Stacey said she loves your smile every time you cut lol. A couple of more times with the bar and chain and you'll be able to do it blind folded. Appreciate the support chris.
Yup, it is sure fun! I am getting much faster now, I have run it and have done videos since this one and I can see a big speed difference now, I rarely look at the levers now! Thanks!
Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried something new. Albert Einstein. Thank You for sharing and showing the world that even under overwhelming circumstances you kept it together. No should have, could have and would have here. You NAILED IT.
Been a customer and a supporter of Andrew and Eastonmade since 2019 and I will always continue to be. Outstanding machines and the best customer service and support. Awesome videos Chris. Been following you from the beginning and it is my pleasure to support your channel as well. You deserve from your hard work and dedication what you have. Great job sir.
I have to say I am a little disappointed. I bought an Easton made 12-22 about a year and a half ago. The first issue I had was the junction of fittings leaking by the main cylinder .. the customer service was really good they sent out a new part within 4 days at my house. The next issue I had was just a few weeks ago that the oil cooler blew out and dumped oil everywhere.. cost me a little over $1,000 to replace it. It was due to a design flaw on their end. I had to remove a fitting off of the main valve body. I am no mechanic and didn't understand why. they told me it would not be covered because there was a mass email sent out that I can honestly tell you that I never got or it must have went into my spam folder about the update.. either way don't feel like they did right by me on that deal. All I'm saying is I ordered the splitter off of them they had my address and my phone number. A letter addressed to my house for an issue on the splitter would have been a much better way to handle it or even a phone call. But I do love the splitter and I believe it's very well built. Other than those issues so far I am very happy with my splitter.. would recommend to anyone to buy one. Love what you do chris. Please keep the videos coming
Calm blue ocean...calm blue ocean...LOL. Always learning something new Chris - I am sure you are ready for action now, and hey, now you know how to adjust the chain. It's tough performing with an audience. :)) Cheers!
Hey Chris. Love the processor. Very nice machine. Yesterday, I was on my last cut of the last log I was doing for the day. The chain was getting dull but I figured that I could make just one more cut. Silly me. It was a large log and the saw went about halfway through and just stopped. Couldn't back it out. I had to shut down the engine. I used a wedge in the end of the log to split off the part that was already cut. What a pain. Finally got the saw unjammed. Moral of the story, keep that chain sharp!
It HAS to be ten times faster. How long would it take to cut that first set of logs in a pile, then split them in a pile? Vs doing it ALL at the same time? This thing is leagues above hand-work.
Them big logs need a 12 way wedge. Try advancing the log at the same time the pusher is moving, the sawing should be done as soon as the pusher is retracted. I like the way you keep your wood lot cleaned up.
Nice video Chris. Adding to the processor learning curve. I have used an easy-out to remove broken off bolts for most of my life. It is a very valuable tool to have for that purpose. I probably could have fixed the processor but might have missed my nap.
Hi Chris, just found your channel therefore I'm kinda catching up with older vids and you may have found a solution already. But first things first I like the content and your no nonsense work approach/attitude and just ment to say thx for running a cam uploading and what comes with it. Secondly, around 48:00 you mention missing a hand or two. Can't help there but I got an idea for you. The bar has at the upper end a hole put a wire through and tie it up to the frame to hold the bar, but remember to insert the wire from the back (chain spanner side) or you won't be able to put on the chain. Easy does it but there are also a few simple jigs I can think of to replace the wire with something a lil more sturdy. Regards Smarty
@@InTheWoodyard I wanted to be there but not being able to get Friday off work and most importantly fuel prices put a wedge in that plan! Maybe next year if we get our country back I can afford the drive🤣 Glad you all had a good time👍🏻👍🏻
I see you have a new-best-friend-not-named--Tony. When I dis-assemble things, I snap a cell phone picture of components at various stages to guide reassembly.. I am about as mechanical as you are. You need a spare bar in your workshop to use as a sharpening platform. Nice of that Mechanic fella to help tighten your nuts. 🤣 GNI
Hey Chris you’re doing fine, each time you use it it gets a little better, in no time you’re going to get a lot faster, I notice the ugly wood takes a little longer to split. I’m sure with time you’ll be able to get the splits smaller. Cheers my friend.
@@InTheWoodyard I can see a box when processor finds its permanent parking spot but thought maybe for time being. You could lay a small log there when loading log deck. Just to keep the wild ones from rolling clear across the parking lot for now...
You took away my fun, I was going to tell you that the bar was on up-side down. LOL - I wonder if anyone makes a bar with the nose gear on both ends to clamp in the vise to make sharpening a little easier. I enjoy the video Chris - have a great day
I remember talking to you about a tractor and you weren't having it lol. It's goood seeing you with one, I know you are enjoying it. I'd strongly recommend a ballast box or something heavy on the rear of your tractor. Your putting a lot of strain on your front axle, seals and bearings with those heavy logs.
@@InTheWoodyard my tires are filled too, but additional weight definitely helps that front axle. Keep doing what you are doing, it's working great for you!
Yay been waiting for this seems like forever in fact I'll watch it twice Can't wait until she's settled in a permanent spot with everything working like clock work Thanks Chris
Seem to be wasting a fair bit of time with the last couple of cuts, trying to balance the log and all.. You could use a mark 16" back from the saw blade so that you can stop the log and cut off the cookie first. Then simply roll your last piece forward and down to the ram. Not sure if you would have a clear view from the operator seat though. Might need a mirror or some sort of flag.
Pretty cool machine Chris. What I would like to see someday when your at top speed with running the processor is, take 10 or 20 logs, do one set through the processor, the other the way you used to do them. Time it all out and see witch is faster and by how much.
Getting to know your new love takes time. Her quirks are exciting and worth our time to watch. You should time a tray of logs now and then again in a month when you begin to master it. I bet you cut the time in half
Hi Chris, looks like a nice few of those split pieces of firewood are still Very Big.. Your going to busy re-splitting until you you get a better wedge !
I love the part where you edit it out when you left a good log roll out into the cookie piIe.. i get it we all do it. Just think it's funny . I enjoy watching your videos. Keep it up. And thank you for all the good information.
In the time I've spent on my Eastonmade I think the 12 way is the best all around wedge. It seems that over all you wind up with a really nice well rounded bunch of sizes. If I had this processor I'd want the 16 way no doubt about it.
Got a potential steady customer, only a few miles away from me! Probably several facecords a year too. Is not the kind of delivery where you'd want to take a dump trailer, unless you like backing uphill. And when you go downhill to leave, feels like you are going into a nosedive. Or goingnto flip over backwards going uphill.
Because you are using a processor bar it's very different than a conventional chainsaw. The chain has to be evenly sharpened or it will pull the bar sideways a bit causing damage to the bar .. I learned first hand.. good thing I had a spare bar.. my suggestion is get a grinder sharpener..
I see videos of loggers using 4" angle grinders to sharpen the big chains on dangle heads and processor bars all the time without even removing the chains. They definitely aren't taking them to the shop for a proper grinding and seem to be getting along just fine...
Nice job , the joys of owning equipment haha. You might want to consider getting an account with Power distributors , the Oregon distributor. Should save you a lot of money on chains, bars, oil, files, grease, etc…
Chris I have an idea you can do a little been below the ramp for the cookies that way they don't roll over the place to get in the way in that and then you can just use your forklift attachment from the tractor to move it around where you need to go
Good morning Chris!!😀😀 Yesterday was a great time at the frenzy!! I'm really glad you are doing really good at operating the processor. I knew that you would catch on pretty fast. Not quite sure what is going on with the bar mount breaking a bolt. When I come over next week I want to take a look at it and see if there is something we can do to avoid that happening. I saw quite a few edits compared to when you and I ran it. LOL!! But now I really don't have nothing on you when it comes to running it. Take care my friend!!😀😀👍👍 TTYL!! Logger Al
He has adjusted and slowed the drop in speed of bar some. I wonder if that being to fast and hard impact is what caused the bolt to shear? Or it may have just been a dud bolt from the get go?
Hi Chris. What would happen if you took the rakers down a little more than spec? The hydraulic motor that turns the chain is much more powerful than any chainsaw engine. It may increase production. Just a thought!
So a tip to consider on the bar reinstall . Drape a wide mouth 'C" clamp over the blue steel above the bar . Just snug the clamp, over the bar. 2nd method - welders magnet and a small rope over the blue steel above the bar. 3rd method , welders magnet on the bar right above the chain tensioner . 4th method, same as 3 except using a c clamp . maybe a drop of thread lock on the bar bolts ? In the video 49:21 looks like the threads are gone on the chain tensioner !!!!! Guess you will be adding a bar nut tension check before firing up the procedure? also you might want to consider marking the chain oiler reservoir tank. mark the tank as you add each qt or gallon of chain lube. Why , this way you can dial in the bar lube consumption ( measured goal) per hour of engine run time. addition thought, when you order a new tensioner bolt and nut . Get a second nut. when you install the new bolt and tensioner nut combo. Add the second nut between the 2 blue threaded welded bolt plates . You will then have a tensioner nut above and below the the lower blue threaded plate. You will then have cut the "tension" load on the single nut , in the original setup, by 50% . Barn yard method of "double nutting" to secure the bar tension system. That bar cutting system is the necessary weak link because of vibration. Chris you might consider talking to the sthil corporation or the easton made folks can. to have stihl make a chain for the bar . Stihl chains have 2 advantages over stock chains. Harder steel type to hold the edge longer and the dimpled bar teeth. the dimples in the bar teeth keeps bar oil 2-3 times longer on the chain guide teeth. so the bar and chain stay cooler, better lubed and the whole system lasts longer . And bump up the oiler drip volume :) Always fun learning the works , worries and fine tuning the use of any new machine . Great video chris . Thanks for sharing the "the other side " of fire wood life . haha
The tensioner is a fine thread , it is just fine and work well. Yes, I check a lot of things before running it. I have adjusted the bar oil feed a few times now and it is good to go.
At about 22:15 I could see that the bar was loose and after that I could hear that it was loose. Every time when it returned I could hear the chain rattle. It will be something to listen for.
Go to harbor freight and pick you up a bench top chain sharpener, once you get the hang of it, you can sharpen a completely dull or out of angle chain in no time flat
@@InTheWoodyard Whoa there, ol' son! In my experience, prob only 19.2%, or less, could be disparaged as 'not premium'. When you get new machinery, the bolts are sometimes tightened after the paint. Then they come loose. I couldn't tell if you checked the bolts holding the hydraulic motor that drives the chain. Or maybe some injury to the bar, the lands. That chain should NOT pop off that way, even if somewhat loose! I'd also reduce the pressure pushing the bar thru the log.
What would you guess ? A bout another hour of resplitting per trailer load ? Curious as to how much daily ,weekly, monthly upkeep, maintenance and cleaning is required per six hours of use. Don't all new chains loosen a bit after the first five or six logs ? Or maybe just mechanically operated saws ? Hats off to Andy for saving the day.
Wold some wire in the hole on the end of the bar around the guard at the top help steady the bar for those not born with three hands? When it come to changing chains could you get away with just loosening the bolts and let the bar slide in the blue clamp. They look like big expensive chains if you have to take them off anyway would sharpening them with a specialized sharpener give to a more precise result and also a few more sharpens per chain? They are surprisingly quick once they are set up and you have learnt/know what you are doing.
I'd say your a very hard worker and you definitely leave in (during editing) real life situations that connects with all of us. Since Andrew can't create a box wedge for the processor due to patents, I think if you were to find a fabricator to do this for yourself you'd be miles ahead with no re-splitting! I appreciate your videos I'm learning a ton about wood and have started selling firewood! My videos are going up on RU-vid as well I'm just not good at editing and only have my phone for now!
80 centimeter 0.404" pitch 0.80" gauge bar. Not sure how many links you need but you may have to count them to get correct length chain. You'll not only want another bar and chains but a few sprockets would be handy. A 16-way wedge is only $1700.00.
I can see that you turn your head and wince when the saw runs on your processor--the wood chips seem to fly directly in your face. I'd suggest that you could rig up a blower of some sort that would keep your eyeballs intact. I don't see why you couldn't get crafty with an electric leaf blower and some PVC pipe.
Now you need a grapple trailer for moving those logs or mount a grapple to the back of the processor and stack the logs over there so when your ready to split you can stacks bunch onto the deck or unload semis that are dropping them off right there.
It’s pretty cool to see this machine in action - thank you for sharing with us. I was thinking that the machine speed could be increased if the splitting and feeding the log were happening at the same time. Is that an operator decision, or is it how eastonmade has it set up? No matter what, this seems faster than the Glacier. 😂
Just like what my friend says. He said what separates drivers from operators is doing everytbing at once. Don't lift the dozer bucket, drive to the pile, then put it down. Lift WHILE you drive, tilt and lower and turn while you drive. Efficient things like that.
Hey Chris I was thinking maybe at situations like at 25:04 23:11 8:25 it might be easier to have cut say 4-5 inches off first and then let the rest of the log go straight through to be split Not sure if that makes sense hopefully you understand Love the vids Bene from DownUnder 🇮🇹
Just like learning the old 8 valve backhoe controls. Takes awhile until you know where they all are and why they do intuitively. Once you do you’ll never forget. A friend of mine would say watching someone new at the controls: “ Like a bear cub playing with his pecker.”
Could the log advance track operate in synch with the ram? That would almost double the output speed. I’m in awe of the fantastic engineering of the machine and how it allows a single operator to generate so much output, but perhaps it could be faster?
Good morning! That is an awesome machine. What size fuel tank does that have? Are you going to need to get a large tank set up to buy the diesel fuel in bulk?
60 gallon, no, I get gas 1-2 times a week so i just always take along the 5 gallon jugs, easy to handle, and keep topping of the tanks on the processor and tractor, they are always full.
In a dew months you'll be 3 times as fast and it'll be second nature. I could use this for a few days at my place... I don't have enough logs stacked yet though
Good Morning Chris, your chain needs to be sharpened or checked. It’s vibrating when you make the cut. When you finally get around to setting up the processor in the yard. Be sure to position it so the direction of the wind is coming from behind you. Less chips and dust blowing towards the Operator. One of downside of not have a close cab on that unit. 😎👍🪵
Probably doesn’t take a long time to fill your trailer now have more experience on the Eastonmade processor! Even less as get more experience. Bar and chain part of learning experience.
Hey Chris, I enjoy your videos since a few months now. Just as a small tipp I would recemend you to buy a rear weight between 600-800kg. It will save your front axle in long terms. Cheers from Germany Andi
Thanks for the tip! I have about 500 pounds on the back now and my rear tires are weighted and have a bout 1000 pounds in them, but I want 1000 on the back too.
If I was to give you like 5% of total sales for the day...Would it be ok, if I set up to sell food, drinks and rent lawn chairs/umbrellas and stuff. On the next day you cut??? With the cost of fuel and your new gal being such a drinker...It is costing you alot of money for everyone to play for an hour or so... I know this video is older and sure hope by now, that you and your new gal have been able to find some alone time and get to really know each other!❤️
is the bar a 404 Chris on the processer I'm going to build you a jig for when you need to sharpen the chains.and send it to you I build these All the time.you will be able to mount the jig to just about anything drop Hitch truck tailgate and so on when ever you get back with me I can go get the steel to build it no charge for you brother.
That would be awesome, thanks. You can send it anytime, email me your phone # and we can chat and I'll get you my address. chrisinthewoodyard@gmail.com
I see that Costco in my neck of the woods (Sea) has a Dremel for sale and discounted BUT it's corded. You recommend battery operated. Should I wait for battery or just go with the corded for now?