Good evening, All,
I had an old homemade splitter given to me last year that used an electric motor. I mounted a Harbor Freight gasser to it and it worked great until we cracked the hydraulic tank while moving it with tractor forks. We welded a new tank on and had the local hydro shop put new hoses on. Initially they installed the suction and return hoses backwards and the suction side would collapse, resulting in the splitter not running. They’ve since fixed the mistake, but the splitter still behaves similarly. Upon startup it will cycle for 20-30 seconds, then stop completely. If any of the lines are cracked to bleed, they will spit both air and fluid, and as they spit air the ram will move slightly. There are no visible leaks of fluid and soapy water around all connections yields no air movement. Is it likely the internals of the cylinder are cooked and it needs rebuilt, or should I be thinking something different, perhaps simpler? I’ve uploaded a video and can take more. I appreciate all the wisdom on this forum and would appreciate any you can toss my way!
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I had an old homemade splitter given to me last year that used an electric motor. I mounted a Harbor Freight gasser to it and it worked great until we cracked the hydraulic tank while moving it with tractor forks. We welded a new tank on and had the local hydro shop put new hoses on. Initially they installed the suction and return hoses backwards and the suction side would collapse, resulting in the splitter not running. They’ve since fixed the mistake, but the splitter still behaves similarly. Upon startup it will cycle for 20-30 seconds, then stop completely. If any of the lines are cracked to bleed, they will spit both air and fluid, and as they spit air the ram will move slightly. There are no visible leaks of fluid and soapy water around all connections yields no air movement. Is it likely the internals of the cylinder are cooked and it needs rebuilt, or should I be thinking something different, perhaps simpler? I’ve uploaded a video and can take more. I appreciate all the wisdom on this forum and would appreciate any you can toss my way!
View attachment IMG_1279.mov