cordwood saw
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Treemonkey1000
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Not sure what it is to tell you the truth.. My cordwood saw says Husqvarna or Stihl on it.
TRR
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Here's a cordwood saw in action:
YouTube - One work cycle of a mid-50s cordwood saw
I'm not aware of anyone who makes one, I would think a chainsaw would be easier and safer, but the cordwood saw shouldn't be to hard to make. The hardest part would be powering it, but that shouldn't be hard either.
YouTube - One work cycle of a mid-50s cordwood saw
I'm not aware of anyone who makes one, I would think a chainsaw would be easier and safer, but the cordwood saw shouldn't be to hard to make. The hardest part would be powering it, but that shouldn't be hard either.
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We normally called it a buzz saw, so there may be some confusion. Spent many an hour running wood through them in the day.
They are listed on eBay and CL once in awhile. There are a number around, but as mentioned the chainsaw working over the pile of sticks would be faster. Some think they are dangerous but not moreso than other equipment (such as a chainsaw
).
Once the wood is in a neat pile like the video shows, then at least one extra person to keep the saw operator busy helps a great deal. Same as a helper tossing sticks up on a sawhorse for a chainsaw operator to buzz off would be faster.
That buzz saw shown in the video needs a good sharpening. Should zi-ing through that small wood much quicker than it is shown.
Building one shouldn't be a problem if you can find the saw blade to start with. Now they are usually converted over to PTO shaft power.
They are listed on eBay and CL once in awhile. There are a number around, but as mentioned the chainsaw working over the pile of sticks would be faster. Some think they are dangerous but not moreso than other equipment (such as a chainsaw
).Once the wood is in a neat pile like the video shows, then at least one extra person to keep the saw operator busy helps a great deal. Same as a helper tossing sticks up on a sawhorse for a chainsaw operator to buzz off would be faster.
That buzz saw shown in the video needs a good sharpening. Should zi-ing through that small wood much quicker than it is shown.
Building one shouldn't be a problem if you can find the saw blade to start with. Now they are usually converted over to PTO shaft power.
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I don't have any plans, but I do have a link to the only company that I'm aware of who still builds cord-wood saws. Here you go: Vermont Woodsman Buzz Saw
I grew up working with a saw powered by my dad's John Deere A. Cut lots of wood in very little time.
Good luck.
Joe
I grew up working with a saw powered by my dad's John Deere A. Cut lots of wood in very little time.
Good luck.
Joe
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forgeblast
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The sears david bradly tractors had a buzz saw attachment, you might beable to use it with some work.
xmoto
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Think I am in love!
Renze
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This is what i bought for my birthday:
YouTube - Mottimaster Klapikone
Its cheap, fool-proof, very fast. It just takes some caution to operate. (let the machine take the last short stump off your hands, dont try to hold it or it will slap your fingers against the guard) But thats no different than a brake press or sheetmetal shear...
I payd 3000 euro for mine, they sell new for 3995 euro. A hakki Pilke style firewood processor (with chainsaw and hydraulic ram) would cost double and have half the capacity.
This Mottimaster sells for the same price as Klapi-Tuiko but it comes standard with a
3m fixed length elevator, the Mottimaster comes standard with a 4m foldable which can load higher trailers. If anyone would purchase such a machine, i'd recommend the Klapi-Tuiko, as it has a better log support, with a coil spring. (i will convert my Mottimaster to the Klapi-Tuiko style log support)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozQrfPMOLo4&feature=related
Today we rushed half of the roof beams through it, that my grandfather built in 1960. It doesnt care about some nails, however i try to avoid the big 6" nails.
It does splinter the firewood, but i didnt hear the stove complain about that
YouTube - Mottimaster Klapikone
Its cheap, fool-proof, very fast. It just takes some caution to operate. (let the machine take the last short stump off your hands, dont try to hold it or it will slap your fingers against the guard) But thats no different than a brake press or sheetmetal shear...
I payd 3000 euro for mine, they sell new for 3995 euro. A hakki Pilke style firewood processor (with chainsaw and hydraulic ram) would cost double and have half the capacity.
This Mottimaster sells for the same price as Klapi-Tuiko but it comes standard with a
3m fixed length elevator, the Mottimaster comes standard with a 4m foldable which can load higher trailers. If anyone would purchase such a machine, i'd recommend the Klapi-Tuiko, as it has a better log support, with a coil spring. (i will convert my Mottimaster to the Klapi-Tuiko style log support)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozQrfPMOLo4&feature=related
Today we rushed half of the roof beams through it, that my grandfather built in 1960. It doesnt care about some nails, however i try to avoid the big 6" nails.
It does splinter the firewood, but i didnt hear the stove complain about that
Ductape
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Renze...... that looks pretty slick for the smaller firewood. I've never seen anything similar here in the States.
Renze
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I hadnt seen it either, but when i asked a friend in Finland if he uses a circular saw blade or a chainsaw type processor, he showed me this. A typical circular or chain saw processor would cost double, need ten times more upkeep (saw sharpening) and still have only half the capacity.
My brother wants to add his share to the equipment fleet and buy a cone splitter on a tractor mounted backhoe, to split bigger logs into 10 feet, 6 inch logs which the Mottimaster can handle.
The longer the wood, the better it works: with 2 feet sticks you have to lay them in your hand, stick it into the opening and open your hand for the machine to pick it off your hand. But longer logs have enough inertia to be fed fast with little recoil.
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That's the first I've seen such a thing - pretty fast! How big a round of hardwood will it take without jamming? And how much pto power do they recommend? It must have a pretty big flywheel?
Thanks, Jim
Thanks, Jim
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Don't kid yourself about not having to keep that chopper knife/blade sharp all the time. Cutting through wood like that requires "sharp" and will get "un-sharp" rapidly.
Just sayin'
Renze
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jimmysisson, the manufacturer recommends 25Kw or 33 hp. It stalled my 39hp 3011 so i geared the PTO speed down to 400rpm through the main gearbox (putting the range lever in neutral) then it broke my PTO shaft U-joint yoke.
when feeding an 8" oak in the hole, the shearbolts on the main drive sprocket breaks.
At 540 rpm i run the tractor at 1400-1500rpm which gives enough time to feed the log or beam into the hole. My 55hp tractors both run it like its a baler: hmm-hmmmm-hmmm.
when cutting 3 by 8" roof beams of the ban were tearing down, it maintains a pretty constant rpm.
I would say, expect 55hp and this machine, to do 6" oak without abusing either the tractor or the machine.
About blade sharpening, they are Hardox 400 blades like used for earthmoving cutting edges.. I cut scrapwood with nails all saturday long, about 12 m3. With a chainsaw you can do 5m3 of clean firewood before you need sharpening, so when not cutting nails, the blades dont need sharpening every year.
You do have to adjust the blade clearance properly, to reduce the recoil of the wood, which gets kicked up a bit. With long logs you dont notice it, with short logs you must allow the machine to pick the wood up from your hand, not trying to hold it or it pushes your hand between the wood and the safety shield.
when feeding an 8" oak in the hole, the shearbolts on the main drive sprocket breaks.
At 540 rpm i run the tractor at 1400-1500rpm which gives enough time to feed the log or beam into the hole. My 55hp tractors both run it like its a baler: hmm-hmmmm-hmmm.
when cutting 3 by 8" roof beams of the ban were tearing down, it maintains a pretty constant rpm.
I would say, expect 55hp and this machine, to do 6" oak without abusing either the tractor or the machine.
About blade sharpening, they are Hardox 400 blades like used for earthmoving cutting edges.. I cut scrapwood with nails all saturday long, about 12 m3. With a chainsaw you can do 5m3 of clean firewood before you need sharpening, so when not cutting nails, the blades dont need sharpening every year.
You do have to adjust the blade clearance properly, to reduce the recoil of the wood, which gets kicked up a bit. With long logs you dont notice it, with short logs you must allow the machine to pick the wood up from your hand, not trying to hold it or it pushes your hand between the wood and the safety shield.
yooper jim
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That is slick, but I'll stick to my buzz saw. It scares me much less.
