Matt...I run my hydraulic winch off my pwr steer pump...its designed that
way and works slicker than snot..
10,500 lbs pull at an idle off my 4X...try it you might like it..the only
thing I see negative would be the volume aspect..my real log splitter
uses quite a bit of fluid pumped through it in order to cycle quickly and
the one you would build may work so slowly that the tree would start to
grow roots again before the thing cycled.
Daryl of AA Transaxle
Duvall, WA.(Seattle area)
(425) 788-4070
1-877-377-0773 toll free
http://www.aatransaxle.com (web site)