Watch the whole firewood processing machinery production here: th-cam.com/play/PLkmF7FAZBzkVRPU6b-IeJVu91-frjF8v3.html Check out my other videos on my channel page: th-cam.com/users/DonnDIY Welding equipment borrowed from Spetselektroodi AS, Estonia: Fronius TransSteel 2700 welder Optrel Crystal 2.0 Welding Helmet Hypertherm Powermax 45 XP plasma cutter
Donn DIY hello, superb idea nicely made and very useful, especially considering the hard manual labor for splitting wood, stacking and so on. But i have only one question: have you considered a central heating system based on firewood, that will get rid of all stoves in the house, so no mess with wood chips, ashes and so on. ( sure a stove/fire place is super nice, but if you live daily in the same house and it is not a cabin you visit once in a while, in the morning man it’s chilly) just saying. Huge fan, keep the good work and projects coming( maybe this one would be nice ) !
In Norway we have a saying that roughly translates to "Good firewood keep you warm multiple times." Refering to all the work required before it gets to the oven.
@@scooterdogg7580Actually I suspect most wealthy people would purchase an equipment machine. That would actually be the smart thing to do depending on how you value your time
People that come up with such innovative ways are not lazy. Instead of being idle from doing less steps, they work at more innovative ways to get work does easier, and thus, cause other people to be lazy by selling them an affordable product. The
No this is ultimate laziness. Spend hours fabricating something from materials you have laying around to save you from doing actual manual labor. These are the kind of things I do lol, although not to such a scale. I am in awe of your laziness, sir.
Hey Don I think you are being to modest with the "only 4 steps" success. You have also saved yourself and family a lot of time and effort! The time spent to build the wood processor and conveyor setup will free up much more time during the warmer months. You have made the process capable by one person only. I think this is a larger win!
I use to do this when I was a young man and enjoyed every moment of it. I have gotten old and disabled and can't do this any longer but I really enjoyed your VIDEO and makes me have good memories of my past. Thanks!!!!!
Hubby showed me this video, & is in preparation to make one, due to his trade, he has all the necessary skills & tools. This will be definitely a time saver in our household, & you sir, have just flipped ' lazy' into a positive, thank you
This is cool. I wish your husband good luck! If he uses the same chinese log splitter as a base I would suggest choosing the beefiest he can find. Ours was/is really beefy compared to the similiar ones I've seen at my friends houses etc. I'm glad I could inspire you. This is awesome. May you have a great project!
I admire people like this. Always pushing to find a better way. The same type of people that brought us the airplane, cars, computers, aircraft carriers, rockets and basically everything else you see touch and breath all day everyday. Builders and Engineering are perhaps the most important professions in the world.
I’ve just discovered your channel (recommended by Made in Poland channel!). Your stuff is superb. Ingenious, clever, efficient & well made. No loud music, no ads, no commentary, no sponsorships...just really great ideas & brilliantly made! 😊
Congratulations! This is what America is all about: in the land of opportunity, you recognize a need and set a plan in motion to meet that need. And you can make a lot of money doing it. In this case, many people would love to own what you fabricated out of your own head. I bet you could sell plans online, or even go into limited production making your wood splitter for others to come a pick up. What a great idea! I expect you could become very successful when others learn of your creation. BRAVO!
Nicely edited compilation. People will never know how much effort is required to create content like this. Now that you have more time, perhaps more saw mill videos. 😊
I could of used this as a kid. Spent tons of time with my father cutting trees down. A machine like this would of been awesome. I hope you made your way to a paten office this invention is gold.
YOU CERTAINLY HAVE A WIN, YOU ARE A VERY TALENTED MAN , I SO ENJOY YOUR WORK, INNOVATION, DETERMINATION AND ULTIMATE SUCCESS, DO LOTS MORE , KEEP WELL , KEEP SAFE. KEEP BUSY. THANK YOU.
This is brilliant. Very well done. Even a little engineering knowledge can have you saving hours upon hours of time, sparing the strain on your back from lifting heavy loads. Very clever stuff!
Omg this video is so beautiful and makes me cry. Thank you for making this project and shareing it. I always wanted to make something like this but i didn't even found a anything in the internet to help me. And you did everything i searched for. Thanks
I like how you figured things out as you went along. That's ingenuity. When you have metal fabrication tools and ability, your only limit is your imagination.. Nice work
Thanks man. I think so too. If I had these skills I possess today as a child I would've made some crazy things back in the day. Imagination unfortunately deteriorates over the years as our minds become rigid.
"Economy of Motion" is the key to prospering on the farm or homestead. We only have so many hours in the day. This is a good use of time and resources.
I like you method of firewood processing. I finally made a attachment to my splitting wedge to cut into eight pieces from a log. This works so well that my time is reduced by at least three quarter. My wood stove was reworked with secondary burn which lowered my wood usage in half. I stack split wood inside my house near the stove during the summer air conditioner season. The wood has a moisture content of just one to four percent when I am ready to burn for heat. This wood burns like charcoal and leaves next to no clinkers just some ashes which I clean every week. The chimney does not even show any blue smoke just some vapor which does not last that long. The extra wood I give away to family and friends. My next improvement will be to make a super large batch box in the basement and use a large masonry heatsink which should reduce usage of wood in half. Nice video and look forward to see more from you Sir. Peace V
Very nice job buddy, been waiting to see this finished, could even think about some sort of automatic timed mechanism for the chop saw and ram so you can sit back and enjoy a cold one lol and as an add on a chamber of sorts for the tree trunks to automatically load into the feeding mechanism when it's empty so from start to finish all you would have to do is fill the tree trunks at the star and swop the creates at the end, you really have created something here with endless possibilities and/or add ons very very well done mate
That is a really great storage method using the IBC crates. The plastic container is not UV resistant, and will deteriorate quickly in the sun. You should paint them with UV resistant paint and they will last longer. Genius system. Incredible ingenuity in every step.
with all this work in less, in 3 years you will be too big to fit in the charger! 😁 I'm kidding, Nice video retracing all of the manufacturing, and I had never seen this recovery of the tanks to make a roof, it's great! Thank you !
I watched all the build videos. I consider you lazy... Being lazy,is'nt not doing anything. It's using your brains to get the job done instead of your back Bravo my freind! awesome work!
I would install LP gas furnace and spend all this time enjoying this beautiful outdoor environment by hunting, fishing, moon-shining and consume these products
This is awesome. My Dad had a teenage son - which requires less welding and is easier to store - so I'm familiar with EXACTLY the number of times firewood must be handled. We used to say more heat went into that wood (sweating) than we got out of it in the winter.
I was thinking the same thing. Only problem for me is creating a space to stack the pallets. In the past I've purchased cut and split firewood, and had it dumped in the driveway from where I barrowed it into the back yard and hand stacked it under cover. On its own hard enough ...
Gr8 stuff. I do exactly the same with the plastic bladders and cable tie them down. However I also wrap the sides with strong industrial cling wrap leaving about a 4 inch gap at the bottom and top to protect from the horizontal rain.
You need to paint the ibc plastic "roofs" to try to make the more resistant to sun. Belive me they turn super brittle in a few years. Break into a million pieces! Otherwise: Super impressive project.
@@jeromeduffy9270 pretty much yeah, you lose a lot of heat with a outdoor wood stove. Now if it was located in your woodshed you could use the heat to dry your wood and eliminate the need to bring the wood inside.
Donn, all of your projects are extremely impressive and very well designed/fabricated, but I’m wondering if this is your most proud project? It’s quite incredible (even more than than usual :)! )
GREAT idea, great job executing it. When we burned/cut, split wood I could literally recognize specific pieces from all the handling. DAMN nice work. 👍👍
Not many people can come up with something like this, my uncle would (God has his soul). That man was a one in a million, so consider yourself lucky with the imagination we have 👍🏻
As I had always told my customers the only limitation is your imagination, your time and how deep are your pocketbook. There are many automated systems out there for those who want them. I only burn 10 cords a year and do it the old fashion way. I do have a hydrolick splitter and a kabota tractor and dump trailer to reduce some of the real work. Great video and great idea.
Hi , a nice project but you have complicated your system. This is what I do. I am by myself and in my 60's. 1, fell and limb,2, cut to firebox length,3, toss loosely onto wide flat trailer,4,park next to splitter at same height as trailer so I can slide to splitter and slide back onto trailer, no lifting, 5, park trailer next to wide opening woodshed(facing south, holds 10 bush cords) and throw from trailer to shed, 6, stack, 7 burn in stove. Only need a chainsaw or 2, a trailer and a splitter mounted at the same height as the trailer. Never thought to make a video, maybe next year. Your machine looks and runs great and your fabrication skills are awesome too. Thanks for a very well made video.
I normally watch fabrication videos like this at a faster speed because they are so slow, but his one I slowed it down to 0.25 speed to try and keep up. Took me over half an hour to watch, but it was worth it :)
😆😆 Sorry, that was just a compilation from my previous firewood processor building series sped up. You can watch the full episodes on my channel at slower speeds.
Great job but for many of us it's much cheaper the old way. Too many people need the exercise anyway. Great build and great channel. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Don! Just a quick tip, dril a couple of small holes (10mm or so) on the top ridge of your roofs for the crates. This will allow it to vent. When the sun is shining on those roofs the air underneath, containing moisture from the drying wood, will get warm and will rise up, but it will get trapped under the roof. Couple of holes on the very top of the roof won't let rain through but will allow for better ventilation.
Yep, definitely worthwhile, if that’s what you need for a winter of heating. Our winters are milder, and I’m fatter. So the traditionally gathered firewood is my gym!
I've been wanting to fabricate something like this for years. It's such a steep task that I've always put it off, fearing it would turn into a 65% completed piece of equipment that used up a ton of costly steel. Super awesome!
I'm saving ideas for when I start my homestead and for something like this, I think I'm gonna take the route of slowly upgrading it until it's the machine that fits the bill. You gotta compartmentalize the projects. You don't go up a staircase in 1 step
Next On Tool Time.Tim Makes His Own Wood chopper & splitter. You sure take the fun out of hauling wood,no back breaking,no cussing at trying to split a log or when you get the ax or wood splitter stuck in a knot.carrying the wood to the truck or trailer and stacking it nicely.. unloading it and restacking it.raking up the wood chips..hauling it and the chopped wood inside and stacking that but I will say that is a sexy setup if you wanna sell wood.
Masterful! I don’t have that engineering skill set so I just load 8’ logs, cut directly from the trailer & dump the logs vertically inside a big tire; I split with an axe walking around then stack to dry on top of pallets (with end walls made of pallets also)
Handling the wood less, machinery doing the lifting and work, awesome. Bravo. As long as you don't run into elm that is stringy and tied together like knots, holding all the way to the end of the stroke! Lol.
Nice job man! I built my own processor too. I went another way though, using gas engines, and hydraulics for the conveyors (input and output) the saw, the splitter and the feed of the chainbar. I also built a grapple, and I use it with my tractor to load 14ft long logs onto the firewood. An upgrade will be to remove the 2 gas engines and use a bigger diesel.
I watch a pleasant video like this and it makes me want move somewhere where there are trees, build a home with a wood burning fireplace, and have a need to chop said wood.
After seeing Donn's complete firewood processing system and then watching other people and their attempts to process firewood there is only one thing to be said. Donn wins hands down!
Watch the whole firewood processing machinery production here:
th-cam.com/play/PLkmF7FAZBzkVRPU6b-IeJVu91-frjF8v3.html
Check out my other videos on my channel page:
th-cam.com/users/DonnDIY
Welding equipment borrowed from Spetselektroodi AS, Estonia:
Fronius TransSteel 2700 welder
Optrel Crystal 2.0 Welding Helmet
Hypertherm Powermax 45 XP plasma cutter
Donn DIY hello, superb idea nicely made and very useful, especially considering the hard manual labor for splitting wood, stacking and so on. But i have only one question: have you considered a central heating system based on firewood, that will get rid of all stoves in the house, so no mess with wood chips, ashes and so on. ( sure a stove/fire place is super nice, but if you live daily in the same house and it is not a cabin you visit once in a while, in the morning man it’s chilly) just saying. Huge fan, keep the good work and projects coming( maybe this one would be nice ) !
Hi would you sell it? And how much for it?
and to just think that with a highly insulated house, and some south facing glass, you would hardly need any extra heat at all( I dont).
That’s pretty met god job, I enjoy watching good engineering and practical work!
Central heating will be something for the future. 😉
Considering the 4 steps you eliminated were the most time consuming ones. Yes, it is a BIG win!
And most of the steps that are left don’t involve manual labor!
I was going to post the exact same comment.
The 4 out of 12 steps that account for 85% of the time and labour.
This is the idea of a VERY lazy man!!!
A truly lazy man gets a big enough fireplace so that the wood doesn't have to be split.
Gas to power like 3 engines to avoid manual splitting
Not lazy, smart and efficient. There's a saying... Work smarter, not harder. You did that. Was a great build series.
Henry Ford would be pleased with you. Laziness is the mother of progress. Good job ;-)
Cheers man!
@@DonnDIY It's Obvious that this guy is NOT Lazy. Lazy person would have hired someone to do it for them.
@@gonnagetya1433 indeed its not lazy to build yourself a better and easier methods but if you pay someone to do it it is
Good comment😁
I'll just say necessity is the mother of invention. Great job as per usual Donn!
In Norway we have a saying that roughly translates to "Good firewood keep you warm multiple times." Refering to all the work required before it gets to the oven.
In italy too 😂
And this is the best way too. It keeps you in touch with nature.
Good basic truths!
This is definitely not for lazy people lazy people don't deserve this my friend this is for smart people great job young man thumbs up my friends
wealthy people , with fabrication skills
Why is being lazy in your eyes bad?
@@scooterdogg7580Actually I suspect most wealthy people would purchase an equipment machine. That would actually be the smart thing to do depending on how you value your time
People that come up with such innovative ways are not lazy. Instead of being idle from doing less steps, they work at more innovative ways to get work does easier, and thus, cause other people to be lazy by selling them an affordable product. The
No this is ultimate laziness. Spend hours fabricating something from materials you have laying around to save you from doing actual manual labor. These are the kind of things I do lol, although not to such a scale. I am in awe of your laziness, sir.
Hey Don I think you are being to modest with the "only 4 steps" success. You have also saved yourself and family a lot of time and effort! The time spent to build the wood processor and conveyor setup will free up much more time during the warmer months. You have made the process capable by one person only. I think this is a larger win!
I gotta agree. Four steps, by numbers, yes. But six or more in physical effort. The splitting alone, three steps.
Just an observation: You have become very good at video editing over the last year.
Looking forward to your next project.
Thank you for the kind words!
I'm currently 2 minutes in, and am also impressed, but I think you could slow down a little - it's hard to read so fast...
@@fartingfury yeah, the text should stay a bit longer
I use to do this when I was a young man and enjoyed every moment of it. I have gotten old and disabled and can't do this any longer but I really enjoyed your VIDEO and makes me have good memories of my past. Thanks!!!!!
"for lazy people"
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Alright I'm listening.
Ultra lazy people would go to electric or gas heating. Like the rest of the world.
Torchedini until they see the electric bill. :p
Yeah some how thos guy doesnt strike me as lazy
@@Torchedini with the automation they may be able to make extra firewood for sale, each container of wood is probably worth a couple hundred bucks.
Lazy people would install a more efficient wood burner.
Hubby showed me this video, & is in preparation to make one, due to his trade, he has all the necessary skills & tools. This will be definitely a time saver in our household, & you sir, have just flipped ' lazy' into a positive, thank you
This is cool. I wish your husband good luck! If he uses the same chinese log splitter as a base I would suggest choosing the beefiest he can find. Ours was/is really beefy compared to the similiar ones I've seen at my friends houses etc. I'm glad I could inspire you. This is awesome. May you have a great project!
Man, those metalworking skills... I can't do anything like that even with wood.
I admire people like this. Always pushing to find a better way. The same type of people that brought us the airplane, cars, computers, aircraft carriers, rockets and basically everything else you see touch and breath all day everyday. Builders and Engineering are perhaps the most important professions in the world.
I’ve just discovered your channel (recommended by Made in Poland channel!). Your stuff is superb. Ingenious, clever, efficient & well made. No loud music, no ads, no commentary, no sponsorships...just really great ideas & brilliantly made! 😊
Thanks man. That is awesome. 💪👍
Yeah, I'd consider removing a full third of the steps and quite a bit of the effort as a win too. :P Nice job man! Can't wait for what's next!
Congratulations! This is what America is all about: in the land of opportunity, you recognize a need and set a plan in motion to meet that need. And you can make a lot of money doing it. In this case, many people would love to own what you fabricated out of your own head. I bet you could sell plans online, or even go into limited production making your wood splitter for others to come a pick up. What a great idea! I expect you could become very successful when others learn of your creation. BRAVO!
Nicely edited compilation. People will never know how much effort is required to create content like this.
Now that you have more time, perhaps more saw mill videos. 😊
Omg. Just the work of standing and moving and holding the chain saw for perfect sized logs.
Brilliant video.
Thanks.
I like how the logs are loaded up, just like a lever action rifle.
I could of used this as a kid. Spent tons of time with my father cutting trees down. A machine like this would of been awesome. I hope you made your way to a paten office this invention is gold.
*could HAVE; would HAVE; patenT
YOU CERTAINLY HAVE A WIN, YOU ARE A VERY TALENTED MAN , I SO ENJOY YOUR WORK, INNOVATION, DETERMINATION AND ULTIMATE SUCCESS, DO LOTS MORE , KEEP WELL , KEEP SAFE. KEEP BUSY. THANK YOU.
And for u don't use capitals, it is like SHOUTING
@@dot7107 ALL CAPITALS ARE EASIER TO READ & DONT FORGET
THIS WHOLE VIDEO IS ALL ABOUT MAKING THINGS E A S I E R !!!
😅😉😊
This is brilliant. Very well done. Even a little engineering knowledge can have you saving hours upon hours of time, sparing the strain on your back from lifting heavy loads. Very clever stuff!
Thank you.
Omg this video is so beautiful and makes me cry. Thank you for making this project and shareing it. I always wanted to make something like this but i didn't even found a anything in the internet to help me. And you did everything i searched for. Thanks
I like how you figured things out as you went along. That's ingenuity. When you have metal fabrication tools and ability, your only limit is your imagination.. Nice work
Thanks man. I think so too. If I had these skills I possess today as a child I would've made some crazy things back in the day. Imagination unfortunately deteriorates over the years as our minds become rigid.
good job. any step you can remove from the manual process is an improvement. bonus points for the engineering
Absolutely. If we can remove using firewood as a heat source completely that would be something.
@@DonnDIY Next project coming up: DIY Maakütte :D
@@DonnDIYperhaps home made geothermal heating system for your next project? 😄
"Economy of Motion" is the key to prospering on the farm or homestead. We only have so many hours in the day. This is a good use of time and resources.
This is genius!!
🤘
Been using these type of machines for years.
I like you method of firewood processing. I finally made a attachment to my splitting wedge to cut into eight pieces from a log. This works so well that my time is reduced by at least three quarter. My wood stove was reworked with secondary burn which lowered my wood usage in half. I stack split wood inside my house near the stove during the summer air conditioner season. The wood has a moisture content of just one to four percent when I am ready to burn for heat. This wood burns like charcoal and leaves next to no clinkers just some ashes which I clean every week. The chimney does not even show any blue smoke just some vapor which does not last that long. The extra wood I give away to family and friends. My next improvement will be to make a super large batch box in the basement and use a large masonry heatsink which should reduce usage of wood in half. Nice video and look forward to see more from you Sir. Peace V
*youR; quarterS
Very nice job buddy, been waiting to see this finished, could even think about some sort of automatic timed mechanism for the chop saw and ram so you can sit back and enjoy a cold one lol and as an add on a chamber of sorts for the tree trunks to automatically load into the feeding mechanism when it's empty so from start to finish all you would have to do is fill the tree trunks at the star and swop the creates at the end, you really have created something here with endless possibilities and/or add ons very very well done mate
That is a really great storage method using the IBC crates. The plastic container is not UV resistant, and will deteriorate quickly in the sun. You should paint them with UV resistant paint and they will last longer. Genius system. Incredible ingenuity in every step.
with all this work in less, in 3 years you will be too big to fit in the charger! 😁 I'm kidding, Nice video retracing all of the manufacturing, and I had never seen this recovery of the tanks to make a roof, it's great! Thank you !
I watched all the build videos.
I consider you lazy...
Being lazy,is'nt not doing anything.
It's using your brains to get the job done instead of your back
Bravo my freind!
awesome work!
I remember doing all this by hand back in the day. Outstanding has always Donn. Liked,shared. All my best.
Awesome video! No talking, amazing quick cut editing, informative subtitles👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌
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That's going to be VIRAL trust me ...
It's what brought me here lol
Why? You can buy these machines in stores for ages.
2STROKE POWER just like you can buy a meal at a restaurant, but still many people cook at home from time to time 🤷♂️
they say it's best to work smart not hard, I always say why not work smart and hard, this is what you gentlemen have accomplished, win/ win.kudos
I would install LP gas furnace and spend all this time enjoying this beautiful outdoor environment by hunting, fishing, moon-shining and consume these products
This is awesome. My Dad had a teenage son - which requires less welding and is easier to store - so I'm familiar with EXACTLY the number of times firewood must be handled. We used to say more heat went into that wood (sweating) than we got out of it in the winter.
Quick tip - Slow down the speed of the subtitles 👍🏼
Someone's a damn genius, and got the work ethic to pull off a big project. Bright future ahead.
The internet is genius - what I've done here in this video is already done by other people around the world. This is just my version. 😉
@@DonnDIY Either way 👍
As a _True_ lazy person, let me ask the real questions we all have: _"How Much?"_ and _"Do You Deliver?"_
this guy lazies.
Big brain moves
Ian Hemingway 🤣
I was thinking the same thing. Only problem for me is creating a space to stack the pallets. In the past I've purchased cut and split firewood, and had it dumped in the driveway from where I barrowed it into the back yard and hand stacked it under cover. On its own hard enough ...
Amen that is exactly what I was thinking.
Gr8 stuff. I do exactly the same with the plastic bladders and cable tie them down. However I also wrap the sides with strong industrial cling wrap leaving about a 4 inch gap at the bottom and top to protect from the horizontal rain.
You need to paint the ibc plastic "roofs" to try to make the more resistant to sun. Belive me they turn super brittle in a few years. Break into a million pieces!
Otherwise: Super impressive project.
This is SO "yankee ingenuity"! Design, function, appearance; you got it all. Big hats off to you!
Get yourself a outdoor wood stove save even more time
Lol
double the wood consumption.
@@daw162 fact??
@@jeromeduffy9270 pretty much yeah, you lose a lot of heat with a outdoor wood stove. Now if it was located in your woodshed you could use the heat to dry your wood and eliminate the need to bring the wood inside.
Definitely working smarter, not harder! My old man always would say that to me... I think the processor came out REALLY well!
Thanks!
wow man, you are becoming a wood industry
Not only is it fewer steps but you are operating machinery which is much more fun and less straining on your back.
I approve! 😊👍🏻
I like that comparison too. I'd rather operate machinery instread of manual labor.
Donn, all of your projects are extremely impressive and very well designed/fabricated, but I’m wondering if this is your most proud project? It’s quite incredible (even more than than usual :)! )
Brilliant way of storing the wood as it dries! I am totally going to use this idea! Thank you!
Install gaseous heating and eliminate another 8 steps and save time each year :)
GREAT idea, great job executing it. When we burned/cut, split wood I could literally recognize specific pieces from all the handling. DAMN nice work.
👍👍
Not many people can come up with something like this, my uncle would (God has his soul).
That man was a one in a million, so consider yourself lucky with the imagination we have 👍🏻
As I had always told my customers the only limitation is your imagination, your time and how deep are your pocketbook. There are many automated systems out there for those who want them. I only burn 10 cords a year and do it the old fashion way. I do have a hydrolick splitter and a kabota tractor and dump trailer to reduce some of the real work. Great video and great idea.
Now you need a wood chunker for all those tree limbs.
Run them thru a chipper/shredder l hammer mill and make pellets out of them .
Had to watch at 1/4 speed. Nice setup. There's a company in Michigan that makes these only larger. I like the small size and towable.
Привіт! Дуже класно! З мене лайкос 👍👍👍👍👍👍
I do all of my firewood processing manually but I gotta say that all of that building just made you more efficient, not lazy.
Красавчик 👍😀
I use the same tote. The lid is incredible. I cut down the middle halfway to make it easier for getting the bottom third.
Sell your design to John deer, husqvarna or stihl
He copied Farmi WP36 firewood processor
He didn't invent the firewood processors. He "just" made his own one.
Those things already exist and are made by a lot of different manufacturers.
Love the roof idea for the totes.. and the whole processor project was amazing to watch come together...
More projects to come! 😉
If you cut the lids on a different angle you can get a better overlap on the sides as well as the front.
***Forest Gump voice
“What about strait up rain”?
Absolutely brilliant to see what a man can do with with an idea and tools! Brilliant video
There's an even EASIER way.. Just burn the tree without cutting it lol..
Hi , a nice project but you have complicated your system. This is what I do. I am by myself and in my 60's. 1, fell and limb,2, cut to firebox length,3, toss loosely onto wide flat trailer,4,park next to splitter at same height as trailer so I can slide to splitter and slide back onto trailer, no lifting, 5, park trailer next to wide opening woodshed(facing south, holds 10 bush cords) and throw from trailer to shed, 6, stack, 7 burn in stove. Only need a chainsaw or 2, a trailer and a splitter mounted at the same height as the trailer. Never thought to make a video, maybe next year. Your machine looks and runs great and your fabrication skills are awesome too. Thanks for a very well made video.
This is by far the best method of cutting firewood by yourself. You need to sell this.
I normally watch fabrication videos like this at a faster speed because they are so slow, but his one I slowed it down to 0.25 speed to try and keep up. Took me over half an hour to watch, but it was worth it :)
😆😆 Sorry, that was just a compilation from my previous firewood processor building series sped up. You can watch the full episodes on my channel at slower speeds.
Have piled a little wood in my life. I bow to your ingenuity.
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Great job but for many of us it's much cheaper the old way. Too many people need the exercise anyway.
Great build and great channel. Thanks for sharing.
The person who cuts their own firewood warms themselves twice. Love your work.
Yes. 😁
I don't hardly cut any firewood and now I want to build one. Sweet setup!
You are truly gifted!
Brilliant piece of equipment as are all your others!
Thank you. I appreciate it.
Solid solution! No need to worry about blocking side rain, just need to have something on top like you have it.
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Super clean and efficient.
Must be nice to have all that small straight Poplar. Oak trees this would not work other than Pin Oak.
Great work!
Absolutely incredible. I wish I had this creative ability with metal fabrication. Wonderful job.
So glad you left enough time for me to read the descriptions in each step.
Hi Don! Just a quick tip, dril a couple of small holes (10mm or so) on the top ridge of your roofs for the crates. This will allow it to vent. When the sun is shining on those roofs the air underneath, containing moisture from the drying wood, will get warm and will rise up, but it will get trapped under the roof. Couple of holes on the very top of the roof won't let rain through but will allow for better ventilation.
Thanks for the tip man!
Love the firewood processing machine, great job,🇮🇪🇮🇪
Can’t believe you built that beast all by yourself. Genius.
Cheers man, it wasn't that hard. 😉
You not only eliminated 4 steps but you simplified 6 other steps. A great design. I hope you patent or al least sell the plans for this.
Amazing design and construction skills I'm sure come from doing ! Very pleased it all works as one unit doing multiple operations at the same time.
The rain is ok, as long as the wood gets time to season then a bit of side rain is ok. Brilliant job,
Some great ideas. Your video is very well done.
From, Missouri USA
Amazing project. Loved seeing all the machinery working
Thank you very much!
Yep, definitely worthwhile, if that’s what you need for a winter of heating. Our winters are milder, and I’m fatter. So the traditionally gathered firewood is my gym!
I've been wanting to fabricate something like this for years. It's such a steep task that I've always put it off, fearing it would turn into a 65% completed piece of equipment that used up a ton of costly steel. Super awesome!
I'm saving ideas for when I start my homestead and for something like this, I think I'm gonna take the route of slowly upgrading it until it's the machine that fits the bill. You gotta compartmentalize the projects. You don't go up a staircase in 1 step
Life is all about refining our processes. Great job.
Cheers man!
Now this was worth watching!! Loved it in all its engineering glory!!
Thanks.
Whoa,,, cant believe that guy made his own wood splitter/cutter,, thats pretty badass, awesome (y)
Another great product that you have made, so simple when you think about it in it’s different stages, well done 👍
Cheers man!
Donn DIY no worries, more than welcome 🙏
Nicely done young man! Very nice work. Thanks for sharing.
Next On Tool Time.Tim Makes His Own Wood chopper & splitter.
You sure take the fun out of hauling wood,no back breaking,no cussing at trying to split a log or when you get the ax or wood splitter stuck in a knot.carrying the wood to the truck or trailer and stacking it nicely.. unloading it and restacking it.raking up the wood chips..hauling it and the chopped wood inside and stacking that but I will say that is a sexy setup if you wanna sell wood.
Masterful! I don’t have that engineering skill set so I just load 8’ logs, cut directly from the trailer & dump the logs vertically inside a big tire; I split with an axe walking around then stack to dry on top of pallets (with end walls made of pallets also)
Handling the wood less, machinery doing the lifting and work, awesome. Bravo. As long as you don't run into elm that is stringy and tied together like knots, holding all the way to the end of the stroke! Lol.
you are amazing!!! I have 12 steps left as you showed at the beginning of the video keep doing what you do because it's great
Thanks. There's different ways how to count the steps though. Might be more, might be less. I tried to be as objective as possible.
At least you are using the right hand splitter! Those Fiskars axes are killer!
Nice job man! I built my own processor too. I went another way though, using gas engines, and hydraulics for the conveyors (input and output) the saw, the splitter and the feed of the chainbar. I also built a grapple, and I use it with my tractor to load 14ft long logs onto the firewood. An upgrade will be to remove the 2 gas engines and use a bigger diesel.
I watch a pleasant video like this and it makes me want move somewhere where there are trees, build a home with a wood burning fireplace, and have a need to chop said wood.
After seeing Donn's complete firewood processing system and then watching other people and their attempts to process firewood there is only one thing to be said. Donn wins hands down!
🤘Cheers man! 💪