More work than I would have put into it but hey even I learned something today so thank you for sharing the info..

Well said about the left lane

hi there i think you did a real good job , i remember back in the early 70s when i built mine but with on internet and only one wood splitter manufacture , talking about learning . there are a few other things you may want to look into if interested let me know . well done john

Keep in mind what you gain in speed you loose in power. My home made splitter is 15 secs a cycle which does me just fine as I need all the power I can get in Aussie hardwood. You don’t need such long travel. This is where you can loose time. No need to bleed lines.

Thats a good wood splitter. I Just picked up an old one and im about to put a newer honda motor on it. Keep up the good work.

No need to crack lines to bleed air hydraulic systems will always push the air back to the tank tighten lines and go great mod tho that will help a lot

Can’t believe how much faster big blue is now . That really is a very nice splitter !!!!

Good job !.

Good work and improvement!

Nice improvement. At least now it is a viable splitter for any level of production.

There is no need to bleed the cylinder, any air will get pushed in return line to the hydraulic tank. Tank has a breather

Had me on the driving tips !!!!!!

Your major flow restriction is at the elbows, not the line diameter. "What is the pressure loss in a 90 degree elbow? Designers usually apply the general rule that a 90" elbow bend has a pressure drop equivalent of 30 to 50 pipe-diameters length of straight pipe" Use longer pipe or long radius elbows.

Nice project❤❤, pls what's responsible for faster movement of the cylinder?

Did you change the size of the push and retract hoses , are they still 1/2''. What size pump you running? My oil gets hot , I have a 1'' return hose but the delivery hoses are 1/2'' I think I will swap out for 3/4'' for less restriction. The pump is 2 stage 28gpm. So it hoots along. The cycle time is amazing.

🪵🪓👍👏 looking good Rick

Do you have reducers on in feed/out feed lines on the cylinder?

I am new to your channel and just watched your video. I have the same problem with my splitter being too slow I was wondering if you change anything else beside the cylinder and the return hose. What size is the pump on blue?

Loved the rant, I agree entirely, what bugs me is the drivers trying to fit their hood into my tail pipe, they are so close you could have a conversation. Some nice splitters you got there, I need to upgrade mine but never seem to get round to it. All those 90°s on the blue will have a lot to do with cycle time too, you could turn the controles to verticle and have the same hoses going strait in without the 90°s. A good way to check for problems is a one of those IR temperature guns, after running a while the problem areas will be hotter than the rest, follow the circuit from the pump output all the way round to the tank return and look for sudden temperature rise in and out of each component.

@ $1,300 delivered you could have a 27 ton NEW Yardmax splitter.

Love the term " ticket money". Teflon tape shouldn't be used on hydraulics. It can break apart and cause contamination or blockages. There's paste that can be used. Because of the oversized rod used on those cylinders there is a much higher flow rate when the ram is retracting. This is often well in excess of what your valve can comfortably handle. This is why dump valves get fitted on splitters with oversized rods. You may end up with some oil overheating problems if your valve is close to the capacity of the pump. If they are both 15gpm for instance then it could easily be more like 40gpm that you are trying to force through the valve when retracting. If you don't have overheating problems you'll now have yourself a fair beast.

Wanted to know how big your pump was? 11 gpm?

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Good views

I THINK THAT USING TAPE ON HYDRULIC FITTINGS IS A NO NO/

I hear you loud and clear and I don’t like the people that use their derectecuals at the last minute I’m a bad speller

Watch the radius like one the return into the tank. A harsh bend like that can destroy the hose

Do you know if there’s a way to make it reciprocate?

Annular cutter and a mag drill for holes like that.

I wonder if it would of gotten a little faster changing the pump as well??

You might put a 22 gpm pump on there now that you have 3/4 inch lines. I bet you’d be sub 7 seconds. Mine has about the same setup with the 22 gpm pump and a slightly bigger cylinder than yours and smaller rod and I’m still at 9 seconds.

Wow! That makes that splitter way faster! I wonder what the new splitter will do if this one is that fast.

I just had someone dive in front of me last night with a trailer full of wood. I came within a foot of flattening them.

You left the lines to the cylinder lose , so it would bleed I’m confused

So at what point in this video does it tell you how to make your splitter faster like the title says

So how much did this cost you?

U don’t need to bleed air on hydraulic! It will do it on its own when it returns back to the tank

God bless

Well, that got old really fast, wasn't interested in driving lessons :)

Like to see this split once it’s done

Obvious you're all about speed, so why use those adjustable wrenches that always seem to be too tight or too loose. Get some decent solid wrenches. How much did that total mode cost you, not including a paint job? It couldn't have been cheap?

Maybe you should keep your eyes on the big yellow lines instead of your camera in the cup holder

Apparently this has nothing to do with a wood splitter

I have my volume right up and I can bearly hear you.

I stumbled on your channel, thanks for the video but no subscription from me because of the beginning rant. I'm not down with spending time watching a state of affairs traffic rant. It's your business but I doubt that many folks are interested in a rant

23 south is the perfect example. They spend millions In taxpayer dollars for a left lane they don't let you even use. The section between I96 and 14. Dumbest thing I've ever seen.

No need for a rant. Here for the log splitter not your opinions.

Guess what? I drive in any lane I want to at speed limit or slightly over. Just because some idiot wants to drive a lot faster is of no concern to me. So rant away!

Way too much talking and bragging