I promise you will never get enough pressure out of that pump to split a
log.
Well. maybe with a 2 foot diameter cylinder!

Entity Matthew Pollard spoke thus:

> Ok, it's friday... so here goes. I've liberated a hydraulic cylinder and
> valve and now just need a hydraulic pump...  what is the volume and
> pressure of the power steering pump in 1) our busses 2) full size ford
> truck??  i'm thinking of using an extra power steering pump that i have to
> run the log splitter :-)  Now i just need a 6" I beam and some wedges and
> i'm in business. (We heat with wood. All we have is a wood stove for heat.
> I have 8 truck loads of wood in my driveway that needs splitting....)
>
> cheers
> M
>
> Matthew Pollard          "Racing with the wind and flirting with death
> Dept. Of Chemistry        So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath"
> University of Idaho
> www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356