Wood splitter hydraulics

[Dead Horse]

I am not comprehending how it works no...You will have to draw a diagram I guess.

The whole thing may well be a waste of effort as I cannot use both remote duals at the same time anyway, as they are now hooked up. I think I will remove the jury rigged one........ It is just two lengths of hoses and connectors on each end anyway.

If the dual remote with the control valve is tied to the PB, at the loader control, that is what I will do.

If for some reason it is not, then I will look into properly plumbing the spare set I have back there. If I do that, does it have to complete a cuircuit, or can it end at the couplings in the rear. IE is the PB under pressure that is not bled off by the FEL control valve somehow?

 

[kennyd]

If for some reason it is not, then I will look into properly plumbing the spare set I have back there. If I do that, does it have to complete a cuircuit, or can it end at the couplings in the rear. IE is the PB under pressure that is not bled off by the FEL control valve somehow?

If it is indeed a power beyond circuit, then you MUST connect them back together before staring the tractor. Power Beyond lines have the full flow of the pump whenever the tractor is running...failure to complete the "loop" can cause damage to your machine or a the very least overheat you hydraulic oil very quickly as it goes through the relief valve.

Please post a diagram of how it's plumbed now if you can, I am curious.

 

[Dead Horse]

I finally got a chance to spend some time with it. The three hoses going to the FEL valve have quick disconnects which allow the loader and control valve to be removed from the tractor.

The dealer strung two lines from the back of the tractor to the point where these connectors are. One line ends in a male quick disconnect the other, female, both on 90degree fittings. They set the them up such that one was designed to plug into the return line and the other into HP line coming out of the block.

This is a mistake, all around, (because as you said, unless the circuit is completed...... big problems). Now, it works just fine as long as there is a valve on the implement plugged into the rear fittings. However the way they did the plumbing, hooking it up results in the loader being disabled.

The solution was pretty simple. I reconfigured the fittings such that they connect to the male and female quick disconnect fittings for the PB line.

Now, when I am running a rear hydraulic implement that has a valve, I connect the "extension lines" into the PB circuit. This way, the FEL is not disabled if I need to move the tractor or move a load, AND the rear attached implement operates off of its valve, rather than having to go through an additional control valve next to the operators seat. (chipper with a hydraulic feed motor, or a wood splitter)

I need to make a short half loop with male ends, OR remember to connect up the PB circuit whan I remove the implement.

BTW if the loader circuit is turned off (IE loader is removed from the tractor) then these "extension lines" have to be connected to the FEL supply and return line.

This Web site has improved my knowledge of hydraulics vastly in just the last two weeks. THANKS!

 

[Safeman4u]

I have appreciated your this posting. ..Thanks for the information. I am leaning towards building a splitter since I do not use a lot of wood ..its very nice..

 

[Dead Horse]

I would imagine you could find a used 3pth hydraulic splitter for a pretty reasonable price if you look around long enough. Especially in this economy there are likely people who "got in over their heads" having to liquidate some toys to cover other financial obligations.

You don't need to split many cords of wood to get a payback on a splitter. Funny thing is this past winter I found that a maul/ax combination had me splitting wood as fast as using the splitter. The rounds split pretty easy when they are frozen, and ash splits if you just look at it!