Often, log splitters are rated on their cycle time (sometimes known as “return cycle time”), which is basically the time it takes for the splitter’s wedge to fully extended and retract itself. If you cannot remember the cycle time for your particular logsplitter, you may be interested in learning how to calculate it, especially if you are planning on selling it.
Start by measuring the length of the logsplitter’s cylinder and the cylinder rod radius. Your splitter, for example, could have a cylinder length of 20 inches and a rod radius of 3 inches. Then, multiply the length of the cylinder by the rod radius squared by 3.1416 (which will give you the volume of the logsplitter). Using the same example, 20 multiplied by 9 multiplied by 3.1416 equals 565.488 cubic inches.
Then, you will need to divide this number of 231 in order to convert the measurement into gallons. In the above case, 565.488 divided by 231 equals 2.448 gallons. To find out your logsplitter’s pumping capacity in gallons per minute, you will need to refer to the owner’s manual that came with your model. Your logsplitter could, for example, have a pumping capacity of 5 gallons per minute.
Next, you will need to divide the gallons measurement that you calculated by the gallons per minute measurement that you sourced from the logsplitter’s owner manual. Using the same example, 2.488 divided by 5 equals 0.4976 minutes. You can then multiply this measurement by 60 in order to convert it to seconds. So, 0.4976 multiplied by 60 equals 29.856 seconds.
To determine the cycle time of your logsplitter, you will need to multiply this last measurement by 2. In the case of this example, 29.856 multiplied by 2 equals 59.712 seconds. Your logsplitter, therefore, has a cycle time of 59.712 seconds.
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