advice on going from splitter to processor

[Billy68]

stephen if you want to look at mine working your weelcome to come have a play im in sunderland

[Stephen Blair]

cheers for the offer Billy, i like the fact you can tow it to the job and then process into the back of the truck:thumbup1:

[rowan lee]

Billy is your Farmi the same as this machine?

Pilkemastesr Evo : Firewood Processor and Wood Splitter same time - YouTube

 

If it is, i love the way you can just drop rings in for splitting as well without messing about with mesh cage guarding, etc. Also if it is the same machine - what size engine does it have, as this one seems incredibly fast for what looks like a small ride on size engine.

[mendiplogs]

As it says, i have been wanting to buy a firewood processor for some time and i would like to know from the guys with 1, the diference they have found after taking the plunge.

I am not really that bothered about how quick i can process but how much easier it would make life and reduce handling more:thumbup1:

 

HI stephen what size processor are you looking at mate 12/14 ins how many tons of small cord have got and do you buy in small cord or is it arb wood mate as a good processor will cost so you need many tons to get cash back thanks jon

[Billy68]

hi rowan its the same machine but mine has not got the handle on the top but will ask if i can buy one the engine is only small about 10 litres of petrol day

[rowan lee]

Thanks Billy, is your farmi just as fast as that then you reckon? " 10 liters a day - sounds pretty good. That wee lever for the splitter looks like a good option,

 

granted if your processing cord all day why would one bother blocking up with a separate chainsaw beforehand, but for the tree surgeons out there doing some firewood with arb arisings, I'm sure there is any amount of random rings coming in from jobs along with more substantial material.

[Chris Sheppard]

That wee lever for the splitter looks like a good option,

 

we never tried it, but a piece of string round the handle and through one of the convenient holes that the lever would bolt to should do the same job, just in a heath robinson one handed kind of way

[rowan lee]

Chris how much did this mobile unit retail when you were at Riko? was it any cheaper then the Hawk?

[sandbach-sticks]

i went from a splitter to a processor and thought it was the biggest mistake i had ever made! However, i was getting arb waste, i now buy in cord wood and i can process 10 t+ of logs day, whereas i was doing 3-4 with splitter. If you can get straights 10 ft long then get a processor, if you get twisted arb waste the get a good splitter and circular saw! from my experience they work best. Good to read comments!

[gensetsteve]

We did a test a few months ago. our trailer holds 3 cu metres so we prepared straight 10" timber to 3ft lenghts. Andy loaded the conveyor and I operated the machine took 30 mins to fill . So in theory with two people you can do the 6cu an hour. We then put 2-3" stuff through after 2.5 hours we had about 2 cu metres. With average timber with me working on my own takes me 1hr 20mins to get 2 cu metres in the trailer allowing for chain sharpening oil refilling and jam ups.