If you are building, repairing or upgrading a log splitter, why don’t you check out our Log Splitter Speed Calculator?
This handy tool lets you input the GPM of the hydraulic pump that you are looking to use, the bore, stroke & rod diameter of the hydraulic cylinder, and “Voila” you know about how fast the splitter will be (empty, of course).
Kick it around, play with it, bookmark it, do whatever, just use it! And Thanks for stopping by.
Answered with another question… (Sorry): What kind of splitter are you building?
The size of the cylinder determines the splitting force and speed, while the pump will affect speed, alone. The larger your cylinder bore, the more force it will exert, so it will split more, but it requires more fluid to fill it up which makes it slower.
The formula for hydraulic cylinder volume is:
Pi X Radius2 X Stroke
So, a 4 X 24 would break down as follows: 3.14 X 22 (Radius = Bore divided by 2) X 24 (Stroke) = 301.44 In3. 301 In3 = 1.3 Gallons.
Therefore, a 4 X 24 will fully extend as follows (no logs):
Check out our Log Splitter Speed Calculator Tool to figure out how fast your log splitter would be.
Some smaller splitters will use a 3.5 X 24 2,500 PSI tie-rod cylinder and the 11 GPM pump. This would make a fast, small splitter. For a larger, heavy-duty splitter, a 5X24 welded cylinder would be commonly used, so you would want to choose a pump that would give you higher flow (16 to 28).
I hope this helps!
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