Well, this is my 6th video since Mike introduced me to your channel and the 3rd time I've seen the splitter in action. Gotta say it is very impressive. I really lit up when you called out where you picked it up at. I already knew it was NC cause you told Mike that, but in this video you called out my home town, Hickory NC. I was born in Hickory, lived in Hickory until I turned 6, then we moved to Conover, 8 miles East, then in '69 we moved to Mount Plesant, Iowa. I graduated in 73. In '75 I moved back to Conover for 4 months then moved to Brownwood, Texas for 4 months then I moved back to Hickory. Now living out my last days in Conover. Retired in 2018, March. May I was hospitalized w pneumonia and that hurt my already damaged lungs. In 2021 MRI showed mass in left lung, no cancer, but I'm operating on less than 1/2 good lung. So say I breathe in one ounce of air. My good lung tissue only absorbs 1/3 ounce of that air. Said all that to say, I watch a lot of TV. I DO NOT watch any commercial crap TV, only UA-cam and only real life channels. So now I'd like to say thanks to you for sharing your real life adventures w those of us who don't do the mind dumbing, controlling bs crap that most the world is addicted to. So far I'm really enjoying your channel, it's very interesting and fun. I've shared you w all my family and friends, I'm of course subscribed w the "all" notification bell on. I do tend to watch your videos on my TV so I dont always comment, but I promise to do so when I can! Thank again.👍👌❤🇺🇸🇺🇸
I run one of these in the winter in the Rocky Mountains. All damn winter just about every day of of the work week. We are in the Yellowstone area, so the winters are long! So we do around 1,800 cords a year. This machine chews through wood like crazy with minimal maintenance or mechanical issues. I’ve operated a couple other processors and they don’t compare. If somebody is thinking of buying a processor, spend the extra money and get one with the large saw blade and stay away from the ones with the chainsaw bar type. You will have so much more production, and not have even close to the amount of mechanical problems. By the way, I use about a foot of chain that hangs down as a stop. We’ve also used those plastic snow plow indicators that attach to the corners of the plow. We rarely break wedges, but have 3 sets in rotation for when we do . When 1 breaks, it goes to a local welder to fix, so there’s no halt in production.
Awesome video! Hope you guys stick with UA-cam. It would be really nice to see how a firewood operation develops within a company with lots of resources. Depending on what your customers expect you might want to look into a firewood cleaner of some kind. Keep it real! I like seeing the bad and ugly too. Every processor will break wedges from time to time
Channel is going to take off like wildfire now that you put the eye candy on! Great seeing daddy Dan 👍 “Not making any money when it’s not running.” 😂 Coming from the guy that brings ice cream to the job site in a hot summer day ❤
I use one of those orange fiberglass driveway markers for a stop. It works great. No binding. I'd be afraid that plumb bob would swing and get caught in the blade.
I use about a foot of chain that hangs down. It’s a heavier chain so it doesn’t swing at all, and isn’t long enough to even really come close to the blade.
darn shame nobody can purchase a new one anymore.im a welder/fabricator and do firewood full time I should find a loco close to me and build some.used machine 20& 60,s are hard to find plus everyone thinks they are made of gold.but anyway awesome video nice to see someone putting videos out with one.
Very nice setup you have there.. love the concrete jungle!!.. i thought you cant use Hardwoods for animal bedding, especially horses.. can you explain this??
Thank you! Most hardwood is fine for animal bedding but WALNUT is not. You cannot use sawdust that has walnut in it for horse bedding. I think this may be what your thinking of…?
The dust of some wood irritates the sinuses and lungs of smaller animals and can cause infections and breathing problems. I can’t quite remember which kind. I believe cedar is one the more nasty ones.
I'm definitely taking my time and watching how the wood is introduced to the wedge. I found that using the manual switch for splitting works much better. Once I see that the log likes the path it's taking, I hit the red button and finish it off.
@@snowman6678 I use the manual lever all the time. And I don’t believe a log going in sideways is what really breaks the wedges anyway. You’ll notice it will hit the vertical cutting blade before the horizontal side blades. I believe what breaks them is wood that’s extremely dry with a lot of knots. Also you notice that certain sizes of a cut round will hit those horizontal blades at an upward angle. So as you are pushing it through, it is applying pressure at somewhat of an upward angle. So after a certain amount of times, and the combination of knotty dry rounds pushing it upwards, is what breaks them. I operate this same machine. Ive processed close to 10,000 cords through ours. It’s a great machine. I’ve rN a couple other processors and the ones I’ve ran pale in comparison to this one. Time between cut and split doesn’t matter, as long as you are paying attention.
And one more thing, I think I've watched all of your videos, and every time you talk to an operator they always mention, inspection, maintenance and safety. They do that often before they mention power or production. It doesn't seem forced or scripted. It seems like those things just naturally come first in their minds. That may be why everybody still has all their fingers. Your insurance carrier should be pleased.
THANKS TO MIKE MORGAN! LOVE YOUR NEW VIDS ON UA-cam!!!!GOD BLESS YOU ALL!!!
Thanks Daniel!
Well, this is my 6th video since Mike introduced me to your channel and the 3rd time I've seen the splitter in action. Gotta say it is very impressive. I really lit up when you called out where you picked it up at. I already knew it was NC cause you told Mike that, but in this video you called out my home town, Hickory NC. I was born in Hickory, lived in Hickory until I turned 6, then we moved to Conover, 8 miles East, then in '69 we moved to Mount Plesant, Iowa. I graduated in 73. In '75 I moved back to Conover for 4 months then moved to Brownwood, Texas for 4 months then I moved back to Hickory. Now living out my last days in Conover. Retired in 2018, March. May I was hospitalized w pneumonia and that hurt my already damaged lungs. In 2021 MRI showed mass in left lung, no cancer, but I'm operating on less than 1/2 good lung. So say I breathe in one ounce of air. My good lung tissue only absorbs 1/3 ounce of that air. Said all that to say, I watch a lot of TV. I DO NOT watch any commercial crap TV, only UA-cam and only real life channels. So now I'd like to say thanks to you for sharing your real life adventures w those of us who don't do the mind dumbing, controlling bs crap that most the world is addicted to. So far I'm really enjoying your channel, it's very interesting and fun. I've shared you w all my family and friends, I'm of course subscribed w the "all" notification bell on. I do tend to watch your videos on my TV so I dont always comment, but I promise to do so when I can! Thank again.👍👌❤🇺🇸🇺🇸
Very cool
Thanks for sharing you story Keith! I hope your health continues to improve with an upward trajectory! We'll keep the content coming!
I run one of these in the winter in the Rocky Mountains. All damn winter just about every day of of the work week. We are in the Yellowstone area, so the winters are long!
So we do around 1,800 cords a year. This machine chews through wood like crazy with minimal maintenance or mechanical issues. I’ve operated a couple other processors and they don’t compare. If somebody is thinking of buying a processor, spend the extra money and get one with the large saw blade and stay away from the ones with the chainsaw bar type. You will have so much more production, and not have even close to the amount of mechanical problems.
By the way, I use about a foot of chain that hangs down as a stop.
We’ve also used those plastic snow plow indicators that attach to the corners of the plow. We rarely break wedges, but have 3 sets in rotation for when we do . When 1 breaks, it goes to a local welder to fix, so there’s no halt in production.
Good info! Thanks!
Enjoyed watching more of what your company does!
Welcome to the channel!
Thanks Dan! We'll keep the videos coming!
Man my guys already miss this machine!
What a machine! Really enjoy your videos.
Thanks Ken! We'll keep them coming!
Awesome video! Hope you guys stick with UA-cam. It would be really nice to see how a firewood operation develops within a company with lots of resources. Depending on what your customers expect you might want to look into a firewood cleaner of some kind. Keep it real! I like seeing the bad and ugly too. Every processor will break wedges from time to time
Thank you! We'll keep the videos coming!
Shout out to Snowman66 🍦🍦🍦cones all around for you guys. Happy to see you are doing well Donny👍👍👍
How you been buddy!? I gotta get my channel Rollin again. Thanks for the ice creams!
hi there nice machine , john
Hello From Northern Virginia Just Subscribed, nice Equipment Ryan🚜🪵👍🏼🇺🇸
Thanks for joining! We'll keep the content coming!
@@adleradventures Thanks, us Also👍🏼🇺🇸
Was a bit corny but that machine is impressive. Looking forward to future vids. You really have an envious operation.
Thanks Larry! We’ll get better… I hope! haha
Channel is going to take off like wildfire now that you put the eye candy on! Great seeing daddy Dan 👍
“Not making any money when it’s not running.” 😂
Coming from the guy that brings ice cream to the job site in a hot summer day ❤
🤣 classic Herman!!
I use one of those orange fiberglass driveway markers for a stop. It works great. No binding. I'd be afraid that plumb bob would swing and get caught in the blade.
I use about a foot of chain that hangs down. It’s a heavier chain so it doesn’t swing at all, and isn’t long enough to even really come close to the blade.
nice operation!
Thank you!
darn shame nobody can purchase a new one anymore.im a welder/fabricator and do firewood full time I should find a loco close to me and build some.used machine 20& 60,s are hard to find plus everyone thinks they are made of gold.but anyway awesome video nice to see someone putting videos out with one.
Thank you! We're liking the Loco!
Another interesting video. Thank you. You have a great crew of workers who take a genuine interest in what they do - and what they do it with..
Thanks for watching Patrick! We are blessed with a great crew! We'll keep the videos rolling!
I'm having fun at work!
Very nice setup you have there.. love the concrete jungle!!.. i thought you cant use Hardwoods for animal bedding, especially horses.. can you explain this??
Thank you! Most hardwood is fine for animal bedding but WALNUT is not. You cannot use sawdust that has walnut in it for horse bedding. I think this may be what your thinking of…?
The dust of some wood irritates the sinuses and lungs of smaller animals and can cause infections and breathing problems. I can’t quite remember which kind. I believe cedar is one the more nasty ones.
I THINK INCREASE TIME DELAY ON CUT AND SPLIT AND UP THE WELDING ROD SIZE AND GAGE OF STEEL ON WEDGE WILL WHEELED MORE PRODUCTION!!
I'm definitely taking my time and watching how the wood is introduced to the wedge. I found that using the manual switch for splitting works much better. Once I see that the log likes the path it's taking, I hit the red button and finish it off.
@@snowman6678 I use the manual lever all the time. And I don’t believe a log going in sideways is what really breaks the wedges anyway. You’ll notice it will hit the vertical cutting blade before the horizontal side blades. I believe what breaks them is wood that’s extremely dry with a lot of knots. Also you notice that certain sizes of a cut round will hit those horizontal blades at an upward angle. So as you are pushing it through, it is applying pressure at somewhat of an upward angle. So after a certain amount of times, and the combination of knotty dry rounds pushing it upwards, is what breaks them. I operate this same machine. Ive processed close to 10,000 cords through ours. It’s a great machine. I’ve rN a couple other processors and the ones I’ve ran pale in comparison to this one.
Time between cut and split doesn’t matter, as long as you are paying attention.
The machine is great, but I love your dad! You are his clone, not his son.
And one more thing, I think I've watched all of your videos, and every time you talk to an operator they always mention, inspection, maintenance and safety. They do that often before they mention power or production. It doesn't seem forced or scripted. It seems like those things just naturally come first in their minds. That may be why everybody still has all their fingers. Your insurance carrier should be pleased.
Hahaha agreed!!
I agree! Safety, safety, safety! You cannot be too safe in this business! We are blessed with a great team here!
What do you do for parts now that the company that built them is no longer ?
Like everyone else. Battling broken wedges. What a pain.
Not making money sitting there he said. Is that a clue Ryan?
Haha sure is!!
FIRST!LOL