Dangerous Automatic Homemade Firewood Processing Machines in Action, Fastest Wood Splitting Machines

[@justinmorgan2126]

If your mind ever wonders why we need 10 fingers when 4 are enough... these machines may be for you.

[@crackasaurus_rox9740]

None is these even make the top ten of most dangerous machinery I have experienced. You people need to visit the oilfield.

[@jzero4813]

Yep. I know a guy who lost three fingers to a log splitter. Hospital sewed them back and two survived...

[@JustaNaughtyBoy666]

I used to use slate dressers, one like a spinning rotary guillotine, and one with rotating disks like a can opener, the guillotine seemed more dangerous, though the guy shing me how to use these machines hed his hand pulled into the dick dresser mangling it badly, and he had his fingers fixed in a bent position so he could continue to hold a chisel and keep working at the slate quarry. I have used a few dangerous machines in my time, and still regularly use circular saws. Many of these machines were used safely in my view., though one or two weren't.

[@nixzusehen851]

Brand selfmade

[@petropete3122]

7.42 minutes 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@johnsmithfakename8422]

Some of these machines are terrifying

[@jonlanier_]

No... none of these are dangerous.

[@johnsmithfakename8422]

@@jonlanier_ They are dangerous if improperly used. What I find terrifying is that some of those machines can turn a human into ground meat without slowing down AND some of those machines don't have an off button that is easy to get to.

[@candlestyx8517]

@@jonlanier_ Many of them are very dangerous, no E-stops, dead man's switch or machine guards.

[@MMead85]

@@jonlanier_safety first! Always check fluids in these machines before running them. Also, simply wearing chaps will prevent any possible injuries with any of these.

[@noahschmartz2354]

even as a person who thinks health and safety has gone too far, some of these machines gave me the shivers .

[@thepigwillfly5869]

some of these machines look like a good way to chop off your hand

[@geoffsmith6517]

Lol,some?

[@John-kb9ts]

There's always one who has to find something wrong with something

[@panmigacz3121]

Since You don't need it anymore to chop wood...😂

[@HEARTBRXKENIV]

@@geoffsmith6517 some because alot of them are actually built for chopping wood, others arent

[@veterantechus]

Exciting stuff! Watching these dangerous homemade firewood processing machines in action, especially the fastest wood splitting machines, is both thrilling and impressive.

[@stickshaker101]

8:10 Anybody who has split wood by hand weeps with bitter envy here.

[@comonbabylightmyfireburn]

Ha, as much as i like hand splitting, that multi splitter is puking out so much i would trade a day of hand splitting for that.

[@Hagemann666]

Those "auger" type splitters don't seem terribly efficient or useful. And they seem incredibly dangerous. If the guy at 2:55 got his pant leg caught in that thing he'd get wrapped around that thing like a strand of spaghetti.

[@johncmitchell4941]

Just what I was thinking.Good eye!

[@ronwagner1005]

I agree , that’s an accident just waiting to happen and it won’t turn out well.

[@panicfarm9874]

Would’ve been good to see

[@softwerksaol]

There is a commercial version of this that is much safer. It runs at a slower rpm, and works actually better. Actually pretty safe at slow rpm. You can get your hand cut off in so many of these.

[@candlestyx8517]

Thats what I left a comment on, he should be wearing shorts for that job. A cut or splinter is much better than death or disability.

[@KlausKaiserDB3TK]

The work safety inspector has left the chat.

[@theforestryus]

Impressive homemade firewood machines!

[@kirkyorg7654]

the gas powered handheld spike screw thing has to be the most inefficient way to split wood ever concocted not to mention noisy, smelly, and a handful to operate, probably hard on the back as well

[@bramesque]

It is a stupid way to split woon indeed!

[@supernova743]

Spinning objects are extremely dangerous around clothing. Some of the cutters that can snag clothing are dangerous too. Some of the larger cutters completely remove the people from the cutting areas and are actually pretty safe.

[@vsgfilmgroup]

Beats hell out of a splitting maul, though. Or even a chainsaw.

[@kirkyorg7654]

@@vsgfilmgroup there is that lol

[@ShadowRulah]

I instinctively looked for a live leak logo when he got his pants next to that thing.

[@bigtecch]

5:16 Wow, the precision on that cut is amazing!

[@userbosco]

The kindling machine @:22 is actually pretty bad ass. Would be great for smoking woods, like cherry, apple, pecan, etc...

[@Hagemann666]

I thought the same thing! I was wishing they'd show the business end a little more closely. You can only see the tire they have holding the piece down.

[@nomimalone7520]

I couldn't figure out how it was working

[@johnydsmithson6834]

Looks like there's a two or three inch splitter on the left side that smacks to wood against the right guide rail. So it's actually not dangerous just use your right hand to feed and left to slide wood over and you're good. I agree that one is sweet

[@markmeier2609]

Pls fix the title, 90% of the maschines were NOT Homemade!

[@meta4282]

Ahh, the old Reduce-O-Limb 3000

[@silvermediastudio]

The last machine is the only "manual" one I'd use. Nice and quiet with the electric motor too.

[@NaTech94]

*"There's an abundance of firewood processing machine videos online, showcasing various homemade devices for splitting or cutting straight-grain softwoods. However, I have yet to come across any of these devices taking on a robust oak or handling the challenges of a tree crotch.*

[@DM-td9rv]

Das Motorrad mit dem Kreissägenblatt als Hinterrad ist der Hammer 😅😅😅

[@tylermallory2504]

6:45 what's the dingus doing with the measuring stick?

[@BigChungus-zg6zw]

Man, two thoughts. 1. Some of this wood is so small I don't know why they're splitting it. 2. I wish we had wood that split so easy down here. Most of these machines would just bog or mangle the wood we use.

[@cactiguide]

Hey! I was thinking both of those same things. What are they doing with those tiny pieces? And they must never get a piece of stringy elm. I don’t think some of these machines would handle it very well if they were stopped cold.

[@BigChungus-zg6zw]

@@cactiguide Yeah the closest thing we have down here that looks and splits like that is Wattle which nobody even bothers with based on its weak density. I guess I can't see weight in a video but to me it almost looks like they're splitting balsa wood.

[@cactiguide]

@@BigChungus-zg6zw and low quality wood being cut and split so small must burn like paper.

[@Rich22C]

Did you notice that most of the videos are sped up to make them look more dangerous.

[@Rich22C]

What they're splitting, I used to use for kindling.

[@nodat11]

Their are a plethora of firewood processing machines videos on the net all showing variety of home made device that split or cut straight grain soft woods I have let to see any of these of devices tackle a burley oak or any crotch of a tree

[@flyingled3176]

Or sweet gum

[@keemez]

*there

[@cactiguide]

Oak splits pretty easy. Elm is the real beast

[@steveporter3929]

I thought the same thing. I always wondered where they got such perfectly round, perfectly straight logs to cut in to firewood. Most of the stuff I cut is so crooked it wouldn't fit through those machines. Does anyone know what kind of tree they are using?

[@GLEES345]

​@@steveporter3929They cut them to that size with their other even more dangerous machine!

[@johncochran8497]

Nice assortment of homemade and commercial equipment. But that thing at 2:48 looks to be an accident waiting to happen, unlike the other homemade ones which merely look dangerous.

[@anna9072]

Yes. Any piece of heavy machinery is dangerous, but that looks just too casual.

[@garryquiggins8183]

Perfectly safe with a little caution. Don't wear loose clothing. The point isn't especially sharp. Wood should be shorter.

[@johncochran8497]

@@garryquiggins8183 And what part of your recommendations actually apply to the user seen in the video with that piece of equipment? "Accident waiting to happen" encompasses the entire scene, and what I saw indicated the user wasn't taking care or had appropriate clothing for using that screw safely.

[@anna9072]

@@garryquiggins8183 yeah, I think my reservations about this one were mostly because the positioning and managing of the machine were not ideal. The concept itself wasn’t bad, but I felt it wasn’t being used safely.

[@grantgarrod2232]

@@johncochran8497, at about 3:14, did you see how close his pantleg got to the screw? I was just waiting to see it twist his leg off, made me shudder just watching.

[@gazs7237]

7:20 That's the most terrifying one I'd say

[@matthewstanton9633]

DIY logging machines making work for amputation clinics for generations

[@MarkedOneBeatz]

"come over here on this side Jeffrey" And that was the last video Jeffrey ever made.

[@DazDaz105]

Can’t beat a wood chipper for body disposal 👍

[@ireallyreallyhategoogle]

Yes you can, it's called a swamp full of gators.

[@BlueDart1971]

Pigs

[@davesblasting7457]

Fargo

[@BlueDart1971]

I wasn’t calling you pigs I was saying pigs will eat bones and all.

[@AxeDatcm]

I think the one that just reciprocating like in 2:05 are safer, compared to the one that do full rotation like in 2:23 and 7:26

[@ryanbeard1119]

Love the bike one.

[@alexanderwingeskog758]

That last one was probably very efficient. Although it looked very dangerous and sure it can not handle every size and so on... But I like that one, similar to what my grandpa made a long time ago...

[@syriuszb8611]

The sad thing is, with little effort it could be made quite safe. Just make feeding mechanism, so the logs drop into place, and cover moving parts.

[@joe18425]

​@syriuszb8611 its people like you that have all their fingers😮

[@bmck5002]

Just a little thing called money.

[@jaywasserman8334]

at 3:05 i was waiting for the log to catch and get shot out, ripping his leg off... i can't believe he stands there.

[@joshb6993]

Was waiting for his trouser leg to start wrapping around the screw followed closely by the rest of his carcass

[@kendigjl]

@@joshb6993 My thoughts exactly.

[@darcyhines1786]

A suggestion. Buy your self a 2265 splitfire log splitter. Trust me worth its weight and gold.. made in Canada. I work there

[@jeremiahmiller6431]

Some of them aren't too terrible - if there is a guard between you and the working edge, and it requires you to engage both hands away from the cutting edge and the wood before it splits, it's actually pretty safe. Some of them are stupid beyond belief and deserve Darwin Awards for operation.

[@saudade7842]

Like the second machine looked great, and I'd think it'd be pretty hard to hurt yourself save for the risk of loose clothing or hair getting stuck in something, but that risk seems minimal. There there're others that I physically wince just looking at them lmao

[@stevemcgrath8546]

Seems to me that a splitting stump, a maul, occasionally a wedge would be just as efficient as some of these methods. Safer for your fingers, too.

[@MihaiPop-s1h]

Multe snt pe lume și n-au nume👏👏👍😃💯🙆🤔😲

[@axeman33333]

Not the least bit impressed with these homemade death traps. I’ve cut and split firewood for over 50 years and know the dangers, mis haps and accidents that are there and can/will happen. Most of those contraptions can and will maim and kill you, just a matter of time before they get careless or distracted.

[@cactiguide]

Ok mr safety. Enjoy your immortality.

[@axeman33333]

@@cactiguide definitely not immortal but don’t want to die in a stupid ass designed home made wood splitter splitting tiny wood chunks not fit to burn. Some of those would require less effort to use a maul.

[@kendigjl]

A lot of these people seem to not understand the probability that rolling the dice enough times, every number will eventually come up. You can't "careful" your way out of being a human being with a non-infinite amount of focus and attention.

[@grimbles39]

​@@cactiguideenjoying my time spent on the beach with money not spent on medical bills

[@billwaterson9492]

No kidding. Building some of those, they don't seem to comprehend that this machine likely will get someone's arm someday. It's a trap.

[@kpkp6322]

That's what I need a motorcycle chainsaw !

[@b01tact10n]

Not my style, i love chopping, keeps me fit and house warm😁

[@david84ss]

That last one is awesome. Silent and efficient

[@HellsHitman]

The last is the worst no barrier to prevent the cuts from falling at your feet possible tripping he was rushing a dozen times thought his hand or fingers would be crushed ya hafta pre cut everything total scary waste of time 20:24

[@ondatasboy270]

There's alot of machines I'd never use. If I don't choose when the blade falls I'm not touching it,especially the rotational ones

[@ianpaterson5000]

My pick for the stupidest would go to the bloke with the circular saw on his motor bike.

[@johnpatmos1722]

3:15 If that axle catches his pant leg, he's screwed.

[@darksoles1305]

Literally!

[@davegarber7964]

15:02 The “Welcome Tree” in HuangShen, China...The Most Viewed Tree In The World.

[@cactiguide]

Why was that in the video?

[@BrianDoherty-e8s]

I had to count my finger after merely watching this. Don't try this at home, kids.

[@АлександрМайер-ф5у]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@sauldetarse2339]

safety first :)

[@_mywayaround]

Maybe 4th or 5th 😂

[@Jim-fw4rx]

I love the kindling machine

[@philliphall5198]

If there is a will there is a way 😊😊😊

[@jurgenkarl290]

Auch die sicherste Maschine, mit jeder Menge Prüfzeichen, kann gut genug sein um Körperteile abzutrennen. Deshalb finde ich einige der gezeigten Konstruktionen gar nicht so schlimm.

[@ProvingGroundsX]

Never had my hand chopped off before, but I swear I felt it a time or two watching this.

[@kazublo6717]

一歩間違えると。。。😅っていう機械ばかりですね

[@flipperc6042]

The machine like an apple corer was cool

[@1mouseman]

Sooo, how did ya get the nickname lefty?

[@dwaynezilla]

Nothing about 2:18 is good. So many pinch points and a slow enough speed that you can truly savor the horror of this thing about to break your arm, twist it off, or shear it off.

[@softwerksaol]

The one at 6:05 seems pretty safe to me.

[@gazs7237]

Once you loose one finger you will never loose another

[@joeschmo7957]

3:47 All you DON'T need is someone to trip, stumble, fall... not a great set up

[@tamhoang-g9u]

very god

[@vsgfilmgroup]

...so I see John Kramer went into the logging business.

[@rq67zxcv]

バイクできるやつ面白い

[@blackstingray]

Motorbike saw was the best!!!

[@andrejshamin1452]

Привыкли руки к пневмоколунам, но к сожаленью, пальцев не хватает...

[@Cooldaddio2]

This looks relatively safe

[@otissmachines6761]

I'm so glad you stopped by to watch my video. Thank you for your support and for allowing me to share my passion and expertise with you.

[@thirstypilgrim97]

All still safer than an industrial lathe

[@jaxxonbalboa3243]

0:16 what could possibly go wrong?

[@Noevad]

Really?! Right in front of my OSHA manual?!

[@syriuszb8611]

Why some videos are "flowing"? They look like they were shot under water. Video stabilisation algorithm artifacts? If all those machines are home made, I would like to see industrial ones :D. Those solutions, even really homemade range from "someone is going to die", through "someone is gonna loose fingers" to "I wouldn't give it to a teenager, but capable adult with instructions will be fine". Some are just so easy to modify to make it safe. Some guards, safer feeding mechanism and would be pretty safe. Other are pointlessly dangerous. And drills seem stupid, or at least only good for specific purposes, like splitting long logs (but the car hack seems very dangerous, not sure if those drills can grab cloth or tissue, but it looks like it want's to chomp those ankles so bad).

[@janpelant6539]

❤

[@ЕлисМиш]

Как быстро пилить и рубить на дрова придумали, а чтобы деревья так быстро восполнялись/росли придумать слабо !?

[@KarlReimerGodt]

150 years too late. Somehow would fit back into year 1850, when industrialisation was in full swing developing. Must have some kind of reason, that those machines were sleeping that long.

[@m2y8v]

OH MY GOD

[@MichaelGarbutt-s8s]

Wood U believe it, I have the same machine at my house 😅

[@denisjl100]

most of these machines are timing. screw up the timing and they will be calling you "lefty"

[@dumper87]

The boy at 7:19 is just begging to lose fingers, the way he keeps putting them on the ends of the wood.

[@skeetsmcgrew3282]

The only way to use that machine safely is the exact opposite of how he's using it. Pretty clearly Russian, they did invent Russian Roulette afterall

[@cordellchino9580]

Haha growing up in NM these machines look like they save u time🤘awesome vid!

[@idjles]

5:49 makes no sense - why would you use a valuable chainsaw that wears, breaks and needs oiling, when a splitter will last for ever?

[@ramonta3]

que peligro de algunas máquinas.....

[@matthewday7565]

Man who load wood splitter right handed His nickname will be lefty

[@Gus1966-c9o]

OSHA entering the chat STOP 🛑 work immediately. Multiple safety breaches on every machine. ☠️

[@galvanizeddreamer2051]

Well the auger spiral bit on the actual auger isn't really home-made. That's it's intended function and implementation best I can tell. Also: this is the only video I have watched that has been consistently pure pucker-factor. There is nothing in this video that does not make me massively uncomfortable, only exceptions being the fully automated machines.

[@vladimirbondaletov2767]

Всё это мы уже видели!

[@patogaz8716]

danger!!!!!!!!

[@doyleeric-zw3ob]

I can't even know how you slice that.

[@georgeallen4495]

Trying to go fast is whats dangerous. People think everything has to be "fast" F that!

[@spaaggetii]

These vids are all speed up. It clearly is alot more slower and less dangerous. EDIT: Ok Click bait title. The ones after the horrible sped up homemade ones are actually brought proper wood splitters. I really hate click bait titles.

[@paulgood2218]

Slower yes , less dangerous ? Absolutely not.

[@andrewjackson8089]

These machines never hit a knot!!??

[@xj9779]

Dangerous Rating 1-10 1 funny harmless 10 seroius life risk #1 0:06 1 funny harmless #2 0:22 2 - 4 potentional finger hand in danger unclear mechanic? #3 1:01 2 - 6 potentional finger hand in danger because operrator and helper are idiots who make an error someday no 2 hand saftey + insane speed = FAIL #4 1:27 5-10 as long as you stay away it´s safe #5 1:45 8-10 no guard get rotated or cut apart #6 2:03 1-6 depends on you kow what to do and what not better and safer than rotoating types #7 2:16 3-7 rotating type risk of getting caught #8 2:30 2-9 Barrell cut type the closer the more dangerous #9 2:49 9-10 ( Darwin Award nominee) #10 4:10 0-1 professional machine for much firewood safest i guess dont jump in the machine where wood should be and you stay safe #11 4:22 0-1 professional machine for much firewood like #10 but much bigger #12 6:10 5-8 Drill type general high danger a axe is faster and safer on small logs #13 7:19 5-7 #14 8:10 ....almost same machine #10 without cutter only splitter #15 8:53 0-1 pro machine (girl please earplugs) #16 10:21 0-1 pro machine impressive power #17 12:04 3-8 "safest" drill type so far #18 12:33 1-3 fist seen lifter seems sketchy #19 15:26 1-7 flywheel type #20 15:15 1-8 chopper type just don't get stuck #21 16:42 5 dont try to grab stuck stuff I dont get it why people like these drill types i seen this on excavator arms to split big logs that is safe the rest is idiotic

[@codetech5598]

Why do you think #9 is dangerous? It's just a screw with half inch deep threads.

[@mr.techaky7655]

​@@codetech5598 Threads that'd love nothing more than to split your shin like that log... Or grab your pant leg and turn you into pulp after dragging the rest of your body through like a laundry wringer.

[@jonlanier_]

None of those are dangerous. Inefficient maybe... but not dangerous.

[@CalvinHikes]

The third one seems like the safest one where it is operated at least somewhat non-automatically through the Splitters foot. The ax only deploys once he is set.

[@rjgaynor8]

@@codetech5598 because no one has ever been sucked into rotary equipment before right? /s

[@tommays56]

That first green machine was insanely close his fingers

[@StepDub]

17:38 trying to keep pace with a machine. Like the machine cares.

[@skeetsmcgrew3282]

Perfect example of why machines that are otherwise acceptably dangerous become a death trap. This guy's lack of patience will eventually lose him a finger.

[@JAMESLP91]

The pointy things attached to a car wheel or what looks like an ice auger machine are terrible. The one one a table looks ok.

[@prun8893]

Say what you want but most of these are still safer than a chainsaw and an axe.

[@KikRogerz]

USA land of genius people!😊

[@johncmitchell4941]

Most of these are from Europe as usual. Not everyone catches that. Also they aren't splitting for campfires. Many there heat with what we in the states would think of as giant pellet stoves, with draft control like our outdoor boilers have.

[@barryphillips7327]

🤣motorbike with a saw blade, bugger me, what next?? 🤣

[@denisjl100]

all i see hear is 100,000 dollars of machinery to save 1000 dollars of heating costs.

[@DJRockinRob]

dang it ... once you "See it" you cant "Un-see it" ... While watching this interesting collection of gizmos, I wondered to myself why the "camera man" sucked at being a camera man in more than one video... then in others, it's blurry as if from the '00s or something... but here's the thing, COPYRIGHT IS A BIG ISSUE.... Blur the image or "shake the camera" and the "digital robo police" wont find you and take down your video... I had to stop watching because it just became just TOO OBVIOUS what was going on!! Wanna know what really sucks? I was ACTUALLY enjoying the video until that happened.... SMDH!

[@pitmaster4860]

Seconds from disaster.😮

[@Dial8Transmition]

I like my fingers, thank you

[@done488]

Mimimi.... oOoo... so dangerous!😂

[@johannesfykse1998]

What is the name of that thing sounding like hakking the wood 😃👍

[@bartsimpson8616]

Tomos -puch are best

[@donavinfontaine9871]

The one with the kid in the green jacket was hard to watch