My twenty ton is slow but so am i ...Slow is fast, fast is slow Loss if body parts could be BAD!
My twenty ton is slow but so am i ...Slow is fast, fast is slow Loss if body parts could be BAD!
So, bit of beefing up and light repairs, new hoses etc. That old home built splitter I got and featured earlier goes and does what a splitter should do- but it is slow, single stage pump and non detent control valve.
What to do?
Obvious answer is to upgrade the old vintage Sperry/Vickers vane pump with a newer two stage 16 (or even better 22) GPM pump.
If I do that I will increase speed, but at the expense of oil heating up- so bigger tank and more oil. Currently it runs around 22 litres in the tank and whatever is in the system- not really enough for a 16 and certainly not enough for a 22.
Then will the old Kohler 161T be sufficient? I have an electric start 11hp Honda sitting doing nothing, different shaft- so that means new oil tank, new pump, new drive splines, new manifold from motor to pump.......
New Hansen valve here is in the vicinity of $300 of our dollars, new Hansen pump around $500- in saying that the cheapest Asia made splitter you are likely to find here new would be about $2,500 minimum.
Makes you think a bit though eh? When is a bargain not a bargain? How much do you dress up a pig with lipstick to find out at the end of the day- it is still a pig?
Bought it new @ depot in New Braunfels TxPaid 750.00 for mine its slow but does the job .
Cool, US$750 is about NZ$1,100- how much do you think for postage? Is there a USPS box the right size?Paid 750.00 for mine its slow but does the job .
That fixes thatHaving a non detent valve, the original lever was starting bore a hole in the middle of my palm.
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That fixes that
Bob myWith the added bonus of it can be unscrewed and you have a T27 wrench for Stihl bolts!
That was a tamper proof wrench with the hole up the guts of the tip, it snapped on a stubborn cylinder bolt- kept showing up like a bad apple as I had not thrown it out- had the idea of grinding the busted shaft into a seal remover or pick. This usage gets it out of the workshop and off the bench!
With the added bonus of it can be unscrewed and you have a T27 wrench for Stihl bolts!
That was a tamper proof wrench with the hole up the guts of the tip, it snapped on a stubborn cylinder bolt- kept showing up like a bad apple as I had not thrown it out- had the idea of grinding the busted shaft into a seal remover or pick. This usage gets it out of the workshop and off the bench!
LoVE it
4+ facecord load of Hard (sugar) Maple cut up the the Hotwoods STIHL 064 and Hotwoods Torque-r Husqvarna 572xp. Chains definitely need a touch-up on both saws but fortunately the wood was clean and I was able to dice em all up. I did sharpen the chains on both before this cutting session and adjusted rakers to my liking. Fuel economy is excellent on both saws however the nod goes to the 572xp torque-er. Can easily cut 10face on 1 gallon with this combo and do so very very quickly.