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Hey gang....I cut about 50 truckloads of firewood a year too supply myself, my neighbor, my dad, and the folks that own the farm I cut on. The farm is loaded with nice hardwoods but we only cut the junk trees that wont make sawlogs.
Mostly black oak and sassafrass with the occasional red oak, hickory, maple, etc.
Right now.....I have a 47 farmall M we use too skid with and pull a firewood trailer.....also have several smaller tractors. We use chainsaws too cut with and we have a nice big log splitter. However, this takes a lot of time to produce substantial ammounts of firewood......fun as it is, I need too step up the production a bit. Which brings us too some parts I have laying around.
1. Nice big trailer axle with 7.50X16 tires/wheels and 8 lug pattern.
2. Brand new hydraulic cylinder......double acting.....6" outside diameter X 7' long. I'm not sure of the rod size but I think its 3-1/2".
3. 16' X 12" H-beam.
4. Good running 6 cylinder older ford engine (200 cu. in.) with clutch and 3 speed tranny on it.
5. Lathe, Mill, welders, metal cutting bandsaws, grinders, and torches.
I've never attempted too build a firewood processor before but I dont see that it will be that difficult.
What I'm looking for is advice on:
1. Pump size too provide decent speed on the cylinder I have.\
2. Cutoff saw......I'm thinking about a chainsaw bar on a hydrualic motor...where do I get a bar and drive and what size motor should I need?
3. Any features that are "worth they're weight in gold". I've never ran a processor before but I want too build a good one.....this is a once in a lifetime build I hope!....I want it too last a long time.
4. The conveyor system will be built seperately later on but I'm going too add wet lines on the end of the processor too run it with hydraulics also. What speed is optimum for the conveyor?.
5. What size bar/chain combination and what type chain do I look for?
6. I'm going too add a hydraulic log lift instead of a deck (we dont have a loader), what is the best type of feed too build?....I've seen some with the cone shaped deal with teeth cut into them that rolls the log too feed.......and others with conveyor belts.....?????? whats the general consensus.
I guess that's enough too get started.........I'm planning on lots of pics. as I go so I can get everybody involved in the engineering on the fly!.
Any help and ideas is greatly appreciated at this point!.....hopefully...if all goes well.......I can have it ready too use by firewood season in the fall of this year.
Mostly black oak and sassafrass with the occasional red oak, hickory, maple, etc.
Right now.....I have a 47 farmall M we use too skid with and pull a firewood trailer.....also have several smaller tractors. We use chainsaws too cut with and we have a nice big log splitter. However, this takes a lot of time to produce substantial ammounts of firewood......fun as it is, I need too step up the production a bit. Which brings us too some parts I have laying around.
1. Nice big trailer axle with 7.50X16 tires/wheels and 8 lug pattern.
2. Brand new hydraulic cylinder......double acting.....6" outside diameter X 7' long. I'm not sure of the rod size but I think its 3-1/2".
3. 16' X 12" H-beam.
4. Good running 6 cylinder older ford engine (200 cu. in.) with clutch and 3 speed tranny on it.
5. Lathe, Mill, welders, metal cutting bandsaws, grinders, and torches.
I've never attempted too build a firewood processor before but I dont see that it will be that difficult.
What I'm looking for is advice on:
1. Pump size too provide decent speed on the cylinder I have.\
2. Cutoff saw......I'm thinking about a chainsaw bar on a hydrualic motor...where do I get a bar and drive and what size motor should I need?
3. Any features that are "worth they're weight in gold". I've never ran a processor before but I want too build a good one.....this is a once in a lifetime build I hope!....I want it too last a long time.
4. The conveyor system will be built seperately later on but I'm going too add wet lines on the end of the processor too run it with hydraulics also. What speed is optimum for the conveyor?.
5. What size bar/chain combination and what type chain do I look for?
6. I'm going too add a hydraulic log lift instead of a deck (we dont have a loader), what is the best type of feed too build?....I've seen some with the cone shaped deal with teeth cut into them that rolls the log too feed.......and others with conveyor belts.....?????? whats the general consensus.
I guess that's enough too get started.........I'm planning on lots of pics. as I go so I can get everybody involved in the engineering on the fly!.
Any help and ideas is greatly appreciated at this point!.....hopefully...if all goes well.......I can have it ready too use by firewood season in the fall of this year.
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