Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[sean donato]

I mean that one came with 7 more, putting me over 20 total now

stop counting now! Then you can be honest when someone asks how many you have and your reply is "I don't know, a few."

 

[sean donato]

ENABLER!!!

He's not an enabler, kid I work with had been buying up mid to late 90's ford's for cheap, and parting them out, specifically to get me the tid bits I need for my crew cab build.

 

[sean donato]

12hp

Good to run that 16 gpm pump...

 

[EchovsStihl63]

stop counting now! Then you can be honest when someone asks how many you have and your reply is "I don't know, a few."

I honestly do not remember the exact number any more

 

[bob kern]

I honestly do not remember the exact number any more

First rule for C A D sufferers...... You don't technically have a problem unless you start adding on to the shop for "saw storage"! So I say stack em high and tight!

 

[EchovsStihl63]

First rule for C A D sufferers...... You don't technically have a problem unless you start adding on to the shop for "saw storage"! So I say stack em high and tight!

Care to explain what C A D means? I am still relatively new here. I do have plans to fix up an old shed on my property dedicated to working on displaying my saws and chairs for loafing

 

[sean donato]

Care to explain what C A D means? I am still relatively new here. I do have plans to fix up an old shed on my property dedicated to working on displaying my saws and chairs for loafing

Chainsaw acquisition disease.

I honestly do not remember the exact number any more

Good man! I don't either and I surely won't admit to more then that. Lol

 

[OH_Varmntr]

Threw a spare 5hp motor on the 50+ year old splitter to get her up and going to split this elm today. Nasty stringy stuff. The 20hp v-twin is awaiting a few parts then that will go on along with a new pump. Probably 16gpm...maybe more.


Woodshed is filling up. The dry side on the left, green side on the right.

 

[Lionsfan]

Brother in-law is convinced I need to upgrade my pump from 7pm to 11gpm

What do you guys think??

Pffff...... If he's anything like the three bil's I got, I'd ignore his advice.

 

[bob kern]

Care to explain what C A D means? I am still relatively new here. I do have plans to fix up an old shed on my property dedicated to working on displaying my saws and chairs for loafing

Your first building is a freebie! Make it plenty big. Lol

 

[djg james]

Threw a spare 5hp motor on the 50+ year old splitter to get her up and going to split this elm today. Nasty stringy stuff. The 20hp v-twin is awaiting a few parts then that will go on along with a new pump. Probably 16gpm...maybe more.
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Woodshed is filling up. The dry side on the left, green side on the right.
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Love your woodshed. Space to walk between the two.

 

[MechanicMatt]

Well, turns out he bought the 11 gallon a minute already for me from the local tractor supply, it was a thank you for doing all his Firewood. He wants me to upgrade my reservoir, do you guys see any benefit from going from 3 gallon to 5 gallon? Right now it has a single 1 gallon reservoir.

 

[MechanicMatt]

Pffff...... If he's anything like the three bil's I got, I'd ignore his advice.

I’m beyond blessed with this one, the first husband was the kind of guy that you get mad at for waste of good oxygen for the rest of us. This guy is 180° difference.

 

[OH_Varmntr]

Love your woodshed. space to walk between the two.

Thanks, built it over the winter with an aisle in mind.

Well, turns out he bought the 11 gallon for a minute already for me from the local tractor supply, it was a thank you for doing all this Firewood. He wants me to upgrade my reservoir, do you guys see any benefit from going from 3 gallon to 5 gallon? Right now it has a single 1 gallon reservoir.

The biggest benefit is the fluid will have more time to release heat in a bigger reservoir with more fluid. A bigger reservoir will have more surface area for heat exchange.

 

[jellyroll]

Thanks, built it over the winter with an aisle in mind.

The biggest benefit is the fluid will have more time to release heat in a bigger reservoir with more fluid. A bigger reservoir will have more surface area for heat exchange.

From what i noticed a lot of the holding tanks act like a heatsink for the fluid. Never seen a oil cooler on a splitter but i imagine it would get damaged easily.

 

[sean donato]

Well, turns out he bought the 11 gallon for a minute already for me from the local tractor supply, it was a thank you for doing all this Firewood. He wants me to upgrade my reservoir, do you guys see any benefit from going from 3 gallon to 5 gallon? Right now it has a single 1 gallon reservoir.

yes! More oil the better.

 

[sean donato]

From what i noticed a lot of the holding tanks act like a heatsink for the fluid. Never seen a oil cooler on a splitter but i imagine it would get damaged easily.

Yes, but it's not to reduce damage. It's a cost factor. Big tanks with lots of oil is cheap and keeps the system simple. Really you can run with a lot less fluid if you have a fan forced cooler, thermostat and bypass would be even better so the oil is cooled once it exceeds a certain temp. Now your $2k splitter is $3k just from adding (at minimum.) A charging system and battery to the engine, a cooler, fan and thermo switch.

 

[GeneralKayoss]

From what i noticed a lot of the holding tanks act like a heatsink for the fluid. Never seen a oil cooler on a splitter but i imagine it would get damaged easily.

Exactly. Tank design matters a lot too. A tall wide thin tank works a lot better than a cube.

 

[GeneralKayoss]

Threw a spare 5hp motor on the 50+ year old splitter to get her up and going to split this elm today. Nasty stringy stuff. The 20hp v-twin is awaiting a few parts then that will go on along with a new pump. Probably 16gpm...maybe more.
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Nice splitter! I've been running a similar I beam setup

 

[MechanicMatt]

Now you guys have me thinking of adding a P/S cooler or trans cooler on the return with a belt driven fan

But in all seriousness, how much gain is there to be had in all that??

Would just a bigger reservoir be more convenient and beneficial without all the added moving pieces



He has a GIANT cylinder off a Case 580 he wants to turn into a splitter, I’m sure when we build that, we may go all out. But we haven’t had the need to build it due to his 6way timber Wolf (his house ) and my hodgepodge splitter being sufficient for me.

Just a reminder, mine is/ was a dieder that was raised to waist height and then a 8hp tossed on it

Now it will be a 12hp and the pump replaced with a 11gpm


Also, what would you guys do with the old 7pm?

Sorry for the rambling….
Mind is going full throttle tonight