MY FAVORITE 15 MINUTES IN FIREWOOD EVER!!
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Dude I love that splitter.
So do I Jason!!
Dang good job Joe. That super split is amazing for how simple it is. Great Bundle wood machine. Make each piece the right size and fast.
Joe, always great to see the supersplit get out and get some action! It isngreat tonsee hownfar you have come just with the supersplit. Hope the weather breaks for you. We have had nice days but rain for the next 2 days coming.
I do enjoy watching somebody else work.
LOL... I am the same way!
Good job Joe love that splitter!👍👍
Me too!
Thanks for the vid
sure thing!
If anyone ever wanted to buy a Supersplit, your videos sure cover every aspect of that machine. I’m happy it still has a place in a professionals yard.
Thanks Harold. It def has a role here...and most places IMO
2 days ago I fired up my super splitters (got 3 of them) and it amazes me the production we can get out of them. Every year I figure we will break one of them and the only thing I've ever replaced on them in 14 years is the motors. Very well built splitters that work great. Their awesome for the bundles.
Hey Joe, the Supper Split gets through the straight grain stuff fast and looked like it muscles through the knots pretty well also. Thanks for sharing, stay safe. TC
It can split anything you can lift to the beam. I prob could sharpen the knife but it still cuts great
Awesome machine, would love one of those 👌
You would love it buddy!
Hi Joe!!😀😀
The super splitter is a great machine. It definitely has its place in the woodyard. It's fast enough to keep 2 people busy if you wanted.
We are going to be having rain for a second week this week. The frost was deep this year and the weather has been taking its time on thawing out the ground and drying up. It was 15 degrees last night. So that's definitely not helping things any. But that's how mud season goes .
Take care my friend!!😀😀
Logger Al
No mud now. 15 degree weather put an end to that!
@@ohiowoodburner us too. The tracks on my tree harvester are frozen solid with clay mud and I can't get it to move. Have never had this problem ever in 30 years of running them. I hope in a couple days it will thaw out so I can get back to cutting. Not fun!! LOL!!
Always love watching you use the SS! Looks like you and an old familiar friend doing the chores together 😂. Elaine from Canada here, watching that knife split the wood like it’s butter…so weirdly enjoyable . Hope you maximize production before the rain comes. Have a great week. And nice camera work and angles too! Cheers
One of my fav tasks Elaine!!!
That splitter is fast compared to the granny speed of some of the other ones. It definitely has its place in the woodyard!
Joe Cool sportin a super cool Bobcat hat and glasses. 😎🤠 ........ Gotta love it!!!!!!!
Hey, you gotta look cool to be cool!
Hats off to the photographer in this video who had to also endure the dreadfully cold weather with the wind chill making things even worse. Hanging onto metal camera gear in such conditions must not have been nice.
Hey joe, have you ever considered bagging up the small wood chips for kindling as free extras or sell with the bundles? When I watch you splitting wood and I see all those chips, I think of the days when I had a wood heater & always needed starter wood. All the best from down under.
I make my own, high-end kindling. I have been using the scrap to fill in voids in my timber road for now
👍🏻👍🏻Have a great day Joe
Thanks Todd!
Stay dry and stay warm Joe, it is 26* here this morning. The regular baseball season starts in 11 days. Reds start the season on the road this year in Atlanta for a shout 4 game season and then come home to play Cleveland for 2 games before going to Los Angeles and starting a west coast trip. Thank you again for the Awesome video and have a great week, Joe.
We're in South Louisiana, & our high is suppose to be 82° today!!! 😒
Dianne , your killing us guys who work outdoors up here in northeast Ohio. 82 degrees.. what I would do for that forecast. It’s spitting quarter sized snowflakes as I type this. 🥶🥶
Thanks buddy!
You also Joe, sure do enjoy you Video's. Cold up here in N.Y. Starting to cut again on Thursday of this week. Now I am Sharpening up my Saws and going thru them. Includes a check of everything on the Saw. From the Sprocket to the Roller berring. Look foreword to your next Video. Ron.
Thanks Ron!!!!!
Good morning Joe! If and when possible I avoid splitting with my SS in the rain and snow. The rack doesn’t travel back and forth like it should when wet. Here in SE Michigan we had a brief snow squall come thru yesterday morning and I just waited till it was over to split.
Totally agree with you buddy. Glad you see it the same was as me.
awesome video Joe. Stay dry and stay warm. Baseball starts in 11 days.
Can't wait!
Joe, my friend, you're doing a good job 👍
Спасибо, Виктор. Я надеюсь, что вы остаетесь здоровыми!
I cut up a used chipper knife and welded a little 1” tall piece to the wedge on my super split. It cut down drastically on the stringers that you get when splitting a large piece that the original wedge wasn’t tall enough to completely sever.
As for the ram getting plugged up when splitting/returning; just go to the back of the machine and adjust the return springs shorter. I just grab about an inch of the coil and slip it in between a piece of the frame, makes for a shorter spring, hence stronger spring action. You can always adjust it back if needed.
Interesting. I have been keeping the beam clean and the bearings greased. So far so good
Wow Joe! For a minute there you looked like a juggler!
Hello from Piqua Ohio.
Hi Stan!
Just making her sing... great little splitter..best in its feild .. I just binge listened to the Joe and Shifty Show.. you guys have some real chemistry... be sure to be listening
every Wednessday for now on
Thanks for supporting our podcast. who would have thought a firewood podcast could be fun?!?!?!
@@ohiowoodburner you may have found your new calling!!
Super splitter is working great
What a great machine Larry!
Just what you need when is already wet. 2 weeks of rain. Hopefully won't be to bad.
Blizzard today Zeke. When will it end?
I've had my SuperSplit for 43 years. Never failed ever. Ten years ago I converted it to electric operation. Quiet and no gas needed. But if I need to split away from an a.c. power source, I just use a generator. Again I can locate the noise away from the splitter. If you are interested in going electric, let me know and I'll give you the details. Shalom/gw
@G.A. I’m very interested in the electric version. Have there been any durability issues with the electric motor after multiple stalling? Thanks
I sometimes wish I had gotten the electric one but at that time I wasn't that close to an outlet
@@a-verybasic2 No, none at all in ten years since retiring from my electrical engineering job. I designed it so it can't stall and cause a current surge. To prevent a full stall I installed a go kart clutch on the motor. When the rpm falls to a set rpm, the clutch kicks out. I used a Baldor 1hp motor, with a 20 amp on/off switch that's installed in the electrical box on the motor. I feed it off a 20A breaker, 12 awg, 30' extension and, of course, a GFI. Shalom/gw
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@@googleboy7Yes, you have it figured out. I’ve been splitting for 25 years and to do it without hearing protection must be great. Would love to see a picture of your rig! Thanks for your response.
Hey Joe have a great day 👍
You too Mike!
Speaking of maple and ash, sometimes box elder is called maple ash by some
I have heard of it but never worked with it here
Joe, love the Super Splitter, I have settled for my poor decision buying the DR Electric K22E, However with modifications it can wear this old guy out🤣Take Care my Friend 🚜🪵👍🏼🇺🇸
LOL... There is just something cool about a kinetic splitter. I wish you had better luck with yours. Joe
Way to make split happen, OWB!
Thanks Jolkrae!
Stay dry Joe and stay warm. Baseball season starts in 11 days, summer must be getting close. Cincinnati starts their home season against Cleveland. The regular away season starts April 7 in Atlanta.
It's been a long winter. Play ball!
Hi Joe - it's Big Rodders in Ireland. Make hay when the sun shines, as the oldies used to say. Sometime I would be be interested for you to talk us thru how the angle iron frame at the conveyor of the Axis fits into your operation. In the meantime - Keep on Splitting!
You don't miss a thing Big Rodders! That frame housed a grapple that Titan Attachments sent me to do an assembly vid. It won't appear on my channel. I need to re-purpose it some way. Not sure yet
@@ohiowoodburner - Big Rodders again. I thought the frame may be used to hold 1 ton builders' bags that contain say one eight of a cord that would get filled by the Axis conveyor. This is a common way for selling firewood over here for circa $40 minimum and I used to produce 200 bags a year for one supplier in this manner, although all hand filled direct from the splitter. However, I realise this is not your business model so that's what piqued my curiosity.
Joe, don't hurt your back! You're going to be a lot more efficient if you use the Titan grapple and Bobcat to move the punky rounds to the Axis! I love the Super Split, too.
I do my best to not heavy lift but sometimes I gotta do it. At least the Axis lifts for me!!
I've been watching all your videos reference the Super Split. I have a Wolfe Ridge Pro 28c and split approximately 10 cord a year for my wood boiler. I have a cabin 800 miles away that I will trailer the Wolfe Ridge once a year to split 2 to 4 cord. Thinking of purchasing a used Super Split, if I can find one, to take to my cabin and leave it for splitting duties. Thanks for sharing.
That would be a great thing to do. I just set mine up and tested it last week. It is an awesome machine. My brother in law’s neighbor has a small Wolf Ridge splitter,…so we “borrowed” some rounds out of his backyard while he was out of town. My BIL was impressed with it. He said that it takes his neighbor all day to split his firewood. I think you’ll be happy if you find one. I think that I’m gonna order my first triaxle load of logs next week. I have new saws, a splitter, and a couple of hundred totes to fill. Just looking forward to my new hobby 😁.
Joe thanks for naming the wood you are splitting and giving its traits. Helps! Have you ever burned Bradford Pear for your personal use? Curious on how it burns
I think I have... I found that all the crab apples, fruit trees are pretty much the same. Tough splitting and drying but burn nice
the smaller splitter are handy for when its wet thats for sure
Indeed. I still have my Troy Bilt in the barn. Covered in dust LOL
Hi Joe! Thanks for another great video. I like the long version here over the one on FB. Just curious if you’ve ever used a pair of log tongs to help get the rounds onto the splitter? I feel like they give my back and hands a little break. I even found a set of magnetic hooks that’ll hold 100 lb to hold them on the side of the production table when not in use. I’ve also been using a hookaroon to move the larger ones. You’ve earned a cold Dr Pepper after this session! Thanks again Joe and have a great day 👍🏻!
Hi Chris - it's Big Rodders in Ireland. You're a man after my own heart. For years a pair of 12 inch Husky timber tongs has been an indispensable part of my log handling regime. I have tried to spread the gospel in RUclips land but only two guys followed up my recommendation. The ability to lift and easily move rings around and throw splits greatly increases your operational efficiency - but you obviously know all this aready!
@@rodneysweetnam8653 Thanks Big Rodders. They have been a game changer. Mine are Fiskars. I don’t think they are quite that big, but I’ve been surprised with the size of rounds I can move with them. Take care!
LOL Thanks for the nice post Chris!!
That splitter is fast and nimble.
Indeed it is buddy!
G'day Joe, I thought you told Bob from Metza that the weather in Ohio is nice all year round 🤔, the Eastonmade would split my wood 👍🇦🇺.
Bob took my nice weather home with him evidently!
That'd be wright you got to keep your eye on him 😜.
Joe I like when you tell us the species you are splitting thanks
Sure thing Tim. I usually have the big 4, oak ash cherry maple, but occasionally I get something different too. Joe
Sneaking up on 20K...
We sure are Jason. Getting there!
Have a great Joe cool 😎.
Thanks Frank!
Thanks Joe. This is the first time I’ve heard about issues running the super split in poor weather. What exactly is happening? You have gotten me thinking about purchasing one soon.
Thanks
It's just my observation. Wet wood creates more gummy junk on the beam and works its way into the bearing.
@@ohiowoodburner thanks Joe!
Hey Joe. I've watched your entrepreneur video and it was inspiring so thank you. Smart you've found a niche within the firewood business. Anyway I see the quality even in obvious things like separating the portions of rotten pieces but 'm curious what other qualities your customers may be particular about such as length, bark, uniformity, etc. ? Thanks for your time! Cheers.
I think the biggest thing is that the wood looks good AND the delivery model is world class. Be courteous, professional in appearance, nice truck, don't leak oil on their driveway etc.
@@ohiowoodburner Makes sense. I was surprised to hear in another one of your videos that you offer to stack the wood as well! Way to think outside the firebox :)
Good Morning Joe, another great video. You mentioned near the end, that the selling season starts in the fall. Don’t you sell all year round, restaurants and BBQ Smoke houses use firewood all year round. Recreational firewood user burn all year round outside and inside their homes. Individuals that use firewood for heating will start burning when temperatures start to fall, but the sale of seasoned firewood can be anytime. An empty woodshed or rack has little or no value to a person that uses firewood for recreational, cooking, or heating unless it’s filled with quality seasoned firewood. So why is the fall the start of selling season? When today could be the start or yesterday? 🤔😎
My sales are steady all year. There is a residential spike in Oct thru Jan that I was referring to.
Ever tried stacking the wood in the trailer making 3 or 4 rows across the trailer, maybe more will fit.
I have not. Funny to me the size of the trailer is about the amount I feel like splitting in one session LOL and still have to stack it.
Great video Joe. Have u ever thought about waxing the top part u were scraping off and Can I ask might seem daft but do u sharpen the single knife on your splitter or do u sharpen the knives on your other splitter? Any advice for a start up business doing wood? 🏴👍
I had the DR knockoff of the super splitter and it was not a good decision, it was junk. I should have just spent a little extra for the SS. Oh well! I now have an eastonmade ultra on the way and I am pumped, the best of both worlds!
You are going to love that Ultra Nick!
I would be interested in seeing all of the maintenance required for the Super Splitter: what needs to be lubricated, is there anything that must be tensioned, balanced, etc.
I will go back thru your catalog and feel stupid if you've already done this.
Hey good question fir sure, in my mind the only stupid\dumb question is the only one not asked..
If you have a question don't be shy and ask. Sometimes the answer my surprise you..
I have a vid where I repaired the brass bushing on the clutch. But I am sure I can show it off in a future vid
Saturday and Sunday mornings we experienced 2" of snow each morning and by late afternoon it is all melted. Ideal snowfall for over planting grass seed. ? have you pursued any ideas for the grates in your outside boiler.
I have not yet Terry. So far they are holding. I will prob just buy two more. If a easy solution appears between now and next winter I will give it a try. 15 degrees this morn so the Hardy is cranking out heat for us still
I tried out the cheap one that tractor supply sells. Single flywheel. Also when you push the lever forward the pinion and cam gear vibrates horrible up the lever and into the arm. My elbow was toast after an hour from the vibration. Yours has a pull up lever and looks like there is no vibration. Much better.
Mine is smooth. I feel nothing thru the handle.
HI THERE LOOKING GOOD JOHN
Thanks Buddy
Hi Joe, took your advice and picked up one of those wheelbarrows from am leonard, it's a fine wheelbarrow. What size "picaroon" handle are you using? Thanks - Will
Do you ever process logs through the japa without a splitter installed so you can still easily make 16" logs? Would seem much easier than a chainsaw, but I'm not sure.
I do not. If it fits in the Japa it goes thru the knife. I do pull some cuts out of the Japa bc they won't split of the are odd looking.
Hi there Joe , really like the speed of that splitter, do you have many mechanical issues with that at all??
It has been pretty reliable. I had to replace the brass bushing on the clutch last winter but keep in mind my machine has A LOT of cords on it.! Very reliable
@@ohiowoodburner thank you for the reply back , been looking in to purchasing one of those
Foot pedal to actuate the ram? Dennis
That would be a neat modification.
Hi Joe, I was watching back 40 when he was doing time trials on different sized wedges. I bet people would love to see a comparison with the super. I bet the super with its fast cycle time might beat it. How fast can you split 30pcs with the super?
I have never timed me running it but my Eastonmade could prob beat it simply bc you can make about 4-8 pieces in a cycle given how wide the knife is. Still they are both great machines
Joe,
How are your home delivery sales in the summer? Minus the restaurants, is there a market for firewood in the summer?
We Stay busy with bundles ( 8K bundles on average a summer). However would enjoy
Doing less bundles and more bulk deliveries in the summer, just curious to see how much of a market is there for it. SW Ohio is our location
I stay pretty steady thru the summer. Of course there is a residential spike in the fall.
@@ohiowoodburner awesome thank you. We are gonna make a push for more residential this summer. I’m not a huge fan of people profiting off our product
sorry for the repeats, my computer must be ,messing up.
LOL... NP
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Thanks RG!
By any chance do you have a coupon code for eastern made splitters. I'm thinking the ultra might be the way to go for me.
My selling session has now officially stated.. Home owners looking ahead for heating for winter.
I have been a little slow but that is ok for me now. Need time to produce!
Is that maple and ash your splitting on the super splitter,
Indeed they are Ebele!
I am very much in favor of the super splitter to the point of seriously wanting to buy one
You won’t be sorry Harry. It gives back your Saturdays. (It’s fast)
I think you need to get one Harry!
10:34 almost a shame to burn those two splits, they look like modern art! :)
I was surprised to see that twisty grain. The log had a crook in it but certainly not shaped like what you saw. I was excited to see it.
That Super Splitter sure is fast and doesn't seem to have any trouble going through any of those rounds. The only downside to me is the table is just a little too low (like many splitters). At least for a person my height (6'2"). Dave
I am 6' 2" also Dave. I think it is a fine height. If you wanted you could put the support and wheels on blocks. Regardless it is much easier to work with than a I beam type!
@@ohiowoodburner Definitely better than the I beam style splitters. You should see the one I'm using now. I don't know what the designer if it was thinking but the beam is literally about 6 inches off the ground. I have it propped up on old trailer wheels and pallets to get it up to a usable height. I have an Eastonmade Ultra on order which is supposed to be ready in April. I can't wait! Dave
@@oakrunacres2564 - Big Rodders from Ireland here. I'm 6ft 4inches tall and the working height of the splitter table is absolutely essential if back pain is to be minimised, particularly when you are past retirement age. I have tailored my own vertical splitter to ensure I can split without bending forward. However, when I split for a producer I had to fabricate a platform for his machine to achieve my required table height. The SuperSplit would easily accommodate such an arrangement since it is so light but unfortunately the company does not sell product over here so all I can do is be envious of you guys who have such a selection of equipment available to you at what to us is really cheap prices.
@@rodneysweetnam8653 Hey Big Rodder. We certainly forgot how fortunate we are in North America when it comes to the price and availability of products compared to the rest of the world. We Canadians even like to complain about how much cheaper things are in the US...Lol
In the end we make do with what we've got and do what we can to make it work better. 👍
Dave
@@oakrunacres2564 Dave - Big Rodders again. I totally agree with you - necessity is the mother of invention. I enjoy watching videos from Eastern Europe and Russia, where they are very inventive in making some extraordinary splitting machines.
I so need a splitter, I'm fed up of bouncing a maul off old beech.
Get the Super Splitter....or if you need a more pro machine get the Eastonmade!
@@ohiowoodburner I'm going to build my own, the prices of log splitters in the UK seems a little excessive.
Looks like you and I both burn the “ugly” wood so the paying customer only sees the good stuff.
Yup! That is one of the little things we do to provide world class fireweood
Morning joe that maple is not nice wood to cut it seems problems every cut u cannot beat cherry and ash they are easy to cut but wood is wood as long as it brings in pennys that is all that matters hope you and family are all good takecare be safe another good vid untill next time.
Well, at least this log of maple had some twist to it. Mostly I find maple very easy to work with.
Why not use the Japa?
From experience I can see a log that will cause me fits on the Japa so I just buck it and split. The ash was a little too big to fit and that maple was very crooked so I just cut it up.
@@ohiowoodburner ok gotcha!
Cinvert to a foot peddle.
Have both hands free
I bet your glad your not filming today 🥶🥶🥶
Gheeze. I wanted to but...
No disrespect intended but I do like watching your videos I just won't subscribe because you talk too much instead of instead of splitting more than talking or cutting more than talking
To each their own Chris. Regardless thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts.
Trying to sell myself i need to buy this splitter when i only split 6 cords yearly. But that twisty maple 🍁 beats me up every year with the splitting maul 🪓