Butch(OH)
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Sorry about being so long in getting these posted. No video at this time, my camera is like it's owner, an antique (takes floppy disks, LOL) When I can get the daughter over I will have her shoot some videos.
For those that have not followed all my posts my goals were to build a processor that did not need support equipment, could process the entire tree, could be towed behind our 1 ton trucks and could be mostly built out of my junk piles. Started out with a military trailer, a vertical boring machine, an old manure loader and my old H-D ho,e built splitter.
First day in the field with some tough as nails Elm.
Here winching the log. I had feared that getting the log chained in the correct spot to lift it and pull it into the throat of the machine would be trouble some. First time and got it on the first try, no sweat
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And from the rear. Working from a log pile made last fall in preparation for building the machine. In practice we will take the machine to the woods or fence row, knock down a tree and process it green, then stack it for drying.
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Ready to saw. The saw drive is mechanical, saw lift and dog are air cylinder operated.
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And the splitter tray, not real happy with this part but need to get going for fall season. Will likely modify it over the winter. My elevator would noraly be here to catch the wood but only testing the thing out so i pitched it in the truck by hand
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Elm will test any splitters go power. Id like to see some of this go through one of them fancy 8 way wedges, LOL you'd need a D11 Cat pushing. One of my parameters was easy access to the splitter for resplits and stuff to big for the proicessor.
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Command Central.
The switches are for the engine cut off, air compressor, and the saw clutch and oiler can be set to off or automatic. An operator presence devise will be added so nothing on the saw drive can run unless there is a switch depressed near here, probably a mat to stand on.
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Sorry but thats all I took, was more interested in the trial run than taking pictures. Will post soon with dertails of my log lift which I am quite proud of and the pump drives etc.
For those that have not followed all my posts my goals were to build a processor that did not need support equipment, could process the entire tree, could be towed behind our 1 ton trucks and could be mostly built out of my junk piles. Started out with a military trailer, a vertical boring machine, an old manure loader and my old H-D ho,e built splitter.
First day in the field with some tough as nails Elm.
Here winching the log. I had feared that getting the log chained in the correct spot to lift it and pull it into the throat of the machine would be trouble some. First time and got it on the first try, no sweat
<IMG SRC=http://i27.tinypic.com/yyy4n.jpg>
And from the rear. Working from a log pile made last fall in preparation for building the machine. In practice we will take the machine to the woods or fence row, knock down a tree and process it green, then stack it for drying.
<IMG SRC=http://i28.tinypic.com/2zsz96f.jpg>
Ready to saw. The saw drive is mechanical, saw lift and dog are air cylinder operated.
<IMG SRC=http://i28.tinypic.com/9zmyqg.jpg>
And the splitter tray, not real happy with this part but need to get going for fall season. Will likely modify it over the winter. My elevator would noraly be here to catch the wood but only testing the thing out so i pitched it in the truck by hand
<IMG SRC=http://i26.tinypic.com/6fnyvk.jpg>
Elm will test any splitters go power. Id like to see some of this go through one of them fancy 8 way wedges, LOL you'd need a D11 Cat pushing. One of my parameters was easy access to the splitter for resplits and stuff to big for the proicessor.
<IMG SRC=http://i30.tinypic.com/35mqus9.jpg>
Command Central.
The switches are for the engine cut off, air compressor, and the saw clutch and oiler can be set to off or automatic. An operator presence devise will be added so nothing on the saw drive can run unless there is a switch depressed near here, probably a mat to stand on.
<IMG SRC=http://i28.tinypic.com/21nprug.jpg>
Sorry but thats all I took, was more interested in the trial run than taking pictures. Will post soon with dertails of my log lift which I am quite proud of and the pump drives etc.
