I have a Troy bilt 27 ton splitter and it is painfully slow. Question.....If I change the engine to a 12 HP will it increase the speed of the cylinder?
.......Thanks Mike
.......Thanks Mike
Increasing 27 ton splitter
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DanCorcoran
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My guess is that it's the pump and hydraulics that control cylinder speed. The HP rating determines how heavy a pump it'll turn.
Now it's time for someone who knows to speak up...
Now it's time for someone who knows to speak up...
Most 4 cycle small engines are rated for 3600 rpm. Increasing HP won't result in faster cycles unless the rpm is increased.
LLigetfa
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thewoodlands
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mtarbert said:
Here are some old posts about the subject.
http://webcache.googleusercontent.c...+your+wood+splitter&cd=10&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us
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If you're going to throw more HP and a bigger pump, you may want to support the end of the cylinder as well. Just with the slow factory setup of less HP and low psi pump, my cylinder couldn't hold itself together if your creating more pressure you could be faced with a major oil bath real quick. Cylinder trunion may snap quickly as well. Use caution.
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