Looks like “Stand up and Buck” has changed a little. Lol. Stay safe and keep it up.

Once a FD brother Always a FD brother

That worked out well. I just told my wife if I ever win the lotto the first thing im buyin is a mini x.

Great bucking off the excavator!! Lots less moving of the logs!! Stay Hydrated and Have a Safe Day

It makes it easy to cut like that off the ground and don't hurt your back awesome video

Doesn't get any easier than that, now I want one lol.

Nice job Joe

Great job.Joe was the key.!!!

Mike & I work together like that too.

Only way to go! We use our skid steer and grapple to do the same. Much easyer and faster

hi there well done , lots of good cutting . john

Awesome help fast & a back saver

That’s better than a processor in some ways. More versatile perhaps.

Great video Brad awesome chainsaw work hello Joe Great boom work.

nice machine Joe

Hello Brad, Fun Video! Cutting the smart and Fun Way! Good job guys, see ya at Bunyan 🪵👍🏼🇺🇸

Man!!.. that worked out great!!

Thanks, joe!

That makes quick work of it

Great machine that's for sure!

Hell yeah....The 500i is an absolutely amazing saw

You guys worked together great. go a lot of wood cut.

the 500i is a good saw for just about everything. I added the suspension kit, 3 point dogs and a bark box from westcoast saw. that saw will rip with a 25" bar with a skip tooth chain.

Great work joe. Nice machine

That's what I call mutual aid on brother firefighter helping another brother great team work

@FirewoodattheFurnace

8 ай бұрын

You got that right!

That was awesome of Joe to bring his equipment to help Brad!! Joe got to use his machine and Brad ripped through those logs, what a win-win event!!

And you look to be very fortunate take care

Work smarter, not harder!! Great job!!

Brad I thought I was about to learn something new. I was hooked for a minute, then …… let the wind out of my sails. Lol My biggest bottle neck is bucking logs, but my system works slightly faster then what you just showed, not by much just a little, using my skid steer, so I better stick with it. I’ll put up a video soon showing my method. Great show non the less… Make-somedust Chuck

I use the same method to buck up my wood. I do have a word of advice though that I learned the hard way. Cut from each side back and forth. If you have too much weight on one side you will bend the coupler on the excavator and start to break pivot pins.

@Tonnsfabrication

8 ай бұрын

Ya it's really hard on it having all that weight out one side, we run a 35I and do this same process. What happens is the guy on the saw gets so excited because the process is sped up so much that they don't not allow the operator to make adjustments. When the machine starts moving stop cutting and step back, the operator is trying to help you not hurt you, this is a case where slower is faster.

@hotpotatoz

8 ай бұрын

All I can say is if you worried about that stuff , roll ur bucket so the back is on the ground , that way the log is balanced and the thumb is holding it in position.. there's no weight on the digger , everyone is safe

Good work,great to have help like this video

Fast work you two. Great job

Good days work. Nice that Joe came by to assist and had fun with his new toy. Stay safe.

HEY Joe , very nice mini excavator . I need to up grade my toys !!! LOL Nice job on the 500i Brad !!! 👍🏻🇺🇸🪵

Great team work.

They make a woodplitter thumb for excavators. Would be nice to halve everything from the comfort of a seat.

Hiya Joe, you're definitely a smooth operator, very nice of you to give Brad's back a break. Nice machine and sweet trailer.

Damn! Now I need a thumb on my backhoe!

I do this with a kioti ck2610 and EA rootrake grapple. I dont get the sideways movement to pile it the way you do but i buck 20’ logs all day by myself at waist level. Cut a little from both sides so i dont break my equipment with uneven loads. Good work.

Hello Joe, excellent machine you have there, and your skills are even better!!! I know Brad appreciates your generous help::::))))))!!

"more rounds than I've ever had" I said "better call Val" LOL I'm glad you were able to get right through those piles! Thanks for helping Joe!

Thanks Joe, I am sure Brad would welcome you over anytime to help buck some logs.

Joe and Brad … Great duo. Nice video. Any time you can use a machine to save your back is a good day. Thanks for sharing.

Brad and Joe getting done ✅ in the 🪵yard ❤😊😮

My gf and I have a KX1211-3 we bought used from a friend. Best money we ever spent!

Black locust makes a good bow wood...if there are any bow makers in your area, they'd probably buy some whole logs off of you.

always great to have new Toys to try out. Nice work

"I get by with a little help from my friends". Awesome!

that is how I roll no better way to Buck

Nice job joe saved brads back a whole lot. Looked like mike Morgan swinging them logs around

Hi Brad & Joe, That's gotta be one of the fastest ways to buck logs. Fun to watch. Thx Mike🔥🪵🇺🇸

Awesome Brad to have help that brings equipment. Good job Joe!

That is a serious pile of locust Brad. Awesome work guys!

We have a lot of black locusts around here but they all are rotting from the inside out. Nice haul there

We all need friends like Joe, we get by with a little help from our friends. Thanks Brad and Joe. Kenny

Men and Machines were both up to the job, Well Done.

I use the same method with my Yanmar 3 ton excavator. I can handle up to 90 cm logs (round about 35 inch). I think, with my husky 592 XP-G i can take a good challenge to your 500i 😅

Stihl and Kubota. 👍

Nice work joe! That’s pretty cool brad. That’s how we used to do it when I would help my tree buddy with firewood years ago. We also used a mini ex to feed the chipper on big jobs. I try to hold logs up to buck with the grapple on our loader tractor but it’s not nearly efficient as a mini.

Love it! I got so backed up with tree service wood one time that I rented a mini excavator to do exactly what you did here. It really speeds up the process and saves your back 👍👍 Although, I had to do it solo so I was constantly in and out of the machine. Still worth it though!

This is so cool!!!! I love this when the community comes together!!! Great job Joe and Brad!!!!

Brad if you still got your backhoe attachment that came with your skid steer you can put a thumb on it and used it the same way. Just be a lot of in and out the skid steer. Nice video. Mike Morgan uses his mini excavator the same way a lot. You can get a grapple like skidded kev has to pickup the logs. Just an idea. Have a great day safe

Beautiful logs. My suburb logs are brutal to work up.

I wish he lived closer. I have 45 rounds of hickory in the woods that are 32"- 48" and too big to lift. I am going to have to noodle it. I need something with a grapple to pick them up. I am in SE Ohio and don't know anyone with a grapple.

Joe, It appears you need a drop ball for your trailer to level up? The 033 is about all it wants to haul, I believe. Thanks for giving Brad a hand and hopefully it works out to where you could come back again. Definitely a fast and easy way of making rounds in a hurry!👍👍

Man Joe really helped out on this one. That makes it so much easier than being bent over all day. Nice work guys💪💪

@JoesFirewoodVideos

9 ай бұрын

Definitely a back saver Jack.

It's really good to have good neighbors and friends like Joe. Great video you got a lot of work done in a short time. Hope to see you at Paul Bunyan show. Keep up the good work and stay safe.

That’s the way to do it for sure! I’m fortunate enough to own a mini x and it’s a huge back and chain saver! I’m kinda in the same boat as you Brad, I’ve got my biggest pile of rounds piled up right now too. I’ve got something new coming to my wood yard so I’m getting prepared lol! Video coming later this week! Take Care Brad!!!

Hello Brad. It looks like you might get alittle spoiled there. It does make the job alot easier and no bending. Hello Joe. Take Care

Minis are awesome! But they’re definitely not cheap!

The more I see small excavators the more I realize how handy they are. I’m still at the Bren ting stage for our property usage 💰. Great video… now a bit of splitting and stacking ahead of u.🇺🇸👏🏻🪵👨‍🚒

That is what team work is all about. nicely done.

What beautiful locust, so much of the trees around here are full of squirrel holes or rotten sections especially if they are old age🤷‍♂️

Great even all the safety gear share makes me jealous

That nice and quick and Joe looks to becoming a great operator

I've been doing it that way for years now,works great. I just pile it up beside my Wolferidge 28C and conveyor.Then wood cutting cutting life is good.

Great show of machines. Awwsome feeling working so well together the first time. Thankz for sharing.

Yeah Ive been dreaming of getting just that setup , but Im still just only starting to start doing firewood as an activity , but worked a treat

Awesome, thanks Joe! You're clearly a kind, skilled and warm-hearted man. #respect

You are correct, it cuts pretty fast you are just holding the weight of the saw. When the engine is not hanging out in air you are holding less weight and at the end of the day you are not as tired.

Great job Joe! Im sure you know but if you put your blade down it will help stabalize the machine a little bit for you.

Joe seems like a good guy The kinda people anyone should be proud to know.

Brad you have to be able to justify the escavater ,s cost to the cost of firewood. But I must say it is a useful tool.

Ooh that'd be a big ask of the financial department 😮

@FirewoodattheFurnace

8 ай бұрын

You got that right

What a great guy! Thanks for letting us watch that 500i EAT!! Thanks Joe!!

Hey Joe and Brad. I think I could get used to that system. Mini excavator is definitely on my wish list. See ya a Bunyan Brad

Next task splitting all that wood

thats how I cut all of my wood but I have to run the saw and the machine so its not quite as quick but it definitelysaves on the backaches

HELO I WAS TOLD IS THIS TRUE YOUR A TROOPER

@FirewoodattheFurnace

8 ай бұрын

Retired

I'm Cecil County man myself.

what sis I tell ya ! Having a mini in the yard is like sliced bread ! Get 2 saws running and you can do some damage to a pile in short order ! So what kind ya going to get ? hahah

Nice

@FirewoodattheFurnace

7 ай бұрын

Thanks

So my landscaping company I will be buying one here soon and I’m looking at Cato yanmar cat or tackahoochie about that same size

@LucaslawncareservicesL.L.C

9 ай бұрын

So it’s really good to see yet another use for one

Looks like you both worked well with each other. Time for some serious splitting. 😂

You guys are both cool.

@FirewoodattheFurnace

6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@jakebredthauer5100

2 ай бұрын

What about the machines? I would think an air-cooled engine could become overheated on a warm day when it is being used long and hard.

Work smarter not harder. Been doing rounds for years like that with either the excavator or skidloader with grapple. Sure saves on your back.

10:33 it’s not about the saw, just a sharp chain, that’s all it takes.

Trailer is way overloaded with that machine. Surprised it made it there.

@FirewoodattheFurnace

7 ай бұрын

Not sure what the rating is on that trailer

@corylewis1068

7 ай бұрын

@FirewoodattheFurnace I'd bet those are 3k axles. Those are super awesome trailers just not meant to haul equipment.

Joe will need to bring his excavator to the next Fellowship at the Furnance event and help create a bigger mountain of rounds to split.

Brad - time to join the trend, and look into excavator ownership. I’ve had my Case Mini Ex for almost 2 years now and it is fantastic for buckin rounds - it is definitely a game changer.