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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BobMelroe" data-source="post: 26871" data-attributes="member: 2763"><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">I'm not sure of the lift capacity, as I'm not familiar with your machine, but as far as running a log splitter goes it all depends on what the system pressure is and how big of a cylinder your splitter has.  The following formula will help you determine tonnage:</span></span> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #0000ff">pie(3.1416) <span style="color: #ff0000">x </span><span style="color: #000080"><span style="color: #008000">r² (radius squared)</span> </span><span style="color: #ff0000">x</span><span style="color: #0000ff">  </span><span style="color: #800080">system pressure</span><span style="color: #000080">.  </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="color: #000000">For example;  4" bore cylinder, with 1700lbs system pressure</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000ff">3.1416</span><span style="color: #008000">(2x2)</span>=12.5664 x <span style="color: #800080">1700psi</span>= 21362.88lbs OR 10.68 tons.</span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Speed of the cylinder will be determined by the flow (GPM) of the pump.  It most likely will split logs, but how fast??  I have no idea as I don't know the GPM output of your pump.  Clear as mud??  <a href="http://www.surpluscenter.com" target="_blank">www.surpluscenter.com</a> has calculators for determining force and speed.  Just plug in the values and it will tell you.  Hope this helps......</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>

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