WranglerX
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Sound like a plan... Sounds like splitter would be "sort of stationary" because if having to move two units.... Some pictures of finished unit would be good...
Sound like a plan... Sounds like splitter would be "sort of stationary" because if having to move two units.... Some pictures of finished unit would be good...
Here is a couple of old pics...before and after I added the lift...I park the tractor about 20' to the right in the pics...you can see the hoses...Sound like a plan... Sounds like splitter would be "sort of stationary" because if having to move two units.... Some pictures of finished unit would be good...
My theory. The filter should be on the return side so it catches all contaminants before they enter the tank. Then you know your pump is always drinking clean oil.Why not put the filter on the output port of the tank? That way you're sure the oil reaching the pump is clean. That's where the filter is on my 20T wood splitter.
Have never had a problem. Might be contingent on the type of oil used?I was under the impression that the return inlet to the tank needed to be below the oil level to keep the oil from foaming. With it coming in at the top of the tank it will free fall thru the air before hitting the oil in the tank.
Correct, it would be low pressure (actually suction or gravity fed) but if clogged it would create a vacuum and collapse the intake hose which generally is very low pressure material not unlike garden hose.I understand but the output port of the tank (ie, before entering the pump) is low pressure, no? It's only once it leaves the pump that it becomes pressurized. At least, that's how I understand it.
Mine, like thousands of others enters from top of tank....I was under the impression that the return inlet to the tank needed to be below the oil level to keep the oil from foaming. With it coming in at the top of the tank it will free fall thru the air before hitting the oil in the tank.