Homemade Firewood Processor
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- čas přidán 7. 12. 2014
- This is our homemade firewood processor. It has a 22 GPM two stage pump running off a 15.5 HP motor. It has 7 hydraulic functions, log splitter, 4 way wedge, log lift, feed table, log clamp, saw feed cylinder and the saw motor. It started as a rusty I beam and running gear we dug out of the scrap pile. We started the build in the spring and finished in the fall. It had to be portable and all functions controlled with the hydraulics.
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Now all you need is a conveyor to lift to a trailer. You did a sweet job sir.
Yes it would be a nice at times, thanks!
I like the design. Nice job !!
Nice job, just looking around trying to get ideas before I try and put one together, your is one of the better simpler designs I've come across, I will scale mine up a bit more, engine size, cutting and feed speed etc. thanks for the inspiration.
Like the ram for the splitting wedge , obviously need a solid backing plate there, so the ram does not bend .
Nice job guys. I process a lot of firewood myself and have a youtube channel. I am forever looking for better ways to do thing and this ranks high. Thanks for sharing.
Nice. Just enough to get the job done without being overly complicated.
nice build
Nice machine, good work.
nice job guys
Nice Job
Well done pretty impressive definitely a must for the guy who burns a lot of wood
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thank you for the reply, gives me something to go on
Nice job, looks simple and straight to the point, any chanse of a walk around
I did a walk around in another video. Thx!
What size hydraulic motor do you use to power the chainsaw? Can you please provide make and model of it. Thanks, nice job, simple and effective.
What are your views on the ram speed for the cutting arm?
Love your setup ! Would like to have one also
+Curtis Henshaw Thanks, if you burn enough wood its definitely worth building one or just buying one.
+Metalcutter well you build one so I can buy it?
How did you set up the bar oiling system?
what pump are you using a double pump or a log splitter pump
Hello, i wonder of you can provide me some information how you do run the cylinder and the saw motor with the same valve, and a cylinder type is? (auto retract?) please :) i work on my own fire wood processor
The idea is good, look at Range Road processor... Install an fix stoper you will save a lots of time, dont take the wood at youself from the nife, its an processor and wood push the wood
+Theo H Thanks, I'll check out the Range Roads. I've thought about a adjustable stop that's tied into the hydraulics to stop the feed table. Yes, the wood will push itself through.
Hey I would like to know more about this machine if your willing to share I have an outdoor wood stove and I would like to build something similar to this
Nice one! Check out Gorillabac log splitter lift or you tube Gorillabac hoist crane that fits many commercial splitters like Speeco, dirty hands, black diamond, forest king and many others
that is a nice set up, i have a few question, how big is the oil tank? what size motor did u used on the feed table? thanks shawn
+Miracle lawn I think it will hold around 30 gallons but I only put 15 gallons in it. Its just built with scrap sheet metal I had laying around. Not sure on the motor size, I just picked a lower RPM motor with a 1" shaft and figured I'd control speed of the feed table with my sprocket size. It has worked well, you can kind of tell its a little touchy in the video. I've since put a bigger sprocket on the feed table and its just right.
where did you get your chainsaw sprocket to mount on your motor? I'm having trouble finding one. Thanks
+Dan Vize Danzco Inc has all kinds of chainsaw sprockets, very friendly to deal with and not to expensive.
Metalcutter now they’re called six k (?) products. Tenino, Washington
Very nice set-up 'cept for the chainsaw, seems slow, dull chain or motor not powerful enough?
MrFakit The chainsaw needs the most fine tuning to get working right . In the video it was fed through the log with only return to tank line pressure. I've since put a ball valve in the line which allows me to adjust how much hydraulic oil goes to the saw feed cylinder vs. return tank, this has increased the cutting speed. I wouldn't cut wood with a dull chain. The motor is lacking some power for sure, its salvaged from a lawn mower that's sat in the weeds for probably 10 years. I have since found another motor with more horsepower, when this one dies I'll switch them out. All part of continuous improvement! Thanks
+Metalcutter All you need now is a off load conveyor and you'll have a skookum processor ;)
great looking job , how come none of posts ever show a close up of the cutting head or any place to get one from, you all show them working but nobody ever tells you were you can purchase one and what is the right size
Thanks! I'm not sure if you can purchase a complete cutting head. I used a .45 cu in MGG2 hydraulic motor. I don't know if this is the best motor but it worked. The bar is a 20" harvester with a 12 tooth sprocket mounted directly to the motor's shaft. Again not sure if any of its right but it worked. I'll try to do a close up sometime.
Try 6Kproducts they sell a hydraulic motor and chainsaw bar type cut off
did you go with 3/8 or .404 chain?
+Dan Vize I bought the bar I thought would work best, which happened to be for .404 chain. I don't think a regular chainsaw bar would work with my setup because of how small a sprocket would be needed to run the chain. A wide bar on the sprocket end will allow a bigger spocket which equals more chain speed. As you can see my chain is not going that fast.
I just got done building mine. looks like yours runs great. im having trouble with saw speed and cylinder to move saw up and down. my cylinder is way smaller then the one you have. it has 4 inch stroke and the rod diameter I think is 3/8. my saw is only spinning around 3000 rpm. the cylinder does work smoothly. I was told if I use a bigger cylinder I might have better luck. whats your take on this? thanks
Congrats on the build! Yeah I think the 4" stroke would be the biggest problem because you wouldn't have much leverage to push the saw. My cylinder has 8" stroke and is 1-3/4" rod with a pivot point from saw to cylinder being 6". Way overkill on rod size but I think the stroke is more important. I feed my saw thru the cut with return line pressure, not sure if this is what your doing... The longer the arm out from your saw the more leverage you'll have to get thru the log with minimal hydraulic pressure. A bigger sprocket will get you more chain speed but you'd prob need a bigger bar to match it. I'm no expert, but hopefully some help. Let me know when you post your vid or send some pics. Good luck!
I read that you're using a 22 GPM two stage pump. Do you know at what pressure your pump switches to the secondary stage?
I have no idea, you could probably find some specs on these with a internet search. I think I ordered mine from Bailey they might have some specs.
Where can you buy only the saw?
I'm not sure where you could buy just the saw you'd probably have to build one. You'll need a hydraulic motor, sprocket, bar and chain, plus some steel. I used 1/4" x 3" flat stock to mount my bar and motor too, then I machined a slot and tapped to plumb my oiler. You'd probably have around $400 to $500 into it.
if you had more engine power would go with single stage gear pump. or is the 2 stage fine.
+charles sturgeon I'm not sure what's availiable, you could look into what is being used on a factory made processor with a similar horsepower engine that you'd be using.
Depending how much more HP. Two stage is good for the splitter. Bad for the chain saw. Causes it to be slow.
Hi cool splitter, do you still have it? Ever thought of selling it? Thanks and God Bless
+Jeremy W Yeah, its still running strong. Never really thought about selling it, but everything's for sale. Thanks
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That old boy is doing more work by accident than, orange hat boy is doing on purpose
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