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2017/10/28 15:03:06

korekhov

Troy-Bilt 27ton log splitter leak

Hello there!
While using a borrowed from my neighbor log splitter (Troy-Bilt 27 ton), a leak has developed at bottom of a main cylinder where a nipple pipe connects to a control valve. The leak is at cylinder side, not the valve side. The largest amounts are leaked during "up" operation. I disconnected a nipple pipe and used blue loctite to re-seat it back in, but it worked only for a couple of minutes and then gradually become a large problem again. I suspect something is really clogged up somewhere and this leak is just a symptom, but I don't know where to start - an oil filter? A control valve? Something else entirely?

Any advice/suggestion would be much appreciated!
Thanks!

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Roy

Check carefully for a crack if good use thread tape. Excess pressure should force the bypass open to protect you before something bursts. MTD (Troybilt) uses cheap off shore components to keep the cost down, the threads may be poorly formed.

2017/10/28 21:08:32

AVB

Also note that the Permatex loctite needs to used with the surface prep and activator to setup properly and even then it takes a least overnight to fully cure.

Now the bypass valve operates at 1000 psi +-100 psi and the relief valve valve operates at 3400 psi +-100 psi.

So be very careful when dealing with the high lines as there is at least up to 1000 psi on a normally operating system and as much 3500 psi when relief is in operation.

2017/10/29 14:19:07

cowolter

My Powerhouse is set-up like you've described https://cozzy.org/best-log-splitter/ a cheap and simple design but it does put some pulling force on a fitting. I've used that valve as a grab handle a thousand times and it's never leaked so it must be sufficient

2018/07/22 09:28:57

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