Built-rite proccessors?

[sawinredneck]

Still trying to talk myself out of building a spliter and came across these:
http://www.built-rite.com/app/inventoryapp/firewood__processors/inventory_view/1-0-9-1.html

Looks like it should be priced realisticly? Anyone?

 

[blackdiesel]

Well how much is it? I have a highly modified timberwolf cmx. If you use the self loader, you will be doing good to get half that per hour (and thats after you get the logs there). All processors over rate their capability. (in the real world). IMO you would be better off with a TW-5 or 6, and a good saw. With a processor there is alot of suport equipment needed to make it efficient.

 

[sawinredneck]

I can't find a price, I was hopping someone could get me a price.
Loading isn't a problem, I have the mini skid with the grapple. I go cut, haul the logs home in 80" (rough) lengths to expedite getting home. So I get home with a bunch of 80" logs that need proccessed.
Kinda see where this is going?

 

[blackdiesel]

I would guess 10k -15k

 

[millerhill]

How many cords do you expect to process/year, and just as important, how fast do you want to produce?

If you already have a grapple on a skid steer, that will take care of the log loading on a processor, but like the man said a TW-5 or 6 with a 6 way wedge (depending on the diameter of your logs) would be a lot more versatile and portable. Processors are really meant for people with production in mind and need to turn out the maximum amount of wood in the shortest period of time (and are willing to pay for that speed of course...)

Steve

 

[Butch(OH)]

They had one of those, or another very simliar, set up at the Bunyan show last fall. It works pretty slick but a guy needs to price in a skid loader, tractor with loader or something to handle 10' logs. That design or the new Hud-son unit that drags the log up a ramp to the saw interest me. The Hud-son design is about 13K ( I think) Wouldn't take much wood sales to help pay for one and have easy wood for home heating which is my goal. My problem is I dont have enough woods to sell firewood and supply my heating needs. I do have enough woods to supply my heating needs so I have been thinking about adding a similar but home built log handler and hydraulic saw to my large homemade splitter.

 

[thejdman04]

Looks pretty nice, the 16" diameter max would scare me for what I cut, (most over that), depending on your situation a tw-5 or the like might be better.

 

[sawinredneck]

How many cords do you expect to process/year, and just as important, how fast do you want to produce?

If you already have a grapple on a skid steer, that will take care of the log loading on a processor, but like the man said a TW-5 or 6 with a 6 way wedge (depending on the diameter of your logs) would be a lot more versatile and portable. Processors are really meant for people with production in mind and need to turn out the maximum amount of wood in the shortest period of time (and are willing to pay for that speed of course...)

Steve

Around 26 cord a year, I am not a real high volume seller, and tis mahine isn't much larger than an average log splitter.

They had one of those, or another very simliar, set up at the Bunyan show last fall. It works pretty slick but a guy needs to price in a skid loader, tractor with loader or something to handle 10' logs. That design or the new Hud-son unit that drags the log up a ramp to the saw interest me. The Hud-son design is about 13K ( I think) Wouldn't take much wood sales to help pay for one and have easy wood for home heating which is my goal. My problem is I dont have enough woods to sell firewood and supply my heating needs. I do have enough woods to supply my heating needs so I have been thinking about adding a similar but home built log handler and hydraulic saw to my large homemade splitter.

Again, I already have a mini skidsteer with a log grapple, loading is taken care of. The Hud-son was $16k and I didn't really like the steep angle of aproach on the cutting side.
I have plenty of woods to cut on, and the average size tree is 16" at the butt.

 

[STLfirewood]

I wouldn't want the Hudson one. You drag the log across the ground the cut it with a hydraulic chainsaw. I would think that you would dull a lot of chains like that. They is a local guy that has a Hanike 1x37 for sale. It hasn;t been used much. I think it could be bought for 10k. He has he 4-way and the 6 way wedge. It runs off PTO. I have seen it work (just the splitter side) he didn't have any logs. It splits very fast I was impressed. I would find an old beat up hydraulic splitter for the really tough rounds and get a super splitter for everything else. For the production your doing you would get a long fine.

Scott

 

[Sawmill]

Price on the built rite processor is 22,900. I think that is a little much

 

[sawinredneck]

Price on the built rite processor is 22,900. I think that is a little much

YEOUCH!!!!! Yeah, I think I agree.

 

[Butch(OH)]

Again, I already have a mini skidsteer with a log grapple, loading is taken care of. The Hud-son was $16k and I didn't really like the steep angle of aproach on the cutting side.
I have plenty of woods to cut on, and the average size tree is 16" at the butt.

Well I didnt even read that post
Hudson has them things on Ebay all the time for 13K, 'course that aint delivered into OZ land neither. I also seen one of them in operation at the Bunyan show, they work slicker than I had imagined just looken at the pictures.

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[Sawmill]

Well I didnt even read that post
Hudson has them things on Ebay all the time for 13K, 'course that aint delivered into OZ land neither. I also seen one of them in operation at the Bunyan show, they work slicker than I had imagined just looken at the pictures.

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I was interested in one of these last fall. They had an intro. price of around 10,000 when I went to look at one. The dealer said he could not get them and 3 months later when he got them in the price had jumped to 13,000. If he would have honered the intro. price I would have came home with one He said they were made for people who bought logs in 8 foot lengths or had long logs to saw. They really worked great and you did not need any support equitment. I went back to my plan A and am building one.

 

[mifirewoodguy]

Well how much is it? I have a highly modified timberwolf cmx. If you use the self loader, you will be doing good to get half that per hour (and thats after you get the logs there). All processors over rate their capability. (in the real world). IMO you would be better off with a TW-5 or 6, and a good saw. With a processor there is alot of suport equipment needed to make it efficient.

What kind of support equipment do you speak of??? All I can think of would be a good skid steer with a grapple or log forks.

 

[blackdogon57]

All processors over rate their capability. (in the real world). With a processor there is alot of suport equipment needed to make it efficient.

:agree2:. I did a demo at a logging show a few years ago with that Built Rite machine. No way it will do 1 cord an hour. You need a live deck and a bigger machine to get that kind of production. I ended up buying a used Built Rite SCP 30. It is rated for 1.5 -2 cord per hour. With one guy loading and one guy running the machine we average 7-9 cords in an 8 hour day. Built Rite are great people to deal with if you end up buying one of their machines. Very helpful when it comes to trouble shooting and supplying parts.

Also plan on buying a conveyor, a dump truck or trailer, several attachments for your loader to move logs and finished wood, a chain grinder, at least 1 good chain saw for logs that can't be processed by machine, a welder for making repairs. These are just a few things off the top off my head. I sure I missed a few.

You have to plan to move a lot of wood to justify the cost of a processor - at least 200 or more cords per year to start.

 

[mifirewoodguy]

:agree2:. I did a demo at a logging show a few years ago with that Built Rite machine. No way it will do 1 cord an hour. You need a live deck and a bigger machine to get that kind of production. I ended up buying a used Built Rite SCP 30. It is rated for 1.5 -2 cord per hour. With one guy loading and one guy running the machine we average 7-9 cords in an 8 hour day. Built Rite are great people to deal with if you end up buying one of their machines. Very helpful when it comes to trouble shooting and supplying parts.

Also plan on buying a conveyor, a dump truck or trailer, several attachments for your loader to move logs and finished wood, a chain grinder, at least 1 good chain saw for logs that can't be processed by machine, a welder for making repairs. These are just a few things off the top off my head. I sure I missed a few.

You have to plan to move a lot of wood to justify the cost of a processor - at least 200 or more cords per year to start.

We sell about 900 full cord a year thats 2700 face cord or 115,200 cuft of firewood. We estimated we'll need a little over 250 face cord a month this year. So we'll need to do about 9 face cord a day for 26 days every month.

 

[mifirewoodguy]

We've been looking at the Built-Rite 40scp and the Blockbuster 22-22 or 22-20.. We've also looked into the TimberWolf HD-Pro inline.. leaning towards the Blockbuster so far... Anyone have info they'd like to share please feel free to chime in... I take to heart word of mouth experience on these machines... There's no better info than word of mouth testimonials...Thanks...Lee

 

[blackdogon57]

Sweet - What do you use for equipment now ?

 

[mifirewoodguy]

I'm embaressed to say but weve had 3 wood splitter going non stop 2 big Timberwolf's and a super split... Hard keeping guys working all day like that even when their hurting for money... One big reason for the FWP.. never calls in sick,no workmans comp,never to cold, never to hot...and can put out a huge amount of wood

 

[mifirewoodguy]

We've been looking at used ones but their hard to come by right now.. The manufactures are behind production about 12 weeks