Huskee 22 Ton Electric Conversion

[StihlSmokin]

Have you ever wanted to split wood in your heated pole barn during the bitter cold -10° winter months? I sure did so I did an electric conversion on my 22 ton Huskee spliter. Bought a 5hp 230V 3450 RPM electric fan motor to spin my pump. Fabricated a mount out of 1/4" plate and boom! No more choking on fumes! And it has more power now than it did with the Briggs. It builds pressure almost instantly! Have never herd it even slow down when busting 40" oak rounds 23" long! Have split over 4 cords with it without a hitch. Having the convenience of just flipping a switch to turn it on is also a plus!

 

[boxygen]

Excellent work. Too bad you weren't my neighbor, I have that same motor as an extra that I don't need.

 

[USMC615]

Nice mod...pretty slick.

 

[zogger]

Nice mod!

I'd like to see one that had either, instantly. Yes, more complicated and heavy, but pretty useful then. Take it where ya want it, split, go inside during bad weather, split.

I guess, starting with a full size electric, you could make it portable with an external generator and short heavy extension cord.

 

[FishNJ]

21 FLA runs with a 5000w genny. My guess your only around 3.5 hp and 12-15A

Great that you can stay warm btw

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[Husqavarna Guy]

21 FLA runs with a 5000w genny. My guess your only around 3.5 hp and 12-15A

Great that you can stay warm btw

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What does Fla stand for? Also how do you compare electric vs gas power?

 

[Husqavarna Guy]

Have you ever wanted to split wood in your heated pole barn during the bitter cold -10° winter months? I sure did so I did an electric conversion on my 22 ton Huskee spliter. Bought a 5hp 230V 3450 RPM electric fan motor to spin my pump. Fabricated a mount out of 1/4" plate and boom! No more choking on fumes! And it has more power now than it did with the Briggs. It builds pressure almost instantly! Have never herd it even slow down when busting 40" oak rounds 23" long! Have split over 4 cords with it without a hitch. Having the convenience of just flipping a switch to turn it on is also a plus!

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How much was the motor? I would want to use 110 as I could hook up more places.

 

[FishNJ]

Full load amps
Gas is peak hp rating
Electric is continuos constant
Generally you can use a smaller electric motor vs gas


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[FishNJ]

I think the pump specs give electric hp requirements


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[boxygen]

These types of motors usually run $2-400.

 

[FishNJ]

Quick look on northern tool they say that 3hp electric or 5hp gas is required for the 11gpm pump.


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[FishNJ]

How much was the motor? I would want to use 110 as I could hook up more places.

Using 110 you'd be +30 FLA for 3 hp.
Stick with 220/230/240




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[blades]

Rough rule of thumb-- 1.5 hp gas to 1 hp electric hence the 5 hp gas vs3hp electric on pump body (11gpm) Course now days ya got to do a rough conversion of cc's to hp so cc's/32 = ball park hp

 

[fred bergman]

great idea

 

[StihlSmokin]

Thanks for all the response! So I wanted to make this an easy swap back to the original engine so I used the same mounting holes the engine used. It is a 5 min swap to put the gas engine back on so I can take it out in the woods if I have to. This summers project is to modify it more into a single pass setup for up to a 20" log. Going to convert split head into a pusher and cut the foot off and weld up a multi-way split head out of 1/2" plate. Then install a shoot on the back side so it will continually push split wood down the shoot into a cart.

 

[USMC615]

Thanks for all the response! So I wanted to make this an easy swap back to the original engine so I used the same mounting holes the engine used. It is a 5 min swap to put the gas engine back on so I can take it out in the woods if I have to. This summers project is to modify it more into a single pass setup for up to a 20" log. Going to convert split head into a pusher and cut the foot off and weld up a multi-way split head out of 1/2" plate. Then install a shoot on the back side so it will continually push split wood down the shoot into a cart.

You did your fair share of forethought and homework on this one...hope your future mod works just as well. Great intuition as to how you want the splitter to work for you. Two thumbs up my man!!

 

[StihlSmokin]

Thanks! I am an engineer by trade so I love to design and build things myself. When I complete the next mod I will post it as well. Going to pick up the 4' x 8' sheet of 1/2" plate tomorrow.