What a way to start a day. You get a part of a dream come true and Chris’s best friend Tony starts a new RU-vid channel. And the sun ☀️ is shining here in Northeast PA 👍
Hi Joe - it's Big Rodders in Ireland. Congrats on the your new equipment and the start of a new chapter in OWB's history. I'm familiar with Japa's sister company products in the Hakki Pilke range and the Scandinavians know a thing or two about wood processing. Initial impressions of the 405 are very favourable, particularly the system for clearing the splits onto the conveyor, which is often a challenge on other systems. The pressure will be on you to source correct sized wood in sufficient quantities to increase production, justify your expenditure and to ensure that you "sweat the asset". Hopefully we will learn more about the financial in due course as we are aware that costs rise extremely sharply onnce you exceed 12 to 14 inch diameter capability.
I have already noticed my "365" logs are too small for the 405's perfect split system. They will go thru it fine but there is too much waste...the 365 is faster with the smaller wood. I am going to try the traditional knife in the 405 and see how it goes.
Hallo Joe, me and my wife like your Chanel very much. We like your personality and the wat you educate us about the wat you rule your company. Congratz with your new machine. Greetings from Holland.
The Japa 405 is a great addition to OWB. Looks like you’ll have to find a diesel powered refrigerator to hold the Dr. Pepper while you wait for the perfect split to go through all of those 14” logs you can now run through the machine.
The perfect split is VERY good on big logs. My 365 was faster on the smaller logs but I have yet to put the traditional knife in the 405 yet. I have a lot to figure out on this thing still
Good morning Joe and Scheib, sitting in my Lance, at 80 Ohio turnpike, camping at the Blue Heron travel Plaza, watching your video, great upgrade 🚜🪵👍🏼🇺🇸
Wooo! I share in your excitement. Elaine from Canada here, wow! What can I say? This new set up is a game changer, yet now Joe you’re back to commuting to work, heh heh. Scheib is a great worker and operator and now another friend . Who needs to hire employees when you have wood hound friends? Thanks again for sharing the joys of your success, the laughs and the links. It’s great to see the relationship with Bob at Metza and with Leppo growing. Anticipating some more production next time, and a measurement of how much you got done! How cool is that! Enjoy your week, stay well.
Congratulations! In earlier days I purchased for several chemical plant projects advanced and large equipment from Finland. Finnish engineers and companies are fantastic, great engineering and manufacturing. And now Finland has applied to be a member of NATO!
@@ohiowoodburner Finland ranks as the world's happiest country based on the 2021 report, with a score of 7.842 out of a total possible score of 10. The report writers credited the citizens of Finland's strong feelings of communal support and mutual trust with not only helping secure the #1 ranking, but (more importantly) helping the country as a whole navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, Finlanders felt strongly that they were free to make their own choices, and showed minimal suspicion of government corruption. Both of these factors are strong contributors to overall happiness.
Joe, I think you should visit Finland and Jappa. If they like you there is a sauna visit waiting. To sit naked with the hosts in a room full of steam close to 200 degrees and pour water on the hot rocks to make more steam. And hit each other with birch twigs! That is life! You will feel so relaxed afterwards, trust me!
Congratulations Joe! You're One of a kind now! I can see an operator's cabin over the platform and machine controls. With maybe an AC unit for those Hot summer days!
Holy Joe... was expecting something big but man...that Japa makes some nice firewood... congrats your hard work and dedication is paying off... can't even imagine where your gunna be in 3 years from now.. great video
Wait till you get your hands on the 435. We have a 405 as well as a 435 down here in TX and both do a great job. And you couldn't ask for a better guy to help get you set up and going than Bob Nelson.
Good morning Joe!!😀😀 How did I know that Bob was going to be showing up??🤔🤔🤔 The 405 is really going to increase your diameter of logs without having to resplit anything. You guys did a great job setting up the system. Can't wait to see how long it will take to make a trailer load of wood. Hopefully everything works well out in the back 40 . I already happen to be subbed to Schieb and Bob's channels and always watch what they have going on. Take care my friends!!😀😀👍👍 Logger Al
Al, I've given up watching "In The Woodyard", since you made your initial appearance operating the 22MB. I am highly disappointed that no one (excluding yourself) can effectively operate it, and its producing too much that requires re-splitting. Its way too complicated, big and clumsy. Delivering that 22MB was a failure!
@@garylaszewski7380 sorry you feel that way. I have only ran a firewood processor 4 hours of my whole life. So I'm sorry I didn't live up to you stringent quality. I'm sure you can do better You need to understand that none of the other people including Chris have never ran any equipment more than a small tractor. Chris will get better when he gets a bunch of hours under his belt. Also I do believe that Andrew is going to be sending a 12 and 16 way wedge so hopefully it will cut way down on the amount of resplits needed. Wish you would give a man a chance before drawing your conclusion.
@@aldredske6197 Al, you were the only one that could effectively run it! Good job! It was painful to watch others operate it! Hence, I quit watching. However, I did watch the current video, and observed it was heavily edited. For a brand new $120k machine to produce this poor of a showing, with 1/3rd of the output requiring re-splitting, is a huge disappointment. Would you estimate 1/2 hour with a tractor bucket or excavator, to change out the splitting wedge to a 12 or 16 way? Versus 1 minute for the JAPA 405? When one sees the $60k JAPA 405 hit a grand slam (Ohio Wood Burner) on its first use, with no resplitting needed, I just shake my head. The 22MB, is only suited for a large commercial wood processing operation, with an expert (Skidder Kev) operator. Its way overkill for In The Woodyard. Even Skidder Kev would likely get tired of all those levers. He's a demon on his 48C with the joystick.
Congratulations Joe. The new processor is a great addition to your operation. Thank you Don for coming to help you with the set up. A bottle of Knob Creek should be there.
Big success to you Joe, this channel is a text book for a new business owner, and plenty of existing ones too. Patient steady growth, reducing labor, great customer service and maximizing the profits. Well done👍
Congratulations, Joe!! Great to see the new equipment…and looking forward to your future plans for the Back40. You had some great help from Scheib!….wooooo! 👍👍
Congrats Joe! I’ve enjoyed watching you grow from the start. Your channel is one of a handful that prompted me to start my own channel at 73 years old… THANK YOU! It’s a hobby business for me (too old to grow bigger ha!), but I do hope I can grow my channel a bit. The wood hound community is a great group of people… “have a great day 👍” and as I always say at the end of my videos “keep moving”.
Last year I called Eastonmade with the recommendation to automatically adjust "wedge height" based on the thickness of the "round". I heard nothing. This year, during a "Skidder Kev" Podcast with Chris at Eastonmade, I proposed the same suggestion. The answer was (in so many words): "we looked at this and decided it was too complicated". Now, the JAPA 405 comes with sensors that measure "round diameter" and compute the number of "perfect splits" to perform. A machine that costs half the price of a 22MB "practically" comes standard with this!!!??? I am impressed with "the quietness" of the "perfect clean" feature. And, no re-splitting is necessary! The 405 is "pretty much" usable "right out of the box" by rookie operators. And, you have a USA distributor that sets it up for you, and shows you how to use it!! BINGO! This is still a "one man show" processor with high feature content, big power, and usability. If this isnt the best processor based on features, output, and price, please let me know "what beats it". ENUF said!
The 405 calculates diameter only to estimate output. It doesn't adjust the knife etc to it. The perfect split is stationary. Thanks Gary. Look for your T shirt soon
@@ohiowoodburner Yes, thank you! That 405 is one beautiful machine. You can now handle bigger logs with more output and nice small pieces. I have an interesting topic for your future wood hounds podcast. When the time is right, I will spring it on you and Dan! Outstanding video again!
Congratulations Joe on the new processor! I'm certainly glad this is all coming together for you because not only are you deserving of the success you are having, but also we get these great videos to watch and learn from too. This upgrade will push you past 20k subscribers soon. Man that perfect split is an absolute game changer, so darn cool. Now if japa could just come up with an automatic stacker.
Joe, my friend, this is a whole spaceship, you never cease to amaze me, what a good fellow you are, and you don't stand still, I signed up as a friend, I will watch.
WOW!!!!! Nice work Scheib moving the equipment around the woodyard, I know how stressful rigging equipment can be. Joe, that is one amazing machine you got there. Your setup look perfect as far as product flow goes, efficient for sure. Congrats on taking the next step in your firewood journey.
Wow, my guess came through, congrats and I am excited you continued with the Japa! That integrated scrap tumbler is working awesome, like do you even need the other one anymore?! :D Powerful machine, excellent output in quantity and quality! This really is another big step up in your journey, and I am glad to witness it since I saw you running the dyna!
Good morning Joe. When I saw the look on your face when you saw that 405 at the show, I predicted then that one was in your future. Bigger logs and no resplit. Can’t wait to see how much this increases your production. Scheib looks like an ace on that equipment
That 405 is awesome Joe! Good for you! Log hauler Jesse will have to work extra shifts to keep up with you! Stay safe, have a great day, and may God bless…
WOW Joe! It’s like they built that machine to your wood specifications. I’m sure it was your brilliant daughters idea to have the new machine slowly pass by the Supersplit. Great shot!! Maybe Scheib can take home the 365.
Hi Joe, Congratulations on the new processor, I’m not fan of chainsaw processors just got to much hardship with chains falling off and getting dull all the time. We got a Posch 375 circular saw blade processor and never looked back. I recommend you look into the Posch firewood wrapper it saves a lot of stacking 👍👍
Health to enjoy Joe. That machine is awesome and you are a great guy. Those naps machines are brilliant. Some of the other machines are just too big. I have been watching in the wood yard and he has got an Eastonmade made 22mb but I think it isn’t right for him. He does wood like you and will have too much resplitting to do with a lot of scrap. That japa goes through wood like a hot knoifr through butter. Tim Anderson from Northern Ireland
Nice looking machine I bet your wife is happy since it will be a little quieter around the house. She's probably looking forward to getting it look cleaner around the house also lol!
Yes, nice wood! What you maybe loose in speed you will win in quality and uniform shape/size when it comes to stacking and making bundels. As a representative of the Finnish people (who made the machine) I wish you all the best 👍🏼🇫🇮😁!
@@ohiowoodburner Sorry, I don't work for Japa. I meant it like: Joe, a representative of the American people (who went to the moon). I work for a small company (manner) and we make castors/wheels mainly for the industry and medical/rehabilitation use. I wish you all the best, keep safe 👍🏼!
Congratulations Joe. This is going to be fun to watch. Can I still bring all my logs over for you to split? Hopefully I will be able to pick up my commercial splitter this weekend. I purchased it several months ago and the wait has been a long one!
@@ohiowoodburner I got an All Wood Musclewood Splitter. Located just above toledo in Michigan. I believe he will be posting a video on my splitter this week from the test run over the last weekend. I cant wait to see it.
Nice work Joe, looking good far that I can tell. Working your way up in the world. Might have to make a bigger working space like I said about a month ago but time will tell. And yes I think you could use a tent over your head to keep the sun off ya.
Congratulations on your next level of production, Joe you have definitely earned it for sure. It is awsom to have friends like Scheib too willing to come out and help you move tthings around too. 😊👍
