Fast Ash Firewood! Balfour Samurai 700 Buzz Saw #64
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- čas přidán 8. 09. 2024
- From firewood poles to split ready to burn firewood. This Balfour saw running on the Kioti RX7320 is super fast! My nephew and my youngest son help make some firewood.
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I still use a few old style PTO or flat belt driven ones on my channel. I’ve got over 60 years feeding and off bearing on these machines. My arbor speeds are much slower and no carbide makes mine slower cutting through the larger ones. You’ve got a good start on the process !! I have no safety devices at all. Awesome video, btw.
Thank you! I know the older ones operate a bit differently and definitely didn’t have the safety features.
Heath like I said before that Samurai is an awesome piece of equipment! Thanks for the demo. Be safe!
Thanks Tony. Will do. I have another video with it getting edited now. Editing is the worst part!
Yep that buzz saw is PERFECT for cutting limb wood or small diameter logs. Thanks for the shoutout Heath.
Yeah. Love it for the smaller stuff! Still have the saws for the larger trees. My new favorite size firewood is 10” diameter.
Yeah the “sweet zone” (bundle grade) is 8”-12” diameter
A lot easier to handle too.
HI THERE NICE SAW and help john
Thanks. Definitely love having the kids out working with me. My nephew is an excellent worker!
I have a 80 hp john deere 4010 would this bee too much horsepower to hook up to? Where to purchase this safe and practical fine unit ?
Chris it should be fine on an 80hp. I run it on a 74hp. The Pto just powers a hydraulic motor. I purchased mine at Eastern Farm Machinery near Guelph, Ontario Canada. They do ship to the states.
you should place the microphone hooked in the front part of the visor of the cap. now you have it behind your mouth and it doesn't pick up the sound that comes forward well. 😉
Thank you, I’ll try that. It has been a battle getting my sound quality good. Been having issues with the plug on my phone working consistently too.
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Thanks. Have a great night.
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Thanks for watching and dropping a comment. Have a great day.
I like the idea of the samurai. It’s so much quicker than a chainsaw etc, plus you aren’t bending over. The big disadvantage is you are restricted on diameter of the logs, but definitely a lot more pro’s though. What sort of price range does it fall in?
I agree it is definitely faster and much easier on the back and cooler to run since no chaps etc are needed. It flies through logs up to 10” diameter. I paid around $2,800 for it and so far I am happy with my investment!
@@hardworkingmanoutdoors No way! I would have put it nearer to $4,000
Yeah I was pretty happy with the price. I picked it up near Guelph, Ontario. There is a dealer there.
Where do you find this machine? Can’t seem to find a dealer in the states.
Matt, I bought it from Eastern Farm Machinery in Puslinch, Ontario Canada.
@@hardworkingmanoutdoors Thanks. I appreciate it. That makes sense since they aren’t sold here for some reason.
Where did you purchase the Balfor at? So they offer gas motor vs PTO
I got it from Eastern Farm Machinery near Guelph, Ontario Canada. They have gas powered Balfour Ninjas but not the Samurai model.
I’m having a hard time accessing website at eastern farm Machine. Did you say in one of your videos that there was a dealer in the states.
Thanks for your help
I have tried to get on their site recently and have had issues as well. Not sure what is going on. There was someone who commented on an earlier video that they found a dealer I believe in Kentucky but I am not sure.
We can’t hear you with the tractor running.
Yes, we had some issues with audio early on, learning as we go but we do much better in our current videos.
How do you like your DR trailer?
Love the DR trailer. I use it quite a bit and so far no complaints!
Where are you located in Michigan?
St. Clair, over on the east side. Grew up on the West side in Wayland.
@@hardworkingmanoutdoors I am right between the two in Coldwater MI
That support that you installed looks incredibly flimsy. Does not look like it would last. Here in Ontario we used to cut enough wood for three houses for the entire winter all in one day with five of us working. One loader, one cutter, two guys picking up and one guy switching where needed between loading and picking up. We had an old style buzz saw with a table and it was super fast and efficient. These new ones are just not made to work fast. Not sure why they put a guard on the front of buzz saws these days. You feed the wood into a table saw, a band saw and a radial arm saw with out a front guard, what is the difference? You don't have a fence to cause kickback either.
Dave, the support and the measuring device are two week points on this machine in my opinion. I have a plan that will greatly improve ease and speed of production and will be setting it up here shortly.
@@hardworkingmanoutdoors Will you be doing another video on it?
Dave, yes we will it will be in quite a few of our upcoming videos. I’ll show the pros and cons we’ve encountered so far as well.
Congratulations...You have spent the most money on toys to produce firewood the slowest possible way ever!🙄
It’s all a process. Once I get everything set up the way I want it and get my new splitter I think I’ll be just fine.
@@hardworkingmanoutdoors A splitter is definitely a start. This one is built like a battleship. Probably cheaper and worth getting another motor,pump and valving to bring it into this century.👍
Yes I thought about re-tooling this one but I do not know a lot about hydraulics etc. I have a new splitter on order that will be much nicer than my current rig.
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Depends whether you had to buy a tractor for the saw.
Hey Wayne he said he is just starting. He hasn't cut as much wood as you abd I so really too much work and he would be better off purchasing a woodland mills firewood processor where its much safer and 50 times quicker that produces tons of firewood at half the cost and labor. But maybe he needs the exercise. Nice comment on saying toys. Good luck st. Clair man.
This is painfully slow.
That was arguably the slowest splitter on CZcams but we’ve definitely improved our equipment and processes since this video.