Convert a 3-point splitter to engine driven?

[BamaRama]

I'm kicking around an idea to have a splitter at a family members property. He has a 3-point splitter that someone gave him and hasn't been used in years but no rear hydraulics on his tractor. After pricing the kit for the tractor and PTO pumps, I'm looking at adapting it to a trailer with an engine and pump.

I'm fairly certain i will need to repack the cylinder and control valve as they have visible seepage. I think I can handle this. Just time and some cheap parts.

I've found this engine and this pump but i don't know how they are coupled. Help?

Then I have to find a trailer...

Is this a bad idea? He has enough wood to get me through a couple of winters, maybe 6-8 cords. Just need to find the best way to get it.

TIA

David

 

[pen]

Just thinking out loud here, but how about fixing up the current splitter and selling it, using the proceeds towards something that is already a standalone?

Perhaps info on your current splitter would be useful in getting you good responses,,, pics, any tag info on it, etc.

Good luck,

Pen

 

[BamaRama]

Just thinking out loud here, but how about fixing up the current splitter and selling it, using the proceeds towards something that is already a standalone?

Perhaps info on your current splitter would be useful in getting you good responses,,, pics, any tag info on it, etc.

That's definitely an option, maybe better dollar wise. It would be a good way to capitalize on my repair skills. I know it needs hoses and repacking, with a little metal bending thrown it for good measures. Then sand and paint. I should have looked for the mfg but didn't. Would the brand really matter that much for resale?

 

[pen]

Would the brand really matter that much for resale?

I do not know either. But I do know the more info the fine folks around here have, the better any question can be answered. I'd say a few pics of the unit should be thrown in here as it really
could be useful.

 

[BamaRama]

On second thought, I remember him mentioning that the in-law who left it there ask him not to sell it. May need to do some negotiating.

In the mean time I need to figure out how to couple the engine to the pump should I need to do so. i found mounting adapters but it looks like I'll need a coupler for the shafts. Is there a source for those?

If I can spend a few hundred bucks and some time to get free wood for a couple of years i'm all for it.

I will get some pics this weekend.

 

[Lone_Gun]

In the mean time I need to figure out how to couple the engine to the pump should I need to do so. i found mounting adapters but it looks like I'll need a coupler for the shafts. Is there a source for those?


I will get some pics this weekend.

Www.northerntool.com has the couplers.

 

[Bad LP]

Some packing kits can get expensive. Had a small cylinder with a leak that cost almost 300.00 to rebuild.

 

[cachunko]

I did exactly what you are trying to do. I bought a 3 point speeco splitter to put on the back of a farm tractor. Well, the farm tractor turned out to have crap for hydraulics and didn't have the pressure to run the splitter well. Anyways, I welded up a frame, welded a tank, added an axle and tires, put a harbor freight 6.5hp motor on it, and a northern tool pump and lovejoy coupler. I went to the farm store and took a bunch of measurements and basically copied the setup. It took some time, but it works great. My biggest problem was that I paid like $600 for the 3 point splitter and I was only going to get maybe $300 out of it or so. I knew I could make it into a gas powered splitter for less than if I were to sell my 3 point and buy the gas powered version. And it was kinda cool to see it all come together too. Here's a pic I found that you can kind of see the splitter pretty well.

 

[Jags]

The coupler in question is called a lovejoy.
Don't forget that you need a hydro tank.

 

[BamaRama]

I did exactly what you are trying to do.

Great! At least now i know it's not a completely lame-brain idea

Don't forget that you need a hydro tank.

That's why i came here! Thanks.

Had a small cylinder with a leak that cost almost 300.00 to rebuild.

So much for cheap parts. I'll keep digging to get a ballpark estimate on my cash outflow. Need to go back to the equipment and determine the make and then find the repack parts.