Firewood day with Halverson HWP 150 skid steer processor and boys
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- Опубліковано 16 жов 2024
- Follow along with my boys and I as we test out a new Halverson HP150 firewood processor for a skid steer. We have some problems right at the start so check out the video
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One commenter said it's worthless for firewood. Need "high grade logs". I'm not sure which video he watched cuz to me it looked like a hell of a nice processor. All you'd need to do to cut knotty logs is use a little bit bigger cylinder on the hold down arm. Or even a little different configuration on the teeth maybe. One nice thing is you can run the most aggressive chain made and don't have to worry about a thing. Keep a few freshly sharpened chains with you and you could process a massive pile of firewood in an 8 hour day. You guys did like 5 or 6 cord in 3 hours!! That's impressive. And you only need one machine to do it. Heck yes.
that is a heck of a way to prosses firewood
it is nice to see dad and his sons working together !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That machine is such a time saver and works so well, the boys may not have been listening but I will bet you a lot of your viewers learned something new, Thank you Clinton, Tucker, and Hunter, I thought you were also going to run the machine but Dad knows best, he probably makes you both work it when the camera is off.
It is great that your boys are helping you. I helped my Dad cut and split wood. And my 4 boys used to help me do the same. But that Halverson certainly is amazing.
OOH! I want one. I even have the 753H Bobcat to stick it on. Just can't justify it. I'll have to make do with stoop labor, Mr Stihl and my old horizontal hydraulic splitter.
Nice processor. Good to see the boys working hard, and you are doing a good job teaching them good work ethics.
Much appreciated
Very impressive! Both the young men and the attachment.
That's a very cool video.. I love to watch those machines make short work of all of those logs. I like to watch your son's working with you... You are blessed.. it would be great to see more equipment working... Keep them coming... Thank you all.
I got one of these for my toolcat, but mines a 120. They are most certainly worth their price. It doesn’t matter what the weather is like or what time of day it is, I can split wood. These are more portable & easier to take deeper into the woods than tow behind processors. Of course they have their limitations, everything does. But the whole point of these are to make cutting & splitting 2x or 3x faster.
And that's why I'll stick to my pre emissions trucks and equipment. I can rebuild and maintain my older equipment cheaper than just the maintenance costs of a newer machine, not to mention the costs of downtime and they're more reliable. The only decent newer machine is a fully deleted machine and even that is somewhat questionable. Great video.
Hi I like that agustable spliter head best I have seen good content thanks
I'll wait for the stacking feature. Feeding 2 teen boys is expensive.
He that's heat with wood is twice warmed, you and the boys stay safe.
I would have killed for one of these 40 years ago when I was growing up and having to do this mostly by hand... (had a hydraulic splitter... ) that thing looked awesome. You'd call that a Ric... I grew up calling that a face-kord... where a full Kord was 4ft deep...
What a good deal, Dad gets to work with his sons! Can’t get much better,,,
Looks like you had some good help from Hunter and Tucker.
Looks pretty handy, BUT, you could use a little sharpening on that saw blade.
Damm just another machine i want but will never be able to afford, thank you for sharing as i go and cut wood with my axe and chainsaw and 12lb block splitter .In Oz its 3ft x 3ft is a block and worth between $100 and $4oo depending on the wood type.
Making firewood with little sweat, nice engineering on this unit for sure.
Awesome firewood processor,I've never had the pleasure of using one ,it looks like a fine investment if you're ever need one keep up the good work
Thanks 👍
Makes easy work out of a labor intensive job
Awesome accessory to a skid steer!!
Nice set up. Came a long way from cross cuts and ax when I was younger.
I would say the demo was a success, your children earned their keep
Fine attachment. It was funny to hear the boys talk about it being kind of tiring. Y’all got done in three hours what would normally take a LS200 Vermeer 10 or more hours at least.
Keep them boys working.
Great log splitter. Would have loved having one around in the seventies
Quite the processor... and the boys did well! The splitter I use a small electric one and split up around 3 chords of hardwood a year. It's been running for 15 years. That processor would be the cat's meow! LOL
Cool machine nice to see the different stuff that you do.
Good video thx I don’t emissions delete all the way
Greetings from Unionville!
It's very strange to see familiar roads and land on UA-cam but then I remember, "Oh, wait! He's just down the road. Never mind .."
😁
Let those two youngsters run the machine!
Neet machine. A spray can of PAM (R) the kitchen spray for pans... on the saw would be handy. Use it on my saws. Won't smell like regular oil .
Sure chomps trough the wood in a hurry bro. Great video y the way. Safe travels
Thanks
Pretty sweet setup!!! I checked into those, they don't seem to go down any in value if you van even find a used one!!!
Clint that looks like a great piece of equipment. I'm afraid I won't ever have one as I am still working my way up from a hand saw, a hand axe, a hand held circular saw and most recently to a reciprocating saw (I think you call them sawzall's in the US).
Enjoyed seeing what the log splitter does.
Those emissions sensors affect us car drivers too and they are a nightmare.
Cheers
Michael (from Scotland)
Maybe one day!
Now that's a awesome processor. When you can load, cut and split where ever you want makes the job alot easier. You just had to put a little fire behind the boys butt to get them to load the firewood. Guess it was cold where you guys are. But all in all it's a very good unit. Too bad the Cat broke down after just purchasing it. That would have pissed me off. Hope it's a quick fix,but I doubt it. However you n your team are well experienced on figuring it out. Nice work guys and keep the vids coming, very good content. Be safe
Nice processor good to see the boys can't tell which one is the harder worker ?
Having worked with automotive side diesel issues, one of my favorite field guys called the Gov's Diesel Emission =DEF Comedy Jam (so appropriate). Guess that's why most of the early non DEF stuff is sold out. That is a nice log splitter!
The wood processer looks like a great idea and as for the emissions on new mechine they suck I watch a lot of utube on dirt machines and it seems like they are all the time going Tits up and cost a lot of money and down time. I own a 99 dodge one ton with a Cummins engine no emissions control and I would not sell it for a new one.
Thanks
Just spent 8k fixing the cat 🤦♂️
@@C_CEQUIPMENT Wow, what does it cost for a full delete?
Been looking into these, glad I watched this video. Seems like they are worthless for cutting actual firewood logs and only do well cutting up veneer and high grade logs without knots and defects.
I haven't run one myself but sell firewood logs to a guy that has one and does nothing but complain if the woods not perfect. My assumption also good for cutting veneer and logs.
??? If those are what you consider "high grade logs" I don't know what to tell you. Sure you're not gonna cut tops with it, but it seemed to do pretty good to me. It's far from worthless.
That certainly beats splitting them with an axe,and not telling the boys which buttons to press means that you get the easier job, then again you are the boss. 😉
👍Impressive attachement.
that works great but is the cost low enough to make it cost effective either way i like it
That’s a great piece of gear!! You should contact Neil Koch at Dig Drive DIY, I bet he would love one of these. He has struggled with firewood processors in the past lol.
Nice machine. I think a cord of wood is equal to 3 rick's/face cords. Should be 128 sq ft. Love your videos!
Thanks for the info!
Im pretty sure a cord is 4' tall by 4' deep by 8' long. you can also have a "Face cord" which is basically 4x8 but only stacked one piece of wood deep if that's understandable. Kind of dumb but it is what it is haha
That processor makes me want to burn wood again, HA HA HA. I was waiting for the story of when you were a boy you had to cut the trees down with an ax, sawed it up with a buck saw and split it with an ax. Like me, you probably walked 5 miles to school through 2 feet of snow and it was up hill both ways. Great video Clint and the boys from Historic Bath, Maine.
Hi Kevin on your introduction you show fork type blade on a dozer ? What kind is it for what applications and why now curved like crawler bucket for wood and brush debris Bruce
The only improvement I could suggest is to cut directly into a hopper or trailer…. Not packed neatly but saves handling…
Soon I hope to see the young men learning to operate all the equipment/machines.
Great attachment!!
If I may ask when was the last time that saw blade was sharpened? I do like the little sawmill! as far as the omissions there’s nothing we can do with it but deal with it.
It was never sharpened
The smaller Deere machine lacked a little flow to make the saw really sing
It beats doing it old school
That thing is awesome.
Can that pick up more than 1 log at a time because it looks like it can? Also, does it have an 8 size splitter? Seems to do a super job and if you don't have someone to help you can still do it all by yourself.
Just one log at a time and they don’t make an 8 way splitter right now
Hi,
A couple of questions
Will you ship to Australia ?
Also
Seeing the bar cut the log, the hesitation in the cut
Is that lack of hydraulic flow from the machine
If so
By placing a greater flow pump on the bar
Will this give it a smoother cut
As I have a High flow machine @ 152.3 litres p/min - there a bouts
We could ship
Yes this machine was lacking flow
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Thank you
So
The flow rate on the pump that was on the larger type item - that can cut larger logs
That was hooked up to the JDeere
What's the flow rate on that cutter bar pump ?
Also
Would be good to have some type of 10mm or so
Protective plates structured in front of that pump
For protection
Also
What would be the price of that item ?
USD or AUD Price ?
Shipping would be ?
To Sydney Australia
Thank you
Awesome machine and a great time saver! Great job to you and the boys. Love your channel. Keep up the great videos.
Thanks
High voltage
Sounds like it could be the voltage regulator in the alternator??
Emissions drive me nuts!! They all have it
At least 75 horse or under is only DPF and no DEF
Best 2 manufacturers Deere and Cat
Loving the videos👍
It was $9000 in emissions and turbo
@@C_CEQUIPMENT wow!! Ouch!!
Love that attachment 👍you just gave me an idea for a business my son can run👍
Thanks Clint
That is pretty slick!
What a back saver
Love that thing major work saver
For sure
Wish I had the processor as a kid. Try mixing some jet A in fuel to help with emissions
Interesting I haven’t heard that about jp8
That’s a great machine don’t believe we have anything like that here in the UK? If not it needs a sales agent here😂👍
Hey new to the channel love the content my kind of stuff and the first video was Mr dirt perfect 👍 the imitation shit we won't talk about the I've been running big truck and machines for over 30 years and I run to the old stuff as long as it runs I'm good it's funny il see the young guys run to the new stuff and I laugh. The only thing is the new trucks and machines are more comfortable that's about it I like the old stuff most of the time I can fix it my self. And for the split wood that processor is great il be getting one soon 👍 a 4×4×8 feet is a bush cord and 4ft×16inch×8ft long is a face cord if I'm correct up here in Ontario Canada 🇨🇦
Thanks
The boys did good .
Loved the vedio ❤️
Up here in Massachusetts a cord is 4 x 4 x8
That is one slick compact firewood processor. One could use this on the tree site and drop directly into a dump trailer or small dump truck. Hydraulic motor for the saw could be a little faster but you did say the hydraulic flow was down. How many GPM does that require?
15-20gpm
i could be wrong but seems like the blade might need sharpened.looked like the saw dust chips were kind of fine.the one we use buzzes right through most logs
Is it possible to put a hermit cab onto a bobbed 5 ton chassis?
Anything is possible with enough money I guess
Where do you get that deal that you have on the front of your skid steer I need one of those for my mom's place she's about 7 years old and I want to cut some firewood for her and that would be exhausted the most awesomest thing I could have and then make it a wood splitter to that'd be awesome
We sell them
I inherited a 2001 873g from my Dad with around 740 hours and now it has 850 hours. I did add Grouser Steel Tracks and it’s a beast. Unfortunately it is only low flow so what are your thoughts about upgrading the pump to a higher flow? I run a Quick Attach EZ Mow 72” brush cutter which would run faster with a higher flow as max is 32 GPM.
Hmm
Might be an expensive option but doable
Clint, would the side to side cutting wedges possible work better if they were longer? On the bigger wood, it sure seemed like they weren't wide enough to fully split it. I wish we would have had one of these when I was growing up.
They might but then they would have more leverage I guess and possibly bend or break things easier maybe
@@C_CEQUIPMENT Maybe instead of length, a little thicker then. Be harder to push the log but would spread it wider and break it open better?? Just thoughts.
Clinton, I'm not very familiar with log splitters of that caliber. What is taathe rating on the hyd ram?
Would a higher capacity hyd pump run the chain saw any faster?
Man what a pile of wood!@!@!@!@@@@!!!!!
That is a pretty slick system. Ah the price of men's toys!!!!!
I believe it’s about 35 ton
Yes a bigger skid steer will make the saw sing faster
Seems like the splitter wings could use to be 1/2" to 1" longer to ensure a clean split.
Do you think an S650 or an SSV75 both around 2600 ROC would be ok with handling the 150 and the logs...or you think 3K ROC is needed?
it would be ok the s650 might be tippy
@@C_CEQUIPMENT 3000 lbs ROC preferred with these?
It needs to stack the wood too!!😅
12/20/21; just watched you & 2 strong, clean cut youngsters man- handling/stacking firewood using Halvorson wood cutter/splitter. Hey, that Halvorson cutter combo 4-6 way splitter is neat! But seems to need some type of 'next-step' gizmo to receive splits & direct them into your(their) storage unit. I watch Outdoors with Morgans; they use WolfRidge splitter (no auto chain saw cutter on their unit) with conveyor, dump into large open pit. Then both you/sons with Halvorson & Morgans with WolfRidge must manually, physically, select/pickup, turn/twist & load your mobile storage baskets. So, is their a gizmo that can receive 'splits' & 'next-step' load these pieces...compactly/neatly into a receiver/basket? Clearly your Halvorson saves time as it combines log handling/pushing into next-step chainsaw cutting. That is sweet. So, is their a a next-step device that receives splits & put them ( neatly) into a storage basket? If not...maybe you can give yur 2 boys a project, aye? Design, cut/fit, tackweld...humm...then show it off on yur YT channel...boys get a little $$?? Enjoy yur videos. You work on some b I g toys!👀👍👍👍😊
For sure
Whoever comes up with an automatic stacker will have it made!
Thanks for watching
Earl in Mi I wish we had A spiter like that when I was A kid I'M 63
Can I possibly can you possibly show me the wood splitter attachment for the cat skid steer
I don’t think I would put anything bigger than 22 as slow as this is, a flow problem?
Saw is a little slow because of small machine
The bigger cat that broke down was turning it faster
I'm wondering about the bar life as it's not getting a supply of bar oil??
It has its own oiler
I’d love to wear that thing out.
Some aspects seem ok but it would never work I my area as a 24 inch log is a little one around here, most are between 32 and 60 inches with the big boys reaching 8 foot plus.
Just fyi A bush cord at least in Canada is 4x4x8 a face cord is 4x4x12inches
One slick unit 👌👌
How much does this attachment cost? A rick would be slang for a face cord and there's three face cords to cord.
They start at 9k and go up from there
very nice
PHENOMENAL MEACHINE
I had to cut and split bye hand. I would have loved to have had that
What?? An attachment Andrew camarata doesn't have lol.cool tool indeed .
Is that chain that dull ? Or is the saw hydraulics that slow ? Ty
Smaller skid steer was low on flow
@@C_CEQUIPMENT 10-4. I run a Rotebec on a Deer 210g. I know it’s a way bigger machine. But it’s 3/4 chain and a 45” bar. So I figured the bar speed should be faster. 👍🏼
Is the length fire wood cut manually set or does the machine have pre set length?
You can pre set in machine or do it manually
Great Video ! Off subject, who manufactured your aluminum flatbed? What are your thoughts on it ?
It’s made by Hillsboro
Pretty nice imo
Can this be used in a commercial way, How many cords in a 10 day?
Yep it sure can
2 cords and hour
Emissions are no problem! We need canola, hemp, or soy oil to run our Diesel engines on and you wouldn’t have to spend $10,000 extra for emissions per vehicle! Petroleum based diesel is why we have an emissions problem, change to plant based oils and delete emission components and the problems that come with them! Plus they have more lubrication than petroleum based fuel, so your engine lasts longer!
It seems your saw and table move much slower than the video from Halverson themselves. Are you just not throttled up all the way?
The flow is down on that smaller skid steer
The larger cat I’d planed to run quit on me
I like that wood tool . What's the price on the 16 inch cut one
They start out around 10k
How are you loading those logs? I guess I missed it. Thank you
So I just tilt the processor over and flip a log up on it
There should be some footage of me doing it
@@C_CEQUIPMENT The problem is I’m sure I just use an excuse of my ouch pain and not seeing it. Dealing with a long-term progressive illness a lot of ouch. Because people like you work people like me are able to survive a little bit easier. Merry Christmas Sir. Greatly appreciate your videos.
a cord is 4 feet wide 4 feet high 8 feet long a rick is 2 feet wide 4 feet high 8 feet long forgot to add that in