hydraulic hoses and the value should work in reverse. But I'm afraid of killing the hydraulic pump.
Is this really a concern?
Later,
Dan