I can speak only for myself, were it I standing at the controls of your processor I would be a rack of teeth. Looks store bought and works as designed. A Tintoretto sir, a veritable masterpiece.
Some nice welding work there, but the whole process looks really slow for a processor. I bet I could get just as much wood split with just a saw and my Super Split, and for a whole lot less expense. But it was some excellent work in building the processor.
Josh Peterson Keep in mind, this was the first test and I was feeling it out. Since the video, the hydraulics have been upgraded, an out chute added and a conveyor system built. Having split many hundred cords of wood with a traditional spliter, I'm going to say it would be difficult to keep up to this machine with a tractor loading it. The machine now bags firewood which is then taken away by the tractor to be dried and stored, so even if it's not the fastest processor out there, all my firewood is cut, split and stacked without having to lift anything and that was the real reason I built it.
Ken Wilson Joe Mac Super work! The reason I have been so interested in building a processor is not so much for speed, although I'll take all I can get, but my back is gone and I don't want to handle the wood twenty times. So I get where you're coming from. Where did you get your material for your log conveyor? Are those dual cone shaped impellers on a rod?
J Mac Thanks! Here's how the rollers were built: www.tractorbynet.com/forums/build-yourself/324028-firewood-processor-build-thread-27.html. Check out post 265 and 266. If I had to do it again though, I would use a belt drive system, similar to the conveyor I'm currently building. For that, bought a used belt from a hay bailer from a local farm dealer. It's 6" wide and 24 feet long.
Ken couple of question what is your hydraulic system setup? Like what motor is that and what is the pumps gonna and what size hydraulic cylinder you have what’s the stroke on it. I split firewood for a living and trying to build my own and ur setup looks to be doing awesome !
Looks pretty good, youll get the bugs worked out in time. I like the boxed wedge window design. Consider adding a center leg into your log deck so you dont have dropped logs smash anything and can handle the odd short piece.
Looks like the cut log drops too far and that allows it to lands wrong ???? Having drop bed higher will also allow a bigger pile to form before having to move split wood ????
Very nicely done. I'm sure there are still a few tweaks to be done, but the basic process is working well. That is one sharp chain on that saw. Must be new.
Im a connoisseur of firewood processing videos and I give you a solid 7 , obviously the split wood conveyor is still a work in progress , I suspect moving those split pieces of wood got old very quickly , I would have a hydrolic clamp clamp and some shielding for when the chain breaks on the saw , do like the movable wedge , drop of the wood into the spliter is quite a lot obviously causing wood to bounce , resetting wood wood became old as well . not live deck = more work but being that theres feets of snows arounds I suspect that that is a good thing to keep you warm
Thanks Colin. Check out the newer video's in my channel, there have been huge changes to the processor since this video (including a hydraulic clamp). Subscribe at the same time, I'm about to post a new video with even bigger changes, including a conveyor system.
Ken great job on the build it works great I'm sure you have made some upgrades by now do you have any new videos again great mob on the build it is one of the best home made pressers I have seen!!!!!
Ken, if you're intending to do all the work by yourself it might be better to have the log deck on the other side. That way you could roll the logs into the feed trough without leaving the control levers. Nice setup. And my wife says you NEED a conveyor.lol
Looks good, well done. Now, with the pleasantries out of the way, have you made any improvements with some of the obvious issues you discovered during the trial run? Namely, I'm thinking of the teetering problem of the log when it gets short at the saw station, the log dropping in sideways at times and moving the split pile away from the splitter discharge.
+AlwaysFreeAmerica Some, a new video will be posted today. There will be major upgrades again this summer and I'll address the teetering problem, probably with a hydraulic arm and extended base. It will also be converted to a trailer and be able to accept 20' long logs. It's fairly rare that the log drops sideways, I'm happy with how it's working now.
Honestly, I don't know anymore. I've made sooo many changes since I first built it. I'd guess $8-10K. Check out the machine now: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lf1Ptf84a7k.html
Ken Wilson also when youtube takes the shakes out of your video it is constantly cropping your video to line up elements to make it appear still. it creates a swaying affect
