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ok...i saw this one at northern tool. the specs are listed below the page it's on. they use an 8 horse engine, same size ram as i have, and mention a "heavy duty 2 stage pump". i apologize for my ignorance about hydraulics, but i was lead to believe using the same items i would achieve the same...

thanks, Molakule. i printed out your suggestions for reference. i have a 27hp wisconsin engine, but no one wants to take the time to adapt that to the splitter, so we're using a 12.5hp tecumseh. Hopefully it's strong enough. 10 tons?? hmmm...how do they come up with 30 tons using the same size...

Molakule....can i pick your brain a bit about log splitter hydraulics? i'm in the process of (re)builing one now. someone used a 5" x 24" cylinder with a little 5 gpm pump on a 5hp engine. needless to say, it's extremely slow and not enough power. i intend to use a 12hp engine, a 16 gpm two...