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Started by Randy88, December 30, 2012, 07:29:17 AM

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Randy88

We've been bucking up firewood the last week and using the skid steers to hold the logs in the air, so the cutters don't have to bend over to buck it up.   I've never gotten around to getting my processor made, not sure I'd live long enough to do it either at the rate I'm going, anyway, it came to me, how nice it would be to have a roller table with a hydraulic cut off saw, likes on a processor to do what takes two or three people now to buck up the logs.  Does anyone make one, all I've ever seen is the log processors, with computerized stuff on them for exact cut to length, way overkill for what I need and far too pricey.   

I've run the skidsteer processor made by hann, can't say I was impressed at all, that and the price were really a turn off.   All I need is something simple for bucking up the logs, ideally in the timber, instead of dragging home the logs in the first place, leaving the sawdust, bark and debris out of my yard.  My skid steer splitter is far faster than we can buck it up in the first place, and the smaller stuff I don't even worry about splitting at all.   None of the feller bunchers fit the bill, and the dangle head saws would be far too slow to cut up logs, having to regrab them for each cut.   

I was thinking having two rollers on the bottom and one on top on an arm, tilt the skid steer down to pick them up, roll the bucket back so they lay flat on the rollers and have the saw cut to length, using the top roller to look at for measuring length, approximately.    Is there one on the market now, I don't know about?    By doing the cutting in the timber, I could save many trips to haul logs home, it would be cut up and more condensed right away, if enough time, take along the splitter too and do it all and just load the stuff up as we go instead of spending weeks bucking and splitting later on.    That and if were from the seat of skid steer instead of by hand, maybe I'd have a few more volunteers willing to do the job.   

NWP

I'm not aware of any commercially produced saw like this.  It sounds like it wouldn't be too hard to fabricate.  Probably would need high flow hydraulics and a valve to divert the flow from the clamp rollers to the saw.  Some of the guys on here that have built processors would probably have a lot more insight on this. 
1999 Blockbuster 2222, 1997 Duratech HD10, 2021 Kubota SVL97-2, 2011 Case SV250, 2000 Case 1845C, 2004 Case 621D, John Deere 540A, 2011 Freightliner with Prentice 120C, 2012 Chevrolet, 1997 GMC bucket truck, several trailers, and Stihl saws.

Randy88

Any of the processors, you guys have built, have you put on some sort of auto saw chain adjuster, or do you do it manually as the chain becomes loose?   Also what model of saw motor did you put on and what length bars do you run on the processors you built?    Thanks in advance for any input.   

NWP

My Blockbuster has a manual adjuster.  It doesn't need adjustment that often.  Do they make auto adjusters?  Sounds like more $$ than it's worth.
1999 Blockbuster 2222, 1997 Duratech HD10, 2021 Kubota SVL97-2, 2011 Case SV250, 2000 Case 1845C, 2004 Case 621D, John Deere 540A, 2011 Freightliner with Prentice 120C, 2012 Chevrolet, 1997 GMC bucket truck, several trailers, and Stihl saws.

Randy88

I was thinking since its on a machine that's moving, not stationary, just how difficult it would be to put this feature on the bar setup, eliminating the need to manually tighten the chain or worry about it at all.  They make this option of moving equipment, like feller bunchers, processors, or where the bar isn't sitting level all the time.       Also what 404 chain width do you run .063 or .080 and also what bar length is on your 2222.

NWP

.080  The bar is 90cm (about 35").  Oregon part #902HSFL114. 
1999 Blockbuster 2222, 1997 Duratech HD10, 2021 Kubota SVL97-2, 2011 Case SV250, 2000 Case 1845C, 2004 Case 621D, John Deere 540A, 2011 Freightliner with Prentice 120C, 2012 Chevrolet, 1997 GMC bucket truck, several trailers, and Stihl saws.

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