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ArborActive is your tree and shrub expert serving Northeast CT and Central MA.
Grapple and 3-Point Skidder on Kioti Tractor: Staging logs in our woodyard.
We put the robust Kioti tractor to the test, showcasing its power and precision combined with the Sundown grapple and the Timber Tuff 3-point skidding attachment. Watch as we navigate our woodyard, demonstrating the efficiency and capability of our equipment in handling large logs with the compact Kioti CK.
We also get some more cutting in with both our Husqvarna 350i Power Axe and the 562XP.
We also get some more cutting in with both our Husqvarna 350i Power Axe and the 562XP.
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We Rented a REAL Wood Chipper!
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Checking out the Morbark Eager Beaver 1215 woodchipper. Let's see if renting this machine is worth it!
Cleaning up the woodyard and splitting red maple.
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Setting up our new pallets, expanding the woodyard, and splitting some red maple for the mixed hardwood stacks.
First Weekend of New Firewood Business and Picking Up Free Pallets
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We had our first weekend of firewood sales and give an update on how it went and what our initial product offering our. We also got a great lead on so free pallets we track down and bring home.
Starting a Firewood Business with the Countyline 40 Ton.
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Check out the new site at ArborActive.co 🔥 Starting Our Firewood Farm Stand: A Year of Growth & 4 Seasons with the CountyLine 40 Ton Splitter | ArborActive's Journey 🔥 Welcome back to ArborActive, where our love for forestry meets practical entrepreneurship! In today's video, we're taking you on an exciting journey as we embark on a new adventure - starting our very own small firewood farm stan...
Husqvarna 350i Power Axe Chainsaw Review: Power in Your Hands | ArborActive Tests It Out!
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Welcome to ArborActive! In this video, we're diving deep into the world of forestry tools with a comprehensive review of the Husqvarna 350i Power Axe Chainsaw. Join us as we explore the features, performance, and overall functionality of this powerful battery-operated chainsaw. Whether you're a professional forester or a DIY enthusiast, this review will help you decide if the Husqvarna 350i is ...
Felling trees and stacking logs in the new woodyard. Kioti ck2610 with grapple.
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Felling trees and stacking logs in the new woodyard. Kioti ck2610 with grapple.
Starting the Outdoor Wood Boiler The Easy Way - Learn How to Do It in 5 Minutes
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Starting the Outdoor Wood Boiler The Easy Way - Learn How to Do It in 5 Minutes
New Years Updates: Firewood Inventory, Storm Damage, Firewood Bundles, and Channel Updates
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New Years Updates: Firewood Inventory, Storm Damage, Firewood Bundles, and Channel Updates
How to Add a Rubber Plow Edge to Tractor Rear Blade for Snow Removal
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How to Add a Rubber Plow Edge to Tractor Rear Blade for Snow Removal
First Snow Storm of Winter: Clearing the New Driveway With the Kioti CK2610 Tractor
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First Snow Storm of Winter: Clearing the New Driveway With the Kioti CK2610 Tractor
Kicking Off Our Forest Management Plan with Black Birch Felling and Bucking Firewood
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Kicking Off Our Forest Management Plan with Black Birch Felling and Bucking Firewood
Heatmaster Outdoor Wood Boiler Tour: How to Monitor Outdoor Wood Boiler with Fireboard
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Heatmaster Outdoor Wood Boiler Tour: How to Monitor Outdoor Wood Boiler with Fireboard
First Firewood Split for 2023 Firewood Season: Red Oak Firewood with Countyline 40 Ton Log Splitter
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First Firewood Split for 2023 Firewood Season: Red Oak Firewood with Countyline 40 Ton Log Splitter
Tour of ArborActive and a Brand New Firewood Woodyard
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Tour of ArborActive and a Brand New Firewood Woodyard
Outdoor Wood Boiler Tour: Cleaning, Maintenance and Loading Firewood in the Heatmaster
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Outdoor Wood Boiler Tour: Cleaning, Maintenance and Loading Firewood in the Heatmaster
Kioti CK2610: How to add LED Lights and Lightbars
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Kioti CK2610: How to add LED Lights and Lightbars
Do It Yourself Tick Spray: Easy and Effective Way To Remove Ticks
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Do It Yourself Tick Spray: Easy and Effective Way To Remove Ticks
Countyline 40 Ton Log Splitter 4 Way Wedge Review and Moving Firewood With the Kioti Tractor
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Countyline 40 Ton Log Splitter 4 Way Wedge Review and Moving Firewood With the Kioti Tractor
Countyline 40 Ton Tractor Supply Log Splitter Review
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Countyline 40 Ton Tractor Supply Log Splitter Review
Installing Drain Tile To Fix a Wet Spot In Road
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Installing Drain Tile To Fix a Wet Spot In Road
Cutting down trees for firewood with the Husqvarna 562XP Chainsaw
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Cutting down trees for firewood with the Husqvarna 562XP Chainsaw
Making Maple Syrup: How Fast is a Barrel Evaporator?
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Making Maple Syrup: How Fast is a Barrel Evaporator?
video never shows where the fluid goes into the axle
Question: The hydraulic fluid nut on top of my tank has a hole in it to allow fluid out when hot. Is this normal?
Assuming overkill if I were to get it to cut up deadfall for firewood while camping?
@@rschreck876 should handle that task easily, and likely have enough juice on a charge to cut plenty of wood for a few days fired. I wouldn’t want to have to hike it in anywhere though. It not as heavy as my commercial grade gas saws, but still would but heavier than I want to hike with. Check out a good quality hand saw like a silky zubat if you are looking for something light and agile. You’d be surprised what a good handsaw will do.
No hiking here. I live in my van so i’d be parked right next to the tree.
They do have a smaller one with a 14” bar. That would probably be the better choice.
I have gone through two of these saws. I have cut for decades. Electronics goes faulty after around 50hrs of use. Very disappointing. Out of box, the saw was fantastic. I hope they fix the issues.
Electric saws are great for every small job! Only with latest Lith. cell tech. or cord powered.
I’ll be giving it a try on a small pruning job tomorrow. Only need to make a a dozen or so small cuts. Should be the perfect tool!
@@ArborActive Very reliable, got have it. instant power!
How many watt hours is the battery? Very important. Gas saws will beat power/weight for now!
@@davegeorge7094 came with the BLI30 battery. 270Wh
@@ArborActive Could not find specs after 5min of searching. TYou!
Be great to see a head to head with the comparative dewalt 18"! I'm sure that video or a dewalt & Milwaukee comparative would get some views. I already have the husky top handle electric but am quite on the fence about importing a power axe or getting a dewalt pack
@@cjpirotelli8640 I’ll see if I can get my hands on one to try out. How do you like the top handle? Considering adding it as a climbing saw instead of gas.
Nice blower and music💪🏼
Make high quality firewood and it will sell itself
You should be able to boil about 5 gallons an hour on that rig...
I just did a test run on a rig like this one with water and I was boiling 2.5 gallons per hour. How do you get 5 gallons per hour?
@ZBdog90 There are variables for sure but you should be running this thing full out and also working the damper. I've been using a rig like this for years with no blower and once it gets going, you can do 5 gal/hour.
What size totes are you using? I assume 275?
Yup. 275 gallon totes.
I bought one two weeks ago. Cut down 5 or 6 small trees with it. The battery held up very well!
Yeah just bought a house have some small patch of medium sized brush trees whatever. Nothing huge. Thinking about getting something like this to not deal with fuel :P I need to clear that area. Another thing.. the sound decimal level is fantastic. I can only imagine another 10-20 years these electric chainsaws will be incredible.
Ya. I’ve heard the one by EGO is also a good buy. I think they are a great option for occasional use.
Husky battery backpack is spendy, but it’ll go for much much longer and makes the saw super light. I’m looking at their 16” 540i XP, but don’t see where this 350 fits into Husky’s lineup yet.
Thanks for the great videos that help me maintenance my CK2610. Keep 'em coming!
Glad they help! We’ll keep shooting anytime we work on it to share more!
I'm lookn to buy a grapple just like that I have a small bandsaw sawmill wondering how it would b putting logson the mill
I’ve used it to load a wood mixer lt28. It did great at loading and to help turn big logs. The forks seem to be able to lift a little more but the small profile of the forestry style grapple is super maneuverable.
What type of grapple is it
That’s the sundown forestry grapple. I believe Igland and Frostbite are other brands that are the same or very similar.
Found it,great video
Excited to see how the 540i compares! This one’s been getting a lot of use the past couple weeks.
Check out the full Video! th-cam.com/video/hhWclcwKm9Q/w-d-xo.html
New Sub here. I like what I'm seeing keep it up.
Thanks for stopping by! Appreciate the support!
You're gonna need a splitfire really soon.
I got the need for speed!
@@ArborActive a fast cycle time makes a world of a difference. Kinetic splitters are pretty speedy too. I guess it'll be up to you what the best solution is because there's more than one way to skin a cat when it comes to wood processing.
@@benjaminleslie3155 guess that means I’ve got to make up my mind! I have a new idea about what I want every week.
Just joined the channel. Have a great one and keep grinding away!
Appreciate the support and congrats again on hitting 5K!
After getting my Wolfe Ridge and selling my box store splitter, I sure do miss it. Is like selling the first car you ever bought. Don't sell the box store splitter until it dies. I don't know how you guys can run those box store splitters in the vertical position. My back would be killing me after a few rounds.
I never was into vertical until recently. The control you can get is great, and I’m to stubborn to learn I shouldn’t be lifting those big rounds like that. I’ll take sore over tweaking the back any day. I’m still torn on how quickly to upgrade the splitter and what to get!
@ArborActive if going big, no need to go any bigger than the WR 28C. Anything commercial grade with a log lift is a good idea. I use the log lift as a staging tray a lot. Any splitter with a push-through 4-way wedge dramatically increases the production rate, so no need to go nuts on price.
@@thefirewooddoctor I’m torn between that or the new vertical model. I wish I could get some time on each to see what I prefer. I think your right in price, I couldn’t imagine going much higher that those at my scale.
@@ArborActive I also do mobile splitting jobs with mine. Another thing to think about.
@@thefirewooddoctor Ya, I've been thinking about that too. I imagine I'd need to up my insurance game a bit if I wanted to work on other people's property. I think i'd test the waters a bit to see if it was worth the extra expense. 1 Day a month of splitting for someone else probably covers the expense and monthly ammortized cost of the machine.
Make sure you have enough space between the stacks to prevent mold. Your gaps between stacks looks borderline. How have that air gap worked in the past for you with multiple rows?
That’s about 8” of space between rows. I’ve never really had any issues with mold, even with no space between or in hold hauzens, though with all the rain this would be the time for it. Normally what I burn in the boiler gets stacked in rows 3 deep with no space between and sits for 3-5 months. Its mostly ash, maple, and birch and seasons pretty well.
Cutting your steps to get wood to the splitter adds up, the wood you have looks like it’s fairly straight grained and getting them quartered by hand might be an option. The cutting steps is huge as I cut in the woods and I always split it in the woods and than backed my trailer so it was as close to where I was stacking to eliminate steps. I hand split up until this summer and now use a splitter but not by choice. If you chose to try some hand splitting the x27 fiskars works great you can also do it with the saw. That said firewood is a lot of handling. Looks like you have a good plan for what you need to do to be successful.
Hit the nail right on the head. I think I’m going to be staging 5-6 landings or wood yards around the property to reduce long trips with the tractor. There’s a nice little dump trailer king kutter makes I have my eye on the tow out back with the splitter and the. To trailer split wood out as needed. Good shout out on the x27. Been there, done that. It’s a great tool, but my shoulders had enough of that!
@@ArborActive I am subscribed so I will be watching for more videos, being retired I really don’t need to do wood but enjoy it.
First timer here as well,just subscribed
Thanks for checking out ArborActive!
What do you cook with ash wood . Is there any flavor?
Ash has a very light smoke flavor. I did some salmon with it this weekend and like it for grilling over an open flame. You won’t get the pronounced bold flavors of oak and hickory with it, but it gets up to heat nicely so if great for grilling and pizza ovens.
Hi! I’m originally from New London County, just to your south. Have had a farm in Central NY State since 1980. I have the same splitter, and use the tractor front end loader to bring the blocks up to splitter level, kind of an el cheapo hydraulic lift. Saves on your back long term. When I do use the vertical mode I sit on a 5 gal. pail to further avoid straining my 72 year old back.
Nice! Ya I’ll use a pallet on the loader to get stuff up to working height when it horizontal for wood I don’t want to lift. Lost a round off the side last time I did and cracked the splitters muffler elbow. I am going to rig up a pallet with some short side to stop round from rolling off. I have a couple little carport projects like that I need to do to help thing out. Maybe I’ll make a video on that next week! Thanks for checking us out!
First time for me! Good job on the video. A little thing I did for my splitter, when using the vertical mode; I put 1" plywood with a cutout around the baseplate so I didn't have to hold the round in place all the time
I was thinking about making something similar with 2x material. I usually just use an oak 2x6 under the round but something on the sides would be a good upgrade!
glad to see you have atleast a 4 way on that, i split with a 30ton and have come close to hitting your goal. you need a lift arm, something that will give you more loading deck surface. if you rotate your splitter 180 degrees. so the stuff your picking up, is right behind you and you dont have to walk away and around. get your self a good axe, like the GFB scandi axe and grip tape the handle/ skate board tape. and use it like a log hookeroon, to save your back. never handle a log twice, as it comes out of the tractor bucket or truck bed, split it right then and there, save your back.
I agree! I think I’m gonna have to work a little smarter to get those rounds up to height until I can justify the spend on something with a built in lift. Mobility will be key as I think I’m going to have to move the splitter to the logs in a bunch of cases.
@@ArborActive I saw someone in a forum mention a idea. That would work. Put your splitter vertical. Then get some plywood or rough cut lumber. Bolt together 2 layers. Then do a cut out of the foot print of the splitter end. This way you can drop big rounds on the raised platform and have them on the same plane. When you get done you can slide the wood easier.
@@sandsock I’ve been thinking about that! We always have a 2x 6 handy for that reason, but cutting something the shape of the foot plater would definitely be smoother.
Check out the full review of the countyline 40-ton here: th-cam.com/video/rjzOjXWoplU/w-d-xo.html.
Free pallets are the BEST pallets. I have a couple spots I have been getting them from
Ya they are. I only had a few left and they were nice ones I like to keep to use with the tractor forks. These will be perfect for firewood stacks.
Last year was my first year selling. It started as a hobby😳 I bought and just sold a splitter with a 16 sec cycle time. Split around 20 cords with it. After doing the math, I figured I would have saved close to 30 hours (probably more) if I had an Ultra. I pick it up in a couple weeks. I can’t wait! #boysandtheirtoys
9.5 second on the 40 ton so not quite that bad. I don’t know if cycle time is to blame much with just one person. I think handling the rounds is my biggest slow down now. 16 to the 5 on the ultra is probably going to be a nice jump’
I just subscribed and idk anything about what you have going on but 36 cord with the county line is a lofty goal and I will be coming back to see your progress
We’ll see together! The 40 ton is a bit of an upgrade from the smaller yellow ones but I think it’s going to be a challenge. Going to have to work smart! If this goes well I’ll go shopping later this year.
Not sure when I subscribed but apparently I did. Nice video. I have the same splitter
It is a pretty good setup. I wouldn’t want any less, that’s for sure.
Not going to win any races with that, but looks like it gets it done!
That's fair.
Check out the full overview here: Electric Chainsaw?!?! Husqvarna Power Axe 350i th-cam.com/video/fOp164xzAwM/w-d-xo.html
Full review of the Husqvarna Power Axe here: th-cam.com/video/fOp164xzAwM/w-d-xo.html
Not bad for a battery! I wonder how many you'd need to got non stop cycling extras on the charger.
15 minutes of hard cutting, call it 25 by time you set up and walk around. I’ll bet 3 batteries and 2 of the fast chargers might keep up. Those batteries and chargers are $$$.
You need to check out the new EGO 20” chainsaw. They have a commercial 20” also.
@@cecilmize1 I saw a video or 2 on it after I got this one and had a little buyers remorse! Maybe I’ll snag one to do a side by side comparison. Just had the power axes out to cut some 19” maple and I still have to say that I’m not at all disappointed, it does pretty well! I’ll post some video of that up shortly.
Can't wait to see how that electric saw stacks up to the gas ones.
Check back in a few days for some more about the Power Axe!
It won't.
@@wcswood Good luck charging it out in the woods, those batteries aren't cheap ( I already read they are having battery issues ). I ain't got an hour to to wait on batteries to charge. Of course if you don't have anything else to do and can't start a gas chainsaw it's fine.
@@wcswood check out the full review. I think the Power Axe did pretty well. th-cam.com/video/fOp164xzAwM/w-d-xo.html
Electric chainsaw??
Yes! This is our first cut with it. We’ll post a full review of it and compare it to our gas saws in a few days.
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I can see a cut that was already there when you picked up the saw. Just face cut it and back cut it. Makin A cut first, then pretend that you're core cuttin is just stupid. I been fellin logs much bigger than that pecker pole since before you were born little man.
Very observant! I did start the bore with this saw before I thought to record, got about a half inch into it,but that little battery saw did all the work. Tree had a nice lean on it so bore cut is the right more here. Congrats on 35+ years of cutting and stay safe out there!
Cut the rubber twice as wide and drill holes in it for the bolts and then you can flip it when one side wears out
I boil my ice . The sugar content is a little bit lower
Cook the ice down in a Turkey fryer turn it into your warm pan
I love this simplicity
I want to hear the splitter not a load of rubbish music sounds
Does this rubber attachment work well.on concrete and gravel?
It should be similar performance on concrete surfaces. I never tried it on gravel but I would suspect it would make it a little softer touch than the metal Blade.
@@ArborActive , Thanks.
Im making an evaporater like that in the next week or two. Did you use any fire bricks inside or a wood grate?
I just put some cheap flat paver type cinder blocks in there to cover the bottom and up the sides.I kept the space under the blocks clear and it lined up with the grates for the draft control nicely. If I make another I’ll probably spent some more time trying to improve efficiency. That set up worked fine but certainly was slow.
There actually is a 4way wedge for the 40 ton splitter. It seems to be better on the side ways splitter.
Yes! I have another video of the 40 ton 4 way! It is so much better! I always have it on there for the most part now.