To get to the wood cleaner, keep the wood on the cleaner longer by lifting up one end. You could design a hopper to feed the wood into the end of the cleaner. Then the wood would need to travel nearly the full length.
The cleaner is adjustable in height from either end so I can lift one end higher if I would like to. I have a hopper made but I just have no installed it yet
I don't know why everyone makes them so large. I guess it depends what you want it for. It looks like you are planning to dump a loader bucket into it. If you were going to clean wood as fast as the processor produces it, it could be much much smaller. Maybe people don't care that much about cleaning green wood. They just want to clean it before shipping the wood out. Is that what you will be doing? Have you got the grizzly bar cleaner? I think a disc cleaner like that sells for up to $18k. You can sell this one and make another one. Specifications, 1 ft wide, 6 ft long, hydraulic motor. Offer it for sale on RU-vid. If you can build stuff, why are you making firewood? Have you heard of the Paul Bunyan Wood Chopper firewood splitter? It is the best vertical manual kinetic splitter.
I have the grizzly bar cleaner. It doesn’t pull as much out as the disk cleaner. The wood goes into my baskets and is seasoned until it is sold. So yes I do not touch the wood again after the cleaner. I have a dried firewood product which I’m planning to load into the disk cleaner with a bucket, so it does need to be as wide and as long as I made it. I honestly think I can go longer with it. Also, people in my area who I deliver firewood to very much appreciate clean firewood. It does not matter if it is green or seasoned. Clean firewood is always appreciated. Anything that can raise the quality of your product to help you sell more of it is always a must have.
Thanks for a very good video👍. I like that you explain the machine the way you do, rather than just running it. We are in the process of purchasing a wood processor as well, and this is a helpful guide for us👍👍👍
20 ton logsplitter splits everything, and you can get fast manually turning the log a few times. This machine is too underpowered and limited, esp for the price, imo
Everything has its limitations. I knew going into it what it was going to split and it has been more than what I thought I was buying. You can get larger machines but they’re just too expensive imo. 20 ton log splitter will split everything but you’re bucking up every single piece on the ground and having to pick it up off the ground onto your splitter. That does not make sense for a commercial set up
@@williswoodproducts a conveyor is an easy add-on to build, that can be plumbed into an existing log splitter. The conveyor uses very little power, and will not “bog down” the engine….food for thought
@@williswoodproducts I am not familiar with those options and features. I had seen your earlier video about the grapple you purchased that had a splitting screw on it. My assumption was that it could be rotated to expose the screw or to expose the grapple. I also made the assumption that you were using that grapple from that video in this video. If this is a different grapple then my question does not apply. I still do not know. Is this a different grapple?
Nice setup. Hmm definitely saves time handling having 2 in 1 but does look like it would get in the way especially in your shop space and being concrete pad you gotta be way more careful. How much does it run price wise to have both?
Price difference is about ~$3000 depending on where you are with the cost of freight. Most of the time we are in the wood yard on top of layers of bark splitting wood with the screw. I just happen to have a bunch of wood in the shop that needed to be split that’s what we were doing it on concrete
Splitting the logs makes it possible to use a smaller firewood processor. Are you working right on the concrete so the point of the splitter damages the concrete? Perhaps you could put down pallets to work on. I think we need a one year review on the grapple, when you have more experience. What about engine exhaust inside the building? If you get a headache, that would be from carbon monoxide. If it is bad enough you can die from it. I suppose you have done a video on your building, I don't know. The end was not very clear. You said if you already have one. I guess you meant if you already had a black splitter. What species of wood is that, green or dry? Is it easier to split green or dry? If you showed us what bent, I missed it.
That is honestly a really good question. It’s hard for me to judge any sort of decline that it would have because it would happen in very small increments over the course of the couple of years I’ve had it. With that being said, I would have to say I have no. 8 have not noticed any decline in its performance. There’s obviously some things that I can replace that would help, like the infeed conveyor belt. But as for the heart and soul of the machine (cutting and splitting) I would say I have not noticed any decline in its power.
Hello, the machine has held up remarkably well. It got around 700 hours it as I’m typing this reply. I use it daily. I have no regrets buying it. After sale support has been amazing. I’m definitely buying another machine from metsa when my business calls for it
Nice oh so nice what an effing gorgeous machine. I so do like the controls you carry around with you no standing at one end or continuously, walking up and down the length of the mill. A wise choice for a young man. I just found your channel and became your newest subscriber. Keep up the good work you’re a camera work appears to be top notch. Take care my friend and may God bless you. 🇨🇦✌️
We looked at all the small processors .We went with the BrutForce 14-24 18" diam ,12' conveyor ,the 8way wedge makes ideal wood for my customers needs,we got the 4'extended length.The unit is made in USA and for 40k it was great!
Do you have some tips to troubleshooting the outfeed conveyor belt? Mine( japa 365+ pro) just stopped working. Nothing is wedged, because I can easy move the belt with my hands. And the manual is not easy to understand!
I would start with folding up the conveyor belt. If the motor is spinning the pulley than it has something to do with the belt tension. If the motor is not spinning you could have a faulty motor or the flow control valve. I would double check the flow control valve to make sure it didn’t rattle shut. You can eliminate the flow control valve right off the bat if you remove it and run the lines directly to the hydraulic motor. Let me know how you make out - Jake
Do you have some tips to troubleshooting the outfeed conveyor belt? Mine just stopped working. Nothing is wedged, because I can easy move the belt with my hands. And the manual is not easy to understand!
I would start with folding up the conveyor belt. If the motor is spinning the pulley than it has something to do with the belt tension. If the motor is not spinning you could have a faulty motor or the flow control valve. I would double check the flow control valve to make sure it didn’t rattle shut. You can eliminate the flow control valve right off the bat if you remove it and run the lines directly to the hydraulic motor. Let me know how you make out - Jake
I can't hand file worth a damn, I bring a couple chains fresh off the grinder for a days work. Most of the time I only change a chain once a day, but other days when I buck up trees that were skid out I have swapped chains a half dozen times.
It has held up remarkably well. It’s got 500 hours on it and not a single thing has happened since this video. I take really good care of it and keep up on maintenance. I will be purchasing a bigger one in the future no doubt
@@williswoodproducts With Japa 405 you can use the box wedges or regular type of splitting knives but the 435 will take only box wedges. You were not clear about how many processors you would like. It might make sense to have a small one and a large one.
The whole lot got turned into mulch? I would have burned the whole thing as firewood myself. Nearly all non saleable stuff but wood is wood when it comes to heating your own house.
Yes, they are called 'outriggers', just the same as a mobile crane; as you Never want to run the machine on it's tyres, as it would vibrate, so they act the same, a solid platform to machine off, and to ensure the 'bed' of the machine is level.
