Bilke firewood processor

[brynseiri]

Anyone run one? What are they like?

 

 

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[Michael C]

I have only ever seen videos of them, they seem a very efficient machine, but the end product is not very nice, it seems to split everything.

Lots of kindling after it methinks.

[briquette_seller]

I had one for a few years.

 

It doesnt make the nicest looking firewood, but it does cut and split timber mega quick. You wont keep up with it.

 

The sharper you keep the blade, the less mess you get.

[brynseiri]

I can't understand why log customers are so bothered about appearance? They are throwing it on a fire to keep warm ffs, within seconds it's appearance is about the same as any other log! Good looking machine though.

 

 

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[briquette_seller]

What are you planning on processing with it?

[Ashes_Firewood]

I had one for a few years.

 

It doesnt make the nicest looking firewood, but it does cut and split timber mega quick. You wont keep up with it.

 

The sharper you keep the blade, the less mess you get.

 

What's it like on wood that's not Silver Birch?

 

Good for Hazel or even Oak?

[elfinwood saws]

How much are they?

[rowan lee]

I think they're about 6.5/7k + vat mate.

[Pinkfoot]

There is one for sale in Ireland for 6.5k

[Kev P]

we to had one with the hardox blade if the wood is freshly cut it did a very good job,did not seem to matter what the timber was.But knots are a different matter,had great fun with slow grown Sitka knots.If you cut a lot of short logs any bits can be sold as kindling.I thought it was a good machine,maybe a bigger tractor than our Ford 4000 would be an advantage to keep the momentum up.