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PTO Horsepower and Generator Question
What is she going to get you? ;-}
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Our aniversary is today. # 30!!
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Congratulations ! Going out for dinner or just fireing up the BBQ ? The 31 st is our 7 th.
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Congrats to both (all 4 actually) of you. I'm just a baby, and on a second 'other half' so I have a long way to go before I get to that benchmark of life. I recently hosted a 50th anniversary 'garden reception' for my parents last month. I was beginning to think I wouldn't see 50 years, never mind being married that long but the Doctor now says I'm "gonna suffer along with the rest of us for a long time yet." 
Back to splitters though, Doc, don't buy one unless it has a two-stage pump on it. Also, don't waste your time (and money) on one with 'two direction' splitting, it isn't nearly as powerful on the 'back stroke' and it's a waste. If you are going to be tackling the 'big' stuff you may want to look at the 'block lifter option' if it's available, in fact it might be worth it to eliminate any manufacturer that doesn't offer it. While your at it, check out the ones that flip to a vertical position too, it can be a real back-saver.
Mine is a two part splitter, the 'power unit' is outside in a 'dog house' and the 'splitter' portion is mounted mine into a long, very sturdy steel bench in between bay doors in drive shed at the farm. If you back in with the wood in the back of a truck, or trailer, you move the wood straight sideways onto the bench, then slide it through the splitter and out the other side into another truck or whatever you want, boxes, etc. This way you only have to pick up the wood once instead of many times. Besides if your splitting in bad weather (including hot sunny days) you are inside doing it, not to mention STANDING UP...
Best of luck.
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I'm sorry! I can get wound up and that is one of the things that can crank me (fussing about hours on the meter and the other stuff).
Cutting and splitting wood is something I know lots about.
Thanks for not killing me to much. Harvey
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Doc, I bought a 20 ton log splitter from Harbor Freight with Honda 5 hp engine. Get the Honda those things run for ever and are real good on gas consumption. Mine has a 1 gal. tank and will run all day and not run out. I think I paid about $850 for mine but that was about 8 or so years ago. I would take a look at the hyd. control valve though. The valve that came on mine was an El Cheapo and jammed up after 2 seasons. I had to install a new valve and has been running good every since. When you do your 50 hour tractor service, save the hyguard oil. It makes GREAT hyd. log splitter oil. That is what I did with mine. As soon as you get one, everyone around you will want to borrow it. I learned my lesson on loaning stuff out. That is fodder for another thread.
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Is harbor freight a on line or catalog co ? Or did you buy it locally ? Sounds like just what I'm after. Most of the ones with the Hondas I see are 6 hp and 22 ton but that varies with each company. Dave
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There doesn't seem to be much continuing interest in the HST PTO rating question. I'll persist with one more comment. I can't say I'm right because I'm not claiming expertise, bit I don't think I've exactly gone wrong either, nor do I think Murf and I are saying radically different things.
Control of ground speed/torque is achieved by varying the volume pumped in variable displacement engines or motors or both. High volume = fast ground speed; low volume = slow for a pump and reversed for a motor. Common variable axial flow pumps usually are variable swash plate or bent axis designs.
Basically, the swash plate or axis angle has to change to vary the volume pumped or the motor speed. One way or another a swash plate or axis angle must change to vary ground speed. It can be on the pump, motor or both and the speed pedal as far as I know has to affect one or the other. As Murf said, the speed pedal doesn't operate directly on the motor or pump in most CUT's as far as I know. To my thinking if the speed pedal controls ground speed it has to affect displacement on the pump or motor somehow.
Here is a link that describes a HST more or less the way I think I did.
http://www.tigercat.com/hystdem.pdf
The link below gets into HST designs that use variable displacement pump and fixed motors, fixed pumps and variable motors or again both and the advantages of the various designs and throws in gear section in series as well. A set up for Baja Cars is described. However, all of this sort of begs the question. I don't know which design is common on CUT's and that's sort of what I was interested in.
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Dave,
Harbor Frieght is online. With shipping charges and taxes they are usually a little cheaper but not always. Homier also sells this kinda stuff too. www.homier.com
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You guys sure did generate enough different conversations to put into one, maybe Dennis could just consolidate and have bantering as a subject.
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