Case 224 splits wood.

[propane1]

Case 224 is in splittin mode now, over at my sons place.
I did cut the grass again this week and the belt did not flip. So that’s a good thing.

Noel

[Harry]

Noel you are one wood cutting and splitting machine. Harry

[MattA]

Sounds like you got the belt sorted out. How's the wood splitter work? Plenty of power, reasonable speed?

[propane1]

Sounds like you got the belt sorted out. How's the wood splitter work? Plenty of power, reasonable speed?

Works great Matt. Last year I put 3” or so hardwood round pieces in the opposite way. And it would cut though them. Not all at once but push a bit stop then push then stop. Do that a few times and it cut through the wood. It works great. It’s a little slow. But that’s fine by me. I’m not selling wood so I don’t rush. And it’s safer.
20” stroke is 24 seconds cycle time. At 2000 rpm. So up the rpm it will be faster. 16” stroke is a bit faster. So depends on the length of wood. Mine varies from 16” to 20”. And a lot of the time the wood is split after only pushing the round half way.
So it’s fine for me. I use to use the 1951 Ferguson tractor on it. It was slow. Only 2 gpm pump or so in it.
I normally last year ran the Case 224 at around 2700 rpm. Noise level not to bad at that. Thanks for asking Matt.

Noel

[MattA]

Sure beats splitting by hand. Does your splitter return on its own?

[propane1]

Sure beats splitting by hand. Does your splitter return on its own?

No, it does not Matt. That would be a nice feature to have.

Noel

[myerslawnandgarden]

Sure beats splitting by hand. Does your splitter return on its own?

No, it does not Matt. That would be a nice feature to have.

Noel

Not knowing what valve your splitter has, I don't know if it can be modified to accomplish this. However, you could replace it with an inexpensive valve that has a detent for the return stroke and automatically kicks the lever into the neutral position when the ram is fully retracted.

Saves lots of time,

Bob

[Harry]

The Brave wood splitter I have has that feature. Split a piece of wood and when your stacking or positioning for the next split the wedge is returning and stops ready for the next go. It dies certainly save time. Harry

[propane1]

Sure beats splitting by hand. Does your splitter return on its own?

No, it does not Matt. That would be a nice feature to have.

Noel

Not knowing what valve your splitter has, I don't know if it can be modified to accomplish this. However, you could replace it with an inexpensive valve that has a detent for the return stroke and automatically kicks the lever into the neutral position when the ram is fully retracted.

Saves lots of time,

Bob

Thanks Bob. I’ll take a picture of the valve.


Noel

[propane1]

Here’s a couple pictures of the valve.
At the wood splitting again this morning. Running the engine at around 2200 to 2300 rpm. Working great.

Noel