The chainsaw seems to be running pretty slow which really slows down the cutting time. Im sure this is a limitation caused by the hydraulic motors availability and cost and everything. If there is some easy way to speed up the chain speed, this system could really crank out wood fast.
Hi Alex. There is an adjustable valve that I open up to direct flow into the 4 spool valve. Right now I can run at about 1800 rpm and the saw does not pull hard on the engine. I can open up that valve more to increase the flow but then have to increase the rpm of the engine as there is much more load. The engine is about 28 HP at 3200 rpm, a 1.116 3 cylinder Isuzu diesel. I should have tweaked that valve a bit more knowing the size of log I had, it was slow sawing but on the smaller diameter logs not so bad. ☺️
@@roberttymofichuk1276 yeah those small logs it worked great on. Is that valve something you have control over from in the cab or is it something you have to manually adjust?
@@alexdrockhound9497 I can adjust it from the cab. I guess if I have a large diameter log I can adjust it and then re-adjust back. It’s a knob that was used to control the speed of the header on the swather hydraulic motor
Great idea, great project! Well done you guys!
Amazing!
The chainsaw seems to be running pretty slow which really slows down the cutting time. Im sure this is a limitation caused by the hydraulic motors availability and cost and everything. If there is some easy way to speed up the chain speed, this system could really crank out wood fast.
Hi Alex. There is an adjustable valve that I open up to direct flow into the 4 spool valve. Right now I can run at about 1800 rpm and the saw does not pull hard on the engine. I can open up that valve more to increase the flow but then have to increase the rpm of the engine as there is much more load. The engine is about 28 HP at 3200 rpm, a 1.116 3 cylinder Isuzu diesel. I should have tweaked that valve a bit more knowing the size of log I had, it was slow sawing but on the smaller diameter logs not so bad. ☺️
@@roberttymofichuk1276 yeah those small logs it worked great on. Is that valve something you have control over from in the cab or is it something you have to manually adjust?
@@alexdrockhound9497 I can adjust it from the cab. I guess if I have a large diameter log I can adjust it and then re-adjust back. It’s a knob that was used to control the speed of the header on the swather hydraulic motor
@@roberttymofichuk1276 sounds like you designed it well. Good to be able to adjust things without having to get out.
How could someone make something like that but for making 2 by four square wood out of logs like that? 🤔