I'm considering buying a pump for my splitter. It currently has a 11 gpm pump on it. Any benefit OR disadvantage to switching to a 13 gpm pump? Any pros/cons about Vevor products?
Edit: Or even 16 gpm?
Edit: Or even 16 gpm?
Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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Broke out my CFB Hybrid to do a neighbor a favor ... cut down a decent size HVBW!!! Unfortunately, the HV part is only about 1/2 the diameter!
It had to be roped and pulled, as it was leaning the wrong way, but the hinge worked just as it should.
This saw is faster, but has less torque, than my Doc Al Hybrid, so I put semi skip chain on it and it screamed! Have not run this saw in quite some time, but it ran like I had used it regualarly.
This saw has a 28" Stihl Light bar and large dogs, so I was able to easily do the back cut with the top of the bar. This was important as there was a dead branch on the other side that I knew would come down. Always assess the situation, wear a helmet, and stay safe!
It had to be roped and pulled, as it was leaning the wrong way, but the hinge worked just as it should.
This saw is faster, but has less torque, than my Doc Al Hybrid, so I put semi skip chain on it and it screamed! Have not run this saw in quite some time, but it ran like I had used it regualarly.
This saw has a 28" Stihl Light bar and large dogs, so I was able to easily do the back cut with the top of the bar. This was important as there was a dead branch on the other side that I knew would come down. Always assess the situation, wear a helmet, and stay safe!
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My big next door neighbor (Chris - 6'6" + 350 lbs) is moving soon ... a real shame, I will miss him. We have helped each other out on many occasions.
So, he is getting rid of lots of stuff, and I helped him find a buyer for a 660 clone I built for him. The saw runs strong and has hardly been used. It has a 36" B+C and also a 28" Stihl Light bar. A very beat up 10mm 044 is also part of the deal, but it needs a new gas line.
In appreciation, he gave me some other stuff he is getting rid of: A timberjack, a Maasdam rope puller w/rope (almost new), a 5 gallon gas can, and a crossbow target!
So, he is getting rid of lots of stuff, and I helped him find a buyer for a 660 clone I built for him. The saw runs strong and has hardly been used. It has a 36" B+C and also a 28" Stihl Light bar. A very beat up 10mm 044 is also part of the deal, but it needs a new gas line.
In appreciation, he gave me some other stuff he is getting rid of: A timberjack, a Maasdam rope puller w/rope (almost new), a 5 gallon gas can, and a crossbow target!
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OH_Varmntr
Burner of stored sunlight
How many HP is your engine? Higher GPM will provide higher speeds (lower cycle times) but will require more HP to do it at the same pressure.
5-6.5 HP range. The cover came off in one of the repairs and got misplaced.
husqvarna257
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What did you get for hearing aids? I got a pair and heard the spring peepers again. Problem is they can be a pain to set up. Now they are nightstand decorations.
Good day to you all
Thought we were done burning for the season but..
must be the global warming, lol.
Thanks everyone for the input on chainsaw pants, decided on arbor wear iron wood. Ridiculously expensive but they were only ones I found sized to fit instead of elastic waist that “fits most”, and straight leg design, don’t care for tapered leg, snug fit most have.
Was thinking about the dogwood but wanted something I could wear all year and their leg vents don’t have a closure. Fit well and look well made, until I saw made in China on the tag, now they really seem overpriced, lol.
Thought we were done burning for the season but..must be the global warming, lol.Thanks everyone for the input on chainsaw pants, decided on arbor wear iron wood. Ridiculously expensive but they were only ones I found sized to fit instead of elastic waist that “fits most”, and straight leg design, don’t care for tapered leg, snug fit most have.
Was thinking about the dogwood but wanted something I could wear all year and their leg vents don’t have a closure. Fit well and look well made, until I saw made in China on the tag, now they really seem overpriced, lol.Attachments
I shimmed(placed on top) the relief valve spring with a 1/4" tall piece of rod and screwed down the set screw as far as it would go. Still would not split wood.
I'm out of ideas short of replacing parts one at a time until it works. Kind of expensive method.
I will see if the farm store who I use to use for saws, can check the pump with a flow meter.
I'm out of ideas short of replacing parts one at a time until it works. Kind of expensive method.
I will see if the farm store who I use to use for saws, can check the pump with a flow meter.
Well it's basically what VT was telling you to do, sans starting the engine. It should make lots of pressure being dead headed.
Figures lol. The electrician feom works that's going to help do the wiring had one too. Guess I should have stopped by his house before running to lowes.
Yes, and yes. It's will cycle faster, if you're engine can take it, more flow also means the fluid will get hot faster. Usually just bumping up a few gpm won't hurt anything though.
Pumps shot would be the logical conclusion.
Got a little help back filling. For whatever reason dad wanted his kubota back tomorrow, so I worked through the rain to get the ditch dug. Pipe and conduit are both in, and the ditch is filled, and I feel like I've been swimming the past few days lol. Wouldn't believe it, but that core drill is a $30.00 off Amazon job. Worked really well both in the block and the concrete in the shop. Even cut right through the re bar mesh in the pad. I was going to fill the holes with cement where the pipes come up through but thought better of it, just in case I need to change something in the future. The house side is getting filled with hydraulic cement, irregardless, don't need water leaking in the house.
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A bigger displacement pump will require more effort to operate at the same pressure. It will cycle faster in no or low load but will likely drop to the slow stage sooner under load which may actually slow down the splitting process (assuming it's a two stage pump like mine has). Since hose, valve, fittings and port sizes remain the same, it will require higher pressures to create more flow. This means more heat. I don't know what kind of splitter you have but mine is a cheapo TSC one with a 6.5 Briggs and whatever pump they came with and I never run it at full throttle.
Scrounged up a bucket of fire starter for next winter. These pitchy sticky dudes are better than newspaper. Warm winters mean less firewood burned but way more fire starting instead of chucking a new piece on the coals like we do on cold nights. Man I burned a pile of kindling this last season!
GeneralKayoss
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Knocked out a few red oak slabs yesterday
GeneralKayoss
ArboristSite Operative
And also, more firewood. 3 dump truck loads.
Mine is a Brave version of yours. I'll keep it at 11 gpm because that's fast enough for me. It was just a thought (bigger is better).
MechanicMatt
Cut Split Stack Burn
Amazing what some guys think of….. I’d have gone with a bottle jack myself…
Hey Cowboy, can I get a few points added to MY score, for THIS load?? lol
My buddy was pretty proud of how much we got on the wagon,
In fact, we cut so much it would no longer stay on the wagon, so I had to get it on the forks!
And then we headed home to the splitting yard!
SR
I have had hearing aids for about 10 or 12 years and am on my second set. Two different brands. I got them through an audiologist. There is no setting up to do with them. There may have been, and might still be, an option to be able to change some settings, such as for in a noisy restaurant (they all are) with a cell phone, but i did not go for that. I thought: I have to get my phone out, turn it on, find the app, figure out what it is I need to find on it and turn that on. No, I will keep it simple; things like that you need to do often enough to not forget and have to relearn how to use it every time (like setting your VCR). All I have to do is turn them on in the morning, put them in my ears and change batteries as needed. Those usually last about 6 days. I am probably about due for another checkup, another set. To promote domestic tranquility.
It's always scary when a good neighbor moves. Never know what you will get!
