Great set up only thing I might add is a table or something to kinda connect the conveyor to the bucking station then you can just roll or slide the rounds to avoid picking them up
Dan, I love how light hearted you are... the drum roll comment made me smile this morning. I've missed quite a few videos over the last two months but trying to get caught up. Keep being you! You're awesome!
you made the poor mans firewood processor I did the same thing for years . The less lifting and handling is the best even better with a bad back . Looking good Mr. Back 40
Who says that woodcutting needs to be primitive and difficult. Easy and efficient is always better than difficult and energy wasting! This is why we no longer live in caves. Always looking for a better way. Perfecting a process is half the fun of doing things for yourself. Keep up that thought process and carry on! Thanks for sharing.
Greetings Dan, Lee here, I really like your new processing station, your back will certainly thank you for thinking outside of the box. you and your family keep well, later.
I think it pretty nice. That bending over to cut the logs is a pain. Would be nice if you could find an old elevator to put at the end of the splitter. This way you could create a pile or put it in the trailer by moving it under it. I have seen the road dividers for sale that could be used to make a holding area for the wood to drop into then use a rock bucket to scoop out the wood. This would leave the dust and bark in the holding area. I am sure there is some other combinations that could be done also. The setup looks like a great back saver. If you pound in your green stakes they will keep most logs from going over the back of your log lift. Thanks for sharing and have a great week!
Nice job, Dan. Great idea, I'm sure many the community will be using this idea soon. The back needs to be saved as much as possible. Stay safe and stay positive brother ❤
Thanks...yeah I find it much easier 'moving' rounds instead of 'lifting' rounds off the ground. If you just need to lift & shift, much easier on the back. 😀👍🍻
I like the idea of NOT bending over. I've seen 'professional' bucking tables which allow non-binding cuts so the chainsaw passes thru easily. Enjoying the channel.
That's a lot better you did make it a lot better and less labor intensive. I think it was much faster now can't beat it more speed less labor great job. Thank you for the video enjoyed it
excellent design for your operation. I buck on a super slight decline and have a ramp from the ground to a stack of pallets next to my splitter (I don't have a log lift and I don't lift large rounds). Because the ramp is about 8' and the land is sloped, it's almost horizontal. This looks nice given you're doing production.
Nice going Shifty I am sure you will find the next phase of this to make it even better, what a great way to save your back, Have a great and stay cool, thanks for the share
I use the tractor bucket as a log lift, roll the cut rounds from the ground to the bucket, then move the bucket just above splitter and let gravity do the work.
Nice Dan ! just getting into your channel and really enjoy the content. Really like your roller table there ! I usually work alone much like yourself, so any of these little tricks sure help to keep me out in the wood yard longer each day ! Cheers from Southern Ontario !
Thanks Mr. Wooly....it has been & prolly will remain a work in progress for awhile. Or at least until I decide to change it up or try something different...lol 😀👍🍻
Looks like a good system you got there Dan, my friend uses one of those gravity conveyors to roll the rounds down to his splitter and it works well for him seems to be working well for you too!
I really love your set up. The only thing I could think that would make it better on your bucking station would be notch the stationary logs so you know exactly where to cut and so it doesn’t pinch your chain.
I like how you can move the rollers with the forks and load HUGE pieces with the tractor straight to the splitter? And using the lift to stop the flow until ready to split. That iz puting your mind to werk harder than your back! Great ideas
Hey Dan, this is a great idea, the only thing is your Boss might want that roller table back from the plant.........lol 🤣🤣👍 Dan, try some 4x4's in the back for stops, also you might add some in places to cut so you don't cut into your pallets. I like the the roller system. Your back thanks you and said no more flipping logs and back them. 👍😊 Get the Little Boss Man some gloves, to Help his Dad load the trailer. If you try to keep the ends all the same you could them cut them all at 16 or 19". Maybe mark the pallets below with yellow paint at 16" or where you cut. Be Safe out there in the wood yard .
That's a pretty good DIY firewood 'processor' you've built for yourself. Your set up also lends itself to having a second person to run the bucking station.
I’d put some railing on the sides of the rollers so you could basically “throw” the wood on the rollers and let the momentum carry it to the splitter without falling off the side.
That's a good idea, but then I'd have to get better at loading them on so they're in the same spot....and it takes all my focus just getting the logs on there now....hahahaha....appreciate the feedback.😀👍🍻
Looking great! I have a firewood jig (table type deal) with another table I made at the same height as the splitter and then a conveyor to load into a cage. I use the forks too. I thought about one of those gravity conveyors. They are reasonable and handy eh? Oops... Canadian.
The roller stand is a great idea . You have made nice improvements and much easier on your back .Maybe add a couple wood blocks on the back area of the bucking area so logs can’t roll off . I like it Dan . Good thinking . 👍👍👍
I just heard from your back, it said thanks for saving me. Nice set up great way to save the body.
Not to shabby, you're starting to get a good system for yourself there. I like the rollers and the into the trailer splitting. I like it!
I can smell the oak from here.
Looks like a good setup. Anything that save your back is good.
Great set up only thing I might add is a table or something to kinda connect the conveyor to the bucking station then you can just roll or slide the rounds to avoid picking them up
Very thought provoking setup
That’s so smart! Glad it works for you.
Good looking system. Have a Safe Day
Dan, I love how light hearted you are... the drum roll comment made me smile this morning. I've missed quite a few videos over the last two months but trying to get caught up. Keep being you! You're awesome!
lol....thanks, glad you enjoyed. Appreciate the comment. 😀👍🍻
I like it. That's is really cool. It got little boss man interested. That's nice.
Looks like a great setup. Simple but productive.
No that is a few good ideas and really good set up... I'm impressed... good man...
Awesome idea Dan
One of the best setups I've seen
Bang for buck, ease of use, practical. Excellent job
Glad to see you got your new setup going.
you made the poor mans firewood processor I did the same thing for years . The less lifting and handling is the best even better with a bad back . Looking good Mr. Back 40
Dan, great entertaining video! Good job👍🏼🚜🪵🇱🇷
Great setup, now I see why they all you Shifty.
Who says that woodcutting needs to be primitive and difficult. Easy and efficient is always better than difficult and energy wasting! This is why we no longer live in caves. Always looking for a better way. Perfecting a process is half the fun of doing things for yourself. Keep up that thought process and carry on! Thanks for sharing.
Good ideas for sure! Keep up good work
The log lift stop trick was cool
Alright looks good
I like the back saving new station, Dan.
Greetings from S.E. Ohio. Quite a nifty set-up!!!! Good job!!!
It looks good Dan. This system will help keep your back in good shape.
Really great work flow!
I really like this! 👍
GREAT SET UP
Looks like works well nice 👍🏻
Awesome idea Dan! Looks like it will make things way more efficient and less harm to your body. Great video!
Looks good. I think that will work out good for you.
Pretty cool 👍
Greetings Dan, Lee here, I really like your new processing station, your back will certainly thank you for thinking outside of the box. you and your family keep well, later.
Thanks....yeah my back will be thanking me for sure...lol 😀👍🍻
Success! Good Idea! Any Back Saver idea is Wise! 🚜🪵🇱🇷
I think it pretty nice. That bending over to cut the logs is a pain. Would be nice if you could find an old elevator to put at the end of the splitter. This way you could create a pile or put it in the trailer by moving it under it. I have seen the road dividers for sale that could be used to make a holding area for the wood to drop into then use a rock bucket to scoop out the wood. This would leave the dust and bark in the holding area. I am sure there is some other combinations that could be done also. The setup looks like a great back saver. If you pound in your green stakes they will keep most logs from going over the back of your log lift. Thanks for sharing and have a great week!
Good thinking
Nice job, Dan. Great idea, I'm sure many the community will be using this idea soon. The back needs to be saved as much as possible.
Stay safe and stay positive brother ❤
Thanks Sid...hope all is well over there and going good for you....been busy making bundles? 😀👍🍻
That Stihl is a beast!
Great idea. Just be careful and watch out for any kickbacks. I'm sure your back loves the idea.
Looks like a good setup Dan. I’m with you on not liking to bend down and pick up rounds off the ground. 👍🏻👍🏻 B 🆒
Thanks...yeah I find it much easier 'moving' rounds instead of 'lifting' rounds off the ground. If you just need to lift & shift, much easier on the back. 😀👍🍻
Todd, when was the last time you saw your shoe laces?
Ready for production Dan! Just need to teach little Boss man to drive the tractor and fork the logs. :)) Cheers!
Hahahahaha....I think his mother might think differently, but I'm right with ya GP....lol 😀👍🍻
I like the idea of NOT bending over. I've seen 'professional' bucking tables which allow non-binding cuts so the chainsaw passes thru easily. Enjoying the channel.
Great idea and job. I like doing a mix too. Gives my old muscles a break from the same continuous thing.
That's a lot better you did make it a lot better and less labor intensive. I think it was much faster now can't beat it more speed less labor great job. Thank you for the video enjoyed it
Looks like you put some good thought into it, and it seems to work great. As my little granddaughter would say 2 thumbs up 👍👍
excellent design for your operation. I buck on a super slight decline and have a ramp from the ground to a stack of pallets next to my splitter (I don't have a log lift and I don't lift large rounds). Because the ramp is about 8' and the land is sloped, it's almost horizontal. This looks nice given you're doing production.
Who needs a $50K processor when you have some hillbilly engineering! Looks like a great system. 💪💪💪
They guy who is doing firewood as a full time business.
You better sell ALOT OF WOOD for a $50k processor
Bill, can you buy a processor for $50K ?
Jason, you are probably right. I was basing my figure on a processor that a guy sells in Tomahawk Wi that does all the work, except loading the logs.
I guess I'm kinda off topic but do anybody know a good place to watch newly released tv shows online?
Awesome. Looks like a very shifty setup. Buck roll split stack repeat.
I like it. It’s my kind of trial and error and improvement. 👍
Nice set up you have going Dan. Definitely has a good work flow set up to it. Great job Sir. 😊👍🏻
Great setup. I was really surprised how well those rounds moved on the rollers.
Buckin Rollin and Splitin 👍
Nice going Shifty I am sure you will find the next phase of this to make it even better, what a great way to save your back, Have a great and stay cool, thanks for the share
Great idea, and it works well! 👍🏼 save your body every way you can! 👏
That's some Back40 engineering there!! That's definitely working smarter not harder! Good thinking shifty!! Stay safe my friend 🍻🍻👍💪!!!!
Looks like some pretty good flow. I like it.. you can always do something better smoother faster and even safer!
It is, as they say - a Great Leap Forward!✊
Looks good
Nicely done Dan.. That should work out great for you once the kinks are all worked out..
I use the tractor bucket as a log lift, roll the cut rounds from the ground to the bucket, then move the bucket just above splitter and let gravity do the work.
Nice Dan ! just getting into your channel and really enjoy the content. Really like your roller table there ! I usually work alone much like yourself, so any of these little tricks sure help to keep me out in the wood yard longer each day ! Cheers from Southern Ontario !
Looking for ways to buck larger logs off the ground and then get the rounds to the log lift while saving my back. Thanks for the ideas.
Nicely done sir.
Fantastic work man, unreal !! Love it
Thanks Mr. Wooly....it has been & prolly will remain a work in progress for awhile. Or at least until I decide to change it up or try something different...lol 😀👍🍻
@@Back40Firewood lol, sure life is a work in progress
I dig it bud.
Nice system my man
Anything to save the back great idea
Work smart, not hard. It's a good system, makes sense and saves your back. Having straight logs helps too.
I like the creativity...Good Job !
Looks good your always thinking👍
Fantastic set-up Shifty. Brilliant!
Good job. It will be interesting to see how you tweak it. Good help you have there too ;-)
Nice set up ,looks more like fun and play then work🪵 enjoy watching the video thanks again 🇨🇦
I like it!
Making the operation easier means you can go longer. Nice idea!
Great job!
Could you spend two hours at my house one time a year.That was awesome you guys are doing a great job thank you for your time and work on the video
Nice setup! At first I was thinking you were going to buck the lower logs. That should definitely help save your back!
Nope those lower logs are gonna just stay there....they're just pine so not losing much...lol 😀👍🍻
Looks like that is gonna save the back a lot. Nice set up Dan
Good Job 👍 and Good Luck with it.
Looks like a good system you got there Dan, my friend uses one of those gravity conveyors to roll the rounds down to his splitter and it works well for him seems to be working well for you too!
looks like the cats meow there dan!! as my grandma said ;;now your cooking with gas!!
Pretty slick looks like it worked out great
I really love your set up. The only thing I could think that would make it better on your bucking station would be notch the stationary logs so you know exactly where to cut and so it doesn’t pinch your chain.
I like it.... Nice job Dan
Real nice this will save your back
I like how you can move the rollers with the forks and load HUGE pieces with the tractor straight to the splitter? And using the lift to stop the flow until ready to split. That iz puting your mind to werk harder than your back! Great ideas
This will work good for you buddy this was cool i like your new video the moming you did a good jop love your video buddy 🍺🍺
Hey Dan, this is a great idea, the only thing is your Boss might want that roller table back from the plant.........lol 🤣🤣👍 Dan, try some 4x4's in the back for stops, also you might add some in places to cut so you don't cut into your pallets. I like the the roller system. Your back thanks you and said no more flipping logs and back them. 👍😊 Get the Little Boss Man some gloves, to Help his Dad load the trailer. If you try to keep the ends all the same you could them cut them all at 16 or 19". Maybe mark the pallets below with yellow paint at 16" or where you cut. Be Safe out there in the wood yard .
That's a pretty good DIY firewood 'processor' you've built for yourself. Your set up also lends itself to having a second person to run the bucking station.
Second person could put more logs on to be bucked with the tractor and to toss split wood to the front of the trailer! HA HA
That is some great Engineering Dan! Like the setup and im sure your back will thank you many times over.
Very slick. A guy would get soft with this kind of efficiency. Haha. Work smarter not harder.
I’d put some railing on the sides of the rollers so you could basically “throw” the wood on the rollers and let the momentum carry it to the splitter without falling off the side.
I like your new system, less wear and tear on your back!
Shifty I like it! That will work out good!
Good video. I work like you do. A little bit of one thing at a time. Also, leave it to a child to make a toy out of your workstation, so nice.
Great system. How about marking your bucking points with stripe of paint on the support logs. Line up the logs as you roll em off the tractor.
That's a good idea, but then I'd have to get better at loading them on so they're in the same spot....and it takes all my focus just getting the logs on there now....hahahaha....appreciate the feedback.😀👍🍻
Dan KMK Welding in Latrobe, PA has a great and inexpensive hydraulic stump bucket/grapple. I really like mine. Shalom/gw
Looking great! I have a firewood jig (table type deal) with another table I made at the same height as the splitter and then a conveyor to load into a cage. I use the forks too. I thought about one of those gravity conveyors. They are reasonable and handy eh? Oops... Canadian.
How about slice the tops of the base logs to make a V. Maybe that will help the pinch. Great idea.
I think surely Amanda apreciated this. 👍😎🤪😏🤞
Yeah I need to get her out there and have her give it a try...that will really up production...lol 😀👍🍻
The roller stand is a great idea . You have made nice improvements and much easier on your back .Maybe add a couple wood blocks on the back area of the bucking area so logs can’t roll off . I like it Dan . Good thinking . 👍👍👍