Home built processor video

Butch(OH) · Aug 28, 2012

OK, only two years after I promised it:msp_rolleyes: a video of our home built processor. I tried to think outside the box on this machine and build it to my needs. Using what we had laying about also caused it to come out quite a bit differant than the standard type design. In a few weeks, I promise you that I will have video of it in operation. For now a walk around that shows the build detail. Hope you guys gain a few ideas from it.

Please dont kill yourself laughing at my video skills, been 30 years since I graduated from performing arts college:msp_tongue:

[video=youtube_share;FQuBMIh-js0]http://youtu.be/FQuBMIh-js0[/video]

Steve NW WI · Aug 29, 2012

Nice video Butch! I can't wait to see that thing in operation. While I enjoy Kevin's factory looking splitter build, most of my creations wind up looking more like your rig, not pretty but functional.

I'm fresh outta rep right now, but I'll be back with a heaping load of it tomorrow night.

Nice tractor too btw. We don't see many narrow front D series up here.

Rookie1 · Aug 29, 2012

I like it! :rock:

Nice job.

GeeVee · Aug 29, 2012

REP worthy- Hit you. NICE.

Blazin · Aug 29, 2012

Yeah!!....another beastly wood eater, nice! :clap:

TFPace · Aug 29, 2012

Nice work! What is the diesel engine running in the background?

Butch(OH) · Aug 29, 2012

No worries on the rep, I am no rep whore, LOL

We have an old Jeager 85 CFM gas engine air compressor and my son was sandblasting some parts, that's all the racket going on in the background. Sorry, I didnt realise it was being picked up so well.

Kevin in Ohio · Aug 29, 2012

Nice Butch. Getting something like that to work takes a LOT of thinking and planning. I like a lot of your ideas and thinking outside the box is how better things find their way to the mass produced stuff. BRAVO! Yes, Ohio boys stay busy in the Winter!

Butch(OH) · Sep 5, 2012

OK, in operation. Saw is actualy quite a bit faster than in these vids. Could not figure out what was going on, found the operator had forgot to turn on the bar oil, DUH. Running here about 3/4 throttle, works me plenty hard at this speed. Start to finish including getting it out of the barn, fueling, screwing around for the videos, putting it away and stacking the wood in the shed we spent three hours and had two measured cords to show for it.
[video=youtube_share;KlfwAMK786s]http://youtu.be/KlfwAMK786s[/video]

Butch(OH) · Sep 5, 2012

Same, again no speed records being set but will fill the woodshed in a hurry none the less.
[video=youtube_share;KRyOPGevSF8]http://youtu.be/KRyOPGevSF8[/video]

benp · Sep 5, 2012

Awesome!!!!

dave_dj1 · Sep 6, 2012

WOW!
Looks pretty wild. Sure beats the old fashioned way.
Have you tried it with the carriage level? I'm curious if the drops will center up on the splitter if they aren't tilted upwards. It seems like it would be a pain to have to adjust every piece.
Rep sent
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Butch(OH) · Sep 6, 2012

dave_dj1 said:
WOW!
It seems like it would be a pain to have to adjust every piece.
Rep sent

Critique welcomed :msp_wink:
Yes it works better when more level however even when angled it works better than the videos indicate. When the operator remembers to turn the bar oil on the saw cuts fast enough that they drop straight down and need to be adjusted only occasionaly.

Experiance has taught me that that it is easier to posisiton knots before splitting instead of fighting them when stuck on the fourway wedge so we mess with those too.

A bigger pain is attending the discharge. At some point I may move or remove the winch which will allow for a proper discharge arraingment. Speed was not high on the priority list on the build since it only processes what we burn. Like most other homebuilds "if I was to do it again,,,," would bring some changes.

zogger · Sep 6, 2012

Butch(OH) said:
Critique welcomed :msp_wink:
Yes it works better when more level however even when angled it works better than the videos indicate. When the operator remembers to turn the bar oil on the saw cuts fast enough that they drop straight down and need to be adjusted only occasionaly.

Experiance has taught me that that it is easier to posisiton knots before splitting instead of fighting them when stuck on the fourway wedge so we mess with those too.

A bigger pain is attending the discharge. At some point I may move or remove the winch which will allow for a proper discharge arraingment. Speed was not high on the priority list on the build since it only processes what we burn. Like most other homebuilds "if I was to do it again,,,," would bring some changes.

Pretty spiffy!

maybe you can add an extra air circuit for the splitter trash and just blow it out of there when needed with compressed air?

Freehand · Sep 6, 2012

A true feat of engineering. Awesome. Subscribing.

opcorn:

jerrycmorrow · Sep 6, 2012

job well done. i'm impressed.

woodman6666 · Sep 6, 2012

Butch(OH) said:
Critique welcomed :msp_wink:
Yes it works better when more level however even when angled it works better than the videos indicate. When the operator remembers to turn the bar oil on the saw cuts fast enough that they drop straight down and need to be adjusted only occasionaly.

Experiance has taught me that that it is easier to posisiton knots before splitting instead of fighting them when stuck on the fourway wedge so we mess with those too.

A bigger pain is attending the discharge. At some point I may move or remove the winch which will allow for a proper discharge arraingment. Speed was not high on the priority list on the build since it only processes what we burn. Like most other homebuilds "if I was to do it again,,,," would bring some changes.

Excellent work Butch!!! I have built one something like that years ago the best part is your shuttle grapple. I know exactly what you mean about cutting fast enought to make the chunks fall straight. A couple things if I may, it looks like you could steepen the sides of your pan that holds the logs prior to hitting the wedge by doing this they will need less messing with to align for the wedge I realize you can only go so steep before you hit your pusher but some machines have the pusher shaped like a V to accomodate the angles of the pan. Hope that made sense.
Also like you already stated if you could tuck the elevator under farther so the pieces would fall right in would be a big help.
Again very nice work!!

m37 · Sep 7, 2012

I would like to see how you made the hay elevator work. that is a great machine.

Butch(OH) · Sep 9, 2012

m37 said:
I would like to see how you made the hay elevator work. that is a great machine.

Actualy it's not a converted farm type elevator we built it too. It is a belt type outfit. Wil get some pictures of it.

m37 · Sep 9, 2012

I have been trying to make one, I started with a hay loader that you would pull through the field. Now trying to power it.

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