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Direct drive off a hydraulic motor on the Farmi so no problem with belts.
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Just 0.325 Makes for less waste and less work for the operator as on these small machines which are mandraulic haha
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Yes, it's how Farmi made it that their processor could use a regular bar and then the fillet/spacer makes the bar deeper to allow for the large drive sprocket that's needed. They now make a deeper all in one bar for the machine but I don't get on with it as it's a touch thicker and tends to jam on twisty wood.
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It would but you would feel it immediately as unlike when using a saw when you can to some extent compensate for this but the processor bar has no leeway so would jam if trying to cut a curve and does. You have to be very particular with the rakers on the processor for just this reason. Thanks for all the suggestions. I am going with the ware on the top of the fillet setting it off and then once it started tracking off it becomes self-perpetuating. As spud say I will fit a new rim and see how it goes. Might need a new fillet though
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I hear what you saying as I know on occasion when changing my chains on my saws the chain can get caught up on the rim when putting it back together. The difference on the processor is the sprocket sits out in open space so the chain would fall off or drop into the groove.
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No, they are pretty much symmetrical (when new) and I swap them around from time to time.
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Don't think you can get it to seat anywhere other than in the middle.
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The underside of the bar is spot on but the fillet that sits on the top of the bar was out of square for the first few cm. Squared it up now. Not sure if this could have been the cause but something has brought this about. Bearing feels fine and no noticeable play or roughness
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The processor is no different to a Stihl saw really in that you have a sprocket floating on a spline so self-centers or should do. Will look to see if any of my chains have a damaged link but they have all been cutting fine up until the other morning when this all happened.
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Change chains all the time
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Been out checking the bar and the spacer the goes with it. The bar is as flat as a pancake and dressed square but the grooves on the bar and especially the spacer are a little flared where the chain comes on and off. Not sure which came first though. lurkalot. yes, the chain would normally run smack bang in the middle of the drive sprocket. Matt. Hard to tell as it goes straight onto a spline attached to a hydraulic motor. I can turn it and it feels normal.
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This is the drive sprocket off our processor and a new one for comparison. They normally wear down evenly in the middle and last ages. This one was fine until a short while ago and then all of a sudden the chain kept wanting to run on one side of the sprocket and wrecked it in no time. They cost £70 each so it would be nice to know what was the cause before putting it back on the processor. Thanks
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I think I was paying £50 per tonne delivered in our early days 6 years ago and now £65-£70 so that's £15 to £20 per tonne more but that's just £7.50- £10 more per cube of logs. Doesn't seem too bad IMO but it may get out of hand in due course. Time will tell
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Or those that are happy living on tuppence a week
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You could set the splitta up so the outfeed went into your farmi conveyor and saved you the cost of second conveyor. With 2 workers you'd get through a fair amount in a day! There are 2 on ebay currently if you weren't already aware? Yes, that was my thinking if I got one. Not sure why there are so many SH Splitters coming on the market recently. Any ideas?
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Thanks, chaps. On my budget, looks like it would have to be the Fuelwood Splitta and keep the Farmi. I didn't think there was anything miraculous and new but it's worth an ask. I can't afford or justify a big machine for our small scale operation just like to make life as easy as possible.
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No way would our customers want logs of that size. I started off making small logs and our customer base has grown based on the size we do. I would turn a 14" ring into around 12 logs if not more. I would put it through the 4way set quite low. Probably resplit the 2 bottom logs down the middle and set up the remaining pieces so they would both get split 4 ways. It may be unusual and labour intensive but that's the way we do it. The upside is they dry faster and go further ie tonnes per cube. Never had a complaint about overly small logs and one or two ask for smaller ones so guess we are doing it right for customers we supply. So many with dinky 4kw stoves these days. So how tidy are the logs of these big processors with 12 way blades?
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I have a little Farmi which is very quick with smallish diameter wood but when cutting wood over say 9"-10" and putting it through the six-way the logs become too chunky for our customers. The processor will cut up to 14" but I am spending much of my time picking out and re-splitting a lot of wood. It's slow going but it does give us the required log size. Now I know there are bigger processors which can take a 12 way blade but from what I have seen you end up with a lot of crumbs. The only machines I have seen that seem to do nice small logs are the Fuelwood Splitta and the Japa perfect cut but again this was making rather too chunky logs for my liking but I am sure with a new blade that could be resolved. Is there anything else out there that I may have missed?
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Interesting. The Mak 18V with two 5ah batteries has more power available than the Greenworks 80V with a 2ah battery. I guess the higher voltage affects the speed at which it can deliver the power? We will be starting from scratch as my cordless tools are 18V Dewalt who use a different battery system on their chainsaws.
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Thanks but read the add carefully and they are not Makita made batteries. They are probably good when new but some clone ones don't use such good quality cells in the pack. The speed the chainsaw drains them will be tough on the cells.
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Great choice of saw. Looks like new! Just been up to the field with my 346 and also took a 181 for snedding but never felt the inclination to pick up the 181.
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Do you have a link? Best I saw was around £100 for 2. Still not bad compared with other brands. I normally have decent sized saw by the processor to cut off any oversized bits. Handy by a chipper though
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It was this video that made me think it was not too bad for speed. Not planning on using it much myself but Liz wants to get back into using a saw and likes the idea of something so easy to start and quiet. Radmore and Tucker have them for £280 ish with batteries and charger as we don't have any Makita battery kit at present. What do you think is better for that sort of money?
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Couldn't find all the parts for the old boat sump pump but with a bit of improvisation got the job done. Barry, I can see why you always pump out oil. This will be being used again for sure.
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Recently changed the starter cord on mine and you can bolt the starter mechanism on at various angles. Just bolted it back on one set of holes further clockwise and hey presto it's a doddle to start from the working position.
