what logs have you been chopping today!

[gdh]

I like that splitter, but could you not get a better working height?

My back is aching just watching it.

 

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Haha, yeah I'm normally alright with stakes but there was no break doing slithers so I was stiff the next day..I might put it on a stand but then I would need to add a table after it to save lifting logs back on. We were using fairly big oak.

 

Another job for the list this summer...

[briquette_seller]

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A artic load/52 cubic metres of hardwood in just about 15 hours over the last 3 days! The new jcb is brilliant out in the yard too!

 

Is it a two man operation?

[Rob74]

Not today but this was Sunday mornings work.

 

 

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[ash_smith123]

Is it a two man operation?

 

 

Yes 1 on the jcb loading the deck and taking the crates away with the forklift and one sat on the processor!

[arboriculturist]

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A artic load/52 cubic metres of hardwood in just about 15 hours over the last 3 days! The new jcb is brilliant out in the yard too!

 

Yes approx 3.5m3 / hr 2 people. We used to think we could do more but when delivered roundwood is between 100mm and 350mm dia. this is also the max we can produce with the same setup as you - 360 - Forklift - loader.

 

I did consider changing to a Tajfun 480 as they are a lower price than ours, but I am not sure if I could bear the bar and chain!

Splitting 12 way need to be on top of size grading timber to keep quality up.

 

We can easily get 600 m3 before sharpening with the TCT blade.

[ash_smith123]

Yes sometimes if you get 5-6 nice and straight 35/37cm 8 way logs you can do a cubic metre in 5 minutes but an average of 3/3.5 is about right.

I couldn't go back to a bar and chain! [emoji30] gives me nightmares thinking how much time we spent messing about with our last one. We don't sharpen it enough really but it still goes strong after 1000+ cubic metres

[arboriculturist]

Yes sometimes if you get 5-6 nice and straight 35/37cm 8 way logs you can do a cubic metre in 5 minutes but an average of 3/3.5 is about right.

I couldn't go back to a bar and chain! [emoji30] gives me nightmares thinking how much time we spent messing about with our last one. We don't sharpen it enough really but it still goes strong after 1000+ cubic metres

 

It's interesting to see the range of scale producers you see posting. Some are processing just a few metres others 1000 + like yourself. Like many lines of business, if you are in it for the long term you need accept you will be relatively poor for several years, but think big. The rewards will be reaped in due course.

 

Are you able to specify a top end size to suit your 350 or are you still forced to get the saws out?!

 

As you see there are plenty of producers out there who seem to be for ever looking a larger capacity machines. My experience is the larger the timber , the lower quality product is produced. Larger primary limbs equals larger wood tissue changes and once you start to use a 12 way knife, the effects of oval roundwood is exagerated. Like yourself we only look to produce top qualility, consistent firewood.

[gdh]

Interesting point about larger logs v quality. I actually prefer the logs you get from a 12 way as they're more uniform but we don't use the 12 way much because if you put medium logs through it you get a lot of kindling. Most the time we just re split with the 8 way.

[peatff]

have a load of Lime tree to process, does it go into the hard or softwood pile? Also have a few Eucalyptus to do, I know its regarded as great burner but is it hard or soft wood?

 

Any deciduous is hardwood, conifers or evergreens are softwood. Funny because balsa is classed as a hardwood but I don't make the rules So your Lime is hardwood.

[Daniël Bos]

No, not all deciduous trees are hardwood, and not all evergreens are softwood.