Log cutting machine

[Dave Sr.]

Got the stabilizer jacks installed on the back of the log cutter. These may not be the best thing for this but I had them on hand. I bought 4 of them a few years ago for my camper, I had one damaged one and I planned to install 2 of these under center of the camper but I never got it done and then I sold the camper so I still had 3 of them left. The next part of this project will be 2- 2X12 planks for the hydraulic tanks to set on and then connecting hoses and wiring all the electrical connections.

 

[Dave Sr.]

A little more done. Wood platform installed, Hydraulic tanks mounted, electric control box mounted.

 

[Dave Sr.]

Update on log cutter, got the tongue jack and installed it, added the third stabilizer jack to the front corner it looked like it could tip with the 2 jacks on the back and the tongue and tongue jack centered on the axle with all the weight on one side, connected and installed the 2 air regulators, 1 connects to the air cylinder that runs the throttle and needs to be set about 100 PSI the other one connects to the 2 hydraulic tanks and the top of the hydraulic cylinder this one will be set about 60 PSI. I've connected all the wiring to the solenoid valves and limit switches. Right now the wiring is temporarily tied with twist ties. If everything works as planned and I don't have to add any more wires then I'll wrap them all into a wiring harness. The next thing will be adding a battery box, connecting all the air hoses. filling the hydraulic tanks and testing everything without the saw running.

 

[Dave Sr.]

Got the ball coupler installed on the tongue and all the air hoses connected. I put gas and oil in the tanks and started the saw and everything thing seemed to be working OK until I discovered there was a problem with the chain oiling system. When I checked it after a couple of hours the level in the oil tank had gone down about an inch without the saw running. There were only a couple of drips of oil on the floor. When I raised the saw up oil ran out of the plastic bar cover so apparently with the oil tank being quite a bit higher than the oil pump the oil is siphoning from the tank as I expected it to but it runs through the oil pump when the saw isn't running and is continually oiling the chain and would do so until the tank was empty. There would be a couple of ways I could fix this one would be to lower the oil tank so the oil level would not be above the pump so it wouldn't siphon or I could install a solenoid valve in the oil line that would be wired with the throttle control solenoid valve so the oil couldn't flow unless the throttle is wide open. I would probably have to install a needle valve to control the oil volume. I'll try lowering the tank temporarily and see if the pump is able to oil the chain OK first, being it will have to pull oil through the longer oil lines and if that doesn't work OK then I'll go with the solenoid and needle valve. I installed a new oil pump in the saw when I modified the oil intake line.