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Morning Mark I asked Dennis a while ago about a hyd section on this site. I guess he's been busy. Maybe now would be a good time to get it going.
I just happen to be in the process of building a splitter but its a big one. Almost have the slide finished and am working on drilling 1" pin holes in 1" plate. That is slow going.
TomG knows Hyd and theory and Murf me thinks is the project mananger. There is a thread here some where about projects.
Have Fun Harvey
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Mark I am taking the best features I've seen and used over the years to build.
It will have log lift, trays to hold unsplit, trays will eventually funnel into elevator for wagon, Also it will allow stationary operation and keep pushing up a pile.
My intent is to eventually us a 11-13 hp with a 20-22 gpm pump. But for now I'm going to use the Power Beyond hyd system from tractor. It will allow me time for fine tuning of system.
I've seen several types of lifts and none have really impressed me. So I am thinking about a boom with hooks that rotates on a shaft.
I've seen the electric ones in books. I've seen the ads, BUT I do not think those people that wrote the ads heat with wood. Looks like something city people would buy to split their store bought wood into kindling to start their cherry little fireplaces.
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Murf that is a good thought on the lift. I've used them. I am thinking more along the line of a boom type lift anchored near middle or toward ram anchor point. Hyd lift and manual pivot with tongs. When not needed swing out of way and have one of those high energy kids loading blocks or rolling to splitter.
I'm liking that idea and been studing booms on back of service trucks.
Mark northern hyd/tools has as good a price as anyone for a name brand cylinder and valve and they have their in house names at half the price.
What Murf said about used cylinders is valid we have a big brand new yellow one in the dumpster over $4000 new the rod is 3" x 18" the ports are 1 1/8" It would take one hell of a lot of oil to cycle otherwise it would be here. But I do have a couple of smaller ones scrounged out of dumpster. One me thinks is gonna work perfect on my boom idea.
My wedge is 12"h X 10"l X 1&1/4Thick inch plate cut with torch for angle and hard faced 3 passes then ground to edge.
As Murf said most welding shops have this stuff her and there and will get rid of it for scrape prices unless they have to cut from fresh steel.
Much of this would be cheaper to buy ready build but thats not near as much fun as dumpster diving for scrape and making something from all those treasures.
Harvey
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MURF You talked me into it. I am going diving. That cylinder deserves a better look. I found the pins for it on the shelf in the shop. there are 3" diaX6"long. While looking for them I uncovered a new cylinder just over 40" long with 3/4" pins me thinks that is my boom cylinder.
Not sure if that cylinder in dumpster can be used on this splitter but I'll check it. Me thinks it weighs in close to or more than 300#.
If I can't use it on the splitter it would make one hell of a stump puller with some cables from the drag line and a good anchor 
Man I love that toy box! And they pay me!
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Thanks k9. That is a little overkill for a wood splitter but I do like the thought of the graples and I do have a small 8" cylinder laying here somewhere.
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