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Jacob Willis
United States
Registrace 1. 05. 2010
Just a young guy trying to make a living. Making videos of things he creates, uses, and reviews
*Tiltrotator Work* Cleaning Up and Chipping Brush
This is where a lot of my firewood and logs come from, Doing clearing jobs for house lots. The machine in the video is a Komatsu PC88-10 with a Rototilt R3 Tiltrotator. Let me know if you would like to see more of these time lapse style videos of the work that I do. The saws that I run is a ported out 261 with a 20” bar and a ripsaw 500i with a 28” superlite bar.
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Testing Out the All New Black Splitter Grapple Attachment
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I recently added the grapple attachment to my black splitter. If you're interested in any black splitter products you can contact Randsome Attachments at 888-280-1710 or visit their website at randsomeattach.com 0:00 Intro 0:51 Unboxing/Installing 8:10 Grapple Mounted 8:57 Time lapse 16:33 Overview 21:15 Outro Music Licensing Provided by Artlist.io
Tilly and I fixing stuff in the shop
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In todays video, Tilly and I are at the shop because there is stuff that needs some serious TLC. I think that the blue baskets are not lasting as long as the orange and green ones because there is little quality control in the factories that make the baskets and the wire. 0:00 Intro 0:56 Rototilt is Down 1:59 Cutting Old Bottom Out 4:51 New Processor Setup 7:17 The Plan 10:57 Installing New Woo...
Installing a Septic System With a Rototilt (pt. 1 of 3)
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Today I started the installation of a septic system. We started off crushing the old tank so I could walk over it to get to the backside of the stonewall where I could dig out a trench to mount the core rig. We then cored a hole in the foundation to run a new pipe into the house so the plumbers can connect onto it. After that I started digging out the tank hole and graded the bottom which didn’...
Will it Split?? Black Splitter 630 with Rototilt
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A friend of mine dropped off a big gnarly 7’ diameter white oak that I figured I would try and split with the black splitter. It actually split fairly easy because a lot of it was rotten. After I got it all split up I cleaned it up with the rototilt and packed the dumpster full with the split wood If you liked this video and maybe want to turn "will it split" into a series, leave a comment and ...
Did It Hold Up?? japa 365 pro (One Year Review)
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I have had this processor for over a year now. I think that it is time that everybody knows how I feel about it and if it was a good purchase. Thank you for watching! Leave a comment and let me know what you think about this machine.
FIRST LOOK! LT40 Super Hydraulic
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Today we are taking the first look at the LT40. It is a Wood Mizer LT40 Super Hydraulic and it has all the bells and whistles. It currently has 9 hours on it because I have been super busy lately and have had absolutely no time to run it. I hope the changes soon 0:00 Intro 0:23 Specs 3:18 Setup 5:50 Start Up 6:11 Blade Tensioner 6:39 Loading The Log 8:36 Controls 11:18 Wireless Control 12:37 Fi...
How to Service a Japa Firewood Processor
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How to Service a Japa Firewood Processor
Making Firewood.... Lever Style (Japa 365 Pro, Kubota, Black Spliiter Wood Screw)
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Making Firewood.... Lever Style (Japa 365 Pro, Kubota, Black Spliiter Wood Screw)
Firewood Processor Review Japa 365 Pro Overview
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Firewood Processor Review Japa 365 Pro Overview
First Look at the Black Splitter S2-630 Wood Screw
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First Look at the Black Splitter S2-630 Wood Screw
Making A New Push Plate For My Timberwolf TW-5
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Making A New Push Plate For My Timberwolf TW-5
#smithspreaders Rebuilding a Series 2 Smith Spreader
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#smithspreaders Rebuilding a Series 2 Smith Spreader
Cutting and splitting firewood with a Stihl 044 and Timberwolf TW-5
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Cutting and splitting firewood with a Stihl 044 and Timberwolf TW-5
Putting new snow tracks on the skid steer
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Putting new snow tracks on the skid steer
Very well done. Thanks
To get to the wood cleaner, keep the wood on the cleaner longer by lifting up one end. You could design a hopper to feed the wood into the end of the cleaner. Then the wood would need to travel nearly the full length.
The cleaner is adjustable in height from either end so I can lift one end higher if I would like to. I have a hopper made but I just have no installed it yet
I don't know why everyone makes them so large. I guess it depends what you want it for. It looks like you are planning to dump a loader bucket into it. If you were going to clean wood as fast as the processor produces it, it could be much much smaller. Maybe people don't care that much about cleaning green wood. They just want to clean it before shipping the wood out. Is that what you will be doing? Have you got the grizzly bar cleaner? I think a disc cleaner like that sells for up to $18k. You can sell this one and make another one. Specifications, 1 ft wide, 6 ft long, hydraulic motor. Offer it for sale on CZcams. If you can build stuff, why are you making firewood? Have you heard of the Paul Bunyan Wood Chopper firewood splitter? It is the best vertical manual kinetic splitter.
I have the grizzly bar cleaner. It doesn’t pull as much out as the disk cleaner. The wood goes into my baskets and is seasoned until it is sold. So yes I do not touch the wood again after the cleaner. I have a dried firewood product which I’m planning to load into the disk cleaner with a bucket, so it does need to be as wide and as long as I made it. I honestly think I can go longer with it. Also, people in my area who I deliver firewood to very much appreciate clean firewood. It does not matter if it is green or seasoned. Clean firewood is always appreciated. Anything that can raise the quality of your product to help you sell more of it is always a must have.
Dass man fürs Brennholz nicht gerade Furnierware nimmt ist klar. Aber das Zeug ist ist ja teilweise schon reif für den Kompost...
What is that grapple you are using?
Thanks for a very good video👍. I like that you explain the machine the way you do, rather than just running it. We are in the process of purchasing a wood processor as well, and this is a helpful guide for us👍👍👍
The adjustable shaft from the 3pt hitch is called a “top link”
20 ton logsplitter splits everything, and you can get fast manually turning the log a few times. This machine is too underpowered and limited, esp for the price, imo
Everything has its limitations. I knew going into it what it was going to split and it has been more than what I thought I was buying. You can get larger machines but they’re just too expensive imo. 20 ton log splitter will split everything but you’re bucking up every single piece on the ground and having to pick it up off the ground onto your splitter. That does not make sense for a commercial set up
@@williswoodproducts a conveyor is an easy add-on to build, that can be plumbed into an existing log splitter. The conveyor uses very little power, and will not “bog down” the engine….food for thought
Schon interessant, wie schnell der in die Knie geht. Und das, obwohl das Holz eigentlich perfekt für nen Automaten geeignet ist.
Where in Europe is this?
Europe?!? This is America baby 🇺🇸
Thanks for the information :-)
Looks like an efficient operation! I like the time lapse videos
Great to hear! Thanks
Would an ordinary grapple with no splitting screw work better in that situation where you did not use the splitting function?
Like just a straight grapple that does not rotate? Or a dangle grapple that rotates but isn’t what is called “fixed” to the rotator?
@@williswoodproducts I am not familiar with those options and features. I had seen your earlier video about the grapple you purchased that had a splitting screw on it. My assumption was that it could be rotated to expose the screw or to expose the grapple. I also made the assumption that you were using that grapple from that video in this video. If this is a different grapple then my question does not apply. I still do not know. Is this a different grapple?
Yes this is a different grapple and machine in this video
Thats the machine ill be buying. My demands one the machine will be about the same as yours. Ill keep my splitter for the big nasty stuff.
Exactly what we did, mine has around ~650 ish hours on it and it still splitting like the day I bought it
Excellent video 🤙🏻
Nice setup. Hmm definitely saves time handling having 2 in 1 but does look like it would get in the way especially in your shop space and being concrete pad you gotta be way more careful. How much does it run price wise to have both?
Price difference is about ~$3000 depending on where you are with the cost of freight. Most of the time we are in the wood yard on top of layers of bark splitting wood with the screw. I just happen to have a bunch of wood in the shop that needed to be split that’s what we were doing it on concrete
Greetings from germany :D
Thanks for watching!
I made a comment but it says there are no comments. Does that mean I am being censored?
Nope not at all
@@williswoodproducts Did you see it? If you did not see it then it must have been censored.
Splitting the logs makes it possible to use a smaller firewood processor. Are you working right on the concrete so the point of the splitter damages the concrete? Perhaps you could put down pallets to work on. I think we need a one year review on the grapple, when you have more experience. What about engine exhaust inside the building? If you get a headache, that would be from carbon monoxide. If it is bad enough you can die from it. I suppose you have done a video on your building, I don't know. The end was not very clear. You said if you already have one. I guess you meant if you already had a black splitter. What species of wood is that, green or dry? Is it easier to split green or dry? If you showed us what bent, I missed it.
Good vid.. I have turned up the pressure on my 365 for splitting. Splits much better. Fewer hangups. I feel that was the weahangup. I like your setup.
I have thought about doing that. Where is that adjustment? Under the splitting deck?
Great vid Jacob. It is cool to see your machine still at it. How would you rate its performance with 600+ hours? Any decline? Still the same?
That is honestly a really good question. It’s hard for me to judge any sort of decline that it would have because it would happen in very small increments over the course of the couple of years I’ve had it. With that being said, I would have to say I have no. 8 have not noticed any decline in its performance. There’s obviously some things that I can replace that would help, like the infeed conveyor belt. But as for the heart and soul of the machine (cutting and splitting) I would say I have not noticed any decline in its power.
Nice video
Just watched. 2 years old vid. Still a good machine? Thanks.
Hello, the machine has held up remarkably well. It got around 700 hours it as I’m typing this reply. I use it daily. I have no regrets buying it. After sale support has been amazing. I’m definitely buying another machine from metsa when my business calls for it
@@williswoodproducts thanks!
Smart that works great !!
Works really good! And it can dump into anything as well
A vital piece of what makes baskets useful!
Great idea, works well.
Looks like the operator is doing a great job!
Nice oh so nice what an effing gorgeous machine. I so do like the controls you carry around with you no standing at one end or continuously, walking up and down the length of the mill. A wise choice for a young man. I just found your channel and became your newest subscriber. Keep up the good work you’re a camera work appears to be top notch. Take care my friend and may God bless you. 🇨🇦✌️
We looked at all the small processors .We went with the BrutForce 14-24 18" diam ,12' conveyor ,the 8way wedge makes ideal wood for my customers needs,we got the 4'extended length.The unit is made in USA and for 40k it was great!
Do you have some tips to troubleshooting the outfeed conveyor belt? Mine( japa 365+ pro) just stopped working. Nothing is wedged, because I can easy move the belt with my hands. And the manual is not easy to understand!
I would start with folding up the conveyor belt. If the motor is spinning the pulley than it has something to do with the belt tension. If the motor is not spinning you could have a faulty motor or the flow control valve. I would double check the flow control valve to make sure it didn’t rattle shut. You can eliminate the flow control valve right off the bat if you remove it and run the lines directly to the hydraulic motor. Let me know how you make out - Jake
@@williswoodproducts it was the flow control valve to the motor. Something was jammed inside. Open the controller up and unjammed it and now it works.
Awesome! Great to hear
Do you have some tips to troubleshooting the outfeed conveyor belt? Mine just stopped working. Nothing is wedged, because I can easy move the belt with my hands. And the manual is not easy to understand!
I would start with folding up the conveyor belt. If the motor is spinning the pulley than it has something to do with the belt tension. If the motor is not spinning you could have a faulty motor or the flow control valve. I would double check the flow control valve to make sure it didn’t rattle shut. You can eliminate the flow control valve right off the bat if you remove it and run the lines directly to the hydraulic motor. Let me know how you make out - Jake
I can't hand file worth a damn, I bring a couple chains fresh off the grinder for a days work. Most of the time I only change a chain once a day, but other days when I buck up trees that were skid out I have swapped chains a half dozen times.
Very well said. Great video
COST. Look how the Russians do it. Make your own machine.
Making your own machine to this caliber would cost WAY more then buying one.
There's better uses for over 14" trunks. Mill them.
That is a nice mill. I bet that was + of $40,0000. Thanks for tour. You did a good job showing it. It makes my Norwood look like a tonka toy. LOL
keep them coming Jacob like your set up
Hey Jacob!! Now that it has been 2 years how is the Japa holding up??
It has held up remarkably well. It’s got 500 hours on it and not a single thing has happened since this video. I take really good care of it and keep up on maintenance. I will be purchasing a bigger one in the future no doubt
@@williswoodproducts With Japa 405 you can use the box wedges or regular type of splitting knives but the 435 will take only box wedges. You were not clear about how many processors you would like. It might make sense to have a small one and a large one.
Like the way that bucket spins aromd on loader
Thank you for the review, especially after a year it's very interesting.
I have a job very similar what size bar were you running?
24”
Would love to see your new firewood setup in detail/action!
28 inch bar
Dogs and wood processing are the go. The start of the video the audio was really muffled.
Sorry, I was trying out a different mic
The whole lot got turned into mulch? I would have burned the whole thing as firewood myself. Nearly all non saleable stuff but wood is wood when it comes to heating your own house.
Good luck on your venture on Utube
Yeah we do want to see them
Lovly I could do that all day 😁nice go watch also great machine seems strong 💪
Yes, they are called 'outriggers', just the same as a mobile crane; as you Never want to run the machine on it's tyres, as it would vibrate, so they act the same, a solid platform to machine off, and to ensure the 'bed' of the machine is level.
Drop down your sawdust discharge hose keeps a nice neat windrow