This is fantastic! But something is very wrong with the hydraulics on your splitter, that is the slowest cycle I have ever seen, there is no way I could live with that, lol. Also, a battery chainsaw would be great for this. Cheers! EDIT: I see a comment where you say you had the splitter at idle speed, that explains the terribly slow cycle. It would have been far more impressive if you had waited to do your video at full speed, because it is very cool. Here's to making it safer!
@returnofsid2 ай бұрын
Ingenious!
@steveo_69302 ай бұрын
So simpel und einfach, einfach genial. Nur der Holzspalter muss ein anderer her der schneller ist
@dingbatjack12343 ай бұрын
Bloody brilliant really!!!
@marvinremster3 ай бұрын
Good job.
@randallfarm57464 ай бұрын
Nice simple setup, but that splitter is slow. Any chance the pressure relief valve is stuck open or does it rev up more?
@n8atak7044 ай бұрын
Oh yeah, it revs up more. I was just running it at slower RPM. It definitely will go a lot faster.
@oldjunkandrandomstuff4 ай бұрын
Wow, just wow man, simple, briliant. I would only change this measuring stick, install some pole on the splitter that the log can hit... but everything else is just as it should.
@altonhenderson41205 ай бұрын
A great example of how to work smarter not harder .
@tooldiebum5 ай бұрын
I don’t think I ever seen a ram that slow. I can hear the pump whining has it always been like that I like the use what you have
@davidgibbons-wood94885 ай бұрын
It takes real intelligence to make something so simple! BRILLANT SET UP.
@n8atak7044 ай бұрын
haha, Thank you for the kind comment. It gets the job done and didn't cost much.
@whalerlife535 ай бұрын
Very smart man. Is there room for improvement? Sure, but this is one slick setup. For a personal firewood processing system this is well thought out.
@NittanyNation226 ай бұрын
Since you are cutting these logs to a specific length, sandwich a couple pieces of iron together and put them behind the log on the splitter to reduce the gap. If each log takes 2 seconds for the splitting piece to reach the log, then 2 seconds back then when you rotate another 2 seconds forward and another 2 seconds back you might be saving 10 or so seconds every log.
@philliphall51986 ай бұрын
Two joint of 2 3/8 pipe and it would slide very easily also 😊😊 Love that you have got to save money and get the job done cheaper
@joemendyk99947 ай бұрын
Thanks for posting this. Always enjoy seeing honest diy projects.
@n8atak7046 ай бұрын
Well the price was right! haha. I started out thinking of designs made of steel. After realizing the cost of steel I thought of building a wooden proof of concept with bought lumber, again cost made me rethink an experiment. Then it dawned on me to use logs. I would definitely build this again if I move or after a few years when this rots.
@jvin2487 ай бұрын
Very clever! You know that extra tree post on the side was meant for you to install the processing train over there, with an extra tin roof so you can do it all out of the rain/snow and get rid of the wheel barrow Or find some more tin and put a roof over your work spot. Replace the measure board by mounting a conduit arm bent so it's outside the swing of the saw that has a plate (to take wood abuse) over a button at the end as your positive stop for the log winch. Use a foot or knee switch in series with that NC switch where the log bumps to open it and stops the winch where you just move your knee/foot, cut the log, and cycle again. This will reduce 'too long' errors while also ensuring eliminating short cuts trying to make sure you don't get too long; effectively reducing the number of daily log cuts and thus reducing fuel consumption and increasing time between sharpening 'commercials'.
@n8atak7046 ай бұрын
Some great ideas, thank you, I will probably incorporate the length guide idea! I was planning to do a bit of automation using limit switches but for the 3-4 cords I cut it would need too much attention to maintain it. Probably the next improvement is a 4 way blade.
@FSUmofo7 ай бұрын
seems like you are running the splitter at idle speed....it should be a full at full throttle. Maybe that's why its so slow.
@n8atak7046 ай бұрын
Yes, I was running at a lower than optimal speed. The reason was the coupler between the engine and hydraulic pump was deteriorating, I have replaced the coupling and run at full speed now. Thanks
@paulhare6627 ай бұрын
Works well in fast foreward. I much prefer to finish with one operation/machine and move to the next. Splitting within chuckin' distance to the woodshed eliminates the wheelbarrow step too.
@n8atak7046 ай бұрын
Thanks. I was chucking pieces into the shed for awhile but ended up having to pick them up to restack. The wheelbarrow gives me a nice 2-3 minute break from sawing and saves my back from bending so much. I was thinking of not stacking just stacking to build a perimeter wall and just tossing the rest into a pile. I may go back to that.
@paulhare6626 ай бұрын
@@n8atak704 Build Holtshousens.
@dabprod8 ай бұрын
Super impressed with the simplicity of it. That's my kind of thinking. Thanks for sharing.
@marvinremster8 ай бұрын
Keep up the good work.
@royramey56598 ай бұрын
Good idea but thats the slowest splitter i've ever seen
@danbentsen9 ай бұрын
Like your set up. Like your use of tongs . Tongs can be used in so many ways for timber & firewood .I hope you post some more videos, I think as handy as you are w/this set-up your going to improve on it, would like to see where you take it. Very good watch
@davidedwards37349 ай бұрын
Great job!! Great innovative idea!! Stay Hydrated and Have a Safe Day
@ethanrobinson905510 ай бұрын
👍👍 two thumbs up!
@randygrider975811 ай бұрын
You need a splitter. That thing is the slowest I have ever seen
@n8atak70410 ай бұрын
Haha, yes the splitter is SLOW!!! I understand that. I just hope people don't miss the main point......... the ramp and winch to prevent all the bending over to process firewood. That is all I am trying to show. I hope your firewood processing is a good setup as well.
@dakas7411 ай бұрын
Too slow.
@woodnewf3847 Жыл бұрын
Time is money. You clearly don't put much value on your time. That contraption is slow and dangerous.
@joemendyk99947 ай бұрын
You clearly can't think outside your box. Money saved is money earned, no? Time spent doing for yourself is always worthwhile; no $ sign needed.....
@woodnewf38477 ай бұрын
@@joemendyk9994 my box has a 5 second cycle time, splits the wood all the way through and is cutting the next round while splitting. My box doesn't drag the logs through the dirt. My box is mobile. Every dollar I spent was recovered the first year in increased production and keeps on paying. His "machine" keeps taking back all the money he "saved" with painfully slow cycle times. Different perspectives I guess.
@boooshes3 ай бұрын
He only uses this for his own firewood, not for production.
@robertodebeers2551 Жыл бұрын
Wouldn't it be easier to buy a $40,000 loader to move your logs around? 🤣
@alanmeyers3957 Жыл бұрын
No money at that speed.
@n8atak70410 ай бұрын
I understand. I am not selling commercially. This is just for myself.
@chlyon Жыл бұрын
If we are making suggestions , Id be buying a hydraulic motor and building the chainsaw to run off the splitter pump this would allow you to run the splitter at full rpm and split 3 times faster , but otherwise nice little setup
@marvinremster Жыл бұрын
I watched it again. I like your idea.
@wayneladd7509 Жыл бұрын
If you have access to 120 electric power you could use a corded chain saw and not have to remove it to add oil. I used a Craftsman 16 inch one and it cut great.
@Hyltran11 ай бұрын
Yes Husqvarna electric are true beasts. They cut much better than any gasoline chain saw in remotely the same price range. And you don’t need to buy gasoline. I’m amazed every to I use mine 😊 💪 🇸🇪 😉 They would serve this purpose great.
@WintJames Жыл бұрын
That's awesome lol !!
@bobm7275 Жыл бұрын
DIY Firewood Processor, low cost! easy build. Someone still tells it like it is. With the money you saved by NOT making six trips to the store and the money save by NOT buying gadgets that thing is a great idea and basically free. thank you for the truth in advertising.
@CHELLIE2408 Жыл бұрын
Great Idea :)
@wlrp3 Жыл бұрын
There are two R's in the word library, there is just one U in the word nuclear, and for chrissakes man, wheel barrow ends with a W, not an L.
@thebluecollarbowhunter360 Жыл бұрын
Genius!
@dannyshedd1306 Жыл бұрын
I don’t comment on much. But I must say this is pretty ingenious. Especially for the money it appears you have in it. I love limiting the amount of times you have to handle each pice.
@dabprod8 ай бұрын
And don't have to bend over and pick anything up off the ground.
@RichMenzel Жыл бұрын
Nice! I liked your setup so much I copied it, hope you don't mind. I did add a few more aspects to the system. Thanks for sharing. If your interested I put up a short video on KZread of the system I built: kzread.info/dash/bejne/m2tnr6Sfqs3Rc84.html
@gregwillett2363 Жыл бұрын
Nice job! Super cool!
@Juzzy520 Жыл бұрын
Turn up the engine revs!!😆💪👍👍
@MrJFoster1984 Жыл бұрын
The engine is only idling, revs need increasing for a faster split
@mtndeer Жыл бұрын
Even though it sounds simple and is relatively, I had to think many things through. Many a back has been destroyed and once you get it running it’s well worth it, great job!
@katlyndeasia4537 Жыл бұрын
💥 "promosm"
@marvinremster Жыл бұрын
Enjoyed your video.
@robertpatton2140 Жыл бұрын
I have 2 suggestions. 1. It would make sence to put a gaurd on the chainsaw. It is dangerous to have your arm that close to a running chainsaw without the brake on. 2. It would make more sence to have a high torque electric chainsaw insteed of a gas powered one. It would cut that log like butter. And put a inverter on the battery for the winch. That way you can run the chainsaw.
@jimwilliamson7598 Жыл бұрын
Much realistic on high speed!
@nebraskawoodstr Жыл бұрын
Just found you on my feed and subbed. Started my channel last year. Good looking setup. Take care.
@scrappersteve6372 Жыл бұрын
Awesome!!! Genious idea!!!! Im going to try something like that!!
@gertjanvangastel Жыл бұрын
Get a kinetic woodsplitter and increase your efficiency
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This is fantastic! But something is very wrong with the hydraulics on your splitter, that is the slowest cycle I have ever seen, there is no way I could live with that, lol. Also, a battery chainsaw would be great for this. Cheers! EDIT: I see a comment where you say you had the splitter at idle speed, that explains the terribly slow cycle. It would have been far more impressive if you had waited to do your video at full speed, because it is very cool. Here's to making it safer!
Ingenious!
So simpel und einfach, einfach genial. Nur der Holzspalter muss ein anderer her der schneller ist
Bloody brilliant really!!!
Good job.
Nice simple setup, but that splitter is slow. Any chance the pressure relief valve is stuck open or does it rev up more?
Oh yeah, it revs up more. I was just running it at slower RPM. It definitely will go a lot faster.
Wow, just wow man, simple, briliant. I would only change this measuring stick, install some pole on the splitter that the log can hit... but everything else is just as it should.
A great example of how to work smarter not harder .
I don’t think I ever seen a ram that slow. I can hear the pump whining has it always been like that I like the use what you have
It takes real intelligence to make something so simple! BRILLANT SET UP.
haha, Thank you for the kind comment. It gets the job done and didn't cost much.
Very smart man. Is there room for improvement? Sure, but this is one slick setup. For a personal firewood processing system this is well thought out.
Since you are cutting these logs to a specific length, sandwich a couple pieces of iron together and put them behind the log on the splitter to reduce the gap. If each log takes 2 seconds for the splitting piece to reach the log, then 2 seconds back then when you rotate another 2 seconds forward and another 2 seconds back you might be saving 10 or so seconds every log.
Two joint of 2 3/8 pipe and it would slide very easily also 😊😊 Love that you have got to save money and get the job done cheaper
Thanks for posting this. Always enjoy seeing honest diy projects.
Well the price was right! haha. I started out thinking of designs made of steel. After realizing the cost of steel I thought of building a wooden proof of concept with bought lumber, again cost made me rethink an experiment. Then it dawned on me to use logs. I would definitely build this again if I move or after a few years when this rots.
Very clever! You know that extra tree post on the side was meant for you to install the processing train over there, with an extra tin roof so you can do it all out of the rain/snow and get rid of the wheel barrow Or find some more tin and put a roof over your work spot. Replace the measure board by mounting a conduit arm bent so it's outside the swing of the saw that has a plate (to take wood abuse) over a button at the end as your positive stop for the log winch. Use a foot or knee switch in series with that NC switch where the log bumps to open it and stops the winch where you just move your knee/foot, cut the log, and cycle again. This will reduce 'too long' errors while also ensuring eliminating short cuts trying to make sure you don't get too long; effectively reducing the number of daily log cuts and thus reducing fuel consumption and increasing time between sharpening 'commercials'.
Some great ideas, thank you, I will probably incorporate the length guide idea! I was planning to do a bit of automation using limit switches but for the 3-4 cords I cut it would need too much attention to maintain it. Probably the next improvement is a 4 way blade.
seems like you are running the splitter at idle speed....it should be a full at full throttle. Maybe that's why its so slow.
Yes, I was running at a lower than optimal speed. The reason was the coupler between the engine and hydraulic pump was deteriorating, I have replaced the coupling and run at full speed now. Thanks
Works well in fast foreward. I much prefer to finish with one operation/machine and move to the next. Splitting within chuckin' distance to the woodshed eliminates the wheelbarrow step too.
Thanks. I was chucking pieces into the shed for awhile but ended up having to pick them up to restack. The wheelbarrow gives me a nice 2-3 minute break from sawing and saves my back from bending so much. I was thinking of not stacking just stacking to build a perimeter wall and just tossing the rest into a pile. I may go back to that.
@@n8atak704 Build Holtshousens.
Super impressed with the simplicity of it. That's my kind of thinking. Thanks for sharing.
Keep up the good work.
Good idea but thats the slowest splitter i've ever seen
Like your set up. Like your use of tongs . Tongs can be used in so many ways for timber & firewood .I hope you post some more videos, I think as handy as you are w/this set-up your going to improve on it, would like to see where you take it. Very good watch
Great job!! Great innovative idea!! Stay Hydrated and Have a Safe Day
👍👍 two thumbs up!
You need a splitter. That thing is the slowest I have ever seen
Haha, yes the splitter is SLOW!!! I understand that. I just hope people don't miss the main point......... the ramp and winch to prevent all the bending over to process firewood. That is all I am trying to show. I hope your firewood processing is a good setup as well.
Too slow.
Time is money. You clearly don't put much value on your time. That contraption is slow and dangerous.
You clearly can't think outside your box. Money saved is money earned, no? Time spent doing for yourself is always worthwhile; no $ sign needed.....
@@joemendyk9994 my box has a 5 second cycle time, splits the wood all the way through and is cutting the next round while splitting. My box doesn't drag the logs through the dirt. My box is mobile. Every dollar I spent was recovered the first year in increased production and keeps on paying. His "machine" keeps taking back all the money he "saved" with painfully slow cycle times. Different perspectives I guess.
He only uses this for his own firewood, not for production.
Wouldn't it be easier to buy a $40,000 loader to move your logs around? 🤣
No money at that speed.
I understand. I am not selling commercially. This is just for myself.
If we are making suggestions , Id be buying a hydraulic motor and building the chainsaw to run off the splitter pump this would allow you to run the splitter at full rpm and split 3 times faster , but otherwise nice little setup
I watched it again. I like your idea.
If you have access to 120 electric power you could use a corded chain saw and not have to remove it to add oil. I used a Craftsman 16 inch one and it cut great.
Yes Husqvarna electric are true beasts. They cut much better than any gasoline chain saw in remotely the same price range. And you don’t need to buy gasoline. I’m amazed every to I use mine 😊 💪 🇸🇪 😉 They would serve this purpose great.
That's awesome lol !!
DIY Firewood Processor, low cost! easy build. Someone still tells it like it is. With the money you saved by NOT making six trips to the store and the money save by NOT buying gadgets that thing is a great idea and basically free. thank you for the truth in advertising.
Great Idea :)
There are two R's in the word library, there is just one U in the word nuclear, and for chrissakes man, wheel barrow ends with a W, not an L.
Genius!
I don’t comment on much. But I must say this is pretty ingenious. Especially for the money it appears you have in it. I love limiting the amount of times you have to handle each pice.
And don't have to bend over and pick anything up off the ground.
Nice! I liked your setup so much I copied it, hope you don't mind. I did add a few more aspects to the system. Thanks for sharing. If your interested I put up a short video on KZread of the system I built: kzread.info/dash/bejne/m2tnr6Sfqs3Rc84.html
Nice job! Super cool!
Turn up the engine revs!!😆💪👍👍
The engine is only idling, revs need increasing for a faster split
Even though it sounds simple and is relatively, I had to think many things through. Many a back has been destroyed and once you get it running it’s well worth it, great job!
💥 "promosm"
Enjoyed your video.
I have 2 suggestions. 1. It would make sence to put a gaurd on the chainsaw. It is dangerous to have your arm that close to a running chainsaw without the brake on. 2. It would make more sence to have a high torque electric chainsaw insteed of a gas powered one. It would cut that log like butter. And put a inverter on the battery for the winch. That way you can run the chainsaw.
Much realistic on high speed!
Just found you on my feed and subbed. Started my channel last year. Good looking setup. Take care.
Awesome!!! Genious idea!!!! Im going to try something like that!!
Get a kinetic woodsplitter and increase your efficiency
That’s a pretty nice setup and low cost 👍🏼