picked up a log splitter

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cylinder rebuild update :

got the cylinder apart. the large lock coller was a bugger. threads were rusty/cruddy and fought the whole way off. who knows how long the cylinder has been on there. now need to get the parts to reassemble.
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cylinder rebuild update :

got the cylinder apart. the large lock coller was a bugger. threads were rusty/cruddy and fought the whole way off. who knows how long the cylinder has been on there. now need to get the parts to reassemble.
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Check the inside of the cylinder. Make sure there are no defects also.
 
Check the inside of the cylinder. Make sure there are no defects also.

ya it's going to need a cleaning . being on a splitter it only use's half the travel of the cylinder.

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cleaning up the cylinder

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Looks like about the way i would do it too,even looks like my tools;)
 
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ya it's going to need a cleaning . being on a splitter it only use's half the travel of the cylinder.

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Forgive my ignorance, but how is it that the rod doesn't travel the entire length of the cylinder?
 
Forgive my ignorance, but how is it that the rod doesn't travel the entire length of the cylinder?

It only travels out so far and hits the splitting wedge. this is a 46" long beast :)
the guys took good care of me at the hydraulic place and got the correct seals/packings . should get this put back together next day or too.
 
Nice solution. I am not sure I would have come up with the cylinder hone. Sweet.

nothing but a hillbilly operation around here , use what you got right :) still in this project for very little money .
 
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We want the after honing pic!!
 
Looks great!
Did a lot of crap come out?
Big diff.
Should be interesting how she works after rebuild, and was it worth it?
 
Perry - does that still feel "rough" if you run your finger across it? Almost anything shy of darn near mirror is gonna eat the seal.
 
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It only travels out so far and hits the splitting wedge. this is a 46" long beast :)
the guys took good care of me at the hydraulic place and got the correct seals/packings . should get this put back together next day or too.
I always thought that design would be a problem. Is it not? Hitting the wedge to stop.
 
I always thought that design would be a problem. Is it not? Hitting the wedge to stop.

cylinder only go's out as far as i want it to , I run the controls so i dont let it hit :)
 
Perry - does that still feel "rough" if you run your finger across it? Almost anything shy of darn near mirror is gonna eat the seal.

not to bad deep inside were it travels . whole lot better than it was running before. all i can do is cross my fingers. the outer end is the worst and it wont travel that far anyway.
 
cylinder only go's out as far as i want it to , I run the controls so i dont let it hit :)

Machine a spacer inside the cylinder to limit the stroke? Would have to be thick-walled tho. Just a thought.

How much over-travel is there?
 
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the size ? - its a monster ==c 6" cylinder with 2 1/2" rod
yes ill rebuild this one when i have time. i picked up a NOS cylinder for $100 off craigslist for now . .

it extended that fast with a 6" cylinder? is that a 30GPM pump? my 16GPM pump and 5" cyl extend no where near that fast....
 
Now it needs a table and 4 way wedge.

I have plans for it over the summer. till then let the splitting begin :)

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have a large pile of splits on the right side of this photo that needs to be stacked.
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I split after dark sometimes in the winter, it'd be nice to have some aux lighting around instead of that LED headlamp.....

My splitter is in my barn... and it's 250W of CFL lighting... I can split at any time of day or night... and it's still like noon in july... :D
 
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it extended that fast with a 6" cylinder? is that a 30GPM pump? my 16GPM pump and 5" cyl extend no where near that fast....

I have no idea on the size of the pump and no clue what it is off of. i do know the fluid gets flowing pretty good in the tank.

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