Not what I expected.............

I think I mentioned on a different thread a couple of weeks ago, I went to an auction and bought a 3 point log splitter. The way it's set up, it mounts on the 3 point with the beam horizontal sticking out the back and plugs into a dual remote on the tractor. You then tie the lever on the tractor and run the splitter off it's own control valve. It has a 4X24 cylinder. I figured I'd run it off my D19 Allis.

I mounted it on the D19 and timed the stroke. 20 seconds each way, or 40 seconds for a complete cycle.

I have an H Farmall that still has the belly pump, but it's been re-plumbed for dual hydraulics. I pulled the H alongside, plugged the splitter in, and timed it. Exactly half the D19, 10 seconds each way and 20 seconds for a complete cycle. I would have bet money it would have been the other way around.

I split some with the H, and it worked fine. I suspect, though, that eventually the oil would thin out and cause the pressure to drop, although I've backfilled two basements with the loader on the H. Backfilling probably uses the hydraulics as hard as splitting.

Probably wouldn't take too much more to mount a separate pump and tank to run off the PTO.

PTO pump is sure going to make it work well. The D19 has a lower volume higher pressure system. JimN

If the valve has a detent for the return stroke you can be picking up the split pieces and rolling a new piece up to the splitter during the return stroke. Depending on your age and ambition level you might prefer the Allis in the long run.

No detent. That's an upgrade I'm thinking about for when I get it running like I want it.

It occurs to me also, that if I mount a swivel tail wheel, ala bushhog, under the outboard end of the beam I could weld a tab on it and pull a wagon or trailer behind.

Sounds like you should use the Allis for Elm and the Farmall for the easy splitting! I built one like that for the back of my JD 4600, helps to have the wife run the hydraulics!

My wife always runs my hydraulics.