nickblaze466
ArboristSite Operative
I built a splitter about a year ago for a buddy of mine, and it now belongs to me. he's moving, i bought it...
it still splits fine, but i noticed its running slow. as i put some of the bigger logs through it (i've only run it maybe 20 minutes) it clicked that i didn't notice the pump dropping into low gear to muscle through some of the nastier logs.
my question is, what would cause a two stage pump to lock itself in low gear? i've gone over the hydraulic system, but can't think of anything that would cause that issue...sticking in the first stage could be a valve problem...but nothin about being stuck in low.
anybody have any ideas, or is the pump just shot?
it still splits fine, but i noticed its running slow. as i put some of the bigger logs through it (i've only run it maybe 20 minutes) it clicked that i didn't notice the pump dropping into low gear to muscle through some of the nastier logs.
my question is, what would cause a two stage pump to lock itself in low gear? i've gone over the hydraulic system, but can't think of anything that would cause that issue...sticking in the first stage could be a valve problem...but nothin about being stuck in low.
anybody have any ideas, or is the pump just shot?
