Amazing NEW FIREWOOD PROCESSOR! Time to let her Rip REX600X From Australia

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  • Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
  • Exciting Day! We are trying out the REX600 Firewood Processor, Made in Australia, Provided by Carta Equipment. This machine has a Hopper to dump the rounds in and has a massive wedge with a 6 second cycle time
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  • @robsnyder2461
    @robsnyder2461 Год назад +5

    Ok, so our house in Michigan was heated with an outdoor wood boiler, we went thru about 10 cord to heat the 3600 sf house plus about 3 cord to burn in the fireplace per year(her favorite thing to do in the winter) just so i didn't spend every weekend of my spare time cutting and splitting wood, i bought a wood beaver processor with a log deck, i got a 10 cord truckload of logs and with me feeding the log deck with forks on the tractor my wife operating the controls tow people stacking, we could cut split and stack 10 cord in 7 hours, we did it several times with two people at the end of the conveyor stacking as it come off the end, that processor cost me 16,000 new, i used it for 8 years and sold it for 10K, we then moved to Tennessee! we moved 4 years ago, my point is you can get a cheaper processor to process logs to firewood cheaper! great content Mike god speed!

    • @digitalshredda251
      @digitalshredda251 3 месяца назад +2

      All those words just to make a simple point? Nobody cares!

    • @andrewslagle1974
      @andrewslagle1974 7 дней назад

      @@digitalshredda251 y be nasty, i also agree get a real processor! Easton mades new processor is going to be the game changer 7500 lbs of new steel ,16 way wedge available down to a 4 way and a 2 second split cycle time the thing is amazing and its much less than this unit !

  • @davebrown626
    @davebrown626 Год назад +3

    Always liked making firewood and have heated my home and shop with it for 30 years now. Where this machine shines is larger blocks. I have had a farm friend who I convinced to buy a smaller but very efficient firewood processor years ago, but limited to 19” logs. Which is good for me because because he now gives me anything larger that he can no longer lift onto a wood splitter. This machine would work great for that. Although, I live near Perth Ontario in Canada and Eastonmade and Cord King make some of the best firewood processors and splitters anywhere. Shop local if you can. Love all your videos. Keep it up.

  • @sawz20
    @sawz20 Год назад +40

    Mike you’re becoming the Parker Schnabel of the wood business!!!

    • @bwillan
      @bwillan Год назад +1

      That's an interesting comparison.

  • @jonathankeith2547
    @jonathankeith2547 Год назад +4

    After following your channel for the last 3 or 4 years, it is great to see you demoing a machine that I am very familiar with. Whitlands Engineering make quite a variety of splitters and wood processing equipment, the Rex 600 and 900 are serious commercial units design for large scale firewood production. They also make a domestic range called the SuperAxe which is available in a number of sizes; we run the WS4150 which has a hydraulic liter and elevator, it has a similar capacity to your Wolfe ridge, but has a very high splitting pressure. From watching your channel and seeing how easily the Rex handled your wood, I believe many of our Australian Hardwoods must be much tougher than what you normally work with. My son does a lot of repair and maintenance work for a wood yard, and sometimes operates a 30 tonne excavator out where they are harvesting. That Rex600 is quite capable of 60 cubic metres of split wood a day, thats over 3 chords in antiquated speak! Probably the biggest fault with the Rex series is the noisy Diesel engine mounted right beside the operator, it would be better mounted on the back behind the hopper, between the axles on that model. The reason it is on the drawbar is that they make a model that is $10,000 cheaper that does not have the hopper, but instead has a lifter arm and is less than half the length. My son has also rubber mounted the engines on a couple which takes all the rattly vibration away. Incidentally that exact model in Australia is AU$65,000 which is about US$40,000, you are paying a big import cost. Enjoy playing with it, they are a great machine which hold their value.

  • @IBAdrianHarris
    @IBAdrianHarris Год назад +3

    Merry Christmas Mike, Melissa and family. Excited to see the REX600, they are manufactured not too far from us here in Victoria. The wood processing products Whitlands Engineering make have an incredible reputation here, their "Super Axe", which is a vertical splitter (I don't know if it was the first vertical splitter - but certainly made well before many that you now see) is highly regarded and they last forever. Not uncommon to see ones that have split thousands of tonnes of wood come up for sale - and sell for not much less than a new one.
    Their products are really great with our very hard wood, but also the size (and weight) of them - our eucalypt trees have very substantial trunks, they grow in every which way, and horizontal splitters/processes aren't really feasible to work with the weight/size of the rounds.
    Also, in case you wanted to know. The hat you were wearing is pronounced Ah-coo-bra - well renowned stockman hats.

  • @mariusj8542
    @mariusj8542 Год назад +3

    Merry Christmas from Norway! Amidst a thick blanket of snow and a frosty -15°C (5°F) evening, we're finding warmth and cheer by lighting a fire in our wood stove. Stay cozy and festive!

  • @MrBsizelove
    @MrBsizelove Год назад +11

    I see two things I’ll mention
    1. There needs to be lines painted on the main wedge to indicate where to line up with the blades on the back side
    2. Nothing there to block a fly away if a knotty stubborn round POPS suddenly and a large projectile comes flying toward the operator. Meanwhile both hands are grasping “safety” handles.

    • @TreeBuds
      @TreeBuds Год назад +2

      thinking the same, also pieces seem bigger than Mikes norm

    • @ededdy2095
      @ededdy2095 Год назад +7

      If you look at the blade the rivers indicate where the wedge is

    • @ArnieD17
      @ArnieD17 Год назад +5

      Creative solutions to two non-existent problems. 1 the blades are marked. 2 the way the splitting wedges are designed they split away from the operator. 3 it is impossible to make everything 100 % safe.

    • @haroldphipps3457
      @haroldphipps3457 Год назад +2

      ​@@ArnieD17💯 % correct!
      Nice post!

    • @Ethan-he9nb
      @Ethan-he9nb Год назад

      I agree. Having both hands tied up isn't safe in my opinion. Also not sure how you can consider it a processer

  • @barrymacokiner9423
    @barrymacokiner9423 Год назад +30

    One thing I would be concerned about it you don’t get a second chance to check the size of the split wood. If you push the round a little to far you can get pieces bigger than you want

    • @chrisjansen3232
      @chrisjansen3232 Год назад +2

      I agree, I think cutting wedge could be configured a little different but awesome machine. If they made a hopper and conveyor to be used with other machines that would upgrade your wolf ridge. The H/C keeps the one man band more efficient and probably more cost efficient. Merry Christmas to you all Mike.

    • @PDeker
      @PDeker Год назад +3

      I agree with you 100%, It was the first thing I noticed from the first split. I figured they thought about reversing the blade, but that would mean pushing 4 pieces of wood off the table. They definitely need to work on that.

    • @seanbryk7285
      @seanbryk7285 Год назад +1

      Maybe some wedges on the front side of the blade?

    • @PabloP169
      @PabloP169 Год назад

      If you are that concerned about the size produced then it isn't the machine for you.

    • @pauls4708
      @pauls4708 Год назад +1

      I think the size would be vry quickly figured out.Push it to the edge of the tale and there are reference marks on the wedge to show where the front wedges are

  • @francoispanneton609
    @francoispanneton609 Год назад +3

    Funny how Mike gets more exited about a log splitter than a new truck!! 😂

  • @johnevans4015
    @johnevans4015 Год назад +2

    Merry Christmas from Tasmania Australia
    We also have wood splitters that you put 4 foot rounds in on there edge and it splits a section off the bottom with 7 knives and then drops down and just keeps going until it is gone.
    We had a lens of one and feeding with a digger we could split 8 tone an hour.
    Dad and I would cut rounds for a day and then split it the next and that was 22 tone that did us for the year
    We make tough gear in oz
    Just think of us as the southern state
    Regards from Australia 🇦🇺

  • @oleberg4196
    @oleberg4196 Год назад +3

    That is a beast. The great thing about it is how easy it is to control the size of the splits. The farther you push the block in, bigger pieces, not so far ,smaller pieces. I like it. The hopper idea is fantastic.

  • @ishure8849
    @ishure8849 Год назад +5

    G'day Mike, I know the owner of that company their about ninety minutes North East of us, Some of the wood that machine is designed to process can't be split; but by the nature of it's design it will cut it into form. You have in your hands a splitter developed to process the hardest wood on Earth. Merry Christmas to you and Melissa 👍.

    • @ManAndMachines556
      @ManAndMachines556 Год назад +1

      It is hard for Americans to grasp just how hard Aussie wood is. Whiteoak is softer than our Cyprus which is considered a softwood. Our Box woods will eventually break alot of American splitters

    • @ishure8849
      @ishure8849 Год назад +1

      G'day epic, it's broken me 👍.

  • @naproctor
    @naproctor Год назад

    Great Video Mike, just a quick note to say that the bar under the belt on the outfeed elevator is not supposed to be there while in use. Its job is to stop the belt dropping on the ground when the elevator is being packed up for transport. good job.

  • @juanitalerssen7335
    @juanitalerssen7335 Год назад +2

    I noticed that the little buttons on your side of the blade tell you where the cutters are on the reverse side. Handy. Richard in Oklahoma. And Merry Christmas to you, your family, and all your great followers, the pups too.

  • @randolph7317
    @randolph7317 Год назад +16

    Hey Mike, wow, that’s a monster! The only negatives I see is the lean forward to feed logs and lack of control on size of splits. And cost of course but I’m sure it fits into someone’s operation!

    • @jasonharris1877
      @jasonharris1877 Год назад +1

      I thought there were definitely pieces that went to the conveyor that were bigger than he would typically let go. But with that design you can't see them until it is to late.

  • @nevillekinsley5610
    @nevillekinsley5610 Год назад +16

    They should paint lines where the splitter blades are at the opposite side so you could line the rounds up.

    • @haroldphipps3457
      @haroldphipps3457 Год назад +5

      There are 3 bolt heads or rivet heads there already.
      Waste of time to add anything else.

    • @chuckpreston4981
      @chuckpreston4981 Год назад +2

      Not only that, but painted lines would all too soon be rubbed off from friction.

  • @lonniechartrand
    @lonniechartrand Год назад +4

    For those that are complaining about the slow cycling of the cutter need to keep in mind that though the return may be slower than some splitters, the time is made up in the handling of the logs with the conveyor and roller table system. This alone makes up more than enough for the slow cylinder return.
    Plus, as Mike said, it is so much easier on your back!
    And the price may seem expensive to the "recreational firewood cutters", but is not that bad for the "professional" cutters that are doing this to supplement income.
    And don't forget the tax write offs for business equipment.
    And one person commented that this was a "failed system. $65,000" and that was it. No justification or explanation on their part as to why they thought this.
    It would help your argument if you would explain, unless you do not have any expertise in this retort.
    The only misnomer I see is in calling it a firewood processor in the terms that we think of. What I see is an ADVANCED FIREWOOD SPLITTER.
    Nice video Mike! Though this is a machine that does not suit my purpose I love to see what is available.
    Merry Christmas Mike, Melissa, and and the rest of the family!
    HAVE A DAY!

  • @JohnDiMartino
    @JohnDiMartino Год назад +13

    It’s a nice unit ,it seems to me that for that kind of coin it should have a log table/ saw or a self splitting setup. The 37 hp yanmar is a great engine,I’m sure a good amount of the cost of the machine is due to that engine, 37 diesel hp sure seems excessive to me considering there’s no hydraulic saw , or log table to use hydraulic hp,basically all it’s running is the conveyor which takes 5-6 hp at best ,and the splitting cylinder,which as you know can easily be done w 16-18 hp . That’s a very low duty cycle on that big engine.Anyone with a tractor or skid loader would want to load logs not rounds into a processor. It’s definitely a heavy built, nice machine but it doesn’t do much more than your 20 k units like you said. The slight increase in speed doesn’t offset the addition cost and size of the unit in my mind anyway, you used it so you are the better person to judge that . Merry Christmas and happy holidays to you and your family .

    • @ranmarks6739
      @ranmarks6739 Год назад +2

      Absolutely correct but as Mike said the add on would be a saw and this way the extra power consumption of the saw wouldn't mean needing another engine... I think...

    • @WoodchuckCanuck
      @WoodchuckCanuck Год назад

      @@ranmarks6739 I think you are correct on that. Besides, better to have more than just enough.

    • @ManAndMachines556
      @ManAndMachines556 Год назад +1

      The thing to remember is American woods are as soft as butter. Most American splitters would fold in half on Australian hardwoods. Dry yellowbox is next to impossible to split with an axe. Hence the extra hp.

  • @fricknjeep
    @fricknjeep Год назад +2

    hi there I was just telling mt friend Jeff last night about this splitter , i saw it at the Paul B show ,It was the best one at the show , Uses my table method but with a manure feeding chain , i also did a video of it ,I liked the design for several reasons , does not make as much trash . nice unit , Merry Christmas to all John

  • @kathleenoliver5461
    @kathleenoliver5461 Год назад

    I don't know all of the types of trees/wood Australia has but one is eucalyptus and it is one of the hottest and hardest types of firewood you can burn. Trees grow fast and can regrow somewhat after cutting. Great video.

  • @Sventy11
    @Sventy11 Год назад +87

    For a firewood processor, it seems a little counterintuitive to have to load it with cut rounds. Seems more like a glorified log splitter. Nice machine though!

    • @jmalone2758
      @jmalone2758 Год назад +19

      I dont care too much for the not seeing whats being split on the backside.

    • @jacobgarcia8224
      @jacobgarcia8224 Год назад +32

      I don't even think you can call it a processor. It's an expensive splitter. A processor in my mind would "process" a log. Buck to length and split. A splitter just splits.

    • @randolph7317
      @randolph7317 Год назад +5

      @@jmalone2758 I agree, leaning forward and uncontrollable splits, probably great for massive rounds though

    • @burnedagain6187
      @burnedagain6187 Год назад +4

      Felt that it should have indicator of location of perpendicular splitters!

    • @4wheelliving132
      @4wheelliving132 Год назад +11

      @@burnedagain6187 You can see where they are on the front by looking at the rivets facing the operator

  • @JasperFromMS
    @JasperFromMS Год назад +10

    I would like to see how it handles monster wood. I think that unit may be good for a tree service, as you say. They could get some value out of big chunks or Ys that would otherwise end up in a landfill. It would also be good at salvaging storm debris, which is something I know a little about.

    • @JasperFromMS
      @JasperFromMS Год назад

      Oh, I forgot the most important thing. THANK YOU! As you say, your are providing a valuable service to the dealer and you would be absolutely correct in accepting payment for your services. But you don't. You pass it along. I agree that it is best to pasMis one's blessings along whenever you can. So good job and Merry Christmas!

  • @markblakeway80
    @markblakeway80 Год назад +1

    9:45 am Christmas morning. Our hangi (in ground cooked meal, much like an umu) is about to go in then 2 and a hours later munch up. Merry Christmas to everyone , be safe from New Zealand 🇳🇿

  • @garyburgess3829
    @garyburgess3829 Год назад +1

    Merry Christmas, Happy New Year to the entire Morgan Family.

  • @Nicholaskleyn
    @Nicholaskleyn Год назад +1

    G’day mate. Love it. I’m an Aussie living in Michigan so loved your introduction. I’m glad to see good old Aussie products being put thru its paces.

  • @AllenFamilyFirewood
    @AllenFamilyFirewood Год назад +1

    Verry nice Mike they make a lot of different firewood equipment all top notch stuff . We met them as well at the Paul Bunyan show a they are great folks to talk to .

  • @jamesjamesd9556
    @jamesjamesd9556 Год назад +2

    It seems to me that the REX makes a little more randomly sized sticks, some quite large. I could see using this machine for fireplace wood that folks might want a little larger, the Wolf Ridge for stove wood where consistent moderately sized wood might be preferred and the Split Force for bundle wood that's small and very consistently sized. A triple-threat operation! 👍🏼

  • @jrmorrissey207
    @jrmorrissey207 Год назад +1

    Nice machine. I had seen them online and wrote it off a few years ago since they were in Australia. Nice to see a dealer in the USA. The blind splitting is something you'd get used to. Maybe paint some lines on the back of the blade indicating exactly where the front outward facing blades are located. Great choice for a review. Pairing this machine with a Split force would be a nice way to clean up any bigger splits and resplit whatever is necessary. You'd just need to work out how to convey it all. Maybe one conveyor into the other and you pull the bigger stuff out. Not sure.

  • @582ChevelleSS
    @582ChevelleSS Год назад +1

    That's a sweet piece of equipment and engineering. The main take away from watching that video is the ease on your back. I do recall you saying (like me) that over extending weight in front of you can tweak the back. Big money for sure but sure rips through the logs. It's been raining steady up here in Ontario too, if it keeps up I might need to build an Arc :) Merry Christmas to you and Melissa and the kids. It will be nice to spend time with the newborn :) Enjoy and be safe ..

    • @LongBinh70
      @LongBinh70 Год назад

      Yeah, but you still have to bend over to fill the rounds into the bucket of the tractor/track-loader, so there goes any advantage.

  • @raysheila8568
    @raysheila8568 Год назад +9

    Hey Mike, it’s been a fantastic year. Thanks for all of your videos throughout the year and sharing all of your hard work. I enjoyed every one of the videos.
    Merry Christmas to you and your family.

  • @terrygroce1594
    @terrygroce1594 Год назад

    Just had time to watch this video. I have enjoyed you sharing your 2023 family journey. Great family bunch. Enjoy the information you provide on your videos. Hope next year will be as exciting for your family and the best life can be. Thanks for the videos.

  • @BG-vq9fd
    @BG-vq9fd Год назад

    You have developed an excellent way to inform like minded people of interesting options. I NEED one of those hats.

  • @tomrorer5288
    @tomrorer5288 Год назад

    Merry Christmas. Hope y’all are blessed with Peace and Joy in the New Year.

  • @ADSC2006
    @ADSC2006 Год назад +17

    I knew there’d be a processor in your future. Even if it was just a demo. Make sure father in law Ed get down to the wood yard to see this machine. Merry Christmas Mike, Melissa, Hunter, Levi, Hannah, Eva and the dogs.

    • @jakebredthauer5100
      @jakebredthauer5100 Год назад

      Mike may be building up to getting a processor but he has not gotten one yet. This is only a splitter with some nice features.
      It is hard to figure how he thought this was a processor and it is hard to figure how he does not realize that Americans are under attack. The incident with the health of his son should have given him a clue.

    • @jrmorrissey207
      @jrmorrissey207 Год назад +1

      What... Yeah we're all "under attack" there Jake So many crazies out there. I should not be reading these comments.

    • @jakebredthauer5100
      @jakebredthauer5100 Год назад

      ​@@jrmorrissey207
      Commenters are mini news outlets, helping to defend us from institutionalized fake news.

  • @iowamallard651
    @iowamallard651 Год назад +2

    Looks like a good way to handle rounds that can’t go through a traditional processor. There are a lot of places in the country that don’t have straight trees and you have to cut them into rounds by hand anyway.

  • @ascott1588
    @ascott1588 Год назад +2

    Hello Mike and Melissa! I live in N. Florida and discovered your channel a few months ago. And I am hooked. I love watching all of your videos and look forward to each and everyone. Bought a hoodie and it’s one of my favorites. Thank you for that. I hope you and your family have a blessed Christmas and a happy New Year.

  • @geoffcharlton2711
    @geoffcharlton2711 Год назад +1

    when you first started mike ithought it was crocodile dundee i was listening to,wow that hat too you looked the part great machine too

  • @workinonitsteve
    @workinonitsteve Год назад +3

    Nice machine. Seems like this would be great for processing tree service wood that doesn’t work well in normal processors.

  • @jaycroyle8761
    @jaycroyle8761 Год назад +5

    That's a pretty sweet machine, looks like you can just load that hopper end full and go to work. Might take a bit of getting used to but I can see this machine can make a bunch of firewood in pretty short order. Merry Christmas to all the Morgans!! Jay from Pa.

  • @afos3462
    @afos3462 Год назад

    Nice to see you don’t like poorly manufactured work tools, as you only get what you are prepared to pay to get the best or near to the best! That’s how businesses grow to be successful, by having the tools and the staff to be able to grow it and give a good service to its customer’s.

  • @barryhoneycutt3894
    @barryhoneycutt3894 Год назад +2

    Very nice machine Mike. I would like to see it with the saw hooked up, and how that works. It will make many people a great tool for firewood that's for sure. Thanks for sharing, also you said something about stepping up your fire wood production, maybe this machine would be for that.. ty for sharing love the videos.. Say hey to Melissa and the Hunt man for us.. :)

  • @russellbowman8051
    @russellbowman8051 Год назад +1

    Nice Piece Of Equipment!!
    Morgan's Family Have A Very Merry Christmas!!
    And A Blessed New Year!!
    You Have An Awesome Family!! ❤️Keep Smiling On!!
    😀👍👊❤️

  • @blaincarson8645
    @blaincarson8645 Год назад +5

    You are the man Mike. Your charity and thoughtfulness toward others will always be rewarded. Yes that is a beast of a machine. I hope your family has an amazing Christmas. Love your videos. Going over to watch Eva's workout video now.

  • @ranger6x660
    @ranger6x660 Год назад +1

    Nice machine!
    🎄Merry Christmas to all at the Morgan household! 🎄

  • @glennserikawa221
    @glennserikawa221 Год назад +1

    Merry Christmas to Morgan family!

  • @beckyumphrey2626
    @beckyumphrey2626 Год назад +2

    Nice machine. Looks very well built.would like to see a skid steer processor that cuts and splits.

  • @stevehennessy3588
    @stevehennessy3588 Год назад +2

    Merry Christmas - looking forward to another New Year. Thanks for another year of entertainment. All the best to you and yours this joyous season!

  • @Dorchwoods
    @Dorchwoods Год назад +2

    That processor is exactly what i need, it would be perfect for my operation. Although for that price, i could get a japa that also cuts the logs. Awesome machine though!

  • @ronaldferino3414
    @ronaldferino3414 Год назад +1

    Have to watch a few more video's on this splitter to form any opinion kind of hard to get a feel for it in the video. Guess I'll have to go to the Paul Bunyon show to see it in person. Have a Very Merry Christmas, will be looking forward to more of this machine.

  • @rogeremberson6464
    @rogeremberson6464 Год назад +1

    Impressive piece of equipment, and I like the 2 handed actuation, which keeps your fingers clear of the cutting edge. And the roof is a classic Aussie roof, corrugated tin. It doesn't just keep the rain off you, but helps protect you from the midday sun.
    I wish you all a very Happy Christmas from an unseasonably warm Brentwood in the UK, it's currently 58 fahrenheit here.

  • @h-dinosaur-machine
    @h-dinosaur-machine 6 месяцев назад

    The speed at which these machines turn logs into firewood is mind-blowing. Modern technology at its best!

  • @user-mjg1067
    @user-mjg1067 Год назад +3

    Thanks for all the interesting and entertaining videos you have put out this year, and Merry Christmas to The Morgans.

  • @rickharper1497
    @rickharper1497 Год назад

    Merry Christmas grandma and grandpa and a blessed and prosperous new year!!

  • @bwillan
    @bwillan Год назад +2

    This seems to operate as a vertical box wedge. Would be good for those big tree service rounds to make boiler wood. It appeared that Mike didn't have much control over split size when he was splitting 2 rounds at a time. Certainly a well built machine. I just wonder why they chose to make 2 separate machines (log saw and the splitter) to make a firewood processor.

  • @jaywuchner9342
    @jaywuchner9342 Год назад +1

    Hey Mike, that hat looks great on you. Maybe get Wolferidge to build a hopper with the conveyor to feed your 28C..

  • @jeffselchow5719
    @jeffselchow5719 Год назад +1

    Merry Christmas to you all.

  • @jamesgaul1022
    @jamesgaul1022 Год назад +2

    Merry Christmas to you and the family. When I first saw the Rex, I thought it was a Dyna Wood Processor. Hard Working Man had been exploring the use of a feed table, similar in concept to the hopper on the Rex unit, many months ago. He just recently took delivery of a very nice Dyna unit.

  • @iffykidmn8170
    @iffykidmn8170 Год назад

    Would have liked to see the bunk filled with a full cord and see how it dumps out on the split table and what stops the rounds from falling onto the ground operator etc etc!

  • @ralphjelomono9068
    @ralphjelomono9068 Год назад +1

    Nice machine Mike. A one man operation can really pump out the wood. Thanks for the demo and I look forward to seeing it action in future videos.

    • @chuckpreston4981
      @chuckpreston4981 Год назад

      Just think how fast it would be with another person to keep the hopper loaded...wow!

  • @ddddsd20
    @ddddsd20 Год назад +2

    Nice machine from our mates from down under, and nice Hat!

  • @GuyTefft-nv9dr
    @GuyTefft-nv9dr Год назад +3

    Mike thank you for another great video. It’s great that you would do videos for new companies that are just starting out. I’m sure there is a learning curve like most anything and from what I was seeing if you want smaller pieces of firewood coming out the back side you just don’t put the rounds in as far on the spitter. Merry Christmas and a very happy new year to you and your family. God Bless.

  • @holymoly6829
    @holymoly6829 Год назад +5

    The very best wishes to The Morgan’s this festive season Great video I could see you and Levi clearing all your inventory with this big boy 👍👍👍
    Big hi to Hunter btw 🤗🤗

  • @davidcheek3026
    @davidcheek3026 Год назад +1

    Like other commenters, this is an interesting machine. From Georgia, I hope all Morgans have a great Christmas and a prosperous 2024.

  • @jelinektreeservice
    @jelinektreeservice Год назад

    That intrigues me being a tree service. We more often than not are getting logs that are not straight or long enough to be put on a conventional firewood processor efficiently. This would be slick for that. And splits way faster than a horizontal splitter.

  • @richardmain8059
    @richardmain8059 Год назад +2

    Good Morning Mike, that firewood processor seems to be well suited to entry level professional firewood business where volume split not the width of the split size of the finished product is not a deciding factor. What would be the average payback time would be based on the 65K initial cost. Hope that you and your Family have a Wonderful Christmas and to thank you for all the wonderful episodes and experiences you have gifted with us over the past year. 😀👍🌲👍🌲👍🌲

  • @thalleshoward3962
    @thalleshoward3962 Год назад +2

    That is a awesome log splitting it looks like it would make your splitting a whole lot easier.

  • @singleshot2218
    @singleshot2218 Год назад +1

    Merry Christmas to you and your family! Mike..I hope you folks have a wonderful time together!
    Take care and stay safe! God bless!
    I’ve had phone trouble for the last week, got it straightened out now.
    Hello to all, catch you on the next one!
    🙏✝️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

  • @maintenancewithmike
    @maintenancewithmike Год назад +3

    Hey Mike. Looks like a fair distance to reach to align the log with the splitter. It would be nice to see where the extra cutting wedges are from the operating side. But man does it look like it would do through some wood. Cheers, and Merry Christmas. Mike.

    • @haroldphipps3457
      @haroldphipps3457 Год назад +2

      There are bolt heads, or rivet heads that line up with the rear wedges already.
      Go back and watch the video.

    • @maintenancewithmike
      @maintenancewithmike Год назад +2

      @@haroldphipps3457 must have missed that. Thanks for the comment

  • @mnmwing
    @mnmwing Год назад +1

    Merry Christmas 🎄 Mike and your family 🎄 keep up with the best videos 🎄

  • @coffeebuzzz
    @coffeebuzzz Год назад +1

    Iv'e used one of these on some whitegum, also known as wandoo, so this will cut through all of your soft wood there in the US. Whitegum is so dense it sinks in water when its dry, basically impossible to split with an axe.

  • @Ryanm1565
    @Ryanm1565 Год назад +3

    Awesome video as always. The only thing this would be good for me would be for boiler wood as it really doesn’t matter the size. But for anything else you can’t grab a bigger piece and resplit it easily

    • @jakebredthauer5100
      @jakebredthauer5100 Год назад +1

      There is no resplitting needed because the operator can control the size of the splits.

  • @wallyinthewoods
    @wallyinthewoods Год назад

    None of us are getting any younger and this eliminates humping logs onto the lift to table. Veryimpressive power and hopper feeder. It’s a glorified version of your current set up, only, it looks like a reach over the table that might wear on your back. Shorter people might find that more of an issue. Depending on how you position this set up, the new 32’ conveyor could still be a help in conjunction with provided conveyor. Love that hopper feeder. Your pavillion set up may not jive with the machines orientation, so I guess your placement of machine is what it is. If you had it permanently maybe placing it behind bunker and build a covering? Or does the terrain drop off behind bunker? Anyhow… random thoughts, always enjoy your stuff.

  • @SMITTY19722
    @SMITTY19722 Год назад +2

    Morning outdoors fam…I hope everyone enjoys their holidays❤

  • @danquirke443
    @danquirke443 Год назад +8

    Don't get me wrong. I appreciate you showing us the machine. I just don't understand how anyone could justify the cost. It's not a processor. It's a splitter. Your gonna be more physically involved in manipulating rounds with that than you would with the split force. It would be interesting to see them produce side by side and see if it can come close to 3× the production to begin to justify the cost. I understand that it's purpose is to handle large rounds that a true processor couldn't but I just don't see it paying for itself in any scenario.

    • @SeeSaw72
      @SeeSaw72 10 месяцев назад

      I agree. An expensive log splitter.

    • @TRAVISGOLDIE
      @TRAVISGOLDIE 4 месяца назад

      If your splitter can split aussie hardwoods id agree. But id like to see that tested

  • @dennisbantz2513
    @dennisbantz2513 Год назад

    Merry Christmas to you and yours and hopes for a Great New Year! Thanks for all the entertainment you have brought to me.

  • @joemcgarry6915
    @joemcgarry6915 Год назад +1

    My Friend Made one like that machine more than 15years ago over here in Scotland and it's still working every day. You've bought a good machine there Mike. keep your great videos coming. Merry Christmas and a Happy Prosperous New Year.

    • @haroldphipps3457
      @haroldphipps3457 Год назад

      He mentioned twice (at least) the machine is on LOAN to him.
      He didn't purchase it.

    • @joemcgarry6915
      @joemcgarry6915 Год назад

      Sorry I'm deaf and missed out that his machine was on loan. Not the end of the world is it.@@haroldphipps3457

    • @joemcgarry6915
      @joemcgarry6915 Год назад

      Oh dear how sad never mind.@@haroldphipps3457

  • @jonathanunnasch1825
    @jonathanunnasch1825 Год назад

    I agree, if you had a log saw on it, it would be almost a full processor since you can more than 16” diameter logs

  • @davidbishop4015
    @davidbishop4015 Год назад

    Great machine Mike. I like the conveyor belt in the hopper. I like the two handle safety system and how the splitter teeth are facing away from the user. A lot of thought went into keeping the user safe while operating the machine. Stay safe.

  • @millcrafters
    @millcrafters Год назад

    I think the following 6 or so comments about says it all. No control of the size of the splits. Splits getting stuck in the teeth. Having to cut the rounds, lift them, or scoop them up to put in the trough, then stand them up to split. You mentioned that for more money you can get the sawing attachment.
    The dream is to be able to use your machines to load full length logs, and sit back and move a few levers, and produce a max amount of firewood. The one thing I see in most firewood processors is that they saw the rounds, and the round drops down into a trough below to be split, but a significant number of times it turns on its side, and you have to reach down and lay it down sideways; more work.
    I saw one recently that hand a shelf so to speak for the log to land on after being sawn, and then the shelf graciously dropped down insuring that every log laid in the splitting area sideways. It's kind of like the loading tray on the side of your splitters, but in reverse because it lays the rounds down, instead of raising them up. Love this channel.

    • @jrmorrissey207
      @jrmorrissey207 Год назад

      This is made for bigger wood and crotches and knotty rounds. Buy a processor if you plan to have an unlimited supply of straight 14" logs in perfect condition. Plus moving around and burning a few calories isn't always a bad thing. Might as well just sit on the couch and watch it all on TV if you feel this is terrible burden on your body.

    • @millcrafters
      @millcrafters Год назад

      You obviously know a lot more about firewood processors than I do. I never got beyond the old axe, maul and splitting wedge. As far as the burden on your body that all depends on age and physical condition. @@jrmorrissey207

  • @lonnien.clifton1113
    @lonnien.clifton1113 Год назад +1

    Mike I like the three tabs on the REX600X that lets you know where the centers of the splitters are on the other side.

    • @haroldphipps3457
      @haroldphipps3457 Год назад

      Me too!
      I can't believe how many people are commenting on needing something that is already there.

  • @jeffbeaver7622
    @jeffbeaver7622 Год назад +1

    Merry Christmas!

  • @craigsudman4556
    @craigsudman4556 Год назад +1

    Wow that's a splitter! I hope for a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and all your family. A big shout out to Hunter & newest Grandson from Ann, Craig, & Ian. Great video thumbs up.

  • @farmerrod3159
    @farmerrod3159 Год назад

    A great addition for a firewood producer. Merry Christmas to the Morgan family from farmer rod's family

  • @NHHalKnowsHow
    @NHHalKnowsHow Год назад +1

    That seems like a solid machine but I think the weak point would be the belt you dump the chunks onto. There should be something else they land on and then maybe slide down in order to keep from ripping that belt. Other than that, I believe the Aussies nailed it!

  • @rexwoodall2179
    @rexwoodall2179 Год назад +1

    Mike, this was fun to watch! This Rex is compatible with your Rexcavator. I’m glad companies like you to demo gear, it adds to your channel. Merry Christmas to OWTM’s!

  • @UrbanaWoodProject
    @UrbanaWoodProject Год назад +1

    Hi Mike, when you toured the machine I was a bit worried about that primary feed belt. Does it seem like it'll take damage from dumping the rounds on it? I guess you could try to make sure the rounds always fall onto the steel sides. I just seems like that belt would be the first thing to need replacing on that machine.

  • @darrinduffey686
    @darrinduffey686 Год назад

    They should make marks on the man side of the blade so you know where the vertical cutters are on the other side. Also marks on the table so you know how much you push the round forward for your next cut. Did you tell us the vertical space so we know how long the rounds can be cut? Just an idea that might help the company. It's a nice machine, but puts it out of most peoples range because of the price.

  • @talezfromthedashcam3138
    @talezfromthedashcam3138 Год назад

    Merry Christmas to the Mogan Family and all the subscribers! 🎆

  • @millcrafters
    @millcrafters Год назад

    Mike figured it out real quick. Just put the round lightly into the splitter leaving the large portion of the round in front of you for more splitting. In that way he was able to control the size of the splits. Impressive in how you figure this stuff out. Great channel.

  • @danshouseofsmokeandoutdoor7119
    @danshouseofsmokeandoutdoor7119 Год назад +1

    Looks like a nice machine. A horizontal box wedge type set up. Looks like got tons of power. Merry Christmas to you and your family.

  • @billobermeyer660
    @billobermeyer660 Год назад

    Mike, I saw the demonstration at the Bunyan show and it is the real deal for the right person's operation. Merry Christmas to the entire Morgan clan!!🎄

  • @cwalkerize
    @cwalkerize Год назад +1

    Merry Christmas to you and yours

  • @frontyardfirewood
    @frontyardfirewood Год назад

    As a one man firewood maker/tree guy/getting older/pnw rain hater......this is pretty cool. Roof over head= good. 😂❤
    65k will take 236 cords to break even on actual cost for me. Dang,
    Awesome tho. Most def. Liking it. Just wish it had wedges on operator side as well. I am imagining the 30inch doug fir going thru it in no time

  • @GeorgePelaez-g7b
    @GeorgePelaez-g7b Год назад

    Merry Christmas to you all Mike, Melissa,Hunter and the rest of the beautiful Morgan family! Heres to a very good new year for us all... God Bless you and your family

  • @mcd5082
    @mcd5082 Год назад +1

    Very nice. Cool you can add on a saw. Merry Christmas Mike

  • @keithgoenner1124
    @keithgoenner1124 Год назад

    I can see moving the log pile opposite of other splitter and moving the aussie spitter in so you can get skid steer into the pile

  • @edwardreidt1230
    @edwardreidt1230 Год назад

    Wishing the Whole Morgan Family a Very Merry Christmas

  • @patrickomalley4568
    @patrickomalley4568 Год назад

    One recommendation for the manufacturer is to maybe put markings on the operator side where the splitting blades are so they could adjust the wood.

  • @lifeonmttammanyridge2565
    @lifeonmttammanyridge2565 Год назад +2

    That is going to be awesome for tree service wood. Around the 30 or so “ and smaller 🙂👍

  • @dmorgan28
    @dmorgan28 Год назад +2

    Wow that looks like a very nice capable machine. You could definitely put out some firewood with that one. You guys have a Merry Christmas!👍❤️🎄