[TheForge] 15Ton Press

[Ed Fasula]

>Echoing Chuck with added emphasis, doubling the speed on the pump (to 3600rpm)
>will *dramatically* increase the noise. I find it hard to believe that the 
>pumps
>last very long with the noise level I had on mine at 3600 rpm.

It depends on how long is long.  My neighbor has a wood splitter that has 
an ailing pump, on the other hand others I know lend their splitter out to 
all their friend and they last for years.  Most gas motors turn at 3600 I 
understand.  I don't know what other reasonable options I have for 
splitting wood - maybe run it off the tractor's system.  But that damn old 
Farmall M is a project onto itself and it guzzles gas like sailor drinks 
fine ale on shore leave.

>Your comment about Northern's expertise on their own equipment sounds 
>familiar. My
>valve bypasses came set for about 1200 psi (I figured out later). They 
>swore up
>and down on the phone that they were set for a lot higher, and that my 
>setup must
>have a problem. I checked a bunch of stuff before raising the pressure. 
>Bad enough
>that they don't have a clue, worse that they act like they do!

Yah, I don't give Northern "technical" support much weight anymore.  When I 
was putting up a shed I had to get the roof penetration in before I got my 
double barrel stove from Northern in the mail.  I called up to find out 
what diameter stove pipe to use.  8" the guy said.  I made sure, "that's 
not the OD of the insulated pipe is it, 8" is pretty uncommon."  No, 
standard 8" stove pipe.  He was SURE.  Well, insulated pipe and the 
hardware is quite a bit more for 8" versus the 6" that the stove *actually* 
takes, as I was so happy to see when I got the stove in the mail after the 
roof was done.  Don't expect much, you won't be disappointed.

Ed


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