Woodyard Innovation Like I've Never Seen 

I don’t think it needs a conveyor,but if it had a longer extension with a slight gravity feed to the log lift would work wonders!

Maybe it could be marketed or maybe people would just build their own.

Yes definitely is, but it seems like it produces so much more waste. No?

Good idea. Good writing quality. Thank you for sharing. It certainly got my attention. It may be a better plan than the cutting platform. One man operation. Less investment. No waiting for the other person. Works with remote log location. May cause a trailer shortage.

@@jakebredthauer5100 Yes, a few times I've been overly optimistic in what I could split before needing the trailer for "real work" & have had to dump a partial load back at the cutting area... Because it wasn't loaded or unloaded by hand, it's not a big time loss..

That hooked up to the axis vertical splitter is the answer.

With set up have the staging deck be a conveyor to bring the wood to you.

@@philsanchez3007 Andrew Easton says the vertical splitter is one-third as fast as the horizontal splitter per unit of volume of wood.

It is probably noisy for the splitter operator either way with the chain saw so close.

That's the plan :) trial and error

Also... the lift is ok. A conveyor would have been better to buy/build and pile the split wood much higher, without you having to fling every chunk of wood. Just saying...

The near end could be lower than the far end, making the rings move more easily. The basic idea of having the platform causes the tractor to do the heavy lifting. I would like to know how the wood slats were fastened to the metal so the fasteners would not come in contact with the saw chain. Soft fasteners of aluminum, wood, plastic or glue would work maybe.

Or, the same machine that loads the logs tips the table.

Thanks! And thanks for the feedback, absolutely could tip the table up with forks...that'd be a good option if you didn't have hydraulic hookups to connect to.

Thanks...it is a beast of a machine.

I think you are talkin about barber-chair.

One manz trash is another man's kinlin.

@@mikeadams2339 they were making at least 20 man's kindling !!

Box wedge has a reputation for being trashy.

@@jakebredthauer5100 Keep in mind I am a tree service. Which means not only have I already gotten paid to get this wood, I also get about 40x more volume per year than I could ever possibly process. The slash is not a concern in the slightest. I went with a machine that could process the typically large diameter trees that are common in yards, but also process them quickly. For those buying log loads of wood, I understand the waste concern. It's just not my situation.

@@RickF1558 An inefficiency I noticed was the person loading the splitter. I would think one could load up the full width of the splitter with multiple pieces such as two small logs or a large log and the last piece from an earlier log or a stack of last pieces. Just looking at it, I like the Posch brand "vario" splitter (Austrian). The knife comes in from the side and splits repeatedly as the wood passes through the machine. It makes squares whatever size you set it for. Have you seen it? I would say that it would be more for the full-time operator. Ohio Wood Burner showed a box wedge guy in Florida recently who said he needs to sharpen it often to make it work well. I suppose some designs of box wedges work better than others. Because the box-wedge uses less force, everything such as the engine, pump, cylinder and frame can be made smaller. I would say that you made a good choice. People will be freezing for wood and not be so picky. All of the leftover and excess is valuable as mulch and fertilizer. If you had a stockpile of dry logs, that would be exactly what someone would need to start a firewood business. Load them up on a semi-trailer and ship them out.

That knife is called a box blade and return arm. You can see how it shreds the wood. It looks like a good idea until you see the results.

The smaller prototype was actually tested using cans of Claw to simulate rounds of firewood. From case to hand with the push of a lever....LOL

As you can see...it basically brings the rounds right to you!

Chris, the funniest thought hit me. I could see you and Ken fabricate something like this up for your yard. Mobility would be the issue for your yard though. Greased Owl Dung 🤣🤣🤣

how do you know how slick that is john

Hahaha...yes, it is pretty slick. Needs a few adjustments and testing of configurations but worked well on 1st test run.

That was the cleaner for that messy wood.