Really appreciate you taking the time to tell the story with different angles. It takse much longer than people realise not to mention the edit. Thanks for sharing. Ian
Seven things to tell it's not Camarata: - he uses the right tools - he takes care of his equipment - he maintains his machines before they break down - he doesn't paint on rust - he uses the machines and does not abuse them - he respects the environment - he doesn't use stupid units of measurement from the Middle Ages By the way: Grattis till att du har nått 100 000 prenumeranter. Fortsätt så!
Love the positive feedback read between the lines. What I think makes the most difference is the climate. Swedes are so used to having to deal with the colder and winter weather and the accompanying snow plus freezing temperatures. That's why they built to last and not to be able to use equipment the whole year around and see it as a write off as soon as enough revenue has been made for it to not getting cared about. Scandinavians in general prefer taking pride in what they produce and rather fix it before taking it to a tip
Still loving your videos! As you started to scrape the snow from your truck bed, I was thinking that I should suggest that you might consider making us a video of you creating a bed vibrator for the truck. But I quickly realized that would not have helped in this situation (too crusty and frozen). Then my brain wanted to see if you could have taken a strong piece of dimensional lumber pinched in your grapple that might then be used like a paint scraper on the snow. I have to get to my therapist now.
Safety suggestion: like using a stick to feed wood board into a table saw, make one like your pick with a longer handle. That way you will not need to put your arm between the blade and the wood pusher. It takes just ONE missed time button push and you will have one arm left. Wise up- never stick your hand in there. Very dangerous, I know from personal experience.✂
Yes my thought exactly. This is something that goes wrong once in a 10.000 times. But you only have 2 hands, so.... Trust me, I know how these things go wrong. Murphy's law and all.
tought the same in a split second your arm or hand is gone i had once my finger stuck between a hydraulic clap and it ript the top of my finger off clean
An infrared curtain sensor similar to elevator doors with a relay will keep your arm and your dads attached. One vertical strip at the dlade side another vertical strip at the pusher side. Once you put your arm between the strips the pusher valve is made to open.
Always nice to see a new video from you! Also quite impressed by that old AEG Grinder you still have working for you. From the old "West" Germany. When that was still a thing. Very surprised it's still working (or maybe I shouldn't be?) :)
Two tips to give: 1) make the pusher slide on a V,-bed that way the wood automatically after cutting will center itself for the splitter (option also could be to weld 2x4cm pipes on the bed sides and make the pusher go over them, easier fix then make a V-bed ) 2) weld some standup 10 cm metal sheet on outsides of the grate that takes the sawdust/chips down. That way wood blocks won't slide of to the side when going down into bucket. BUT very great work, love watching these kind of videos
Nice to see you back with another video. That looks like a well oiled machine the way you have it running now. Looks like you have a huge wood business there. WOW. The drone shots are just beautiful. I said before you live in a beautiful part of the world. What is the flag on the other side of the barn? It was blowing back and forth a little but couldn't make out what it was. Thanks Mattias for another good video.
Was I the only one weirded out when the machine actually helped make its own new appendage? Isaac Asimov called-- he wants his firewood processor back😂
Love your videos and how you both design and test your improvements. Your skills are off the charts. Very cool. I have no business offering you a better idea, but could you put multiple splitting blades instead of (1) in a radiating or cross pattern to eliminate re-handling a piece of wood? Like it would split a piece into +4 pieces in one push?
Easy solution for that is to have to smaller rams that push down from either side with a pad that centralise the wood before the blade and limit the 2 pads do they travel either side of the blade. Have them so they both have same flow rate and nothing too strong just enough to apply pressure equally to either side of the log, timing wise they would extend as the ram moves forward and retract on the reverse stroke. Fixture wise have brackets extending up from the lower of the ram and about 3-4 inches forward from the saw blade. Allowing the saw not to contact the pads in the fully retraced position. you could also run 2 smaller rams under the main ram with a set size grate to allow the correct size to pass the secondary blade and go straight to the belt while the larger logs get caught and cut again while you proceed to start your first cut! The 2 secondary blades can be very minimal!
TIM from CANADA🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 have you ever thought of making some sort of a V wedged table so when you are searching firewood, after cutting, it will go on the table and then on to your conveyor belt your system now it seems like your firewood is falling off the side.. even just putting some sort of a straight bar with a plate on the side so your wood does not fall off just noticing this when you are cutting your wood after it is fallen onto your conveyor belt, if you had some sort of a system that had a plate with the street bar to conceal the wood from not falling off and onto the ground
Your firewood processor is really good, did you build it all by yourself or is it a kit, instructions to build anywhere available? That type machine is here in Finland unknown, only seen videos, is that sold there in Sweden by any brand?
Its built from the ground, there is more info in this video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YpeMOrdqS-4.html. I don't know of anyone in Europe that sells anything like this
Hey M…. Just saw this video. Halverson Wood Products Co. located in Pequot Lakes, MN makes a very simular splitter and sells them throughout the USA. I have one, works very well.
Would you take the sawdust waste and put it thru a wood pellet mill to make something from it rather than it going to waste or do you have another use ?
Isn't the belt loader an old diesel? I wonder if it would run on a mixture of used cooking oil. Might be a good idea to keep costs down. Especially with fuel costs nowadays. I don't know if it would even run on pure oil in your conditions, seeing as the oil might freeze with how cold it is. lol
Would it be worth your while installing or creating and installing a multi point knife so it does several splits at once and you do not have to keep resplitting the log after the cut. Cheers.
Can you use the electric power from the Skid to operated convoyer ???? , this will save fuel and usage of converyor motor...PLEASE, PLEASE...dont use your hand between the pusher and cutter, use tool or do somme mod to auto center the log
I've watched many of your videos and noticed/appreciate some things-in fact they're what causes me to like/share and stay subscribed: 1] we don't have to deal with the usual annoying music 2] non-stop talking 3] or the cussing like a 7th grader-it's all greatly appreciated [especially the cussing] 4] I also noticed that you do a lot of cutting and grinding with an angle grinder meaning you're regularly changing/replacing discs. Earlier today I learned about a disc that has a *"lifetime* replacement" guarantee: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-w5br1_sP5jM.html *[start at **18:04**]* I read some reviews and even though they're expensive people seem to love them. Hope they help.
Can I ask why you split your blocks into such small pieces? You would go through firewood like nothing with it that small wouldn't you? A block the size of the big logs we would only split into about 3 or 4 pieces but it is a complete different species of wood. I went cold when I saw you put your hand on the block coming up to the axe. You've got to get a better way of doing that.
That pinch point between the ram and the splitter-blade. Every time you reach in to adjust a log is cringe. Please don't get hurt. All it takes is one glove to get caught and one relay/valve to stick. I like your tool with the spike to move and adjust the wood between the blade and ram.
A Swedish hand surgeon has actually written a thesis on "hand injuries derived from accidents with homemade wood splitting devices". The doctor was interviewed on the radio, and the things i heard before I managed to turn the thing off made me sick to my stomach. It is no joke.
I live on east coast of US but visit family in Kristiansand,Norway every other year. Thanks again. I appreciate all the hard work you put into your projects and videos
You should avoid using hands to move logs in front of the wedge while the ram is moving. A sharp ice axe or similar custom tool would save you your right hand from a mistake.
Hi Matthias, can I ask is this your business or a family enterprise? Is it your land and forest you log or lease? What sort of trees? Do you log timber all year round or is it seasonal? I love you fabrication work, you certainly build things to last which is no mean feat in the tough environment your equipment works in and you do a great job of maintaining all your equipment which is a real credit to you. I had a farm and one way I could make it pay for itself was to do my own maintenance so I gather you do it for similar reasons. Anyway, great content and visuals, keep up the great work
The modifications to the cutting unit were spot on. I would be curious to know the weight difference between the neatly stacked wood bags -vs the randomly filled bag. Love your videos!
Touching wood during pressing it through blade is not safe, but 14:06 putting hand through cutting "window" while remote controller is in other hand with fingers on buttons where pusher piston can reach blade without gap is definitely not a good idea.
The front of the ram that push the cut log into the knife should be more shaped like a V and the chute walls angled up to match the new shape. That way the smaller logs would center easier. Maybe to big of a mod but it could also save your right hand.
You should consider changing the first metal guides that prepare the cut wood for splitting. If you have them sprung from the sides and an initial curve near the piston, they will center the wood for you, then if the log is too small, the piston will seperate them enough to not jam. I would also add a horizontal splitting wedge so most logs get auto split into 4.
I live in northern Wisconsin near lake Superior's south shore, I have lived here all my life, in a small town of Grand View Wisconsin, I was raised to respect all and be honest and respectful caring, help others in need and be kind, most of the people are swedish and Norwegian, and German with a few Pollock's and fins.
Cut three inch (7.5cm) rounds. It'll dry a lot faster and fill the bags more efficiently. Easier to load the stove as well. Of course, your dad will be sharpening the chain more often, but hey, that's what dad's are for.
Are you playing Russian roulette every morning to putting your hand in cutter? Man really. You life is your life and it's cool to do things like this but take care about your safety please.
Milwaukee 2780 grinder. 😃 I fix Milwaukee tools for a living. Don't get rid of it when the motor stops working. 9 times out of 10 the ball bearing has gone bad, which wouldn't be covered under warranty, and can be easily replaced by itself.
As others have said and if i may reiterate, keep your hands away from that pusher thing when it’s moving or use a stick with a claw on the end to relocate the logs. Alternatively, use the hand (for moving the logs)that you wont miss so much if it gets mangled, it would be such a shame and totally avoidable. Incidentally what contingency plan have you in place if an accident does occur and your arm or hand does get crushed, ie have you a handy tourniquet that you can put in place by yourself, also have you the local emergency number on speed dial or on voice recognition. You also need to have your telephone and bandages etc easily accessible on a stand or table near to hand . I like your videos very much so just keep your hands out when the beast is in motion. end of lecture. I hope you don’t mind me saying so. Kind regards to you and your family from England .
what will you do with all the skinny pole wood that you did not make firewood out of? Also, it looks like your grapple is direct plumbed to the machine, that means you can't rotate fully right?
Most of it will be made to wood chips. That's correct, been many times where i almost broke the hose due to that. But its on my todo list to mount it to the tiltrotators swivel
Fun Fact: At 4 liters per hour, you would only need to process 20 pounds of wood to break-even heat-wise (thermal energy when burned)! Probably not a good idea to start heating your home with diesel, then. :P
I always enjoy your videos! I wish here where I lived we had easy wood to split, it's mostly hardwoods. That birch looks pretty easy to split which is very nice. How much land do you have over there?
Skulle du inte kunna göra själva nedkastet som centrerar de stora stockarna för klyvningen smalare, så att de mindre centreras plus går under själva horisontella klyvskäret och sedan de större centreras och hamnar högre upp och därmed klyvs de även horisontellt?
Come on man, I know you’re smarter than that. Don’t stick you’re hands in between the Ram and blade. If you’re worried about centering the wood, why don’t you just build adjustable guides? That way you can have to wood drop in after the cut and pretty much be dead center and you can adjust it for bigger or smaller pieces when needed.
If you made a spacer that slid the sides so when the log is dropped you wouldn't have to keep putting your hand in danger in front of the wedge could just slide it back off for bigger logs but seems like most of the logs you have to manually move log to meet wedge in the middle.
why did you go with chainsaw instead of circular saw? i got electric japa myself and i has a big circular saw and belt. probably 3-4kw motor so does not cost much to run
You look to be a very successful woodchucker. What factors do you attribute to your success? Snow that doesn't freeze/thaw? Surplus baggage handler Luftfarht trucks? The way your little welder makes everything look factory made? The forest full of those firestarter logs? The current price of firewood? Your Dad, with his good counsel? Any plans to make/sell duplicates of your pick? What money equivalent was that truckload worth? What's the current price on those stacked bags? And on the diesel? I was fascinated the whole video! Especially noticing, you were warm, but the snow wasn't melting at all. What was the temp that day? And all that flatland from the drone. I had no idea! Nice equipment. Your banker must've been desperate for firewood one winter!! I can't do that. My banker goes to Florida most of the winter! - You speak better English than I do, a native! I actually can speak two languages, American english and Canadian!! Good show, heh!
Please don’t reach in between the blade and the crusher to retrieve firewood, all it take is one mistake to loose a arm, Use a stick or do the old reach around.
10:56 I know I’m late coming here but if you read this. 10:56 DO YOU LIKE YOUR HAND? DONT PUT YOUR HANDS IN THERE BROTHER 10:56 that’s dangerous man! If that solenoid for that chainsaw was accidentally triggered your hand would be cut off before you even felt it! Or you could have it crushed! Cut off or crushed! Either would suck!
at 23:15 and beyond.... both people are still reaching with their hand between the splitting wedge and the ram WHICH IS ALREADY IN MOTION TOWARD THE WEDGE. Am I supposed to think you are smart while you are still risking your limbs? I don't think you are smart.
