Question/s about log processing option's

[Lee Winger]

I have a 13 ton pto splitter and a Eagle saw bench, we split logs into billets then cut the billets on the saw bench, the process is painfully slow!

 

Processers are good but imo only if you have straight cord wood in 5' lengths, in a nutshell firewood is very hard work for little gain....

 

 

Eds splitter is the best i've ever seen , but to much money for my liking!

[Busy Daddy]

I use posch horizontal 30 tonne splitter from jas wilsons

It has only been stuck twice , and i put some big bits through . It will take 4 foot long and about 5foot diameter , then through an old palax processer

I would keep away from a chain processers

[yaxleylad]

I would keep away from a chain processers

 

Why is that is it because of having to keep changing the chains if they have a chainsaw crosscut?

[Gray git]

I hire busy daddy big splitter and spend a few days splitting down big trunks in prep for my japa 700,nice simple procesor.

any small arb waste bits that hav bee cut on site and dont land themselvs too either of the big bits of kit i cut with a saw and split on a 10.5 ton thore.

[Chris Sheppard]

Why is that is it because of having to keep changing the chains if they have a chainsaw crosscut?

 

 

I was dubious about going for a saw chain rather than a TCT blade but as long as your timber is fairly clean the saw chains aren't a bad system. Only real downside I found was that the chain on mine is lubricated from the hydraulic oil tank - expensive chain oil

[Mr Ed]

Cant beat those little Japa / Palax TCT machines. Here's me working one.

[ame]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=hbcPZ2xxQD8[/ame]

[Busy Daddy]

Why is that is it because of having to keep changing the chains if they have a chainsaw crosscut?

Chainsaws produce a lot more sawdust .

More sharpening.

Slower ???

Difficult on bent timber.

I run a palax , i have 2 blades , and would only expect to sharpen them twice in a good year [no nails] sharpen costs about £25 total £100

each tip costs about £1.50 expect about 10 of these

I know of 3 people woh have come back to tct blades from chainsaws

[Tom11]

I use posch horizontal 30 tonne splitter from jas wilsons

It has only been stuck twice , and i put some big bits through . It will take 4 foot long and about 5foot diameter , then through an old palax processer

I would keep away from a chain processers

 

I completely agree. I use a hakki pilke OH60 (TCT) works fine up to 10" anything larger gets spilt into lengths on Posch vertical splitter and then through processor. Works a treat. Personally I would avoid chainsaw processors.

[Busy Daddy]

Have had my palax for about 7 years now

Besides the usual maintainance i have had new bearings in at a cost of about £30 and replacement belts.

There seems to be less maintainance on a tct blade machine , i still use the original 2 blades , there is no down time for sharpening