OK, I'm interested....who has one of these Hypersplit splitters to tell me more?

Even if the numbers are fudged, it still seems like a pretty good deal. Where else are you gonna find a splitter for 1k? Oil temps and aeration would be my biggest concerns. If those pass, it should be good to go.

My biggest question is the gpm of the two pump stages. They are probably doing what I am and using a higher gpm low pressure and a lower gpm high pressure to maximize speed and psi with less hp. I have a 3hp electric motor and a 14.x gpm low pressure side for speed. My high pressure side (iirc) is about 2 gpm so I can get more pressure from the 3hp motor. I can easily make 20-25 tons and still have the speed I want. The ram slows down more under high load, like a granny gear in an old truck, but it picks right back up when the round opens. I run it with a 4 way and it does very well.

I say go get it and see how it does. It’s no more bs marketing than the majority of other mass produced stuff….

 

walt has this splitter and I've ran it for at least 8 hours. It works well. There's probably a 50-75 hours on his.
I definitely wouldn't want to build a Walt Splitter with my Huskee. It's a great machine but it's just too slow.

 

Done.
Red units are Kohler.
Black are Briggs.
They have 2 more reds, and 5 blacks in stock at Clarion Pa. Family Farm and Home

 

A 4” cylinder at 2400 psi is the same tonnage as a 3.5” at 3200. I run my 4” cylinder at 2400 psi because that’s all it ever really needs, and only on the tougher stuff. Most of the time is is <1500 psi.

4” cylinder w/1.5” rod and 20” stroke @ 14 gpm = 8.5 seconds

3.5” cylinder w/1.5” rod and 20” stroke @14 gpm = 6.5 seconds

That’s a difference of 2 seconds on cycle time with no load. It can go the other way once you put a load on it because you have to shift gears. The bigger cylinder will make more tonnage before the pump shifts, so it will be in fast mode for a higher portion of the cycle. The smaller cylinder will need to shift earlier and will spend a larger portion of the cycle in slow mode. This is why it is important to know what pressures you normally see with the wood you split before you change anything.

Of you have an efficient wedge, a smaller cylinder might be a lot faster, but a big fat wedge will likely be slower. You have limited hp to put to the pump, so shift pressures are important. A higher shift pressure will let you be more efficient with a smaller cylinder.