I promise you will never get enough pressure out of that pump to split a log. Well. maybe with a 2 foot diameter cylinder! Entity Matthew Pollard spoke thus: > Ok, it's friday... so here goes. I've liberated a hydraulic cylinder and > valve and now just need a hydraulic pump... what is the volume and > pressure of the power steering pump in 1) our busses 2) full size ford > truck?? i'm thinking of using an extra power steering pump that i have to > run the log splitter :-) Now i just need a 6" I beam and some wedges and > i'm in business. (We heat with wood. All we have is a wood stove for heat. > I have 8 truck loads of wood in my driveway that needs splitting....) > > cheers > M > > Matthew Pollard "Racing with the wind and flirting with death > Dept. Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" > University of Idaho > www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356 |
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