Turned My Track Loader into a Firewood processor! (I’ll Never touch a splitter again! )

[@RetreatfarmFarmvilleVirginia]

Before you fill that new shop up with stuff like a old hoarder, don't forget that overhead crane you bought. That thing can be a lifesaver someday.

[@Moes_Adventures]

Definitely would have helped with lifting the cab

[@hankthebugman]

That is so true. Stop all the other projects and get the crane installed before you get so much stuff in there that you wont feel like expending the effort to clear the shop and install the crane. The crane will be a major work saver.

[@Frank-Thoresen]

That crane is ridiculous huge. A bit overkill but time will show for sure.

[@cujoedaman]

@@Frank-Thoresen Yep, he even said so himself, but it was the price he couldn't pass up :D

[@RetreatfarmFarmvilleVirginia]

@@Frank-Thoresen I Worked in a shipyard with a crane that size in a shop that size and it's the perfect size and power level. That can also be automated with a wireless remote control that Matt can clip on his belt to move when he is alone. Literally making it a lifesaver.

[@anthonycorcella7300]

Next thing you need to do is build pallet "bins" to split right into so you don't have to move the wood multiple times!

[@theessexhunter1305]

Amen to that..double handling is a waste.

[@phlodel]

The metal cage that bulk liquid "totes" come in would work well.

[@jenksify]

And a shed to store the wood in so it stays dry.

[@drewdaskievige754]

I was thinking the squarish metal cage ones, better then wooden pallets out there in the woods. Wont rot or fall apart, easy to move around with the forks.

[@TallTexasGMan]

I have always thought a 20 foot connex container with a V bottom underneath and a conveyor that had a sliding chute into the fire box would be useful. Male a lid access hole on roof and just split right into the container. A couple blower fans could help with curing process too. Heck run a couple of circulation lines and you could pump hot water through to cure wood with excess heat.

[@jackmanatee3162]

My dad had a firewood processor too. It was called “me”. 😅

[@DieselCreek]

😂

[@edharding9363]

My dad had one of those too!

[@Frank-Thoresen]

Me too but I loved it. Working outdoor with the tractor and the wood processor behind the time flew by. Used around 8 cubic meter of wood through the winter in Norway.

[@kirdot2011]

Yeah and me... For many years

[@FishFind3000]

Wow, mine to. Didn’t realize how common they were.

[@robjaimiehickford4559]

How good is this, no more buggered sholders. Crook backs, splinters and cursing. If we had the income back then we'd have had one. In our time we bought the sugar gum cut, then hired a splitter over a weekend for our winters supply for the stanley stove. Luv ya vids, keepem coming.

[@cab1198]

Man social media has got all my favorite people in the same network. Ambition strikes, C&C equipment, diesel Creek. Great minds think alike . God bless America 🇺🇸😎💪🤙👍🦾📢🤘⚒️

[@C_CEQUIPMENT]

Looking good Definitely takes a bit to figure out but you got it! I’d say you will be better off with the 4 way in that smaller wood Thanks for demonstrating it for us!!

[@blairarthur302]

great product C&C,I think yous have one sold with Matt

[@warrenmichael918]

We need to see Mrs C running one of these. Bridgette has her list of equipment she wants to run , this needs added to it,,haha

[@Kregorius]

No idea what boiler he is looking at specifically. But the ones on KZbin seem to take some decent size. The split wood is maybe for fire starter. After that... as big as you can pick up and throw. These things ain't fed as normal wood stoves. Splitting the small stuff will just add to the work needing to be done while feeding the fire.

[@alan71033]

If we had that bridge crane installed, that would’ve been a good way to lift the cab.

[@Martin.Wilson]

I know, right! Every week I cross my fingers and hope this will be the week to install that bad boy crane. One of these weeks I'll be right!

[@dubuque1]

@@Martin.Wilson I am still waiting for the scissor jack lifts he bought, unless he got rid of them.

[@Dirt_mountain-earthworks]

@@dubuque1 i know he never gave us an update on the auction buy scissor lifts

[@4x4Mudmaster]

I thought they were in the wiring video

[@alexgon9627]

Or he can break open the vault and buy then lift shocks...😅😅😅

[@alskjflaksjdflakjdf]

Matt, since the machine has a 22" splitting bed and works best with 20" lengths, putting a tape marker every 20 inches along the sliding bed would help you adjust your cut lengths so that you don't have the short piece at the end of a log. If the log is going to be short, you can adjust your last few cuts to be like 16 inches each and make that last piece long enough to fall down to the splitting bed correctly. I see the HWP 120 is half the cost of the HWP 150 so you could save about $10k if the smaller machine meets your needs.

[@JustMeAndVideos]

Or just weld some thin plates at the right lengths. That way they are semi permanent and can take a beating.

[@alskjflaksjdflakjdf]

@@JustMeAndVideos Agreed. Matt mentioned the machine is a demo unit on loan so the dealer might object to him welding on it.

[@luvtruckin]

The first log you cut an split I’m like Hell yes baby that’s awesome. The guy with the coolest toys is never bored that’s for sure. Look forward to every one of your videos.

[@PaulMeyer-v8t]

Howdyyawl from the land down under. Looks like an excellent piece of equipment. What ever makes life and how we live it and what we do easier . Enjoy.😊

[@markdavies9912]

Add a reversing camera / monitor to the CTL so you can see the splitter head easier. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@icarus_flying1994]

A place I work at has a few of those skidsteers. They put little motorcycle mirrors in the cabs at the corners. The one to the top right looks left and the left to the right. Gets you the full view out front, and if you put them in correctly they are fully adjustable for different peoples viewing angles. A normal outdoor boiler has an efficiency of around 36%. The new gasification models can be over 80% efficient. That easily cuts your wood usage down by 2/3 and you aren't out there 3 times a day putting wood in it, meaning you got a lot more free time.

[@bobcearns5220]

If you decide to keep the unit you could mount a convex mirror on the top of the cab opening on a swivel so you could see what's happening at the business end of the processor.

[@angryyank]

Better to have a camera with a monitor in the cab

[@Pozi_Drive]

@@angryyank A mirror needs no power or cable.

[@hikanthus]

for whatever reason, I'm a sucker for firewood processing and general wood processing automation... you did not disappoint. great video as always. thanks for letting the internet look in your work.

[@tonyking9235]

THE THING IS WHY DID HE INSTALL UNDERGROUND HEATING. HE NEEDS TO GET THAT STREEM WORKING FOR HIM AND MAKE ONE OF THEM DEVICES THAT PUMP WATER UP HILL . THATS MY THORTS ON IT .

[@tonyking9235]

AND SUPPLY ELECTRIC FROM A GENERATOR TO THE WORK SHOP .

[@irunwire8528]

Matt, when you are dumping those last short pieces, instead of pushing the split all the way thru stop short and then drop the small piece. When it tries to fall the top face will catch the split and should help the last piece fall a little better. Worth a shot.

[@brucegarrett7232]

What is the fuel consumption running the splitter? What about modifying a backup camera to see the working end?

[@thinkcasting3182]

An even better idea would be to use COAL instead of hardwood. In 15 years that hardwood will be worth more that all his land and equipment combined.

[@jospi2]

You can use a plastic bag around the oil filter while unscrewing to stop the biggest mess.

[@brodacious5850]

Pro tip: have the drops from your processor set up directly over a frame from a tote. Saves having to handle the firewood twice and makes things a lot more enjoyable in the winter.

[@markrandall1456]

True. I was thinking fill a trailer or the dump truck to move the wood closer to its final destination. Your idea is great.

[@allenbuck5589]

I would hate to know the price of it. Thanks. From Sc

[@davidclemdis4796]

He will scoop it up with the bobcat bucket and take it right to the outside fireplace

[@WaterlordArthur]

@@davidclemdis4796 it’d still be easier to put it in an IBC tote frame, then use the pallet forks to bring the whole big sucker over.

[@boatjoe232]

@@allenbuck5589 last time I looked. The 150 is $21,500

[@criggie]

For visibility, get one of those cheap 12V wired rear-view camera/screen setups and hang it in the cab, and put the camera somewhere with good view. Sure beats breaking something.

[@bobcat9314]

Matt Seems like one of those guy folks are just happy to see when he around....I wish I was that calm when working

[@egomaniac247]

If you ain't gonna be productive on a Saturday morning, it's tough to beat a Diesel Creek video to start the day :) Like watching Saturday morning cartoon as a kid

[@Martin.Wilson]

I'm 70 and never miss a Saturday with Ether Creek. LOL. watching Matt work is my new cardio.

[@FarmCraft101]

Hey Matt, a little food for thought. I've heater with a wood boiler for 15 years now, and I don't think you are going to want the wood cut and split so small. I basically cut mine down to make them light enough for me to handle and no further. When I load it I'm probably putting a few hundred pounds of wood in. Much easier and faster to load eight 30-40 pound logs than 40 small logs.

[@hillbillyhicks8102]

My buddy's dad had a big wood heater in the basement of there house and it took 4ft pieces of wood. We never had to split wood at his house. He wood keep a cord of fire wood in the basement. I don't believe he could use anything over 12 inches in diameter. But they would just throw 4ft pieces of wood in the furnace 3 or 4 at a time. I don't think it was a boiler. I believe the heat would just radiat up threw duck work. It was single story house. Now we are talking back in the 80's now so it's been a minute.

[@swedishpsychopath8795]

So the bigger the log - the bigger the pleasure? Is that what you are saying?

[@timgarner1957]

Man, that is one cool attachment ... and Clint has a very interesting KZbin channel too..thanks for inviting us along

[@rexcamp261]

Howdy over from C& C Great video thanks!

[@tannerwilson1277]

Now all you need is a slanted wrack to drop your logs on for easy loading. And what we are seeing is the makings of a side hustle

[@Military-Museum-LP]

These C&C boys have a nice channel. Thanks for setting up Matt.

[@edharding9363]

That's fantastic. It's begging to be automated, once the clamping arm comes down its the same sequence every time, a microcontroller, a few limit switches, an auto manual switch and a go button, you would be in business. also a slight extension to the front face of your clamping arm would help push that last bit of the log straight into the splitter. I dont even own a skid steer, but I still want one of those splitters 🤣

[@Justin-C]

Lots of sensitive electronics involved in doing something like that in a robust way. Expensive, for starters - not to mention complex and time consuming.. But look at the conditions this is used in. Wet, sawdust-caked, shock/vibration, etc. So many ways to fail.

[@nickw2349]

I think knowing your firebox length and piece sizing, then putting some paint on the inside of the processor to give you a reference @ 16inches or something would also help judge length from inside the cab at a glance

[@drthmik]

Or mount a laser, that is what sawmills use

[@outdoorswithlarryrobin]

Hello Matt, we have had a central Boiler heating my Quonset and infloor in the house, Also we run a Halverson 120 on our Bobcat T650, All service is in the rear, Safe Splitting to ya, Take Care and Stay Safe 👍🏼🪵🇺🇸

[@MrDrogers6509]

Love your show Matt, when you lift the cab it has a safty lock I'm sure. I had a frined that a dump truck bed fell on him, very sad. Wife and young kids. I could not help but think about him when I saw you lift the cab, Keep up the good work, Love it

[@dougyurecko6500]

I have a 120 on a cat 239d. I am impressed everytime we use it. They make a great product. The boys at C&C seem to be good people, love their videos too.

[@sandqwert]

That's a very handy addition! One thing I've noticed, is that you could modify the top end of the vertical splitter to add a stopper, maybe a few inches. That way you would avoid having to stop retracting the log tray to get the clearance you need for the next piece to fall correctly, since it would had already had that clearance due to the added stop.

[@hossrod]

I came down to comments to say the same thing. Would be a good mod I think.

[@GAIS414]

The trick is to cut the next to last piece short, and leave the last piece close to full splitting length. Make a marker or find something else to aim at.

[@DominicClifton]

yup, i was thinking that all the way though the video. and also don't cut any peice shorter than height the cut porttion needs to fall so that it doesn't tumble over.

[@joerodrigues3816]

Know that is. One amazing machine love it good on 😂you mate love it and as always great video thanks again And all the best to you and your family too

[@slincolne]

I'd suggest putting a 'reversing camera' on the top of the cab looking down on the splitter with the monitor inside the cab to cover the blind spot.

[@kylekane4706]

I'm not positive, but I believe if you use that six way split your boiler is going through twice the wood. I think once you get a good fire started you will want giant pieces so it doesn't burn up so fast. Regardless if I am right, love the videos.

[@nateg5525]

Agree

[@Roseau1]

I have had three outdoor boilers. Split wood burns faster but it get the water to temp quickly. Large unspilt wood last longer but doesn't burn as efficiently. It smolders, but still works ok. I actually had a Central Boiler. Terrible workmanship quality. Wiring was done wrong and welds were poor. The company warranty was worthless. I lived 30 miles from the factory. Sold it for half of what I paid for it and bought a Heatmor. The best down home company. High standards in workmanship.

[@djreese1885]

Makes sense to me.

[@bluegrallis]

That's what I came here to suggest. If you can pick it up with one hand, it's too small, unless you need kindling to start a fire.

[@imacomputer1234]

depends on the airflow

[@bmp130]

Awesome! I don’t know how cold it gets where you’re at, but a waste oil hot air furnace might be useful as an auxiliary heat source while the slab heats up in the mornings. Be less hassle to dispose of all that oil and technically it’s “recycling”😂.

[@haphazard1342]

The great thing about a hydronic heating system like this is that you can heat the water many different ways. For now a wood boiler is cost effective for Matt, since he has a lot of wood on the property to use. A waste oil boiler would also work, and even better it could be run completely automatically. The other good thing about hydronic is that you need less delta T in your system to get a comfortable result. Meaning, the temperature of the heating water doesn't have to be as high as the temperature of the air in any forced air system. This makes hydronic systems especially well suited to heat pumps, since you can produce plenty of thermal energy with the heat pump it just doesn't have to get as "hot". This is great for colder climates with winter capable heat pumps that are still more than 100% electrically efficient. Any way you do it, hydronic is great for a shop like this.

[@mattstewart5712]

Boy sure would be handy to have a gantry crane in your new shop lol, looking forward to the video for that.

[@Martin.Wilson]

It really would...can't wait for that one either.

[@davidlpollard4025]

Client is a good guy. He goes out of his way to help others.

[@artstudio9673]

It was sort of like watching someone learn to play the piano....once you nail it, it is amazing but it takes some real skill to make it look fun and easy. You are still the best of what KZbin has to offer!

[@peterofenback9263]

The sound of a chain saw without the ubiquitous screamin two stroke engine is very unusual.

[@jayamd3579]

yeah it sounds like a toy ....very strange

[@CrusaderSports250]

Unless you have an electric one that is, I have a mains saw and about the house its great, obviously it has its limitations but work within those and they are a brilliant bit of kit.

[@woodintheblood4104]

I wouldn't worry too much about the odd end pieces. Your wood boiler will handle pretty large chunks!!!

[@assassinlexx1993]

Matt build a number of 4 by 4 boxes. Split into boxes. Cut up larger blue tarp in squares to make covers for wood boxes. This sure beats wacking wood with a maul.

[@richardphelan8414]

An Clint is making the rounds good to see all the U tubers doing things together and helping each other it's a great group of guys,What's next Matt a conveyor for the split pieces ,looks like your splitting blade is set to High

[@dave-wk4t]

Love all your videos, Matt. Every intro when you drive over and blast the horn, my dog goes nuts and runs to the front windows barking because someone must be visiting. 😂

[@Z-Bart]

For the fellows that want one for an excavator or a center boom machine, they just started making these in a left side splitter. So you can see what you are doing.

[@millcrafters]

Love this channel. Mike over at ODWM has the heat in the floor also, but he installed a relatively smaller wood stove inside (his building is 28' x 72') and he says that little stove on the floor heats his entire building. Having the outdoor boiler is great. I've seen whole rounds put in one of those, and burn just fine mixed in with some splits. So maybe the odd end rounds don't even need to be bothered with I was thinking like others about your trolley crane hoist setup. What a dream situation that will be. I live in a residential neighborhood with a two car garage and I installed an electric hoist that will lift 1400 pounds, and it is on a single 10 foot track. It sure comes in handy.

[@ole7428]

You need an outdoor video camera with a wireless monitor in the cab to control the height and alignment of the blade "knife". The camera can be mounted in front of the work platform.

[@travclement9778]

With the central boilers, you usually don’t use regular fire wood. Just throw in big hunks. All that splitting and cutting is just extra work.

[@mikecsokuly3122]

Just think once you have the overhead crane up and running it will be so much easier to lift that cab up for you oil change

[@northeasterndirtandpropert7974]

Ive seen several outdoor furnaces where the woodshed is built right around the wood furnace.Not only protecting the stove from the elements,but keeping the wood dry at the same time.I also see a lot ofpeople not splitting there wood at all,just bucking it to length and throwing in bigger chunks for the long burn.

[@1954shadow]

What a wonderful sound that wood makes when it’s splitting.

[@peterreeve8663]

I know I was thinking how satisfying a sound it is.

[@terryrobinson1416]

Now you need a dedicated machine for the new splitter.

[@ManxAndy]

Great bit of kit, something therapeutic watching log splitting 👍🇮🇲💪

[@djamelhamdia134]

Matt is always killing us with these teasers at the end of the videos!

[@warrenmichael918]

I always stick around to see whats coming up, i usually know what it is but this one i have no clue what it is or why he needs it! ! ! ! LOL

[@qualitydirtmoving]

I know there's always something sus going there😅😅😂

[@almostanengineer]

@@qualitydirtmoving looks like he’s been to the auctions, and if that’s what I think it is, he’s definitely got a decent supply of biomass lying around.

[@almostanengineer]

@@qualitydirtmoving I’ve figured it out, and it’s nothing to do with biomass, but plenty of water and possibly even the cab of a truck 🤔

[@ricklarouche4105]

Yes, what the heck is that thing in the last few moments of the video?? 😮

[@garybrady9531]

I've been a fan of C&C Equipment since he started his channel he typically works on low hour stuff and your channel holds my attention with the forgotten or discarded equipment that needs revival who doesn't love seeing them come to life

[@timziegler9358]

Nice splitter! Splitting the wood into a tilted trailer will save some back work. Great job!

[@King_TuTT]

oh one thing your gonna need is a chain pully system in the ceiling. for pulling stuff up. something that is on a moving beam platform

[@BigFarles]

Thanks Clint for helping out the channel.

[@jp-ny2pd]

A small removable camera or mirror on the outside of the boom facing the splitting head might be a good idea. It would certainly help in setting the splitting head height. I'd probably also paint some alignment marks on the sliding bed facing you so you know how far back to retract the bed before clamping.

[@rsprockets7846]

great cam ideas make it removeable so it dont get hurt by the weather

[@Dc-nc3ws]

If you check your owners manual, you will see that the machine has a cut control guide. In other words. You set the length of the cut and it will automatically select that length each time you use it until you change it. There is no guesswork if you selected to cut 20 inch pieces of wood it will cut 20 inches if you select 16 inches it will cut 16 inches.

[@Pozi_Drive]

only dorks read the manual.

[@cab1198]

Common big equipment skid loader. Backed up by automation and ingenuity innovation. Priceless 🇺🇸😎💪🤙👍🦾📢🤘⚒️

[@6point5by55]

Hey Matt, if you bought a second hand 6x4 box trailer and split the wood directly into that then you might find it easier and more convenient to move the split wood around the yard.

[@bbrachman]

I agree. You are going to have to design a system for loading the cut wood onto wood compartments. A 4 sided pallet? So you load it once and the move the entire pallet into your wood storage unit by the boiler. Maybe the storage 'box' has shelf racks so you can pull out any pallet without disturbing the other 2 or 3 racks? Ingenuity will save the back.

[@robcates2383]

Such a cool addition to a skidsteer,!!!!!!!! Now as long as you dont have to hit your horn at any slow moving vehicles!!!!!!!

[@edd2771]

Very cool. In terms of your set up, would it help to have a dump trailer next to your log pile so you could just eject the cuts onto that and save driving back and forth from the log pile to the cut pile? You’d need to advance the dump trailer periodlcally but I’ve got to believe that’s quicker than going back and forth each time.

[@kenc1800]

Matt, I love your channel and your willingness to learn new skills and patience to figure it out! Your dream shop has turned out ideal for your projects and future comforts. You deserve it man.

[@DieselCreek]

I appreciate that!

[@Maikel1500]

Hey Matt, thank you for another great video!

[@DieselCreek]

Glad you like them!

[@christopherderaps]

That thing is a friggin dream! Now you need a hopper to process it all into with a conveyer at the bottom that feeds it over to your boiler! Then you can just turn the conveyer on and start hucking logs into the burner!

[@Wingnut_Stickman]

I have operated an outdoor boiler since 2006 and I strongly recommend leaving some of your wood in the round to have larger pieces for burning through the night.

[@darellsunderlin4670]

From watching a few channels that run those outdoor boilers, I'd say that pill you split would last 2 to 3 weeks , and the pile of uncut wood might last you the winter . This is if you run and heat your shop all winter and you have normal winters . The other ones I've seen went to 3 or 4 foot whole lengths too because it was easier and faster to load and burn . Good luck , nice piece of equipment. 😊

[@kameljoe21]

Yeah the ones I have seen use 10 to 30 cords or so a year. I once seen a video where someone burnt whole hay bales. Now this might have been in the farm show magizine too. None of the boilers I have seen are big enough to make it one day with out filling it again. This one metal shop that i know burns 9 railroad ties or whole 8 foot trees trunks in their shop. They load them using a gripper thing they made for a fork lift. to do the railroad ties they just strap them with those plastic banding and then open the door and just drive it right in to it and then unclamp them. The 9 ties is the most they can fit in it other wise the gripper wont fit on the sides. The gripper is pretty much this ( ) The fork lift they use for wood is the only thing they use it for. They just stack the old ties outside on other ties so they can grab them with the forks or the logs. The thing is made out of some 4 foot steel pipe that is like 1 inch thick all the way around and the door is like a dome shape to which they open and then the fork lift drives it in and sets it down . The thing is nearly 10 feet long and they fill it every 3 ish days. Its got a bunch of electric stuff on it to open up one of the many smoke stacks it has. I think and not too sure is that the many smoke stack areas so cycled or open closed based on temp of one area of the stove. For example if its really hot at one end it will open a stack the furthest away and close the one where its hot. That way it redirects the fire in another direction to help burn better. I never really asked when I seen it the few times I have seen it. Still really cool. While boilers are cool I do not want one. I thought about adding floor heat to my slab build yet still questioning if I need it. What I want to build is some custom wood stoves. I want something large yet really narrow. Like 1 foot or even 9 inches. This is still more than enough to get split wood in the door? The reason why I want something this narrow is because I do not need a wood stove to take up a huge amount of floor space in my house. At 9 inches and a 6 inches from the wall the stove will only take up 15 inches by 2 foot by 5.5 feet tall. Though I still need to add in about 5 inches for fire bricks so an area 4x4 feet will be all that is needed to fit the wood stove Pretty much it will be placed next to a door so that the wood pile is right out the door and you can fill from there. I mainly want to use them as back up and general heating when someone is home. All of the wood stoves I have had over the years too up so much floor space that made my living room something that could not be used. Boiler heats can leak/freeze and I still am unsure if I want to take that risk.

[@Bret4207]

@@kameljoe21 Leaks are always a risk with boilers. I want one bad!!! I think a lot of the leaks are from morons throwing wood in and striking the back, that seems to always be where the leaks are. I agree, he's likely got a couple weeks of wood there at best.

[@jimwhite1061]

I think you are right Darrell, I had to smurk when he said that split pile would last him all winter. My reaction was just like you said; 2 to 3 weeks. I had a 50 by 50 building with concrete floor and block walls about 14 foot high and I heated it with a taylor commercial size furnace and it took me 23 cord of wood my first year. My building was not insulated and my heat transfer was forced air not floor radiated, but his building is way bigger than mine was. I don't know maybe the wood furnaces are way more efficient today. I hope he's right.

[@kameljoe21]

@@jimwhite1061 to me that pile looks like 2 cords and the rest of that unsplit pile is maybe 4 cords. Hell I have 10 cords of bucked out trees and another 10 plus cords that still need cut down on the block I own. I also have another 5 cords of trees that I may cut down as well. I do not even burn wood right now. Have not since the start of covid and when we bought out new place. I am clear cutting pretty much everything so that I can build new in a couple of years. All of what i have seen for outdoor boiler takes 10 to 30 cords of wood easy!

[@KR-hg8be]

My grandparents had a wood boiler set up to heat 2 houses and a greenhouse about 20 years ago. It burned pellets mostly. Had a 10yard hopper iirc setup with augers to feed it, like a little grain silo. Filled it with pellets fed from a grain transfer auger. Burned tons and tons of those pellets a year, ended up costing more than the propane boiler had cost to install and operate and was less reliable and more labor intensive. Ended up tearing it out when the firebox burned out in 4 years iirc. I think he's under estimating his burn rate but that entire log pile might last 2 winters depending on how warm he wants the shop to be.

[@tombstoneranch69]

I heat my mainhouse with a similar boiler. Things are fantastic. I do supplement with a secondary propane on demand unit so that when unattended, the system always maintains a base heat level and doesn't freeze.

[@peter-pg5yc]

I saw article of guy doing his work shop.thermal mass of concrete takes a long time to heat and he learned not to turn it off see videos.. possible space units better. plus high ceiling guess where heat goes..

[@High_Caliber]

@@peter-pg5yc I have a 2500 sq/f chalet up in the mountains. It hits -35C in the winter. I use the boiler for all 3 levels and the garage, and I can 100% confirm that space heaters are nowhere as efficient. Yes heat rises, but simply running ceiling fans in the correct mode will send it back down. I've NEVER been so comfortable throughout the winter. Feet always warm, no forced air breezes, very uniform heat. PLUS...it's FREE except the small circ pumps...

[@ramdynebix]

@@High_Caliber how many acres of woodland do you burn per year? My feeling is that wood burning is only free for a few years?

[@tombstoneranch69]

@@ramdynebix ACRES? lol. I burn about 10 cords of wood. That's about 2-3 large-ish trees per year. I have ~100 acres of woods here, many of which were burned in wildfires and need to be dropped for safety. I cut, clean burn, then bring the ashes back to the forest floor. It's completely organic and sustainable forever. If I set a hydro generator into my creek I'll be 100% self-sustained and absolutely 0 impact on the property. Softwood regrows in ~10-20 years so only logging (clearcutting) is really damaging.

[@brianbergen887]

I think that a little organization is the key. Maybe having the split wood on the opposite side would be better. That way you when you pick up a log you would only have to back up to the split wood pile.

[@ThePullnfool]

I have one and I love it.. Making firewood, sitting in a nice warm cab.. A little advice??? When you come in and out of your shop.... Close it up making it not so wide.. May save a shop door...

[@mischef18]

Nice to see both Clinton and Jay bring it to you bro, yeah Clinton has a heart of gold when it come to looking after people. Captain Cleaman has been trialing the small version of these. Anyway all made for great viewing too. Safe travels

[@harveystephens6115]

Nice tool! Now a wood shed to keep it dry might be good too!

[@Martin.Wilson]

I had a 20' x 45' woodshed...open on the ends, with a tin roof. i could pull my pickup right in, unload and drive right out the other end. The floor must have had a 6" bed of sawdust on it. Even when I wasn't splitting wood, it was a cool place to hang out with my dog, especially when it rained

[@jeepstuff2002]

Splitting wood too “fine” for a boiler, nice attachment for making campfire wood.

[@rodneyss19]

I figured it wouldn't be long before we saw a firewood processor on the channel.

[@Pugjamin]

If Matt starts working with no shoes on and talking about the US forestry service, it’s time for an intervention! If you know, you know!

[@TheDr.Magnum]

​@@Pugjamin Act Accordingly

[@Pugjamin]

@@TheDr.Magnum noooooooooo 😩

[@johnd8881]

@@Pugjamin The point of no return is when you refer to yourself as a professional Ho

[@midjo6143]

Enjoy your enthusiasm when something goes right you’ve got a great laugh when things succeed. Cracks me up It’s very funny and entertaining. Keep up the Vids

[@tfoen7678]

Love it. A track loader is worth it's weight and $$$ in doing the job and more with the right attachments. Yet doing the oil and fuel change yourself? Nice. And the other PMC on it, nice. Reminds me of my time as a 88M for Uncle Sam-and doing darn checks in the early dark morning or on some quiet scary highway where who knows is watching me in the dark distance. Still watching it makes my hands and soul shake with awe. Rock on.

[@ThxtBxyNatx]

He knew exactly what he was doing when he asked you to demo with it 😂

[@Calamity_Jack]

"Yeah, Matt - 'demo' it!" Sort of like a car salesman telling you take 'er around the block. 😉

[@bruceirvine3962]

The "puppy dog" close!

[@adamlevin6088]

Now that it's used, Matt should get a great deal on it!

[@scubaman2546]

This channel is like having a knowledgable neighbour. No politics. Great music. This guy's a hell of a mechanic. You keep 'em coming, eh. And hats off to your house band.

[@LaLaLucky7777]

Now you all understand why Amish people are in such great shape??? Yep you won't meet many fat Amish people! Because they work the old ways!!! Trump 2024

[@paulcoulsonpauline.gcoulso7953]

Matt, When you get to the 2nd to last cut try splitting the difference in whats left of the log. Make 2 at 3 / 4 cut size in stead of 1 big and 1 small. see if that makes a difference. great channel mate, keep them coming. Cheers Paul C.

[@yukoncottages372]

Yes, cut the second to last short, then the last round will not stand up on end.

[@petersauer9496]

Matt now you need a wood shed with 1&1/2" slats open on each piece of siding you put on so you can areate the firewood.

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

The Wood Processor and Splitter On the Skidsteer is pretty Sweet Matt 18:00 @Diesel Creek

[@drunkdunc8738]

I’m retrofitting one to my truck to clear “stop oil “ protesters from the road ,cheers Matt🍻

[@robsterenborg]

Can I ask a question? What would be the size of your wood boiler? Normally you would throw in much larger pieces and not these small pieces of firewood or are you planning to sell firewood

[@JohnnyAFG81]

Matt, your shop is coming together nicely! An abundance of wood next door to will insure good heating for a while!

[@truey90s]

Just plant 10 trees for every tree cut down for firewood then should have a pretty good wood supply in the years to come

[@leh3827]

That is the best firewood processing I have ever seen. Work smarter not harder😮 God bless you.

[@matthewromano8801]

Peterbilt Mike (aka Mike the Truck Nut now) has a wood fired boiler up at his place in Canada. Keeps his shop plenty warm in those freezing temps.

[@rolands.6439]

Its possible that you do not need to split the wood. The kind of system you are going to use is going to be very forgiving because the burnroom is going to be quite big. But big cuts are heavy. So make sure that you cut them into pieces that you can easily move.

[@jmaxs77]

Exactly. I watch another KZbinr who has a wood boiler and he cuts into whole manageable logs. If you split the logs they burn faster and you will be refilling the bin more frequently. You want a slow hot burn, like coal.

[@johnrobichaud130]

Matt might figure it out big chunks burn longer

[@1768ify]

His boiler is (will be) a gasifier. The bottom of the stack is what burns. There is no air moving at the top of the stack. As the bottom burns the stack shifts down. Larger logs don’t shift as well. Central Boiler recommends 2 x 4 size. I like to think of it as 8 or 9 square inches, or 3 x 3.

[@rnordquest]

You can stack smaller pieces more tightly than big round ones. The newfangled boilers nearly shut down until it calls for heat so you don’t waste as much.

[@douglasboyle6544]

This thing is genius. I mean, I wasted a good 20 minutes of my day just watching you make toothpicks outta logs...and I loved it!

[@InssiAjaton]

In my youth, we got a wood boiler for our hose heating. However, it had a radically different wood supply. The design used wood chips, mixed with sawdust. The latter acted sort like seal to minimize the fire climbing into the hopper which was on the side and higher than the fire chamber. There was a fan that provided the combustion air, controlled by the water temperature. When the temperature reached the target, the fan stopped and the flames nearly died. That part depended on seal provided by the sawdust. But maybe you already guessed : The discontinuous operation, while improving efficiency, also caused flue gas condensation and dry distillation of wood. That again made increased corrosion of the water walls. The teaching in this is that the higher efficiency you try to achieve, the more flue gas temperature is reduced and the more corrosive it becomes. Good luck with your boiler implementation!

[@normstephens8354]

I think I would find an old farm elevator to do the firewood stacking.

[@muddawgkomm9642]

Hay bale conveyor

[@normstephens8354]

@Harold Komm We used the same elevator for both ear corn and hay bales. The older elevators would handle the split wood better.

[@muddawgkomm9642]

@@normstephens8354 the older style is what i was thinking of.

[@Edubs54584]

Man I love your channel! You’re always doing something interesting, at least to me! I think it’s wonderful how your channel has become as big as it has. That being said, the old Matt would’ve found an old ragged out processor and fixed her on up. Something the average viewer would be able to do.

[@KaldekBoch]

Man i can't wait to see the wood boiler.

[@Th3Su8]

Interesting contraption. Have fun playing around with it.

[@katough]

Looks super fun. I could see myself zoning out and cutting firewood all day.

[@RubenKelevra]

You can dip the wood in all that old oil you're producing, to increase the energy density. :) However, not sure if this is legal in your country. Also, I would not advise this, if you use a normal stove, as the combustion is not clean enough due to limited air supply. Your wood burner however, would work here.

[@metricstormtrooper]

If the nitrogen struts on the cab weren't broken it would be a doddle to change the oil filter. I've never quit out of one of your videos before but that thing is just so badly designed that I can't watch it.

[@hayleyxyz]

On the video about the loader before there was a comment suggesting that having the filter under the cab means that you're more likely to notice any issues/do other preventative maintenance while you're there. I doubt that was the intention, but it's a point.

[@fierceflyer5]

40 years ago my father figured a way of getting hundreds of cords of wood split without any effort. He told me to do it 😂