Anyone seen this processor before?

[farmer_ben]

Collino Costruzioni - COMBY 2010 TSC 4-5

 

Never seen one with a seperate splitter ram like this, it does appeal to me a lot but is there any real benefit of it instead of a convential processor with a chamber?

[leotandoh12]

We have something nearly the same only benefit i can see with ours we can do shorter lengths on it

[Chris Sheppard]

Not seen that one before but Technorton used to do a similar machine as they had one on a local estate.

 

Had it been built better it would have not been a bad machine. Never going to be as quick as a normal processor but if it's cheaper to buy it might offset the slower production time enough.

 

EDIT: Just seen the second video from a different angle - looks pretty much just a saw and elevator with a splitter bolted to it - shouldn't be too bad to put together using off the shelf models.

Edited December 27, 2012 by Chris Sheppard

[farmer_ben]

We have something nearly the same only benefit i can see with ours we can do shorter lengths on it

 

Could you stick some photos up?

 

Im after a saw bench with elevator but if I can get one with a splitter on the side as well jobs a good un

[Crazy Cutter]

Personally for me there is still too much manual handling in the process. Ram speed looks a touch slow as well though larger hp tractor would change that. I'm finding the metre billet system still quickest if storing outside?

[farmer_ben]

Personally for me there is still too much manual handling in the process. Ram speed looks a touch slow as well though larger hp tractor would change that. I'm finding the metre billet system still quickest if storing outside?

 

Yeah I do metre billets but I think this style processor with splitter on the side would be next step up from my current saw bench. I may buy a new bench with conveyor and get engineering friend to make me up the splitter bit.

 

50% of my timber is from hedgerow coppicing and no way would most of that go through standard processor but I could handle it with the processor in question....and this style would still cross cut billets a treat also. And not reply on a ram to push logs onto conveyor