My Own Fault

[thewoodlands]

Things had been going real good today until I went to use the splitter (just used it two days ago and it was fine) I pulled way to many times (no spark) and flooded it so I gave a call to the wife and zoom a new spark plug and we were up and running but by then I was one hour behind, the lesson I learned is I shall change the spark plug yearly.

We had a dusting of snow so I threw on the spikes they use for ice fishing.



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[soupy1957]

Ok, I'm willing to show my ignorance here............what are the pair of tools in the bottom photo?

-Soupy1957

 

[thewoodlands]

Ok, I'm willing to show my ignorance here............what are the pair of tools in the bottom photo?

-Soupy1957

Soupy1957 they are pullover your boots spikes they use when walking on ice, I use them when I cut in the winter and when the frost is in the ground. You put them over your toes on your boot then pull them up over your heel.


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[wood-fan-atic]

Zap- what size is that splitter of yours?

 

[thewoodlands]

Zap- what size is that splitter of yours?

24 ton American CLS, other than today it starts on the second pull in the dead of winter.


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[wood-fan-atic]

With hydro fluid, or ATF in it?

 

[thewoodlands]

With hydro fluid, or ATF in it?

Hydro.

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[Backwoods Savage]

Hey Zap, I still have the original plug in our MTD splitter (Briggs & Stratton engine).

 

[blades]

Yep same here same plug ten years b&s 98% start one pull 8hp

 

[oldspark]

With hydro fluid, or ATF in it?

I fussed about that on mine but after reading as much as I could I went with ATF for the low temps, ATF is a much better hydraulic fluid than I realized, the place I bought the splitter did not even know that.

 

[thewoodlands]

With hydro fluid, or ATF in it?

I fussed about that on mine but after reading as much as I could I went with ATF for the low temps, ATF is a much better hydraulic fluid than I realized, the place I bought the splitter did not even know that.

What is the difference between hydro fluid and ATF for your splitter. After finishing the stacking from the wood I split today we decided to push in some wood before the rain and sleet hits so I had to use the splitter I put the plug in yesterday and it took off on the second pull.


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[wood-fan-atic]

Zap- The manual for my Huskee 22 ton states that when splitting in temps of 32 °F or below , to use ATF. It does not state why, but I'm sure it has to do with viscosity charecteristics when the fluids freeze and thicken up. I'd suppose it would (could, I should say) stress the pump a bit more with thick,frozen hydro fluid and could possibly shorten the life of the pump. Just my WAG.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Or you could do like me. I cut wood during the winter (about ready to start now) and do all the splitting in March-April. It works okay for me.

 

[thewoodlands]

Zap- The manual for my Huskee 22 ton states that when splitting in temps of 32 °F or below , to use ATF. It does not state why, but I'm sure it has to do with viscosity charecteristics when the fluids freeze and thicken up. I'd suppose it would (could, I should say) stress the pump a bit more with thick,frozen hydro fluid and could possibly shorten the life of the pump. Just my WAG.

Thanks wood-fan-atic, I'll ask the business that we purchased the splitter from about that.

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[Kenster]

the lesson I learned is I shall change the spark plug yearly.

The lesson I learned from reading this is to keep an extra spark plug, and a plug wrench, of course, in my tool box. Just in case. Even if you change it once a year, there's always a chance you could flood it. In just a minute you could be running again.

 

[thewoodlands]

Kenster I had the socket set with the spark plug attachment in the back of the rhino but took it out when I did some work inside then never put it back (lessoned learned) extra spark plugs will be picked up Monday.


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