Recently purchased Champion 27 ton log splitter from home depot. It was working great for the first 5 hours or so. In the middle of my splitting session today the splitting force got extremely weak all of a sudden. I checked the hydraulic fluid level and it seems to be right where it should be. I split on a sloped driveway and was wondering if that could affect splitting force by altering the flow of hydraulic fluid. But am not sure why this would affect it now and not earlier. Thoughts?
Champion Splitter Weak Force
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As long as the splitter is sitting in a position that keeps the pump suction line flooded, position should not affect hydraulic power...if you see air bubbles traveling through the clear suction line, it's either low on fluid, or you need to position it more level...and watch you don't get the tank breather/fill port too low, that will make it spew oil out the vent on the return stroke too.
