just picked up a new splitter - BROKEN ALREADY!!! - RUNNING AGAIN!!!!!!

[Jags]

Well, I doubt that the difficulty of the wood really had much to do with the failure. The failure of an improperly adjusted lovejoy is inevitable - it is nothing more than time. You probably could have left the same machine sit at idle for an hour or two and had the same failure. Just say'in.

I understand what you're saying. As for as adjusting/checking the lovejoys...what should the novice look for in regards to shaft end clearances, tightness of set screws, etc.,.?

Thanks,
Ed

For tightness - tighten them down till they snap off, then back it off a quarter of a turn. :lol:

Really, about as much as the allen wrench will allow. In other words - give it heck.

End clearances should be almost touching - but not. About the thickness of a matchbook cover apart (~20 thousandths ).

 

[lukem]

Well, I doubt that the difficulty of the wood really had much to do with the failure. The failure of an improperly adjusted lovejoy is inevitable - it is nothing more than time. You probably could have left the same machine sit at idle for an hour or two and had the same failure. Just say'in.

I understand what you're saying. As for as adjusting/checking the lovejoys...what should the novice look for in regards to shaft end clearances, tightness of set screws, etc.,.?

Thanks,
Ed

For tightness - tighten them down till they snap off, then back it off a quarter of a turn. :lol:

Really, about as much as the allen wrench will allow. In other words - give it heck.

End clearances should be almost touching - but not. About the thickness of a matchbook cover apart (~20 thousandths ).

Thanks for shaing...I'll make sure to check it out.

 

[lukem]

New coupling has been installed. Checked the set screws and tolerance and everything appears OK. Ran it through 5 or 10 rounds and checked it again. I'll keep an eye on it for a few more sessions and call it good.

 

[Intheswamp]

New coupling has been installed. Checked the set screws and tolerance and everything appears OK. Ran it through 5 or 10 rounds and checked it again. I'll keep an eye on it for a few more sessions and call it good.

Good for you Yelp, I'd keep an eye on it...wouldn't be a bad thing to check when we change out hydraulic filters or do oil changes for the engine.

The one I was going to pick up today "wouldn't prime" so I'm put off until Thursday which is fine since we're supposed to have heavy thunderstorms tomorrow.

Ed

 

[mywaynow]

My 28 ton has been fine. But I did just change oil and hydro filter. As per some posts on this forum, I checked my hydro level and found that the unit was not filled to proper level. It took a full gallon before it read properly on the dipstick. Check yours! If it were light, I bet you would get a gallon for free after that problem you just went through.