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General Forestry => Firewood and Wood Heating => Topic started by: Bucksaw on September 18, 2020, 07:19:27 PM

Title: Wood splitter hydraulic adjustment
Post by: Bucksaw on September 18, 2020, 07:19:27 PM
 
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 Is anyone familiar with adjusting this hydraulic control on my splitter?
The pump is mounted inside the tank and driven by a belt/pulley. 
Title: Re: Wood splitter hydraulic adjustment
Post by: Al_Smith on September 18, 2020, 09:17:14 PM
Look up who made valve and the number then Google it .
Title: Re: Wood splitter hydraulic adjustment
Post by: mike_belben on September 18, 2020, 11:19:29 PM
What are you trying to adjust?
Title: Re: Wood splitter hydraulic adjustment
Post by: Bucksaw on September 19, 2020, 08:10:28 AM
No numbers visible and it is probably 40 years old. 
Trying to increase pressure/force. 
Title: Re: Wood splitter hydraulic adjustment
Post by: mike_belben on September 19, 2020, 08:23:30 AM
Well im not seeing a relief valve in that picture.  I might be wrong byt think your picture is of tge backcap covering the automatic retract kickout valving.  I wont be surprised if the relief valve you are after is integrated inside the pump.  I dont know what the standard was that long ago.


For safety you ought to have a pressure gauge and not turn it up beyond tge hose rating.  Fluid injections often end in amputation.
Title: Re: Wood splitter hydraulic adjustment
Post by: A-z farmer on September 19, 2020, 06:34:46 PM
This is a Williams belt driven internal pump that we have on our ox bow sweet corn harvester.The Re͏l͏ief valves are inside the reservoir on the pump .
I am not sure this is what you have but it could be similar 
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Title: Re: Wood splitter hydraulic adjustment
Post by: Bucksaw on September 20, 2020, 03:41:31 PM
Very likely a Williams pump or something similar. I'll take it out this winter. Thanks for the help.