I've added a few things to the processor since the video was taken. 22 gpm pump larger oil reservoir added chain drive to the deck (live deck) no more rolling of logs by hand to get them to the belt
the log deck is a bit longer and there is also a 4 foot extension on the elevator to accommodate the larger trailer I purchased. The 14k trailer easily holds 1 1/2 cords without having to stack any by hand
I feel there also be a end support while logs are cut, a splitter bypass (to bin) for logs not needing splitting and a return to the splitter for log sections still too large. ;-) (less motion, more safety).
Very nice guys and very well thought out. Don't let the naysaying, wannabes tell you otherwise! ;) instead of saying what he should have done, show him the one you built. One of the best, homemades I've seen for the money invested.
I would probably need a much bigger engine to run a hydraulic saw motor and it would be much more expensive to set up. As of now I have a couple of spare saws it that one lets go.
The way I have it set up it will do one cord per hour quite easily. I'm not in that much of a hurry. I only do two loads of one and a half cords per day on the weekends. I now have a different, wider and longer trailer so pretty well no need to stack any by hand. Just smooth out the top a bit and roll out the tarp to cover the load. The live feed log deck eliminates the need to roll logs by hand to the feed belt and the extended conveyor helps on the other end
No need for a hydraulic saw when I still have a few spare saws left. I'd much rather cut in the rain without a cab than cut in the sun with a cab. No need for a cab with the amount of wood I split. I just pick my days as I need the wood.
+Rain Coast I'm in the boonies here and we get $200 to$240/cord split and delivered depending where you are but in or near the city they are getting around $300/cord.
archertwo Wow. Mind you, the firewood here is mainly fir or pine, some cedar, are the common types. The best is cured arbutus. Have to split it when its green. Hard as rock after curing, but is expensive. Hard to find.
When you described Arbutus I knew it had to be Madrone. Sure enough! There's a lot of it in northern california. I had a tree on my property two people couldn't reach around. It was so far down a steep ravine into a creek there was no way anyone could drag it out for firewood lol so it has been safe forever. I had one old lady that would only order Madrone and nothing else. "because it's the only wood that doesn't have splinters" But you're right. Cuts well when green, hard as a rock and hard on your equipment when dry. Dang near worthless really at that point.
55HP Kubota engine would be great to have but I'm only using a 15HP engine. Though it may be a bit under power it works fine for me. The handle of the saw is actually pulled up and if you notice on some cuts I actually only use finger pressure to depress the trigger on the saw. The saw's weight is actually applying most of the pressure to cut the blocks. A sharp chain is the key.
Nice set up don't like Husky saws cost more for parts or to repair them I use the other orange saw with the big Stihl an use air plane fuel so much cleaner less fumes we go cut the tops up after loggers go thru an cut down the trees much better you can buy the tops for $5.00 up to $20.00 a piece granted there is hard places to cut wood best way to find wood follow the log trucks it works ........
+urgentcareguy3, the firewood conveyor is built from scratch. The bottom eight feet is made from a single sheet of 1/16" steel cut lengthwise and bent to form the top and bottom sections. The ends are supported with angle iron for reinforcement. I have the processor build documented on arboristsite.com at www.arboristsite.com/community/threads/archertwos-processor.113857/ If you want more info just ask.
I like this set up !! where is this if you don't mind me asking ? And what is there wood supply ? ( the woods how many acres ?) if you know ? I like the two tractors with the log trailers are they both set up the same ? Thanks
pete, we're in Nova Scotia, Canada. It's not a year long operation. Just cut 60-70 cords per year mostly in the spring when it's too wet do do anything else. For hardwood we have sugar maple, silver or soft maple, beech, yellow birch, ash, etc. I have a bit over 300 acres myself of which almost half is hardwood. I also get some on other lots where we cut softwood and some hardwood now and then. Both tractors are 85 hp Kubotas with Kesla 203T loaders and 9Ton wagons.
Greg, I don't know what you mean by "arm" unless you mean the log loader boom which is not part of the firewood processor. It was built by Kesla as was the log wagon which is attached to the Kubota tractor. The only marks on the manufacturer marks on the firewood processor are my initials welded on in a few spots. The firewood processor was built and assembled by me in my garage behind my house so I assure you it is homemade.
Сверху уложили и задний борт, а остальное валом.обманывают как и у нас.через щель в борте видно вперемешку,я самосвалом вываливаю подвожу заказчика и показываю как дрова рядками падают а то обидно люди и не смотрят.поэтому мало прибыли и еле выживаю берут где дешевле ну и берите ,, меня обманывать не надо я сам обманываться рад."
Smoking will do that to you.LOL He actually forgot his helmet in his tractor where he was working. He only came out to see how the processor was working and stayed to help out.
Awesome job on the processor!!! Best engineered home built one I’ve seen
The whole process from start to fin! As far as woodprocessor videos go this is right up there! good job guys
Very nice set up. I love splitting wood and burning wood. 👍
I got some good ideas from this video on making my own. Been thinking about it for a while now.
Outstanding job!!! I would love to have one of them!
I would be thrilled to have a machine like that. Nice work.
Thanks Jason.
yeah and a nice good reliable kubota wich cant beat those beast
Thoughtful design. Gotta love that hydr. crane. Wow
*LOVE* yyur usin a Husky saw, Best in the world!!! nice set up Wundsebar !!!!! Amazing!!!! u go bro!!!!
I've added a few things to the processor since the video was taken.
22 gpm pump
larger oil reservoir
added chain drive to the deck (live deck) no more rolling of logs by hand to get them to the belt
the log deck is a bit longer and there is also a 4 foot extension on the elevator to accommodate the larger trailer I purchased. The 14k trailer easily holds 1 1/2 cords without having to stack any by hand
I feel there also be a end support while logs are cut, a splitter bypass (to bin) for logs not needing splitting and a return to the splitter for log sections still too large. ;-)
(less motion, more safety).
Great setup. A lot of good engineering must have went in to making it all work so well.
Thanks Jason, most of it was trial and error. Just lucked out on some components that worked well first try.
Good sturdy build and it doesn't have to spit firewood out like lies from a politician.
Very well thought out nice machine. I like it.
Very nice guys and very well thought out. Don't let the naysaying, wannabes tell you otherwise! ;) instead of saying what he should have done, show him the one you built. One of the best, homemades I've seen for the money invested.
thanks, kj inohio
thats slick as snake snot Rick!!! awesome!!! well done bro!!! B likies ^5
best set up ive ever seen~~~ Very well done... ty 4 sharins ^5
where diod you bring the woods to use...
Hi.nice splitter.Have you thought about running the saw off a hydro motor and it could be run off the same hyd pump so would save on petrol.
I would probably need a much bigger engine to run a hydraulic saw motor and it would be much more expensive to set up. As of now I have a couple of spare saws it that one lets go.
Ingenious !!!
id werk fir fire wood my friend, simply amaz-ing!! SWEET!!!!
how many cords per hour can that thing do. The new ones you buy can do 4 cords an hour or more.
The way I have it set up it will do one cord per hour quite easily. I'm not in that much of a hurry. I only do two loads of one and a half cords per day on the weekends.
I now have a different, wider and longer trailer so pretty well no need to stack any by hand. Just smooth out the top a bit and roll out the tarp to cover the load.
The live feed log deck eliminates the need to roll logs by hand to the feed belt and the extended conveyor helps on the other end
Why not have a hydrolic powerd saw ? With a cabin so yu can sit inside an cut rain or shine ?
No need for a hydraulic saw when I still have a few spare saws left.
I'd much rather cut in the rain without a cab than cut in the sun with a cab.
No need for a cab with the amount of wood I split. I just pick my days as I need the wood.
Marlboro men processing the timber! Soon after this video ended they had a whiskey brunch. Marlboro & Whiskey Men - Real Timber Men!
+USNVA , I don't smoke. The "Smoke Stack" is my brother in law who was only there for that load and neither of us drink any more.
archertwo Awww darn :-( Not real timber men. :-(
+archertwo Wise choice. Wobbling around with all that powerful sharp stuff is a bad combination. I'm goofy enough without it!
Hey Rick, how much for a cord of hardwood split and delivered? Here on the "Wet Coast" the going price is $165.00
+Rain Coast I'm in the boonies here and we get $200 to$240/cord split and delivered depending where you are but in or near the city they are getting around $300/cord.
archertwo Wow.
Mind you, the firewood here is mainly fir or pine, some cedar, are the common types. The best is cured arbutus. Have to split it when its green. Hard as rock after curing, but is expensive. Hard to find.
When you described Arbutus I knew it had to be Madrone. Sure enough! There's a lot of it in northern california. I had a tree on my property two people couldn't reach around. It was so far down a steep ravine into a creek there was no way anyone could drag it out for firewood lol so it has been safe forever. I had one old lady that would only order Madrone and nothing else. "because it's the only wood that doesn't have splinters" But you're right. Cuts well when green, hard as a rock and hard on your equipment when dry. Dang near worthless really at that point.
Very smart , i like it. I think ill build myself something similar :D
Nice job
+Sam Little Thanks. It's a work in progress. I add a few updates to it each year.
2 questions....Is a 55hp Kubota ample power for this type of unit and is the handle of the chainsaw the only downward pressure to make the cut ?
55HP Kubota engine would be great to have but I'm only using a 15HP engine. Though it may be a bit under power it works fine for me.
The handle of the saw is actually pulled up and if you notice on some cuts I actually only use finger pressure to depress the trigger on the saw. The saw's weight is actually applying most of the pressure to cut the blocks. A sharp chain is the key.
Nice set up don't like Husky saws cost more for parts or to repair them I use the other orange saw with the big Stihl an use air plane fuel so much cleaner less fumes we go cut the tops up after loggers go thru an cut down the trees much better you can buy the tops for $5.00 up to $20.00 a piece granted there is hard places to cut wood best way to find wood follow the log trucks it works ........
Very nice! Did you build the conveyors from scratch, or did you modify something else?"
+urgentcareguy3, the firewood conveyor is built from scratch. The bottom eight feet is made from a single sheet of 1/16" steel cut lengthwise and bent to form the top and bottom sections. The ends are supported with angle iron for reinforcement.
I have the processor build documented on arboristsite.com at
www.arboristsite.com/community/threads/archertwos-processor.113857/
If you want more info just ask.
I like this set up !! where is this if you don't mind me asking ? And what is there wood supply ? ( the woods how many acres ?) if you know ? I like the two tractors with the log trailers are they both set up the same ? Thanks
pete, we're in Nova Scotia, Canada. It's not a year long operation. Just cut 60-70 cords per year mostly in the spring when it's too wet do do anything else.
For hardwood we have sugar maple, silver or soft maple, beech, yellow birch, ash, etc.
I have a bit over 300 acres myself of which almost half is hardwood. I also get some on other lots where we cut softwood and some hardwood now and then.
Both tractors are 85 hp Kubotas with Kesla 203T loaders and 9Ton wagons.
archertwo Thanks I like that set up for sure ! and I really like the tractor setup's.
Trap season is close in Ohio. Cool splitter.
How is this homemade when there is a manufacturer's name on the side of the arm?
Greg, I don't know what you mean by "arm" unless you mean the log loader boom which is not part of the firewood processor. It was built by Kesla as was the log wagon which is attached to the Kubota tractor.
The only marks on the manufacturer marks on the firewood processor are my initials welded on in a few spots.
The firewood processor was built and assembled by me in my garage behind my house so I assure you it is homemade.
Look at my machine , 75 cm stem diameter splitting force 60 tons
Thats good income for a day if you sell firewood.
add a vacuum and get a pellet machine. Now zero waste.
Look, you can’t cut wood without hunter’s orange clothing and a cigarette hanging out your mouth…standard practice.
Fire adam
Wow.
Сверху уложили и задний борт, а остальное валом.обманывают как и у нас.через щель в борте видно вперемешку,я самосвалом вываливаю подвожу заказчика и показываю как дрова рядками падают а то обидно люди и не смотрят.поэтому мало прибыли и еле выживаю берут где дешевле ну и берите ,, меня обманывать не надо я сам обманываться рад."
Il me semble que ç est du sapin ta intérêt à le faire sécher 10 ans avant de le brûler
C'est tout du bois franc. Il y as pas de sapin dans ce bois.
The guy loading the truck doesn't seem to care about his hearing!
Smoking will do that to you.LOL
He actually forgot his helmet in his tractor where he was working. He only came out to see how the processor was working and stayed to help out.
So primitive.