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The new wedge is working much better, final assembly is 12" tall and 14" wide. I have the wings welded on at 6 inches high off of the beam,

I bought new wings for the 4 way wedge, I'll try to get them welded up today. 6"X6"X3/4" with a single edge already on them. I could have bought a 6"X12"X3/4" for $15 less, but not having to cut it or grind an edge on it was worth the extra cost. If anyone is looking for the same products I...

I just bought a used 4 wheeler this past year because my wife kept asking for one. I went with one off of craigslist for $800 and have been very happy with it. It is a 96 Suzuki kingquad 300, electric start 4x4 high/low/super low and differential lock for the front end. You certainly feel it...

Your wedge looks really nice, looks like a lot of thought went into it. Your right about the penetration on the weld, I was not happy with it but I was also burning through the steel in a couple of other places so I had turned it down a little. I just kind of assumed that I wasn't happy with...

Yea it's a slip over. I did not consider that, instead of binding it would just lift the wedge a little

They were pretty long :D my concern with only 8" long wings is that if I put a 30-36" round into it I do not want the entire round to get stuck on the wedge. As for not angling the back up, I've always read that keeping it flat creates too much friction and causes the splitter to work harder...

Haha. Yes a climb line is only for climbing however it's not truly a climbing rope until you buy a new rope and decide that is its purpose. Just because it is marketed as a climbing rope does not mean it cannot be a rigging rope, just be sure to never climb on rigging gear. As for a ring and...

Thought I would add that after running for over an hour at full RPM the hydraulic hoses and tank did not have any heat in them at all that I could tell by touching them, the hydraulic cylinder was just a little warm but not even close to unbearably hot. I know in the past with rental splitters...

Not sure if your still looking but I'm a fan of Samson ropes, I have nothing against other brands it's just my preference. For light rigging you do not need anything larger than a half inch rope, Samson stable braid 1/2" has a breaking strength of over 10,000lbs. Stable braid is great for...

Another question. I know when designing a 4 way split wedge the back of the horizontal wedge should be angled up to prevent the wood from binding up against the steel, what is a sufficient amount of vertical lift from front to back? I built a slip over 4 way and have successfully ripped both...

After tinkering around a little this morning, I have now set the bypass valve for 2750psi it wasn't stalling the engine but I could hear it starting to work. I also decided to keep it below the maximum rated pressure to help with cycles to failure. My engine no longer stalls out which is very...

I just took a look at my hoses, they are all 1/2" except the return. It is actually 3/8", due to the port size in the hydraulic tank I'm not sure that I can go bigger than 1/2" with it. Pictured is the return line into the hydraulic tank

I have now built a slip over 4 way wedge. Upon testing it one of my welds broke, so it's back to the welder. I hope to have it repaired and tested tomorrow if the rain holds off. I have also decided to go ahead and replace the control valve and subsequently that will mean new hoses as well...

What size hoses do you suggest? My current hoses are all 1/2"

Thank you, I will do that.

Here is an image that I posted earlier in this thread, I did try and adjust the part that I have arrowed before I switched pumps, it slowed the cylinder down to a dead stop when maxed out. Possibly my relief adjustment, and when I maxed it out before it just bypassed all the oil back to the tank?

I'll try and get a better pic this evening

Is the relief built into the valve? Seems to me that might be where it would be located. My valve is not the proper valve for a log splitter, I haven't had the chance to change it out yet, it also does not have a detent. Its possible that it would still have a relief in it and it's not...

I saw a spike of around 4,000 psi at one point. It was extending and maxed out the cylinder without me paying attention to the stroke length (I was too busy watching the gauge) ended up stalling the engine after 4,000

Here is a video from this morning. It's a night and day difference from the first video that I posted here.