Eastonmade 37D - 6 Way Wedge vs Box Wedge

[@jeffpeters1014]

The box wedge makes some beautiful pieces, seems worth the extra waste to not handle it a second time

[@savagefirewood]

Good day Adam, I found when I sharpened my wedges on my Easonmade made a big difference with regards to the amount of force required to split and producing clean cuts through the split. Cheers

[@scottburk4083]

Hey Adam! Enjoy the rest of today and have a blessed week! Y'all take care and God Bless!!!❤😊

[@davidedwards3734]

I like the box wedge concept for splitting. Yes you get more trash but you can work faster. As Chris , In the Woodyard explains, time is one thing you cant recover!! Stay Hydrated and Have a Safe Day

[@caseygotaas7035]

You made a great life for your family your a good person!

[@EastonmadeWoodSplitters]

great comparison Adam

[@jacklachman5304]

Gooood morning everyone & HAPPY ST PATRICK’s DAY 🍀☘️🍀….

[@dantabler9301]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ great video as always I have an Eastonmade 22-28 I have a four-way six way and a box wedge I work by myself most of the time in the box wedge absolutely the only way to go people complain about the scrap. I look at it this way. This is what happens when you run round peg through a square hole, the quality the firewood is so much better with the box very consistent. That’s why I get top dollar for my firewood just like you do.

[@OGAOutdoors]

I’ve never used one but I think I would have to go with the box wedge. Very fun to watch it operate love the consistency of the splits. Take care Ben.

[@TheHobbyShop1]

Love that box wedge. It seems like the shielding at the bottom needs some redesigning. I don’t like how the wood spills out the sides before going up the conveyor. Really awesome machine!

[@cgsoutdoors_professor3883]

Sounds like something @oneeyedcustoms can help out with

[@rogerl8488]

What does he do?​@@cgsoutdoors_professor3883

[@johnkirby6547]

Good morning Adam, Nice side by side comparison. Box wedge split into trailer and stacked into totes, put a tarp down under the trailer door to catch all the small debris and you can separate out the kindling..

[@davidcheek3026]

I agree with you Adam. That diesal sounds sweet. You and Dan definitely got the better end of Andrew’s offerigs with that 37D.

[@jimburge5298]

Box wedge all day long, including Sundays. Thanks for keeping this concrete surrounded city boy envious.

[@HometownAcres]

You bet

[@jamesbramlett5407]

Adam - Ya kno how most channels have a weekly theme? For you, what about 'Firewood Fridays.' Even if you only make a few totes, having that weekly goal to get a few minutes out might be beneficial. You could continue with projects dropping as you finish those videos, but having a standing timeslot for your 'Friday Firewood Fix' might be good for continuity, piquing our interest, getting those hooks in. And maybe you could do a fun little video/meme review of other channels' Follies & Fails related to Firewood. Food for thought. Keep up the good work. Ty

[@OntarioFirewoodResource]

I had the pleasure of having a 37D coming to my woodyard. I was so consumed with having to move the splits off the catch plate that I didn't even get on the controls

[@HometownAcres]

Yeah you’ve gotta have a conveyor for a machine that makes wood this fast

[@dantabler9301]

My 22-28 does not have a conveyor. It takes three people to run that machine to efficiently want to load the machine one to keep the controls going and when to get the wood away from the machine very happy with my Eastonmade

[@rickthelian2215]

Adam ever thought of using log tongs for picking up the wood?😊 I like the box wedge is better😊😊😊

[@Thunderst0rn]

What a machine, love the efficiency. The diesel engine is a great addition. I'm curious about the difference in diesel consumption, I guess the box wedge would use more, because of friction with the horizontal part. Anyone here also watching Andy's Offgrid garage? Music at 8.16 😂

[@marshallstarkenburg7032]

Can I make a suggestion when it comes to moving around trailers? If you weld a receiver on to the top of your mini X blade you can put a trailer of almost any weight, anywhere you want. It is especially useful if you have to put a trailer in a tight spot.

[@adirondackwoodsman]

Good job Adam! I got to use the STK conveyors into Log Lift bags this weekend for the first time. It worked well but some of the wood was punky

[@ABJ370]

Hi Adam, This is Jesse. I have been a fan for 3 years now and love your videos and the way you show the business side of things. I am 16 and have recently started a woodworking business in Alberta and have started a KZbin channel documenting my journey. If you could please mention it to your fans that would be greatly appreciated. The name of the channel is A Woodworking Journey. Thanks a lot and I look foreword to more videos.

[@AlexeiTetenov]

Thanks for sharing!

[@JCWren]

Heavy Hitch, Good Works Tractors, and I'm sure a few more companies make a suitcase weight bracket that's Quick Hitch compatible. They all have a 2" receiver built into them, along with various other amenities. That might be a useful alternative to the ballast box since you won't need the ballast when moving the trailer. It'd be interesting to use a WeighSafe or scale and see what the actual tongue weight when you've got the trailer loaded like that.

[@HotRodDave]

That box wedge looks like the hot ticket and I like how you can raise it up and down compared to some of the others that are stationary.

[@billh2735]

Wow, Adam you really made short work out of those rounds. Stay safe, healthy and warm. Bill H from Cranberry Township

[@LEADSPRAYER45]

Dream setup!

[@safaripantura8758]

Very nice and good job,, succesfull for you

[@milesroe5082]

I've noticed over a couple of videos, that the pads on the conveyor appear to be mounted backwards. The square edges should be uphill to catch the logs.

[@SpicerDesignsLLC]

Dude, that guitar solo just past the half way point had me gyrating. Too early for that.

[@a-verybasic2]

Nice job!, not sure how many times I’d like to move the splitter and deal with the conveyor alone. Easton Made take note

[@craigjay769]

Back to firewood. Love it. How’s the pond?

[@sandypidgeon4343]

Adam, use your pickaroon, brutha. My back is hurting just watching you. lol GOD Bless

[@fricknjeep]

nice splitting , best to all john

[@springhollerfarm8668]

Was just about to go split some firewood and saw this video. Quick question, how many tons of splitting power does that thing have?

[@nickanthony9467]

Yes, I agree, the box wedge is the way to go on those bigger rounds.

[@Timberland-Farms]

Very cool that the box wedge can be swapped with a 6 way. Many splitter designs I have seen it’s only one or the other, not both

[@Tim4111]

The box wedge definitely makes more wood in the size that you prefer. All depends on the user's firebox size, I like the larger ones from the 6 way, less pieces, and more time in between reloading the stove when burning. I definitely would work on a way to have less split wood falling off the left side when you're by yourself... maybe a project for Doug...

[@frontyardfirewood]

2 guys sawing and one guy in the excavator is the way to go if u can do it. Goes super quick the log deck dissappear fast, and the rounds pile grows exponentially!

[@richardmain8059]

Good Afternoon Adam, you have a sweet process setup. Are you accomplishing your full Basket Goals with this setup or are there alternatives you still need to tweak. I’m with you the box blade looks that it’s closer to a Costumer Valued End Product than the Splits accomplished with the Four Way Wedge. 😀👍👍👍

[@danbelden7354]

The box wedge definitely looks like it saves time. When I started watching I thought the six way would be better, but I was surprised to say the least.

[@highwayhydroponics5823]

I wonder when eastonmade is going to add a input conveyer.

[@jasonbroom7147]

Firewood on the right, camp wood on the left? Having done most of my splitting with a maul, that box wedge stuff looks almost like kindling, to me. :)

[@kentcorbett5436]

Hey, Adam was just wondering if you have sharpened the cutting edges on your box wedge? I'm not sure if it was, sheik or who but somebody did it to their box widge and they got less slash off of it.

[@peterkoster5053]

Would be nice to have a peice of metal sticking out past the hinge on the part of the converyor with the wheels so you could add a hand crank winch to the conveyor top part then back to the splitter part of the conveyor so that as you lower it you can crank the winch to kick out the conveyor part with the wheels.

[@als8326]

Do they make a seven or eight way wedge for that wood splitter that would give you maybe smaller chunks and not so much debris or Kinlin

[@1944chevytruck]

GOOD JOB

[@nickthrane4940]

She’s a beaut with the Kubota!

[@buckinfirewood]

If your planning on respliting all the wood from the 6 way it would definitely make more sense to just use the box wedge.. the amount of scrap is definitely worth the time saved

[@hayesrutherford9415]

You should fab something that goes over both forks when moving heavy stuff. One bump and your fork gets tweaked and uneven forks are a pain.

[@jaimelago8941]

The second wedge it looks much better

[@Lakecenterlawncare]

Where did you get the slide on hitch for your forks?

[@Stihl-Alive044-nc8op]

Any reason why you couldn't leave the conveyor up to move it in your yard the short distance? Seems it would be easier for one person. Box wedge does the nicest pieces of firewood.

[@HometownAcres]

You probably could but I’m still getting to know the machine and I don’t know where it balance point is yet. Didn’t want to have negative tongue wait and have the whole thing tip the wrong way

[@andrewf.909]

i saw the box wedge result in the side by side and like the box wedge way better.

[@jkilby27able]

👍👍👍👍

[@darthgbc363]

Depends on who is handling it at the fire. Feeble old ladies couldn't throw those big pieces into an outdoor wood furnace. But my brother loads his furnace with small stuff on the coals, then 3' long x 18" rounds on top. Did you retire the Kioti? I bet you'll buy this tractor after the testing is done.

[@ProductiveRecreation]

I can see how it would make a nice salable product - particularly for bundles, but that box wedge makes the pieces too small for me. I like a mix of larger and smaller splits for the wood stove.

[@HometownAcres]

The height of the box wedge is adjustable so you can make larger pieces.

[@Dorchwoods]

You know someone is going to comment about you handle the wood too much, like it actually matters 🤣🤣 These old timers need to learn that efficiency can still be achieved or gained even if you "hAnDlE thE wOoD" more than once 🤦‍♂️

[@Jacob-oi9nr]

You should dig a hole similar to a loading dock at a building,the depth of the height of the table so you can just roll the rounds onto the table. My back hurts watching you bend over.

[@dianelabelle6939]

Load the front of the trailer, then the back and finally the center, no need to unhitch the tractor. Cheers,,,,

[@lyleharkness-rv5vf]

It seems to me that you use the six way and then use the axis to resplit, handling it twice or use the the box wedge handling it once and deal with slash 🤷 I think it comes down to what you want your fire wood to look like and how many times you want to touch the wood. Either way it's preference and and your time available.

[@lyleharkness-rv5vf]

When we split firewood by hand, we were religious about sharpening our splitting axes and wedges. Made the work easier and faster. I wonder if sharpening your wedges would have the same effect. It's basically the same action just one is mechanical and the other is physical 🤷

[@tpctrash]

When did you get the 37d?

[@OneEyeCustoms]

Next time you move it, don’t break down the conveyor.😊

[@adamtredo8803]

I was thinking the same thing

[@abrambearth6890]

After just watching your video then he starts this video saying his way is most efficient sounds like a challenge.

[@michaelpetty8416]

Conveyor runs on hydraulics. Wonder why they don’t add a ram to extend and retract it?

[@wolfpack4128]

You're a math guy. I'd love to see the dollars per hour of making more scrap vs double touching the wood. To me, it seems it would come out way more in favor of the extra scrap. Assuming of course maximizing firewood per pole is not the limiting factor (such as you have no more wood once this stuff is gone). I know you value your time above all because it is the one thing you can never get more of.

[@TheGuyFromDenmark95]

So the 6 way wedge for the smaller logs and then you would probably be pretty good if you had a 8 way wedge for the big stuff

[@SteveC86]

Box wedge is def the way to go, the size and shape of the smaller logs is def going to be better for the random firewood consumer. Doing both is the real answer, but box wedge for the win, extra scrap be damned. Give the scrap away in little bundles as kindling or something.

[@charlestitus1006]

Put four or five rounds on log lift at once

[@DDL2728]

Great video - except for the head camera - makes me dizzy - sorry to complain - just fast forward, right??!! 🫤 God bless y'all! 👍🙏♥️

[@jvallieres1979]

Fill the centre of the trailer first. Then it will be more even and not all the load on the tongue.

[@exotictones1054]

Maybe try loading the other way around . you've got all the weight on the front.with duals the trailer shouldn't flip it'll just lighten up the front some.to much junk on the box wedge.i would never buy that.but we heat homes more here in mi.

[@russmarchand3962]

The box wedge wins it for me.

[@craignash4736]

How bout loading the back of the trailer first . Thanks. Craig Pa.

[@Julio-jm8ld]

I hurt when I see people picking up like that with 1 fork tip.

[@arnecarlsson9740]

You have the same music as Off-Grid Garage! It is his signature melody! I know it is free but I am looking for batteries and charging when I hear it! Check his channel!😂😂😂

[@wm3138]

Not impressed with the 6-way. Everything seems to get bunched up at the wedge.

[@DudeRanchDIY]

I’ll take the Box wedge and more scrap any day over the 6 way. You got an excavator, dig yourself a burn pit and be done with it princess!!

[@HometownAcres]

Yeah I need to do that

[@Robert-g2j3k]

Too much manual work. You have to cut the logs to length then get the pieces to the lift then place in front of the splitter. You need a machine that handles full trees where they are pushed or pulled to the cutter then dropped to the ram to push them through the splitter.

[@jefferyedwards5003]

Handling all that wood more than once (seperating, resplitting, etc) is a real waste of time.

[@russmarchand3962]

Yo Adam. Who needs a gym membership? Not you.

[@YusriGaidien]

I think you should make videos where you split the firewood yourself with the axe or splitting maul... really think you are gonna get more views and subs... just my opinion...🪓