That Cord King is an oldie but a goodie with it's own personality of course. Jesse did a nice job on learning the controls in a decent amount of time. Seems like having an extra person to keep it unjammed is a key in the process.
When I saw it was a Cord King I was expecting the big circular saw. The big old wood reminds me of a story. Long ago we logged an old sugarbush, all the trees needed to be butted off the first 4' to avoid ingrown taps at sawmill. So we had these gigantic 4' pieces of hard maple. The local store/gas station owner bought them and had them delivered out back of his station. Then he offered anyone who owed him money on a running bill the chance to work it off cutting firewood. He got his wood cut, split and stacked and some people in debt worked their butts off to clear their bills. That was brutal work, chainsaws and mauls, no processors or splitters.
Wow, that is quite the machine! Nice to see Jesse in a different role, he’s a man of many skills. Elaine from Canada here,enjoying such variety of your videos…museums, restaurant deliveries, Super Split, Japa, Axis, watching other people work etc. ha ha . Have another great week Joe.
That looks to be an early 90's model processor. I have a 2021 model 60 and a 2020 model 48 Cord King processors with circle saw blades. My 60 has a 28 way wedge and it will push a 25" log through it no problem. Thanks for taking us along for the ride Joe.
Jake, you’re a good man to do the demo but like I said before, don’t give up the Eastonmade. A small operation would probably love it but a production line maybe not so much. TY for the video & helpful info. Dave from Maine.
Cord King is a good brand. According to one of the commenters, this machine is about 30 years old. According to another commenter, it may need new wedges so it works better.
superb video good to see log hauler jesse in action hes one of my favourites you have as hes very kind and a real gent / thanks for showing this as i for one enjoy your content
Joe, a request… I always love hearing your story how you left your 9-5 for the firewood industry. Would you do a video of encouragement for those struggling with leaving their comfortable job and going into the unknown. I’ve taken “action”like you say and began my plan/exit which has been expensive. I’ve said January I’d call it quits but it’s going to be so darn hard to leave!!! And it’s not a terrible job where I’m at now but does have ups and didn’t. And no I’m not getting into a firewood career. LOL.
Great to see Log Hauler Jesse again. He reminds me of the old adage." The plumber has the most leaking taps" Jesse hauls wood for a living and has the crookedest logs. Whats with that Jesse? Cheers from HB NZ
It really helps to have straight wood and no bananas trees and crooked crank shafts . If you get free wood 🪵 or wood that sounds cheap like from a tree service go look at it you will be doing yourself a favor . You’re time and mess is worth something . 😊
It doesn't have A/C.... but it least the operator gets to sit down, lol That's a beast, I'm sure it can go through some big logs if straight. Nice to Jesse in a different environment.
Great Video as always Joe. Ron here from the Woodyard in Duanesburg, NY. Jesse is Quite the Guy my Friend. I Machine that he is using is Quite the Firewood Procssor for Boiler Wood. Jesse is a Man with traits. You 2 should go into business together Joe, as you both do Great Work Together. I am down for Awhile Joe. To Hot and Humid out to cut anymore Locust up. I have been trying to do it some around 6pm. Or so. PS- I found a way to Keep your Bar and Chain Cleaner and More Lubbed up. Mix Canola Oil with your Bar and Chain Oil. I works Great Sir. Looking Foreward to your next Video. Ron from the Woodyard in Duanesburg NY.
That's a hell of a pile of reprobates to have to wade through! I presume it's the "every species you can think of, and a few you can't" sort of tree service pile. I'd hate to run into some American Elm or Sweet gum with that, the way it jams and plugs... You'd hear the cussing in Europe! lol. Some of that reminds me of the pile of old Silver Maple logs I've been whittling away at. Spalted, a bit punky in the sapwood, but still solid- and so well seasoned, it dries out in a matter of hours, sometimes. I use it for starter logs, kindling, and "helpers" in my grill. No great shakes for coaling, but it'll ignite just about anything else, and it smells nice. Even better, start cutting at it, and the bark comes off in huge sheets! Now it can dry from the outside-in, as well as the split faces and ends. I figure THIS pile was either winter cut, or from dead trees- because the green spring cut stuff in a different pile (and at least 2 years newer) is going bad already, after only a year. That wood is all kinds of funky colors, and smells fermented, and kinda like Tang. This wood is a uniform tan/grey, with some spalting. Both versions burn great. The older stuff is just easier to split! All in all, though- I prefer working with the hard maple varieties.
Eastonmade has a wedge that produces 3×3 splits he covered it on his U Tube channel last week . I dont remember the number of splits it can make but it is ether 16 or 18 .depinding on log size .
Hello Log Hauler Jessie & Joe. Jessie, don't let Joe try to trade you processors!!!! Lol I don't think there is a rental place round S.E. Ohio where a person can rent one. My kind of of wood!!! Boiler. You guys take care and we'll catch you on the rebound.
Wow Joe, Jesse had a bunch of hard, gnarly, nasty wood !! It all burns good but sometimes it's a son of a gun to get it to the burnin stage!! Good to see Jess bustin that big ugly stuff up!
Thats what i started with was a cord king in 2008. Mine had the circle blade on it and it was sweet till you hit metal. Lol. Than in 2017 i went to the multitek causei of their wedge design . Fun to see em all run tho.
Joe, have you noticed your subscribers decrease? I was unsubscribed from your channel. Very strange! I have heard about this happening, but never saw it for myself. I always enjoy your sense of humor videos. Have a great day and Enjoy the Journey - Cheers
Jesse summed it up that machine bites off more than it can chew sometimes. The jamming sounds like a real pain. So many expensive components, why the slow conveyor, slower ram, and not enough space in the splitting chamber causing jams? Like putting skinny tires on a Lamborghini
Silly me thought that he already had a job driving a truck. From a business point of view if he can make X amount per day driving his truck should he be making X plus something doing this? After all he has to pay to run the processor and the truck with the crane to do this. Eventually he will run out of helpers if he doesn't pay/reward them with something.
He is using the truck to gather and produce firewood. Isn't that good enough? Do you want him to buy his firewood? If the processor would work properly, that would help. He may enjoy doing something different than driving a truck.
I’ve never run a processor but do you have to push the bar lever up? Also, do you have to push the lever to retract the plunger? Maybe put a bungee on each lever?
Hmm. I think if I found one of those used for a good price, I'd definitely have to pass it up. There is nothing more frustrating than a machine that doesn't work consistently. The logs binding up constantly would seriously tick me off.
@@ohiowoodburner after writing that comment I think I know what might be going on, first I thought the 8 way was just a winged wedge but it was the one he picked up, I'm going to guess the 2 inter pieces aren't welded right and dont have enough relief in them, thats why they always jam. pretty much its the wedge not the machine (maybe) haha
@@SkidderKev I see there are two boxes in the eight-way wedge. My understanding is the passageways need to get larger from the front to the rear so the wood can go through without jamming. I am assuming that is what you mean by "relief". The tilt of the blades and the bevels need to be precise. Apparently, someone dropped the ball on quality control. Perhaps it was a local machine shop that didn't know what they were doing and an owner who does not care (or know).
