Is my Montgomery Ward log splitter a Didier ?

[Cigarman]

My husband took the cylinder to a hydraulic repair shop close to us and they said it was "un-repairable". When he put the cylinder back on the splitter, it leaks worse than ever. Before it was just a minor leak where the shaft comes out but now it leaks all over the cylinder. We will keep trying some locally owned shops and see if we can get anywhere. Thanks for the advice.

You need a real hydraulic repair shop. It's just seals and rings. They obviously don't know what they are doing. Find a place that repairs hydraulics for farm vehicles or state trucks. In a worst case scenario you could ship the thing to where I got mine fixed. They charged me $80, but I also bought some hydraulic line and a couple of extra o-rings for the check valve.

 

[Wife'nHubby]

You need a real hydraulic repair shop. It's just seals and rings. They obviously don't know what they are doing. Find a place that repairs hydraulics for farm vehicles or state trucks. In a worst case scenario you could ship the thing to where I got mine fixed. They charged me $80, but I also bought some hydraulic line and a couple of extra o-rings for the check valve.

I agree - you need a farm implement dealer to take a look at it. It cost me $75 to get mine fixed after it turned in a geyser/gusher.


Shari

 

[Wife'nHubby]

Larry,

Did you get the manuals you were looking for? I had some computer problems a little bit ago but I'm back now so if you need anything just send me a pm. (click on my name on the left in order to access the pm menu.)

Shari

Hi Mark,

Shari sent some info (pictures and specs) via the Arborist site, which is still there in the thread. She didn't send me anything via yahoo.
That's all I ever received (the info on this site) . And I'm sorry, but I don't have the part number or any info on the seal. My mechanic friend removed the old seal and went to an "old school" hydraulics repair/parts store, and an old timer (not that I'm any spring chicken) looked at it and pulled out the correct part from a mountain of inventory. You know the type of place /person I'm talking about ?
I know this doesn't help you any, and I wish I could be more useful. As you probably already know, the model number on your splitter is the exact same model number as was on mine !

Larry

 

[barmason]

Log splitter

Hi
i have a panther splitter by didier
i was reading and someone said that they got a seal kit for the cylinder on there splitter
i would like to know where they got the seal kit

barmason

 

[1967 Tempest]

I would like to know as well. I am having trouble finding them. I may just pull the trigger and get a new cylinder.
Thanks

 

[Wife'nHubby]

Try a farm implement store - that's where I got new seals for mine. About 3-4 yrs. ago it cost me $79 to repair my cylinder - and they did the work.