Firewood processor hire?

[spandit]

I have a load of quite straight trunks from my woodland thinning. All about 4 feet long by 6-10" diameter. Whilst I could just saw and split it myself over a few days, just wondering what the feasibility of hiring in someone with a processor would be? Shouldn't take too long

[swinny]

Shouldn't take too long but no one will turn up for less than 350 -400 quid I would think.... non viable if so

 

Edited Saturday at 16:15 by swinny

[doobin]

That's not a lot indeed, and it's all very short lengths for processor grade.

Probably the best tool for the job is something with a circular saw.

 

As this is going to be regular occurance for you (one presumes) I'd invest in something like a Hakke Pilke Eagle for the back of that tractor.

 

 

[spandit]

1 hour ago, doobin said:

That's not a lot indeed, and it's all very short lengths for processor grade.

Probably the best tool for the job is something with a circular saw.

 

As this is going to be regular occurance for you (one presumes) I'd invest in something like a Hakke Pilke Eagle for the back of that tractor.

 

 

I'll look that up, thanks. It was just an idea as despite being pretty easy to split stuff, there's quite a lot of it (at least double that pile)

[MattyF]

Japa Saw Bench | eBay UK

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Japa saw bench only as we up grade to a hakklpilke oH27 has ascrew log splitter perfectly working machine can be seen working. If you are interested call me on...

some thing like that would be ideal, would of payed for itself after two years with the cost of what some one would want to come in with a processor for the day.

[openspaceman]

18 minutes ago, MattyF said:

Japa Saw Bench | eBay UK

EBAY.US

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Japa saw bench only as we up grade to a hakklpilke oH27 has ascrew log splitter perfectly working machine can be seen working. If you are interested call me on...

some thing like that would be ideal, would of payed for itself after two years with the cost of what some one would want to come in with a processor for the day.

Yes  but for those logs that just need a single split my old Kisa Combi would do the job, mine doesn't have a conveyor and that is not a problem if you are stacking in a shed.

[Stere]

Quite a small amount may as well do by hand would take  about 5hrs  id guess for me to do the chunky ones with saw and axe & they look easy and nice to split.

 

I assume the thin ones pile will go though the branch logger.

 

 

 

 

[spandit]

1 hour ago, Stere said:

 

I assume the thin ones pile will go though the branch logger.

Actually, that pile is to cut to 70cm lengths for torch handles. The branch logger pile was way bigger.

 

 

[spandit]

1 hour ago, Stere said:

Quite a small amount may as well do by hand

The pile is currently at least 3 times that size now. I think I will cut some of it by hand and use the hydraulic splitter on the tractor when I get bored with the maul.

[spandit]

An ideal solution would be a 4 way splitter that can push those lengths through which can then be fed through the branch logger. Surprised such a thing doesn't exist but it seems people want firewood with nice flat ends?