Firewood and Fun - Four Months with the Japa 315 Firewood Processor

Firewood and Fun - Four Months with the Japa 315 Firewood Processor
I've had the Japa 315 for four months. In this video I discuss a few a minor things I don't like about it, and show all of the things I do like about it. It is a great machine for the right job, and the job today was cleaning up a pile of smaller logs I had in the woodyard.
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[@JohnSmith-yv6eq]

For efficiency in filling say 4x or 6x IBC cages... a Lazy Susan (rotating table) under the cages so that anyone can rotate out a filled cage for an empty one...by rotating the plate. The "rollers' underneath could be old space saver wheels on small axles to take the weight; the center pivot a truck wheel and axle with the frame of the plate being welded on steel angle iron

[@markw2266]

That idea has been rolling around in my head for years. I want it to be powered and on a trailer so I can move it around. If your using a conveyor it's not necessary but if your stacking totes I see it as helpful. Of course just slowing down is a good argument but that doesn't seem to enter into the equation.

[@michaelnoeldner379]

Yea buddy, You got the like button smashed for the fake spider move.

[@davesoutdoorsnmore9049]

Great action on the Yappa also some good info on how big of logs it can run with each wedge, Amanda does a great job running it. Have a great rest of your week and see ya on Friday night live

[@eknut28263]

It's the operator that makes the machine! Amazing Amanda for the win! :-)

[@jimwagner6260]

Excellent.

[@jjt1093]

Think its funny that Finnish Wood processors are Sold in Canada :) I mean its great when they build some things they make them great, SO heres from a Canadian Living in Finland

[@richardbrowne1679]

Queen Japa- That’s Great! I’ve been using an Echo battery operated chainsaw for cleaning up logs before they go through the Japa 365. On the 365, the wedges extend all the way to walls.

[@jamesaston1345]

Science experiment , love it 👍👍

[@DudeRanchDIY]

Awesome video shifty, I really enjoyed the editing along with the music. That processor is pretty slick very nice addition to your set up!

[@Whiteslopes]

There are so many firewood channels out there but your personality makes this one of the best. Keep up the great work! I started firewood just over 3 years ago in Western NY. The demand makes it easy to grow the business when the product is good and the producers are honest.

[@Back40Firewood]

Thank you for that...really appreciate it. Great to hear you've been in firewood for 3 years and you're right....supply a good product and your demand will just continue to grow. 👍😀🍻

[@mikeznel6048]

Man what I'd do for one of those! Even just to have a splitter! I do my wood all by hand. Cut with the chainsaw, haul it by hand and split with a maul. I just can't afford a 2,000 dollar splitter. Hope someday I can get myself one of those processors!

[@laurpaqu]

10 years ago I started with a small chainsaw and an axe. Fast forward to today I now own a Cord King 18-20m and a John Deere 1025r tractor. Keep at it you will get there.

[@bradnash7466]

awesome

[@oby-1607]

We need to see more of Queen Japa. This machine looks like serious business.

[@GPOutdoors]

Great review Dan! The good, the bad and hey, no Ugly!! LOL! Nice!

[@Back40Firewood]

Well...the ugly a tie between me and the spiders! LOL 😆👍🍻

[@joeshaffer2506]

Thanks on the video been seeing and looking at them on utube 👍

[@Back40Firewood]

You're welcome....that machine in the video is available from Metsa Machines. www.metsamachines.com/product/back-40s-japa-315-tr-firewood-processor-with-7-5-conveyor-and-loglift/

[@davidedwards3734]

Great video!! I'd be careful how I slept after the stick prank. Y'all work Great together. All machines have their Good and Bad side. Recognizing and adapting really helps to make it more productive. Seems as tho you've worked through them. Have a Safe Day

[@johanneslaxell6641]

I think that one of the "greatest" things with a Japa/Hakki/Palax (or any other brand) is that it opens up the possibility of making firewood to more people than "hardcore chainsaw-dudes" in the shape of their life 😉. It doesn't take anything away from anybody, but it can give something nice to anyone 🤗.

[@matthewsfirewood89]

Hi Dan if I didn't have a processor already I would check out their larger machines maybe in the future they do look efficient 👍 Jeff

[@joshhuettl8084]

I love your hypothesis of what you think is going to happen :):):):)

[@Back40Firewood]

lol...it was pretty close, according to my calculations! 👍😀🍻

[@outdoorswithlarryrobin]

Dan, your japa has the best operator!😂 good video and Teamwork!🚜👍🏼🪵🇺🇸

[@Back40Firewood]

Thanks Larry! We're still laughing at the RBF comment on the Shorts yesterday....hahahahahaha...I told her to put a serious look on her face before I hit record...lol 😀👍🍻

[@WolfeRidgeSplitters]

Great video Shifty. Bring that baby over. I still have a bunch of Birch logs to process out back!

[@timthompson5885]

That's a very nice machine!! Queen Japa does an amazing job on the operation!! After that stick stunt you might want to sleep with one eye open hahahaha!! Only thing I can see i wouldn't care for is the pto operation and the 12" max size! Stay safe my friend!! 🍻🍻👍👍😀😀🍻🍻

[@WaynePolcin]

Nice evaluation of the Japa 315, Dan. I have spoken with Bob and I totally agree that he is a man for the customer. I hope this product takes off for Metsa Machines. It has limitations but the solid engineering and framework is there. Bob said that a diesel and 3-phase electric version are coming so that's a big part of the complaints answered right there. Plus, I'm a little biased because Metsa is located in my home state of Wisconsin. Nuff said! Great video, Dan, thank you. Stay strong and be kind!

[@jakebredthauer5100]

Is 3-phase hard to get for a rural place that has single-phase only?

[@WaynePolcin]

@m9 ovich my home town is Junction City on old highway 10. My brother lives in a little town called Dancy, near Knowlton, the home of Mullin’s Cheese. My grandmother was Sadie Polcin who owned Sadie Jerry’s restaurant.

[@jamesbainton]

Haha, loved the prank. But...poor Amanda having to put up with all of your shifty spidey ways. :) Another great vid.

[@Back40Firewood]

lol....gotta keep everyone on their toes back there in the woodyard! 😀👍🍻

[@williamwhite9275]

I believe its absolutely possible.

[@MetsaMachines]

Great video, need more spiders for the next one. 😂👍

[@mikeznel6048]

Those nubs and crotches that don't split well, I run through them with the chainsaw and just cut em into firewood sized pieces.

[@traviscover590]

This was really cool video you guys did a really good jop on the wood how is your wood stove doing love your video 🍺🍺

[@debbiebristow6501]

You forgot the best part of this machine ! Mama likes it !!!

[@HakkaDakka]

This thing was probably built to split forest grown Baltic birch wood fast, which is very straight grain. But it seems to do a pretty nice job with those grainy logs :)

[@Back40Firewood]

Yep, exactly right on what it was more intended for, but it does handle some hardwoods pretty well...as long as it's not too knotty. 👍😀🍻

[@thomasgreene5750]

You might put a cruciform cone along the joints between the four totes. That would force the wood to drop into one of the four totes

[@Back40Firewood]

That probably would work good....not sure if I'll have that set up again or not. Only have a few totes left to fill. 😀👍🍻

[@harryellingsworth8302]

Well i will say I like a lot of the things on the Japa, speed is the biggest thing, Now Amanda is going to get even, or better yet one up on you, and hope you get it on camera, better yet I hope she has a camera.

[@realairplane261]

Dan, go out and get a Ford 8N for the pto power.

[@eddiesillence9690]

I don't undedstand Japa not having the wedge fill the splitting width. If you see Joe's 365 Pro (OWB), his wedges fit into grooves on the side, and fill the space completely!

[@Cinder2008]

Firewood Pachinko!

[@bwillan]

A slide rule and a protractor??? That is definitely bringing out the backwoods engineer. LOL The speed is adjustable on the conveyor. So you can control how far the firewood gets launched. I think you covered all the features and benefits of the machine. I think for most people, having a separate motor to power it would be preferable. That way you have your tractor available to move logs to the machine or take IBC totes away from it.

[@Back40Firewood]

There is a speed control valve for the conveyor, available but it's not on this particular unit I have. So there's just one speed for the splits coming off it...lol 😀👍🍻

[@6582rg]

What’s the approximate cost of the 315? I stumbled on your channel and I really like your content. Your high energy, positive personality really makes your channel rise above the others.

[@Back40Firewood]

I think entry level cost is between 13-14k for the 315. I have this unit on demo so I didn't buy it, that's why don't know exact cost. Thanks for the comment and for watching....appreciate your feedback on why you enjoy the content. Hope to see you around the comments again or perhaps on a Friday Night Live stream. 😀👍🍻

[@6582rg]

@@Back40Firewood I’m subscribed and I’ll be there. Thnx!

[@realairplane261]

Dan check out Brute Force just east of you and see if you can do some demo work for them.

[@danaparsons4894]

Great machine but it's only good for like you said for selling to the public if it was just the size bigger would be perfect for everything

[@davidignacio3009]

Now people can call you Japa the Hut. lol. Btw, i like the way you think and the go go go attitude. You are the guy who likes to think outside of the box.

[@Back40Firewood]

Hahahahaha....Japa the Hutt....Love It! Not sure how I didn't think of that Star Wars reference before...lol. Thanks for the comment and watching, appreciate it. 😀👍🍻

[@ltld141]

As always, amazing Amanda has her safety yoga pants on working with heavy machinery. Go green for the win!

[@jeffwilliams312]

Does make sense to have the blades run side to side

[@samuelkeala7459]

That would work good invention in filling your baskets 😉😂👌

[@jakebredthauer5100]

Thanks.

[@brett.mckinley]

Loved the music in today's video.

[@Back40Firewood]

Thanks...it is a catchy tune! 😀👍🍻

[@healyfamily4]

Maybe use some clamps 🗜 for the tops of the totes to prevent the wood from falling in between? The Amazing Amanda is definitely better at running the Japa! 😂 🕷 🕷🕷

[@larrysmith5473]

Dan of ya dont mind me asking, how many cords of wood do you sell a year?

[@jamesmckay9966]

The pull down handle for the saw could be longer. Tiring reach over time.

[@haroldwhite7202]

How many cords did you go through

[@justinauman5438]

Does the japa have a variable speed belt maybe you could make a chute for the end of the belt and turn the speed down and place the chute in each tote as they fill up

[@jakebredthauer5100]

Easier to fill all at once. Repair the gaps.

[@KNLFirewood]

Seriously, can we just pass that thing around to everybody’s woodyard for a few months? The Japa Queen in the house! That thing is awesome. Good teamwork Mr. and Mrs. Shifty. 100% a pc will land in the middle.

[@Back40Firewood]

Hahahaha....yeah it was like the 2nd piece to come off the conveyor that got stuck between the totes.😀👍🍻

[@mikea4074]

How about a plastic liner cut into a wedge or a pyramid? It would guide it into the bins. On plus you missed was way easier on the body.......

[@Back40Firewood]

Yes it is much easier on the body for sure. The plastic liner in wedge shape would probably work, however I only have a few totes left so probably won't have that set up again...lol 😀👍🍻

[@tbonemc2118]

I'm surprised you get any work done at all. Hey I was referring to the spiders.

[@lendevonuk5479]

Think the 365 with own power plant a much better prospect!,

[@Back40Firewood]

Yep I think any of the processors with stand alone power would be nice, unless you were taking something like this out into the forest to process logs on site, then you'd have the tractor hooked up to just move it around.

[@martinmagee6714]

😃😀😆😅

[@michaelwhiteoldtimer7648]

I thought 1 would get stuck in the middle just not the first piece.

[@turklayher4794]

Does this unit have an adjustable speed elevator?

[@Back40Firewood]

It is available to put on, but this one I have doesn't have it. I might look into installing it.

[@davehertle]

Drape a folded piece of tin or sheet metal over the top edges of adjacent IBC totes and you won't get wood getting stuck between them. |^| or /||\

[@haroldphipps3457]

Yoga pants!!!!!

[@jamesaston1345]

First like and first comment 😁🤡 hello from across the pond 👍👍

[@ludosys4903]

First like and first comment on James first like and first comment 🤣🙌

[@Back40Firewood]

Hey James...good evening to you across the pond. 😀👍🍻

[@Jacob-zd4gj]

I didn't see anything about price?

[@Back40Firewood]

www.metsamachines.com/product/back-40s-japa-315-tr-firewood-processor-with-7-5-conveyor-and-loglift/

[@juanrodriguez-gomez4185]

my question how much you pay for the japa

[@juanrodriguez-gomez4185]

??

[@Back40Firewood]

That unit sells for between 13-14k I think, but you'd want to check with Bob at Metsa Machines. I have this one here on a demo/loaner agreement to test out & see how it works for my situation. 👍😀🍻

[@juanrodriguez-gomez4185]

Thank you very much

[@jng3150]

It is a wonderful machine but it takes planning and resources. I've watched you, GP and that tall CPA guy work the Japa and everyone loves it but it's not perfect. A chainsaw and a log splitter with a log lift goes a long way to good production.

[@Back40Firewood]

Yep, gotta have the right use for it and the right material coming in....and to your point a splitter & chainsaw will usually handle anything & everything. 😀👍🍻

[@jamesmckay9966]

Why the stupid MUSIC.