Score! With questions.

[hackberry jake]

I just got approval to take home two hydraulic cylinders, a hydraulic pump, and a hydraulic motor from work(they were going to throw them away.) Questions.
1. The pump is a single hp three phase, can I put a single phase motor on it?
2. There is one 2" diameter by 5" throw cylinder and one 2" diameter 8" throw cylinder, are these big enough for a two plane clamp?
3. What else do I need other than hoses and valve bodys? Maybe flow control valves?

I'll bet pineywoods has some advice if he sees this.

[laffs]

i dont know about a clamp with the cylinders, but you might use them for toe boards. the hydraulic motor you could maybe use for a clamp or a chain drive log turner, then you might want another motor for the other clamp

[cypresskayaksllc]

Sounds like the beginning of an interesting project.

[Dave VH]

man I love freebies

[Al_Smith]

 A single phase motor will work .Just use a good capacitor start motor .

[pineywoods]

Freebies are the best  ;D You will need some hoses and valves, open center type, flow control not needed on stuff that size. You have enough stuff to cobble up a chain type log turner or a 2 plane clamp, but not quite enough for both. A couple of toe rollers or 1 roller and power backstops possible. A single phase 1 hp motor will work, just slow, 2 hp better. I prefer the stackable valves from surplus center, start out small (cheap) and add more later as needed.
A word of advice about working on hydraulics..get about a pint of hydraulic oil and splash it all over yourself and everywhere else. Gonna happen anyway, just get it over with.  ;D

[hackberry jake]

Thanks piney, maybe a chain turner and adjustable backstops sounds good. I see a bunch of cobbling in my future. Are all hydrolic motors bi-directional?

[Brucer]

... Are all hydrolic motors bi-directional?

Most of them are. Even when a motor is going to run in only one direction, the experts recommend that a bi-directional motor be used. But ... it's a little cheaper to make a uni-directional motor so there is no guarantee.

Can you find out what it was used for?

[hackberry jake]

It was used to turn a cylinder one direction, but probably over engineered. I'll get the numbers off of it tomorrow. I'm gettin all excited just thinking bout my can't hook and back taking a break for a while.

[hackberry jake]

Here's the hydraulic motor http://www.cooksaw.com/hydraulics/charlynn-motors/101-1753-009-charlynn-hydraulic-motor.html how much reduction do I need to turn 30" logs? Or is it always the more reduction the better?