"Ignoramus8186" wrote in message
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On 2014-06-06, Jim Wilkins wrote:
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On 2014-06-06, dpb wrote:

What does it hurt other than just a little time? I'd think the
hydraulics wouldn't be very hard at all to get rid of. How big
is
"huge" on the cylinder? Altho the distance is an issue.

140mm piston diameter, appx 3 feet stroke,

That'll split some big firewood!

Maybe I should build a nice log splitter from all the crap I have
laying around, and sell it. I have pretty much everything.

i

Log splitters use a special 'detent' valve that will stay latched in
the retract position until oil pressure rises when the piston bottoms,
but requires a hand on the lever to advance. Usually they have a
two-stage pump that shifts to lower flow at higher pressure when the
resistance rises.
http://science.howstuffworks.com/tra...hydraulic2.htm
-jsw