KiwiBro
Mill 'em, nails be damned.
- hydraulic yet very fast
- adjustable 2/4-way wedge/s that seem well shaped
- commercially made and seems well priced
- has an optional fairly-priced conveyor
This splitter deserves its own thread. A viable super split killer?
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ChoppyChoppy
Tree Freak
That is about the speed of the splitter on my processor. I have a 5" cylinder though at 3200psi max. 30 something gpm pump.
My small splitter has ~11 sec cycle and it's almost laughable how slow it is in comparsion.
My small splitter has ~11 sec cycle and it's almost laughable how slow it is in comparsion.
KiwiBro
Mill 'em, nails be damned.
I gather it's not a 13HP engine driving that pump of yours.
Would really like to see the splitter above in knotty/stringy wood. The wood in the video is splitting at the mere presence of a wedge. The wood here is considerably more belligerent.
Would happily pay more if they could step up to a bigger engine/pump/tank/cylinder combo if it could apply more force at the same cycle times as the current model, which appears to be the biggest in their line-up.
ChoppyChoppy
Tree Freak
35hp diesel.
is there a link or picture to go with this thread, I aint seeing it
Funny the link shows up in my reply,
watched the video, not sure that hydraulic machine can outdo the Super Split, but it sure would give it a run for the money. I would really be interested to see what both machines could do with really tough stuff instead of that easy to split stuff. On the tuff stuff, my money would be on the hydraulics
That's a great splitter for doing large amounts of straight grained stuff however aspen is pretty easy to split. I doubt that could split elm of any size judging by how much it slows down in those couple of stringy pieces he does.
zogger
Tree Freak
That adjustable wedge is pretty cool. Not sure, looks like he was splitting birch except for one piece with thick gnarly bark, but don't know either. Certainly fast enough. I think that slight hesitation on the bigger pieces was just the pump going to second stage. (is that what it is called?)
Would like to see more of it. Nice table. Sounds electric/hydraulic.
I'm guessing a two-stage pump. Once it hit's the max pressure at high speed, the low speed kicks in. I think that's how it works.
the GOAT
Chainsaw truther
On the retract it seems to have two speeds. When the operator holds the lever forward it retracts fast. When he lets go it continues to retract but at a slower speed. I haven't seen that before on a splitter... How are they doing it?
the GOAT
Chainsaw truther
I'd take that over a super split... If I had the need.
sunfish
Fish Head
Cool, but I would not trade my Super Split for it.
If you want speed and power, just put a bigger pump on your current splitter. Just guessing at the size of the cylinder, I would say 3.5in which is comparable to some of the smaller hydraulic splitter already on the market. Dump enough oil in the system and you can get a 5in bore cyl to cycle as fast as the one in the video.
We had a 4in bore cyl, 2in shaft with a 8ft stroke that would cycle 13 times per minute. Getting speed isnt a problem if you really think you need it.
We had a 4in bore cyl, 2in shaft with a 8ft stroke that would cycle 13 times per minute. Getting speed isnt a problem if you really think you need it.
KiwiBro
Mill 'em, nails be damned.
What's the conventional round length up there? Here it's about 12-16". A 3s cycle time splitting a single 16" long round (again and a-bloody-gain) is lousy compared to a 10s cycle time splitting 4 rounds at a time through a 'no need to touch this wood ever again' box wedge. Two different schools of thought, and when talking commercially available machines, two different costs. Horses for courses...and budgets.
the GOAT
Chainsaw truther
Fast, powerful or economical.... Choose any two. With hydraulic splitters their is always a compromise between how much $$, cycle time and tonnage.
