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Good info, thanks for that, how long do you think it would take you to break down a load ? i think if i go down the cone route it would be black, i do like the look of the wood cracker though [emoji106]

Hi all, iam thinking of a cone for a 4 ton hitachi, it would be to reduce the larger diameter round wood in order it will feed through the processor, i have seen some have grabs attached but cannot decide if that’s really needed or just going to get in the way, only have the one machine so split and stack or put straight onto forklift would be the idea, currently i ring with chainsaw and split the ring to feed through splitta, good system but noisy and quite a bit of labour stacking rings etc, be interested to hear from people using, i would think max timber would be 2 -2.5 ft in diameter into 4 as they should then go through the processor, but appreciate in reality it may not work out like that ! many thanks [emoji106]

I have put plenty of these on the Rangers and have to say the wet grip is superb, steering feel is good and the transition to understeer / oversteer is very progressive, i have had bfg, cooper, general etc and i find the grip level in the wet is what let’s them down, off road i think the Michelin is about biased 30-40 % if fairness it is probably not going to be as good in the mud as some of the others but if you can manage with the off road then every mile you drive on tarmac will be enjoyable, Tyre is a latitude cross [emoji106]

what’s needed is an attack drone !

You are correct Andy, we only had a brief discussion and did not cover price, one was a 2014, both of them had done minimal work, hope that helps [emoji106]

Hi Andy, i think there is a number of options like hydraulic packs, in feed and out feed options and or bagging shoots, which could be included or excluded, best to give Ben a call at fuelwood he will know all the prices, i bought my first one about 5 years ago, it still impresses us each time we use it, maintenance has been basic and minimal, product quality has been superb and consistent, back up from fuelwood really is the best [emoji106]

I was up at fuelwood today picking up some parts and saw they have two Splitta 360’s which have come in as PX, i heard they were coming in when i was up there last week, but to see them in the flesh have to say they looked really tidy and have not done much work , Pete said it was ok to take some pics and i thought someone on here may benefit, i think there is lots of options like power packs and bagging shutes, one had an infeed conveyor [emoji106]

Ok so i process straight to vented bag, then when ready tip bag into pick up and then handball off to deliver, not ideal but it separates the scratchings and then i ask if they have a carrier bag or box for the small bits and they generally seem more interested in those, not one person has complained and they all seem to like it, downside is i have to unload by hand and i also sell less kindling, two carrier bags is usually contained in the load, it’s just that from a process viewpoint it’s got to be better to have just logs in the load, if i do manage to get a good system for the right price it would allow it to be scaled up but then i would need a tipper !

I have a similar situation, i keep thinking there has to be a better way !

The way we are working it i have one setup for kindle and one for logs, the kindle machine came with the woodcutta so has done a bit more work, i have replaced a few parts over the last 6 months to bring back up to scratch, it’s now running great, not thinking of selling it yet, i like the machine and what it produces, i keep toying with the idea of carrying out a simple mod which would allow the machine to take 500 or 600 mm high material, cannot bring myself to put the grinder to it though ! have thought about hiring it out but realistically i have zero time, if a could find a well priced 400 then iam pretty sure i would have a change round and put that on the log line, there is something to be said for running two machines the same though, and the 360 does 400 mm, but the 400 does 450-500, i just keep watching the market sometimes they come up and the payback time is very quick, i know Fuelwood have a 400 with its own petrol power pack that they hire out, if you got all your rings lined up it would make short work of them, just an idea [emoji106]

Cheers Rob, I bought a 360 splitta about 5 years ago, it’s been so versatile and completely bomb proof, it suits the way we work, i have added the woodcutta and an infeed conv, and outfeed, i like the way it takes pretty much any timber even the oversized stuff but just knocked in half, and it really is not fussy, it’s also automatic [emoji106] the kindling it makes also helps, i have managed to get it run at 90 nett bags an hour with two of us stacking etc it’s taken me a while to iron out the process to do that many nets but we are there now, i managed to pick up a second 360 so we run two now and we do struggle to keep up [emoji106] keep on chopping

We have been running 360’s for a good few years, interested to know if anyone has upgraded and how they found it, have to say i really cannot fault the 360,s but in our quest to keep improving its a question which keeps cropping up, i have said for a while that if a 400 came along at the right price i would snap it up, thing is there is just never any for sale, i guess people hang onto them. Has anyone used both machines, if so what did you notice ?

That sounds great, iam all up for anything that makes things more efficient, if you have got any pictures would be great to see [emoji106]

Have to say i have gone full circle on this, over the last 20 years each house we have fixed up i have put log burners in, always been happy, however last few years iam loving the open fires, and am seriously thinking of pulling the CBD severn out and going large open fire, chimney is 6 foot wide and 4 foot deep, thinking logs would be 3 ft long sensible diameter , slow burn and not as much heat as stove, it’s not needed as a primary heat source as we have the biomass, so it’s a toy thing really [emoji106]

When i was 19 i had just bought a chainsaw from bargain pages, stripped it and rebuilt, one day on the pony and trap we went past a fallen oak, i went back the next day in my fiesta to get the carb set up with some load on the saw, new .404 chain, 42 inch bar so had to put the back seats down, small screw driver, well after a few rings this chap turned up in a land rover and asked what i was doing, he seemed to think it was his tree that i was stealing, once i explained that the 5 ft rings would not fit in my car even if i could lift them, he seemed to calm down, quite happy to ring it up with this old 2100cd with manual oiler, he was back in a jiffy with a big trailer, these were great times [emoji106]

Just to cheer you up, this is a video of Joe and his bro, it’s highly concerning and somewhat entertaining as was the first video https://youtu.be/VSGcEqNhWdo

Seems to be big difference of opinion and big difference in meters !

Cheers woodworks, that looks a good one, and the info on the oven testing is going to test my maths [emoji106] is anyone using a hammer in type ?

Thanks Edy, i agree not to trust the stihl (prob made by someone else) cheap meter, i can mostly tell just by the weight, feel and sound, but the meter is objective as opposed to a subjective test, i always knock them in half but ideally would like a decent meter that i can count on, i have heard about a hammer in type, i don’t mind spending on the right bit of kit, great idea about measuring a bit of timber in the house, when i measure some bits it can read 0% which to me is not right

Iam currently using a cheap Stihl meter to give an indication of the moisture, iam sure there must be something better, it’s only for firewood not sawn timber, any recommendations appreciated [emoji106]

My camera skills are not great but iam getting the hang of uploading, keep on chopping [emoji106]