homemade wood splitter idea. could it work?

[gunnersguru]

L4701 owner . I have a toro 27ton gas wood splitter with a blown motor. could i uncouple the front bucket hoses , make longer hoses to fit and run a splitter . i know it would be slower @ 7.8gpm

 

[DustyRusty]

You could, but the real question is does your tractor have enough hydraulic pressure to operate the cylinder to split the wood. You also would want to evacuate all the oil from the piston so you don't contaminate the hydraulics on your tractor. It might just be better to bite the bullet and buy a new gasoline engine for the splitter.

 

[GreensvilleJay]

27t splitter, so maybe 8-10 HP engine, even new, $150-$200 ??
Overall cheaper,easier and better than
buying new hoses..and idiot proof fittings...
time to setup/connect.disconnect evrytime
FUEL to run your tractor
tractor is literally tied to woodsplitter
probably a few more reasons
only 'good' reason to do it...
nobody but YOU can uses YOUR spltter...

 

[85Hokie]

What Jay said - for the time and money, buy a new engine! You will come out way ahead in the short and long run!

 

[gunnersguru]

ok then .... it has a honda 5.5 vertical @ about 250/300

 

[GreensvilleJay]

probably buy a 'clone' for half the price and given the low hours it'll be used, should work fine. I've used Princess Auto Honda 'clones' for decades,including commercially used motar mixer. No problems.

 

[D2Cat]

Pick up a Harbor Freight gas engine. I have a Honda 5 HP engine off of a power washer that's just barely broke in, but it's horizontal shaft. I can remember seeing a wood splitter with a vertical shaft engine.

 

[Magicman]

My Troy Bilt has a vertical shaft with the pump attached to the bottom.

The bottom hydraulic hose is seen here coming from the pump.

 

[GreensvilleJay]

hmm, my pressure washer has vertical shaft Honda 5o r 5.5,too bad boarders closed, you could have it..PITA for me to start..runs great though...

 

[Stomper]

I agree with buying a new engine for it as well, for all the reasons above, and also, why put unneeded wear and tear on an expensive tractor engine when you put it on a $300 throw away engine.

 

[GreensvilleJay]

there's another 'minor' problem with couple to your tractor.....
EVERY time you disconnect, you'll LOSE hydraulic oil !
The splitter cylinder will be full(say 3 quarts ?),now your tractor is DOWN 3 quarts, THAT probably isn't good fo the tractor...

 

[TheOldHokie]

L4701 owner . I have a toro 27ton gas wood splitter with a blown motor. could i uncouple the front bucket hoses , make longer hoses to fit and run a splitter . i know it would be slower @ 7.8gpm

Absolutely. No need to disconnect the loader - just put a quick coupler on the loader power beyond line and use that to run the splitter the same way Kubota runs a backhoe. A hundred dollars will hook it up. I run mine on a L3901 @6.8 GPM just fine.

Dan

 

[fried1765]

ok then .... it has a honda 5.5 vertical @ about 250/300

Why not even consider a HF engine?
Most folks have had good luck with them.

 

[Lil Foot]

Why not even consider a HF engine?
Most folks have had good luck with them.

I was going to suggest the same thing... I haven't personally used one, but I know several people who have, and I've heard no complaints.

 

[GreensvilleJay]

HF don't have any vertical gas engines ! just checked, $149 for a 6.5 horizontal, cheapest of 9 they sell......
kinda surpises me.

 

[Lil Foot]

Never saw a log splitter with a vertical shaft engine.
I'd like to see a pic of that.

 

[GreensvilleJay]

post #8 troybilt so MTD really......??

 

[Lil Foot]

post #8 troybilt so MTD really......??

Still couldn't see it, so I googled Troybilt log splitters and and saw one with a vertical shaft.
I learned something new today, thanks!

 

[GreensvilleJay]

hmm, had to look again, to confirm, yes, post #8, show a troybilt splitter, in front of an ATV with trailer
maybe your puter is blocking the picture ??

 

[Lil Foot]

No, I can see the full pic, just not enough detail- looks like just a black box. Having never seen one like it before, I couldn't make out the muffler, air cleaner, starter pull, etc..
After seeing pics on the website, I got it now.