avc8130
Platinum Member
I recently got a log splitter from a buddy that hadn't been used for 5+ years and sat outside. It is a 13-ton MTD "Split-it". Model number: 240-610-000.
With a new air filter and spark plug, as well as fresh oil, the Briggs fired to life and purrs like a kitten.
I threw a log on the beam and the ram extended and stopped, touching the log. That's it. That's all she wrote.
I put the valve in "retract" and it clicked into the detent. It did NOT automatically click out when the cylinder was fully retracted.
I checked the hydraulic "oil". It was MILK-Y! Clearly water had gotten in there during storage. I don't know what I was thinking not changing this from the start.
I drained the oil and am debating what to do next. I need a $6 gasket (#36 in this diagram: Diagrams).
I don't want to dump $30 worth of oil and $10 more into parts just to find out the pump or cylinder is bad.
Could the milky oil have caused my problems?
ac
With a new air filter and spark plug, as well as fresh oil, the Briggs fired to life and purrs like a kitten.
I threw a log on the beam and the ram extended and stopped, touching the log. That's it. That's all she wrote.
I put the valve in "retract" and it clicked into the detent. It did NOT automatically click out when the cylinder was fully retracted.
I checked the hydraulic "oil". It was MILK-Y! Clearly water had gotten in there during storage. I don't know what I was thinking not changing this from the start.
I drained the oil and am debating what to do next. I need a $6 gasket (#36 in this diagram: Diagrams).
I don't want to dump $30 worth of oil and $10 more into parts just to find out the pump or cylinder is bad.
Could the milky oil have caused my problems?
ac
