Well I finally finished my splitter build.
The wood hyd. cyl was to work out the pivot points prior to buying a cyl.
I now have a 2 X 8 in place of the plywood cyl. mockup, with a flow regulator on the cyl.
Long story short......10hp Wisconson engine w/ elec start, 16 gpm pump @ 3000psi, 5'' X...