OK. I picked up one of those Harbor Freight manually operated hydraulic splitters almost a year ago. It worked excellent for quite a while although I can't say I split a lot of wood with it. It's too slow for volume splitting. I got it to use as a back up for the stubborn logs and making kindling. For that, this thing is excellent.
But the "low gear" pump will not move the ram. I can't figure out what's wrong. I remove the piston and the cylinder on the pump and could find nothing wrong. It doesn't leak fluid when I pump it. It behaves like there's a valve stuck open. But I can't figure out how to get at the valves.
Does anyone know hydraulic mechanics? I tried emptying the hydraulic oil and replacing it but that did not help.
Unfortunately it really needs the low gear pump. Since the reason I use it is for the stubborn logs, I need that power.
But the "low gear" pump will not move the ram. I can't figure out what's wrong. I remove the piston and the cylinder on the pump and could find nothing wrong. It doesn't leak fluid when I pump it. It behaves like there's a valve stuck open. But I can't figure out how to get at the valves.
Does anyone know hydraulic mechanics? I tried emptying the hydraulic oil and replacing it but that did not help.
Unfortunately it really needs the low gear pump. Since the reason I use it is for the stubborn logs, I need that power.