A Slower Firewood Processor Is Faster!!

[@Dorchwoods]

I have no doubt in my mind that your processor with the box wedge is the fastest splitter with the highest quality output on KZbin. It's literally the only one that gets filmed that truly outputs cords of perfectly sized wood that don't need any resplitting. It's truly impressive!!

[@ohiowoodburner]

I have to agree with you dorchy. It is just a consistent worker.

[@jimdomoradzki3309]

Eastwood processor with a box wedge does the same thing.

[@austinjohnson4890]

@@jimdomoradzki3309 Post a link, i'm thinking about buying one.

[@OGAOutdoors]

I know it's not the same comparison at all, but I almost always go with my single wedge over the four way. It may take a little longer but I get the exact splits I need. Take care and be safe.

[@ohiowoodburner]

I am a big proponent of single wedge, fast cycle. I learned that from my Super Splitter!

[@Riverguide33]

Instead of an 8-way “land speed record”, your vid did a great job of highlighting the PerfectSplit advantages. Nice job, Joe! 👍

[@ohiowoodburner]

Thanks Dave. I honestly was planning on sending a message to the world with these logs but about second log in I said the heck with it...wasn't worth all the extra work!

[@jbbrown7907]

KZbin thought i could get through my Wednesday without an Ohio Wood Burner video. The sun has gone down before this post came up.

[@ohiowoodburner]

Interesting. YT has been super weird lately

[@WilleysFirewood]

The right equipment makes all the difference in the world. Nice video showing the capabilities of the Japa

[@ohiowoodburner]

Thanks for watching Rus!

[@lanceharsh7025]

Slow is smooth, smooth is accurate, and accurate is fast. Great job! 🤠👍👍👍👍

[@ohiowoodburner]

well said Lance!

[@Bigcheif360]

Watching the 405 never gets old.

[@ohiowoodburner]

What a great machine

[@rodneysweetnam8653]

Hi Joe - it’s Big Rodders in Ireland. I have a similar story to relate. Some years ago I had a large vertical splitter powered by both a PTO driven pump or a single phase 240v electric motor. The PTO driven pump was more powerful and faster and gave the impression of greater output. However, I tested it on both over a number of full days’ work and was surprised to find that my daily output was the same overall. Thereafter I only used it on electric as that was quieter, cheaper and more relaxing to operate. It’s strange how first impressions may not be accurate.

[@ohiowoodburner]

I do think here in the states we could embrace electric for our home production but we have a love affair, as do I, would our internal combustion engines

[@rodneysweetnam8653]

X​@@ohiowoodburner Big Rodders again. I too enjoy my ICE motors, especially my motorcycles, chainsaws & outboard. However, mains electric motors have many advantages when it comes to log splitting. You in the US of A have additional challenges with 115v circuits while we use 240v. In mainland Europe there is widespread use of 3 phase 400v systems, which open up even more opportunities.

[@cliffjenkins6419]

I love watching the Jappa. It personifies a machine that suits a good operator! Great video Joe. That perfect split seems to work better than others I've seen on other channels. Makes less trash too. Cheers from HB NZ

[@ohiowoodburner]

Thanks for watching Cliff. It is an awesome machine for sure.

[@Cinder2008]

Speed Shmeed The consistency AND lack of waste is an overall win.

[@ohiowoodburner]

Thanks for the comment Cinder!

[@Rob.in.Tennessee]

This is the first processor that I’ve really been impressed with. Size of machine, size & quality of splits, speed and efficiency. Nice video- thanks!

[@ohiowoodburner]

Thanks Rob. I can attest it is the real deal. Love

[@HensOnly]

So satisfying how the perfectsplit was doing!

[@ohiowoodburner]

Thanks Hens

[@TheWoodSnob]

Man Joe, that perfect split is... PERFECT!

[@ohiowoodburner]

Well said Snob!

[@NeighborlyHomestead]

The perfect split would be my go-to as well! I love my box wedge on my Eastonmade 12-22 for this reason. - Tim

[@ohiowoodburner]

Agree. It makes life easier for sure Tim

[@outdoorswithlarryrobin]

Good morning Joe, with a world class splitter like that, and life in the fast lane you can never be slow😂😂👍🇺🇸

[@ohiowoodburner]

haha... That's how I roll guys!! LOL

[@jasonbroom7147]

The way we use firewood, for heating a home, having a variety of split sizes (including those larger ones) is absolutely perfect. Selling commercial firewood for something other than heating is a completely different situation, but it still seems crazy that you would resplit a piece of firewood that you can pick up with one hand to stack or load. That's just me and I get that your customers want the smaller pieces.

[@elainereid5833]

At 11:20 mark, you did well to rotate that big log in order for it to fit, good job! Joe, I bet you’d enjoy running that machine for hours if you didn’t have to stop and stack. Elaine from Canada here, what a great machine and product the 405 makes, glad sales are up too. Excellent camera work and editing. Keep on keepin’ on. Cheers.

[@ohiowoodburner]

Good I elaine. To be a good operator you got to take extra time to turn logs Etc. That keeps things moving smoothly without jams

[@edrurup8955]

I put a 7 way box wedge with a pullback arm on my Eastonmade 48C, I call it the (Precise Split) it is defiantly slower but when I'm done with the log pile there is no re-splitting needed. The only drawback it the amount of slash that it produces but I am working on a plan for that. I can't wait to see the 90X in action. I thought it would have been at Bunyan. Great video!

[@ohiowoodburner]

Agree on the extra slash but that is the trade off and IMO worth it!

[@lyleharkness-rv5vf]

Good processing video 👍 I love watching the perfect split process 😊

[@ohiowoodburner]

It makes all the difference in the world when splitting!

[@lyleharkness-rv5vf]

@ohiowoodburner awesome machine, great content and commentary

[@toddpacheco4748]

Joe,you just don’t mess with a good 👍 thing the perfect split is the king 👑 the rest of your wedges are for boiler wood 😮😊❤

[@ohiowoodburner]

well said Todd. ANDDDDD I don't make or sell boiler wood!

[@DaveDunehew-e1f]

Joe, great video. I think you have what I would call a well tuned machine. It’s amazing how clean the wood is when it leaves the knives. Your shrinkage looks to be quite low. I think if you split for 6 hrs with the 6 or 8 way & then split with your perfect split for 6 😅hours you would be way ahead of the game by not having to dig out & resplit the oversized pieces. ❤ your videos, keep them coming. Dave D from Maine. Have a great day.👍

[@ohiowoodburner]

Thanks for the nice comment Dave!

[@gagerawluk2949]

Great looking firewood! Always better to take a little longer split to proper size right away. Dries faster , a pain to resplit. Japa perfect split really looks like a good system.

[@ohiowoodburner]

Agree, I don't understand why anyone would want to have to resplit.

[@craigpeterson1736]

I totally agree. I was scoping out the processors at Bunyan and I really like the wood pile from the Japa perfect split the best. I cringe a little at how large 6 and 8 way wedges make splits because that adds a whole ‘nother re-split task.

[@ohiowoodburner]

Agree with you Craig!

[@BuckCountryWoodyard]

Great video (as always!), Joe. It's very cool to see those perfect sized pieces produced so efficiently. And, also good to see that you could produce the "hearth" (not sure that's the right term, but what I think about for perfect fireplace pieces - not as rough as boiler wood, but not as small as bundle wood). Anyway, keep up the good work and great videos!

[@ohiowoodburner]

Thanks for watching Buck Co.

[@atskooc]

Love watching this machine!

[@ohiowoodburner]

Me too! It's a thing of beauty!

[@cherylshannon-vp7uc]

that was a good video of splitting correct size wood

[@ohiowoodburner]

Thanks Cheryl!

[@mlj6419]

Great video of the action today. Thanks, good stuff.

[@ohiowoodburner]

Thanks for watching buddy

[@jamessanders4310]

You should think about a second utility trailer. Get an old beater, cheap-is-better just for the wood yard would be good investment. Another load ready to stack. Not double production but definitely increase it. Would make up for rain outs and really bad weather days. What do you think?

[@ohiowoodburner]

I have two but it seems for me that all I feel like producing each day is one cord LOL

[@chrisartman6168]

Hi Joe. Great video. Are we going to see the ole trusty super splitter in action for some resplitting action? That perfect split system sure is slick. The speed is in your efficiency. This where you find your “less touches”. I’m totally on board with the quality of stacked wood. Have a great day Joe 👍🏻!

[@ohiowoodburner]

I honestly tried to push it up my ramps into my dump trailer but couldn't do it by myself LOL. I will get it into a vid soon as I can Chris. Thanks buddy

[@chrisartman6168]

@ Joe, I can totally picture this. Ha ha.

[@geezerindawoods]

Everyone should believe smaller is better!🤣

[@ohiowoodburner]

Or something like that lol

[@davidedwards3734]

For the wood you sell, don't know if I'd ever remove the Perfect Split. Stay Hydrated and Have a Safe Day

[@ohiowoodburner]

I agree Dave. I will still use the other knives on some of my oak. My one restaurant likes it bigger.

[@p.davidcarlson7789]

I can see you are splitting maple as the healed tap holes are visable. Those trees have been working for many years!

[@ohiowoodburner]

I thought that too but the logger told me that is caused by a worm. He said these trees came from a stand that were never tapped

[@ralphkanagy4602]

Good job. Joe

[@ohiowoodburner]

Thanks Ralph

[@haroldanderson2781]

I think you put in the traditional knives to have an excuse to dust off the Supersplit. 😎

[@ohiowoodburner]

haha. I tried by myself to push it into my dump trailer but couldn't get it up the ramps. Someday I will get another vid of it

[@buckinfirewood]

Think i gotta stop watching these videos before i go to my lot and make a mess.. 😂😂😂

[@ohiowoodburner]

haha... Just stack when you are done and it looks great !!! LOL

[@craigdavis1503]

Now all that has to be stacked

[@ohiowoodburner]

Haha now the fun begins

[@RobertLivingstone-n4g]

Joe good video nice looking logs great job

[@ohiowoodburner]

Thanks for watching buddy!

[@Frankzeien]

For all the machines that I have looked at or seen I like this one the best, to bad things have happened that I can’t do as much as I once started firewood. Keep up the videos Joe 😎, would like to add how often do you have to sharpen those blades for that super split?

[@ohiowoodburner]

Well.... this isn't to brag but I have yet to sharpen this one LOL

[@Frankzeien]

@ Ahhhh that’s a very good thing then 👍😎

[@dew6874]

"perfect" video footage!!!

[@ohiowoodburner]

Thanks buddy.

[@BobEstler]

Slow is smooth and smooth is fast.

[@ohiowoodburner]

Yes...

[@chlyon]

What the ACTUAL max size the 405 can handle you would think 405mm but my 2016 Japa 435 can handle 470mm + 18.5 inch or so just interested , will make a video at some point showing the condition of the unit after at least 4300 hours of operation . But for interest the parts the previous owner broke were the pull back arm , parts on the convayor the underside of the convayor is made up of about 3 thin sheets of steel some have seperated , the nylon hinge support are almost all cracked ( replaceable part ) the green part on the rams missing , no sign of the gas strut ( replaced it (390mm 700n! ( 160 pounds of force required )) . The vibrating tables weak for some reason . But overall goes ok

[@ohiowoodburner]

Mine is somewhat forgiving at 16". My old 365 was super tight.

[@jbbrown7907]

Could Dan split his mini firewood using the perfect split?

[@ohiowoodburner]

probably wouldn't be small enough for him

[@thebradleysoncatbirdhill6849]

It's called "Perfect-split" for a reason!

[@ohiowoodburner]

agree sir!!!

[@ronaldjohnson7449]

the perfect size vs the perfect shape ...

[@Zeke-yv3nw]

More logs Joe! Haha

[@ohiowoodburner]

Indeed Zeke

[@ronaldmcbride7907]

Time for a bigger trailer (^:

[@ohiowoodburner]

haha. That's about as much as I ever feel like stacking at one time

[@larrykluckoutdoors8227]

The Japa is a great machine

[@ohiowoodburner]

It sure is Larry!

[@BGWenterprises]

A perfect wood for a perfect spliter, LOL. Would handle are red alder out west well, same sorta clean wood. Mostly stays under 20" but ive seen it up to 30" . Just its a hard wood that makes pine look like a high btu wood. and the clame to fame, of the 3rd fastest rotting wood on earth.

[@ohiowoodburner]

sounds like an interesting wood LOL. Don't get that out here in Ohio!

[@BGWenterprises]

@ohiowoodburner Yea a tree that can grow to 20' in under 7 years is definitely a thing that only happens in a very wet climate.

[@dantheman1283]

Hey Joe just curious what you average for price per face cord once you split it that small stack it and dry it😊

[@ohiowoodburner]

1/3s are my most annoying fraction for sales. I shoot for $700 a cord when I'm all done. 1/3s mess that up somewhat for me AND I can't fit anything else on my truck for another order except a 1/6 and not many order that qty

[@dantheman1283]

@ohiowoodburner lol... I thought I remember you selling 1/3s quiet a bit but either # works for me😊 that's not bad for a cord though... Keep up the good work 👍

[@dantheman1283]

@ohiowoodburner what's log price per cord in your area

[@TravisDoesFirewood]

Keep cuttin' Joe!

[@ohiowoodburner]

Trying my best Travis lol

[@DanielAtkinsFirewood]

Even with my splitter, I am re-spliting all the time to come up with the size I need..

[@ohiowoodburner]

Sounds like you need a super splitter Dan. Mine never shut off until I got the 405

[@jbbrown7907]

Resplittables!

[@ohiowoodburner]

Unfortunately that is what I had to do last week.

[@davidcarrow6851]

The 8 way was beautiful and the little Kabota don't work as hard

[@ohiowoodburner]

I agree it is beautiful to watch up until you have to resplit everything LOL

[@Stihlalive044]

Looks like pine on the 8-way.

[@ohiowoodburner]

Maple. I buy my logs and have never once had a pine log come on to my land

[@Stihlalive044]

@ohiowoodburner I was confused too. You don't do bundles for campers and backyard fire pits.

[@nmancini]

Horray the super split gets more time in front of the camera

[@ohiowoodburner]

haha... I wasn't able to bring it. Couldn't push it up the ramps into the trailer by myself LOL

[@trinitylandscapingandexcav7965]

What’s the largest diameter the biggest japa machine will take?

[@ohiowoodburner]

16"

[@RickF1558]

I have always wondered if a firewood processor that was slower, was faster.

[@ohiowoodburner]

I have determined that belief to be true Rick!

[@RickF1558]

@ohiowoodburner lol

[@1966poker]

I see folks with processors constantly doing resplits so did the processor really save you time?

[@ohiowoodburner]

I guess it comes down to what type of wood you want to make. If you are constantly resplitting that would prob mean you have the wrong machine. The big prob though is being able to afford what you want...so it makes sense to do what you can with what you have

[@1966poker]

Your machine does great with the perfect split and no re-splits. The Japa is a great machine for that smaller split wood.

[@DaleFarrish-Dalbet]

It depends on the processor. I have a Wallenstein and with the seating position beside the splitting chamber I can just flip the big piece back in and rerun it. My buddies Blacks Creek is the same way. The bigger processors don't allow you to do that, they really are meant for production splits and not precision splits. The Japa and perfect split are the way to go for consistent size splits.

[@Adirondack_DFL]

that looks like tap marks in hard maple

[@ohiowoodburner]

The logger told me it was from worms

[@arnecarlsson9740]

Put only necessary hours on your tractor! 🤔🤔🤔

[@ohiowoodburner]

HAHA...

[@exotictones1054]

I hate slow wood.

[@ohiowoodburner]

Thanks

[@davidcarrow6851]

Sorry I think yhe wood off yhe

[@ohiowoodburner]

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[@MannistoCay]

Man that's a nice setup. Have you run birch through the Japa? NW Ontario that's our hardwood. Cheers 😊 🌴🇨🇦🇺🇸🪵Mark at the Cay.

[@ohiowoodburner]

Have never had a birch log in the yard. One day I hope

[@YusriGaidien]

Nice video Joe... that perfect split is very nice👍 Use the 4 and 6 way for the smaller logs!🪵

[@ohiowoodburner]

I think I can do that. I will use them for oak as well.