Splitting Firewood Has Never Been So Easy.

Using my excavator mounted log splitter on some big oak rounds. Splitting this with my old splitter would have taken many hours and wore me out. Now it's easy, fast, and fun. Enjoy the log splitting ASMR. Stick around for an unexpected "surprise."
Feedback welcome. I'm curious to see how this video will be received.

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  • @Sthilboy56
    @Sthilboy562 ай бұрын

    My wife said why are you watching someone split fire wood for an hour , I said it’s farmcraft she just shook her head and walked off 🤣👍

  • @kcolombo49

    @kcolombo49

    2 ай бұрын

    They don't get it...Its a Venus and Mars thing! ;)

  • @bobbg9041

    @bobbg9041

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@kcolombo49 why is she watching daytime talk shows or soap operas they like drama Men like to watch other people do clever stuff to get things done that saves time. There is a crazy guy up in candy Who splits his logs with an axe all day long. I would not piss off Bucking Billy no way.

  • @paullangjahr4071
    @paullangjahr40712 ай бұрын

    Not to worry Jon, and don't let anyone make you feel like you need to do more for us. Your splitting wood with your excavator and homemade splitter, and we are still quit content to watch. Just keeping doing what you do and what makes you happy, let us just enjoy it with you.

  • @andrewfreeborn
    @andrewfreeborn2 ай бұрын

    Jon, I never thought about how time consuming your KZread work is. I think you should know that your videos are extraordinary and important. I look forward to watching them every Friday evening and I've learned a great deal from you. FarmCraft101 is one of the best channels on KZread, and I think there is just the right amount of content. 👍 Thank you, sincerely, for being so generous with your time and your knowledge.

  • @Glidercat
    @Glidercat2 ай бұрын

    One idea might be to have some short videos that have a "before and after" theme. These could show smaller jobs such as painting something or maybe fixing the destroyed boards on your transport trailer. Taking the trailer example, you could show the damaged trailer (the "before"), the removal of old damaged boards, crafting and install of new boards and the final result (the "after"). These videos wouldn't need much narration other than an intro and close and can be projects of low-complexity. You'd likely want to capture things you were already planning to do so as not to add yet even more work to your busy schedule. By the way, I know firsthand how much work KZread is. What you've been able to achieve so far, through countless hours of KZread work, has been remarkable! Kudos to you and more importantly THANK YOU for the excellent content! 😺

  • @howe2byy
    @howe2byy2 ай бұрын

    John, I really enjoy your channel. The content is great, just like your sense of humour. I hope that the hours of work you put in is financially rewarding enough from KZread for you to continue. Don't burn yourself out on our account. I appreciate your channel and look forward to each video as and when they appear. Your channel is better than some of the tosh they show on the Discovery channel. Keep up the good work, (hopefully). Thank you from a big fan.

  • @joedowling5452
    @joedowling54522 ай бұрын

    Jon, we can’t watch what you don’t post. The more the better. Not everything needs narrations or editing. Day in the life videos are very entertaining

  • @Je.Suis.Flaneur
    @Je.Suis.Flaneur2 ай бұрын

    I watched about 75%. If the split logs had been in the sun so that I could have seen the grain and colors, I would have watched 100%. Thanks for your efforts on the behalf of myself and everyone who enjoys watching you.

  • @JoelHershberger
    @JoelHershberger2 ай бұрын

    Glad you mentioned this channel. I will love watching these videos as well. As far as the editing of your main channel, I wanted to mention that, before you mentioned it, I thought you spent a lot of time on it. Your videos are so well polished. Your content is so much better than a lot of other creators. This isn't putting down any other creators. Their content is absolutely fantastic!!! I just think your content is just that much more polished! I truly believe that your content is TV quality. You can tell you spend a lot of time editing to get to your finished video. It always shows in your content the love you have to make it such good quality. Thank you so much for the amount of time and effort you put into your channel. I love this channel as well. There is only 1 video right now, but I am watching it as well. Why am I not bored watching someone split wood for an hour? I don't know. Thanks again, Jon, for the GREAT content. Your viewers really do appreciate all you do!!

  • @normanwhite4059
    @normanwhite4059Ай бұрын

    Do not ever change Jon,I love everything you post.

  • @ryridesmotox
    @ryridesmotox2 ай бұрын

    Having a B roll channel with out takes or unedited videos is always a fun idea for the backup channels.

  • @DMSparky

    @DMSparky

    2 ай бұрын

    Sounds like even more work. Sounds like he is over worked as is.

  • @ryridesmotox

    @ryridesmotox

    2 ай бұрын

    @@DMSparkynot really, just upload unedited stuff and we all watch it. Which is what he did and it was just fine

  • @leer-winnobbeefarms2131
    @leer-winnobbeefarms2131Ай бұрын

    People who have never split firewood have no idea how difficult it is and how time consuming it is - to split large rounds. In fact, for me, if it's 30 inches or so, and has more than one knot or a Y in it, I just roll it over the hill and forget about it. I simply can no longer pick them up and set them on the splitter. I have to put the splitter in vertical mode and sit on a bucket, to do the work. I've given some thought to putting a third function valve on my Case 480 backhoe and using it like your track hoe. The bonus to burning the big ones - there a lot a fire wood in them! The emerald ashborer bug killed about 400 of my ash trees and sadly some of them going to go to waste. There's more than I can burn. Great video and I like the new channel! If you mentioned it, it went over my head. Thanks Jon! Lee PS: Don't you just hate it - when you cut'm an inch too long! PSS: I was wondering what you did to you hand when I watched the air conditioner install last night! Yep, I hate it when I can't find my gloves!

  • @BrenoDiasTeodoro
    @BrenoDiasTeodoro2 ай бұрын

    I’m so happy you posted something this week! I’m a software developer with near zero hands-on experience on the sort of things that you do and share, but I’ve grown to love your content and watch it religiously every week. Keep up the great work, Jon! 🎉

  • @SchulzChris
    @SchulzChris2 ай бұрын

    A day in the life of Jon the Farmer. How's that for an idea? No serious editing just what days consist of....your a good man Charlie Brown! Keep it up

  • @wickedmessenger1
    @wickedmessenger1Ай бұрын

    Thank you! I slept through almost all of this like a baby, then woke up just in time to see you almost break your hand. You get paid and I had a great nap. A win-win.

  • @danaceven
    @danacevenАй бұрын

    Good to watch. Murphy's law on that falling wood, could have gone anyplace else in the whole shed but it decided to pick your hand. Everyday life on the farm, with all the stuff you work on to use, is always good to watch.

  • @WonkyStud
    @WonkyStud2 ай бұрын

    You decide Jon, it is kinda nice to have you and Ants Pants channel on a saturday morning watch, so then I'm pumped to get in my shop as well :)

  • @robertsimmons3556
    @robertsimmons35562 ай бұрын

    Never commented on your channel before but have never missed a post! I hear what your saying, for me, anything you post I will view and like! Your humor and quality of content works for me, be it dropping a tree on your chain saw, catching your man lift on fire or upgrading your off grid electrical! Its all good! Continue your YT journey as best you can I will be Semper Fi to FarmCraft102!

  • @westybeastfella
    @westybeastfella2 ай бұрын

    Good vid Jon. I think the vast majority of us would be happy with you alternating between your normal content and low-edit output like this.

  • @CGT80
    @CGT802 ай бұрын

    I made it from the beginning to the smashingly good part in about 30 seconds. Sorry, I run plenty of equipment and watching isn't quite the same for me, but I do love your channel. Last year, I saw the video on sharpening chain saw chains while I was cleaning up some property and I became hooked. Sometimes there are good nuggets in videos like this and luckily I can scan through or spend more time watching depending on how my day is going. Obviously, not every video will match what each viewer wants at the particular time they run across it. Your videos are great to watch when I am trying to go to sleep. I need something to sooth my brain that never stops designing, creating, or fixing and a voice that is easy on the ears, but not something like a series or drama that will engage my brain too much. Your videos make my brain happy, until it checks out. I don't watch youtube on my tv in the bedroom but rather at my computer desk on a decent size monitor where I can read and post comments from a comfortable chair. When working out of town, I do watch youtube from bed, on my phone and your channel is one of my favorites to end the day with. The previous video was started while out of town and then I finished it at home. Other times, I catch your videos while stopping for lunch and they motivate me to keep working on my projects or to get back to work when working for someone else. As a sufferer from chronic pain and discomfort, sometimes I can't do a lot physically, but can stimulate my brain while resting my body. Thanks for all the effort you put into making videos. While working on my own projects, I often think about how I would capture the work just to share in an amateur video but I don't have the drive to do that since I realize how much work it can be and I am more of a behind the camera kind of person, with a degree in photography that I have only used for hobby stuff. Anything you want to show should go on the second channel and I agree with making it a low production project. Some people like the long real time videos, but you might consider some short segments on projects, if they don't fit on the main channel. While I HATE shorts, Cleetus McFarland does some short random videos on the second channel that are more raw and realistic, like a behind the scenes channel. Sometimes they could fit on either channel, but on the second channel, people don't expect a tv quality production and he can do less editing. Hell yeah brother, what a great time to live in where we can talk directly to those who entertain and educate us vs. just watching what This Old House or Home Time decides is a good episode for the masses. Some of us appreciate real life vs. what comes planned out from a studio or "reality" tv show. The other thing I appreciate is not hearing a bunch of random so called music that is free to use on every channel. Your content is what I came to see and hear and that is what I get. Your channel and viewers are a little different from many mainstream channels and I will bet that others also appreciate and have the attention span to handle less production. Voice over or machine sounds are always great for timelapse videos and silence is OK, despite what many people think. You seem to be on the right track, at least for my tastes, so keep it easy on you and see how the numbers turn out on your statistics. Thanks!

  • @tomwichman77

    @tomwichman77

    2 ай бұрын

    I watched the whole video, AND I read this whole comment😁♥️🤠 Both were great💪👌🤠

  • @KennyHiggins-jo9sc
    @KennyHiggins-jo9sc2 ай бұрын

    Jon, I'm such a huge fan of yours. I absolutely love all your videos. When I heard you say 2nd channel, I jumped on over here and subscribed, lol. Your humor and knowledge really make these videos very entertaining. I can only imagine what you go through every week to post these, but I'm so glad you find time to do them, thank you.

  • @AlAmantea
    @AlAmanteaАй бұрын

    John (or Jon, whichever way you spell it), I found the video to be quite enjoyable. That idea for the splitter on the ex was definitely a winner! I think it would be a grand idea to simply have the camera with you while you are doing your chores around the farm. Splitting firewood, moving the cows, fixing a leaky faucet, whatever you have for the day. It could almost be like we are there for a visit. For instance, in this video, it would have been cool to have the camera INSIDE the cab of the excavator, and just hearing what's on your mind during the process of splitting the firewood. Feel free to talk about whatever comes to mind, ask questions, editorial content, things happening around the farm, plans for future projects, issues with current ones. Just a couple of guys riding around in the cab having idle conversation while getting things done. I think that would be an enjoyable and entertaining video, and honestly, it's times like those when some difficult problems can be solved as your talk through them. It also wouldn't need a whole lot of editing, either, because honestly, who edits their conversations when friends come for a visit?

  • @howdav9
    @howdav9Ай бұрын

    long hours of work, short intervals of satisfaction. That's reel life.

  • @nathansmith1085
    @nathansmith10852 ай бұрын

    You could make a video of yourself washing your truck and we would watch it to listen to you narrate it and show us new techniques. I'll never work on a bulldozer or dig a pond, but I have learned a lot from you that has gotten me out of some tight pinches at work. Thanks for everything you do!

  • @user-he7sh1tw4m
    @user-he7sh1tw4m2 ай бұрын

    You have a very comfortable screen prescense that I for one find entertaining,educational and “real”!! Do what you can, and just don’t stop!!!

  • @dalleth
    @dalleth2 ай бұрын

    I rarely comment on anything but I'm glad you do what you do. As for the time commitments - Don't do more than you want to do. When this becomes unfun for you, then it'll become unfun for us. And if you want to do more, then hire an editor if that's the thing that's getting in your way. You generally post evergreen content and have a good following. I think you'll find the investment in an editor to be better than break-even and likely let you have more fun without feeling like every minute you film is just 5 minutes more in front of a monitor. Strike up a convo with Cole the Cornstar, he just did a small piece on how his editor has helped him. I bet he'd have some good advice.

  • @briananderson7497

    @briananderson7497

    Ай бұрын

    That was my input too. Maybe even use a local high school kid to do some of the basic editing that takes a bunch of time.

  • @A..n..d..y
    @A..n..d..yАй бұрын

    I personal love your fix it videos, your knowledge on what you can do is amazing. I understand it takes a good amount of time to put the longer videos together. I would suggest maybe 1-2 shorter videos a week, maybe something like just showing how a tool works, maybe something about the farm. This way people know your still alive. The most important thing I can suggest to you is don't burn yourself out.

  • @alecfurlong-taylor690
    @alecfurlong-taylor690Ай бұрын

    Hey Jon, hi from New Zealand. I’ve been following you for a few years now and find all your content an easy watch and informative. Don’t fret too much on the editing as what makes it good content is the honesty with mistakes and you learning as well. Keep positive and the videos coming. Kia Ora from NZ.

  • @stephensklein6952
    @stephensklein69522 ай бұрын

    Jon, I (and I suspect the majority of your viewers) will watch anything you post. I also think that the extra efforts that you put into your videos have a steep dwindling return in terms of the effort to produce them and number of subs. Drone shots are nice, overdubs and clarifying screen notes are useful - but in the end it's the subject at hand and the entertainment of the process. A lot of YT creators fall into this bigger and more is better trap at their personal demise. I say use the KISS principle (which is a core part of your life anyway!), and do away with the complexity and editing time. I think you will find your viewers haven't moved an inch.

  • @BeardedSkunk

    @BeardedSkunk

    2 ай бұрын

    Sounds reasonable, don't get me wrong, i love the seal's but i'd be watching without their pretty snouts just the same.

  • @Johnathan-ib3qh

    @Johnathan-ib3qh

    Ай бұрын

    You've probably stopped looking at these comments by this time but here goes...I watch your videos because of you. I enjoy your personality and content. While a weekly video is nice, it's not necessary because of the reasons you cited. Videography isnot fast nor easy. It is time consuming and arduous. This is why I hope you get paid well for your work. I hear other content providers talking about demonetization of videos and it's a shame. Videos easily triples the time needed to complete even the simplest tasks and we, as viewers, understand that. I think that most viewers appreciate your time by watching. I would be happy to see more viewers hit the like button so as to give you a "raise" in earnings.

  • @anthonyhoult152
    @anthonyhoult1522 ай бұрын

    Morning John, please don't worry because what ever you post is just brilliant and so enjoyable to watch. Please don't put yourself under too much pressure as what you post is worth waiting for 👍

  • @sreval
    @srevalАй бұрын

    I too …….have fast forward…….glad you didn’t do more damage your hand , stay safe and keep em coming 👍👍

  • @MRrwmac
    @MRrwmac2 ай бұрын

    Jon, I’m not the only one still here….haha. Surprised it wasn’t broken, glad it wasn’t!! You’re getting lots of sea time! Thanks

  • @sapasuc
    @sapasucАй бұрын

    I can’t believe I’ve watched an hour of someone splitting wood with an excavator. Now imagine if you had one of those rotating attachments for your hitch…keep it up

  • @goatmr2
    @goatmr22 ай бұрын

    I appreciate what you do. I'm happy to play this channel in the background while I'm doing chores. Your other channel I sit and take notes.

  • @gloriousapplebees
    @gloriousapplebeesАй бұрын

    Awesome! I'm all for more content that's not a huge burden, it's incredible you're able to post as much (and as quality) content as you do while keeping up with everything else! Certainly very appreciated that you take the time to do anything at all. If it's another thing that's simple for you to film, I for one would love to see some farm chores.

  • @Burntbranchcreekbees
    @Burntbranchcreekbees2 ай бұрын

    Hey Jon, I am so grateful that you take time to do these videos. Not sure how one person can know so much about so many things, but it is for sure the product of a very intelligent person with a very inquisitive and thoughtful mind. And because of that, I have also learned a great deal and would have the confidence to take on rebuilding a hydraulic cylinder, or an engine, or buying and using a lathe or mill to name a few. Great job in all you do.

  • @leebaxter4117

    @leebaxter4117

    2 ай бұрын

    I totally agree, always enjoy his videos.

  • @TheIvalen
    @TheIvalen2 ай бұрын

    As long as there's Dozer footage, I'm all for it. Anatolians forever!

  • @user-do9xh2fp1z
    @user-do9xh2fp1zАй бұрын

    What got me is , the Galaxy had to be in perfect alignment for your hand and that piece of wood to fall perfectly , and impact your hand! Well it sounds good anyway.

  • @Schmalzatop
    @SchmalzatopАй бұрын

    YOUR MAKING ME NERVOUS BEING SO CLOSE TO THE SHED WITH THE BOOM !!

  • @transmitterguy478
    @transmitterguy478Ай бұрын

    ASMR! Great! I need another sleeping video! Great job John, thanks. I always rewatch from where I fell asleep. At 65 it is really tough to sleep so I get it when I can.😴 Oh yeah, that was a great idea for a log splitter attaching it to your excavator. I may build one for my son, he just got one.

  • @kd2eat
    @kd2eat2 ай бұрын

    I'd be happy to just see videos of you doing what farmers do.

  • @heikkipinomaa5720
    @heikkipinomaa57202 ай бұрын

    I am so sorry for your accident. Get better soon and thanks for showing the work.

  • @zsolt_saskovy
    @zsolt_saskovy2 ай бұрын

    Ouch! I even felt that. Take care, man!

  • @slypig24
    @slypig24Ай бұрын

    It shows your human like the rest of us. I usually always get a big wooden splinter when I do that 5 second job with out gloves. Cheers from Australia

  • @alexanderhucker6777
    @alexanderhucker67772 ай бұрын

    John you just keep doing you love the show and content you put out and your strange wacky humor.

  • @wg8304
    @wg83042 ай бұрын

    Good idea on releasing more unedited content. I’m personally excited for the new channel.

  • @garyhodder2784
    @garyhodder27842 ай бұрын

    I very much enjoy your video's and I appreciate anything you do in your video's, so what ever you are able to post is good for me,Thank John.

  • @clinthall3794
    @clinthall37942 ай бұрын

    20 hours for one video? You have patience, and your videos are amazing. I wouldn't begin to know how to do that or spend the time. Unless it is a ridiculous amount of money for it. A video every 2-3 weeks sounds reasonable. Kind of, at that rate. Keep up the good work

  • @eric_seguin
    @eric_seguin2 ай бұрын

    I, for one, am only asking for the great content you deliver. On the 101 channel. You rock. I can wait for you to have enough time to deliver your great videos. If it takes more time, so be it. I could only take 18 minutes of this asmr drivel and I was done. I just couldn't take any more. Nothing against your back saving tool. I just need more. lol I would come help out but I can't do my own chores thanks to my old bones. Rebuilding can only accomplish so much. Haven't cut my sisters grass in 6 months. A week after that the thieves got me for my last mower. lol Forget any pressure from these armchair needy people. Work like yours takes time and they will just have to wait. They sure as hell ain't going anywhere. Content like yours doesn't just materialize. It is just as you said, lots of time and effort on your part and you sure as hell don't need the stress. Thank you for all you do for us.

  • @AlfaNickGaming
    @AlfaNickGaming2 ай бұрын

    Easy Sub! Great content as per!

  • @rjwthethird
    @rjwthethirdАй бұрын

    Fantastic video Glad you chose wood splitting and not painting.😂

  • @bobdefrancisco53
    @bobdefrancisco53Ай бұрын

    As I watched the log splitter I realized you did a good job building the splitter. Then I thought what if the slitter head was a tapered triangle or cross so each cycle would produce 3 or 4 pieces. This would make your hour video 30 minutes and would produce another great diy modification video which I admire just how creative you are. Of course, they were some beautiful rounds and would probably have split equally either way. My first video I saw of you was you playing with you Johnson, which told me I have to keep an eye on this guy. Now one of my favorite channels. Find a high school kid and make him your editor. He will do it in a quarter of the time you do and all from his phone.

  • @311Bob
    @311BobАй бұрын

    Your editing is spot on

  • @areasonablestart6599
    @areasonablestart6599Ай бұрын

    People really underestimate the work that goes into editing. You do a great job and most of us are happy to wait an extra week when needed. Some channels I follow do hire out their editing to keep up a fast posting schedule. As your following grows that might be worth considering. But in the meantime I will keep enjoying your editor's touch with the seal graphics and frank self-critique. Hope this gives you an outlet for more fun lower-edit-effort videos. If you want more ideas -- I would watch an hour of Sapphire and Eloise too.

  • @hotmalm
    @hotmalm2 ай бұрын

    That was a deliberate and calculated attack😌👍

  • @jaguar36
    @jaguar362 ай бұрын

    Would love to see some videos about the actual farm and not just the machines!

  • @sgibbons77
    @sgibbons77Ай бұрын

    Glad you didn't have any broken bones in your hand!

  • @markchristopherson4799
    @markchristopherson4799Ай бұрын

    That looks like fun, I’ve watched you buy, fix, modify and , use the Yanmar excavator. Now I get to see you use the splitter attachment I remember watching you design and build. You’ve come a long way from the splitting maul and a stump. I’m jealous. I missed your ‘teaching’ / explaining but totally understand the need to cut down time commitment . Thanks

  • @spacewitty2144
    @spacewitty21442 ай бұрын

    Adam Savage has proven that workshop organization/revamp makes fantastic content. Would love to see that on this or your main channel, especially with your approach of being a jack of all trades.

  • @spacewitty2144

    @spacewitty2144

    2 ай бұрын

    Just double checked this statement, his videos involving expansions of his work shop into his display area got a 3-5x boost in views with a peak of 1million involving his dream storage system.

  • @thenewhumandesign
    @thenewhumandesignАй бұрын

    Chainsawing would be a great thing for this channel.

  • @JohnPRyan363
    @JohnPRyan3632 ай бұрын

    Jon. As a video editor myself, I truly appreciate the time and effort you put into your videos.

  • @tonywhite6107
    @tonywhite6107Ай бұрын

    By using wood in your boiler to heat your water, you are saving tons of $$$ per year. And the wood is FREE! Love that log splitter!

  • @Bediasman
    @Bediasman2 ай бұрын

    On Friday I was going to call you boss and complain why I did not get my weekly FarmCraft video. I must of gotten sidetracked and forgot. Anyway, this morning (Monday) I happened to see this video pop up on my feed and cancelled calling your boss. Thank you for taking time and making effort on your videos. I really enjoy your channel (channels) and look forward to viewing them. I have learned much from your videos, so please know your efforts are not unappreciated. Thank you very much.

  • @kennethgalland6829
    @kennethgalland68292 ай бұрын

    I have subscribed to a couple hundred channels and Your videos are the ONLY videos I regularly watch out for and view. I even watch reruns! Take care of yourself, pace yourself. I can wait a couple weeks.

  • @diegomoreno8313
    @diegomoreno8313Ай бұрын

    When I've noticed you have a new channel subscribed straight away, I live in Falkirk Scotland and I'm not a farmer, but I really love and appreciate your videos.

  • @PilotMcbride
    @PilotMcbrideАй бұрын

    🤣🤣🤣 G’day from Australia! At 69 I’m still splitting blocks by hand. Been doing it for nigh on 50 years, through a few cancer ops, liver op, heart attack & surgery. Said to the wife last year that I should look at a hydraulic splitter. She just growled and walked away, 😂. (Bloody woman) Thanks for the new channel, subscribed

  • @FishyBoi1337
    @FishyBoi13372 ай бұрын

    Yippee!! more farmcraft! Can't believe I subbed bc of a cast AR lower project and now we're here! Keep up the great work, man 😁

  • @barryhardington1523
    @barryhardington15232 ай бұрын

    You are made of hard stuff you have proven never to give up on every task you have done keep on going 👍

  • @EdLeeper
    @EdLeeper2 ай бұрын

    Jon, I'm not like many others here who will tell you what they think you want to hear( maybe they are right). I enjoy your videos as much for the narration as I do the content. I can watch wood splitting adnausium on a number of channels. Yours are more difficult and time-consuming to produce, but for me, they are worth the wait. I enjoy those about fixing equipment, but also enjoyed the ones about just doing various farm chores. It is your explanations and your asides that add so much. I much prefer quality to quantity and I think you will find most others do as well. And I hope your hand is feeling better. It actually looked like something threw that chunk of wood at you. Haven't angered any woodchucks have you?

  • @Devilsmed98
    @Devilsmed98Ай бұрын

    John, no need for any fancy editing here. Love to watch your excavator split some wood after seeing you build it in the first video. Spent two days splitting 1.5 cord beech and maple with a tiny electric $299 harbor freight 5 ton splitter. Similar size that you are working with, but damn is it a full body workout while you are over here sitting in a nice seat moving some controls around. Very jealous! Keep posting the long "ASMR" stuff!

  • @dereksstuff8395
    @dereksstuff83952 ай бұрын

    It does take a long time to edit, so your effort is certainly appreciated. Each week a couple guys and I at work, will just kind of bs about your videos (along with Andrew Camarata, the essential craftsman, and the Morgans) I also do many things that you're into, here on our land in the Adirondacks. Welding, fabrication, ground and tree work, firewood, construction etc.... love your stuff. Easy sub!

  • @robertf584
    @robertf584Ай бұрын

    Excellent Jon! I must admit I couldn't watch the entire video (the middle was like watching paint dry) but I did skip forward and watch the end so you could say I didn't miss anything. 😉The injury replay......I couldn't look away. I think throwing in some farm and home chores is an excellent choice, with less editing. I'm in!

  • @Shawn_the_Protogen
    @Shawn_the_Protogen2 ай бұрын

    Oof, I know what that feels like. This was probably 10 years ago, I was helping stack bundles of split logs my parents buy for our fireplace in the winter, the bundles are probably about 40ish pounds and I had a bundle fall on my hand while stacking because the crappy nylon strap broke. I swore like a salor for a good 15min before my hand stopped throbbing. I'm SOOO glad I was wearing steel toe boots that day because the bundle did fall on my foot after my hand, the bridge of my left foot was sore for a little.

  • @wmweekendwarrior1166
    @wmweekendwarrior11662 ай бұрын

    Man I’ve had those little annoying injuries like that so many times, I know exactly how you felt, probably just wanted to yell obscenities and destroy random things in the moment. You know you’ve reached KZread super stardom when people will just watch you do mundane tasks and love it. Thanks for the extra content.

  • @astonmartin2727
    @astonmartin27272 ай бұрын

    Just my observation. You need to make that splitter a 4 way or even a 6 way for bigger logs. Nice project to see it working in action. Keep it coming. Great videos.

  • @ianormonroyd745
    @ianormonroyd745Ай бұрын

    Love being "the one" who watched to the end. Superb video. Please continue to do you!

  • @YamahaYZFR6RJ05
    @YamahaYZFR6RJ052 ай бұрын

    I was a bit worried, that there is no video. It was my saturday morning routine for a while now to watch the newest episode. But the second channel will do nicely. Thanks for the amazing content. See you next week here or on the other cannel. Cheers from Germany

  • @Colin56ish
    @Colin56ishАй бұрын

    The Log Splitter is pretty impressive. Long videos require a lot of commitment from your viewers. Most of us will not stay if it gets too long. I appreciate your effort.

  • @barrygrant2907
    @barrygrant29072 ай бұрын

    One thing for sure--gravity always wins! MY biggest turn-off to videos is length. My feeble mind gives up after about 45 minutes. Few can get or keep my attention for longer than that. Breaking different actions into shorter videos or speeding up repetitive actions helps a lot. In this case, after the first 5-6 logs getting split, I jumped along until something else happened. That homemade splitter of yours is a champ! So little to go wrong with it.

  • @caveman31750
    @caveman31750Ай бұрын

    You are lucky it didn't break from how it looked on slow motion. I honestly appreciate the extra time you take to start a 2nd channel. I enjoy watching your videos because I like the detail you put into them and the work you find yourself doing. I find you and your videos very entertaining and just like hanging out with you lol. For me this is another way I can entertain myself so if you edit less, we can always skip around in the video.

  • @azuthal
    @azuthal2 ай бұрын

    think this is going to be my favorite channel. if you need to take time off then my guy take a week or two off of youtube, you have been making huge videos every week, honestly have no idea how you do it.

  • @martymartin2894
    @martymartin28942 ай бұрын

    Even some footage of tractor work is good to watch sometimes.

  • @kgdmen
    @kgdmen2 ай бұрын

    Every video of yours is something incredible. I've already watched many of them a couple of times. What if you made videos for 30 minutes and added natural beauty or simple farm work to them? When I was looking for a video on how to cut down a tree, I had no idea what kind of brilliant KZread I found.

  • @TheBry_Guy
    @TheBry_Guy2 ай бұрын

    I am suffering a similar hand injury. Yours was one good THWACK... mine was death of 100 cuts after doing a brake job where i whacked my hand a dozen times slipping off a rounded caliper bolt and every time was a louder curse. Nothing more fun than injuring an injury :) the excavator splitter does look like fun! on a side note, us city folks envy your property and tools (and skills to keep it going!). you should start up a theme park and let us city folks "spend a day on the farm!"

  • @davemichels2546
    @davemichels25462 ай бұрын

    So sorry for your injury!

  • @andrewcoil5544
    @andrewcoil55442 ай бұрын

    I'm glad Dozer didn't get smashed (LOL)! It isn't a gem when someone gets hurt. I'm glad it wasn't broken. Good video.

  • @raymichaud9548
    @raymichaud9548Ай бұрын

    Jon, happy to watch whatever you have time to produce

  • @fsj197811
    @fsj1978112 ай бұрын

    You are definitely lucky you didn't break something. Thanks for sharing.

  • @clydefuoss1656
    @clydefuoss16562 ай бұрын

    I built a splitter similar to yours. It’s on the front-end loader of my 4×4 tractor. I like to split my wood onto a trailer and back it up to the woodshed so I don't have to lift it up off of the ground. Make yourself a good pickerroon that will help lift and drag the split stuff when you are stacking.

  • @jamesalbrecht395
    @jamesalbrecht395Ай бұрын

    Jon, thank you for your great content. I have been laid up due to recovering from a surgery. I just discovered your channels and have binged your videos. I love them and now make them part of my viewing list. I must admit that I appreciate your fast forward sections of the more mundane work. As a suggestion on your use of the 102 channel. Maybe that channel you can use it for product reviews. I realize that the creation and editing of your content is time intensive and likely conflicts with your work on your farm. Two channels probably make things worse but I understand the reasoning for having them. You have a great selection of equipment that it would be great to get your thoughts on how they work for you. Keep up the great work!!!

  • @reallydonotdo
    @reallydonotdo2 ай бұрын

    ...you should make more videos. That's what you should do. You created us monsters, John.

  • @Dibblah1900
    @Dibblah1900Ай бұрын

    "I try to protect them, but I don't do a good enough job". A short count shows 10 fingers and presumably 10 toes. You do a fine job. It'll heal :)

  • @trentjohnson8794
    @trentjohnson87942 ай бұрын

    Hey Jon enjoy what vids you can do!! Understand totally u have a day job too 🤷‍♂️ keep em coming when u can 😊

  • @davep9199
    @davep91992 ай бұрын

    Damn that would have hurt. I felt your pain. We will be here whenever you can fit us in. Most of us are patient to wait . Look after that hand.

  • @ecclesmilligan8712
    @ecclesmilligan87122 ай бұрын

    Jeez that "bonus" made me wince big time. Glad it's not broken. The splitter seems to work ok, if rather slow. Damn sight easier than doing it with a splitting axe or blockbuster though.

  • @frankeberhart265
    @frankeberhart265Ай бұрын

    Hey Jon, you have done a great job of building up quite a following! I personally like the unedited versions personally! Hopefully gives you more time for more content! Thank you!

  • @jayeff3196
    @jayeff31962 ай бұрын

    Sometimes, keeping the video simple works....its shows us subscribers you working in real time.....good luck with the new channel.....😊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @ricklarouche4105
    @ricklarouche41052 ай бұрын

    I hand split all our stove wood here in N. Michigan, and it gets harder every year.. 75 next year. But still love doing it and being in the woods! Always watch all your videos!

  • @KerboOnYT
    @KerboOnYTАй бұрын

    3:43 I've split huge chunks like that with a maul and wedges back in the day so this was beautiful to watch. It's a really cool add-on for the excavator! :)

  • @farmcraft1026

    @farmcraft1026

    Ай бұрын

    Yeah, me too. That’s why I made the splitter! 😂

  • @markcasey-yk1hh
    @markcasey-yk1hh2 ай бұрын

    Great idea, this second channel. You are one of the best in the 'net, so more is truely better. Your superior audio/visual skills and A/V equipment choices elevate your channel above the rest. A suggestion: recruit a few of your dedicated viewers to help you post-produce your videos on both channels. Remote editing is now a thing, and they can do a lot of the grunt work for you. Following a storyboard you create for each video, they can cut, splice, time correct, color correct, audio edit and correct, and then after you do your overlays and corrections, assemble and do the final rendering. You can store the raw media you shoot and record to a Google Enterprise Workspace Gdrive for them to access. You could accelerate your worflow tremendously. I'm sure there are folks who would love to support you in this way (myself included). Cheers! Mark

  • @noxin75
    @noxin752 ай бұрын

    Good Video. Great to see your skill with the splitter improving with use. I'll keep watching til the end, even if you don't injure yourself.