New Helper Is AWESOME! Bobcat E35 Mini Excavator

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[@CrystalParanormally]

I hide in the house when it's hot. I run errands as early as I can and stay home.

[@TKCL]

I wish I could 🥵

[@hrlee2381]

Hats off to Mr. Larry. What a great addition to the log splitter. Great video as usual. You have an assistant that doesn't talk back or need a break.

[@TKCL]

Lol that's right. Thanks for watching

[@BigTader]

Andrew maybe it's the video but it looked like your chain was dull looked it was making dust instead of chips 🤷‍♂️ you have a nice setup now stay hydrated and be safe.

[@TKCL]

The saw is old and worn out, I'm running very old chains as well.

[@mfd4505]

In 1st, never made 1st. Nice seeing how much the excavator is saving your back.

[@AdamDeal-KF0PRI]

you missed it by seconds sorry!

[@TKCL]

It's an awesome helper!

[@hammerslap5639]

I'm torn about that splitter company and I think its valid criticism. Any time a company makes and sells a part as an "upgrade" for a part that wasn't (in my opinion) engineered right, it kinda sticks in my craw. If that stock plate was designed in a way where pieces are falling through, that's a design flaw and a better designed part should be made a stock replacement and not sold as an upgrade. I know that's an added cost to the company to replace those, but I feel that right there is the definition of truly standing behind your product.

[@TKCL]

I see it completely different, the standard log catch works for stopping rounds from hitting the operator. But it also allows adequate room for a larger operator or someone who desires the room to maneuver. Me being smaller, the new plate works great, but if I had a bigger belly or was a bigger person, I don't think it would work for me. I guess there's no one perfect solution to a lot of things in life. At the end of the day, my main concern would be quality materials and hydraulics. This has that. It's kind of nice you can see options and build to suit you instead of getting a cookie cutter design like at the big box stores. I'm doing that right now with an equipment trailer.

[@hammerslap5639]

@@TKCL yeah would be real cool if that was a build out option. That would be a good way to compromise on that.

[@TKCL]

@@hammerslap5639 these are built to suit. That's the beauty of talking directly with the owner. Call and ask for what you want and they can design it and build it to your needs.

[@hammerslap5639]

@@TKCL did not know they were build to suit.

[@philstocks7859]

Looks like you've been following "Outdoors with the Morgans." Both ideas sure look to be real back savers.

[@TKCL]

Naaa, it's just a common and helpful piece of equipment on a larger property like this.

[@auburnaviator6167]

Another fantastic video running all of my favorite equipment! Make sure to hydrate out there in that heat. You’re clearly burning through it quickly so make sure to replenish.

[@TKCL]

I usually keep a 32oz tumbler with me full of water. I'll refill it a time or two doing this.

[@SpicerDesignsLLC]

Very nice setup! Looking smooth in the Bobcat too.

[@TKCL]

I'm getting there 😬

[@chuckspencer5296]

Gotta love those days when even the rain can't cool things off... 😂🎉... Stay hydrated my friend!!!

[@TKCL]

Oh boy! All it does this time of year is makes it hotter and steamy!

[@wesleyawittig4889]

hi Andrew, I like your videos when at the end of this last video I saw with you chopping wood with your excavator holding the log at the end of it. You talked about needing fans. You should check with some other farms around you. They have a fan that bolts to the wall with a bracket for dairy farms, and for showing cattle or livestock at a fair, that would probably work for you

[@TKCL]

I'm considering something like that.

[@jeremiahs45]

I saw a real big blower in the shed. Not sure if you have a Menards store close but we have big floor pedestal fans like 36” that are masterforce brand that work good for the money

[@TKCL]

We don't have those stores here.

[@gcampbell83]

You need to create an area around the splitter to air condition it powered by solar. You can use the thick strip "curtains" that companies use on their refrigerator and freezer areas to have access to bring wood in and out. By the way, any updates on the homemade icemaker this year? I hope it is working out as well as last year.

[@TKCL]

Oh boy that does sound nice! As for the ice maker, it's working perfectly fine. I use it many times a week.

[@wseamon1000]

Number one! Can’t wait till I get me an excavator!

[@TKCL]

Such an amazing piece of equipment

[@johnkirby6547]

Nice work Andrew 👏. I bet you could build a pedestal for your fan and put a mister ring on the front hooked up to the water hose...

[@TKCL]

Sadly those don't work well with high humidity.

[@hammerslap5639]

oh man, put you some magnetic lasers on the boom of that excavator to shine laser lines down to the logs. would be so perfect lol. heck even just 2-3 cheap laser pointers on either side of the boom ha just line em up so it puts a red/green dot every however many inches and never use the spray roller thing again.

[@TKCL]

Oh boy, I like your thinking 🤣

[@LearningToLiveTexasHomestead]

That log splitters not as big and fancy as the big one but it's pretty sweet nonetheless.

[@TKCL]

Agreed

[@HalfPint5811]

Damn wasps!!!

[@josephcampbell007]

Are those shorts OSHA approved.😆 Couldn't resist. I like the way you are working smarter not harder.

[@TKCL]

Lol

[@bluewolf4915]

It would be funny if you found out wasps were attracted to the smell of dishsoap?

[@TKCL]

Oh boy

[@richardc3208]

I use squirrel cages (central unit fan/blower) in my shop or if I have to work on equipment in the field if I have available power. Makes a huge difference for sure

[@TKCL]

Thanks, I'm kicking around a lot of ideas.

[@astikennel]

You have the skillz, make a metal one like a windmill that can be moved (on a low cart) on the shop side or end depending on which way the winds moving from, a grate on the blade side and a motor with a belt, throw a few panels on it and Bobs yer uncle! I have never seen a pedestal fan worth a plug nickel

[@TKCL]

Hmmmmmm 🤔

[@b-lopez394]

Hi Andrew, Nice job! Nice equipment to make the job easier. Maybe you need a mister attached to your fan to cool you off but then again probably it won't help if it's humid. I noticed that if you are splitting larger log 12:57, the blade split the top part of the larger log larger and you have to split those with two more stroke. Since you have welder, just wondering if you weld an additional horizontal blade on top of the other horizontal one so that you can split the logs smaller in one motion. It can save you time and wear and tear of your splitter.

[@TKCL]

I have their Animal gas powered splitter with hydraulic wedge as my personal splitter. It's perfect for adjusting the split size. I have considered different wdge wing placement on the tractor splitter.

[@rongray4847]

Hi Andrew, you’re putting all that good machinery to a task. Good informative video, Thank you!! 👍👍❤️❤️🇨🇦

[@TKCL]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@AdamDeal-KF0PRI]

good tune there! and i see rugers nerds reincarnated into a dragonfly! that was also really cool it just labding on you finger! be safe and stay hydrated!

[@TKCL]

Lol it happens all the time

[@AdamDeal-KF0PRI]

@@TKCL dang your a bug magnet!

[@ShaneZettelmier]

More wasps. Fun fun. 😂😂

[@TKCL]

Right!

[@phredthepharmer934]

We used triangle fans at our plant in Jacksonville, Arkansas. They worked AWESOME!

[@TKCL]

Thanks! I'm not familiar with them but will check them out.

[@joebufford2972]

I was wondering how you were going to get those massive vlogs cut down to where you can split them and you answered my questions. Thanks, Andrew

[@TKCL]

Coming eventually, that's a big reason for the excavator. Next year's production should be amazing.

[@LifeOfLightRonSteele]

Love the quality music!

[@TKCL]

Thank you for watching

[@johnnunez17]

😎 very nice setup 👍🏻

[@TKCL]

Thanks!

[@stevensaxon8888]

150,000 + subscribers 💪

[@TKCL]

Can't thank everyone enough!

[@briansmith5235]

I believe they make an attachment for the excavator that splits logs to

[@TKCL]

They do

[@briansmith5235]

Nice

[@joebufford2972]

Love the video. Love the music too awesome mister Andrew

[@TKCL]

Thank you for watching

[@byronholmes2496]

Good day to all.

[@TKCL]

Good evening

[@robertmalis4493]

Great video as always Andrew

[@TKCL]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@clintonmauldin3680]

What about something like a Mr cool fan? Or any type of fan with a cooler on it.

[@TKCL]

Those don't work well in high humidity

[@andy6043]

Can you limit the travel on the ram ? looks like it would do 24" so if you can cut down cycle time it would be a good thing.

[@TKCL]

Yes I could with bolts through the beams or a stroke limiter on the cylinder shaft.

[@dustinolive5679]

Get a mister for your fan

[@TKCL]

They don't work well in high humidity

[@calebsamuel2214]

A great video as always

[@TKCL]

Thanks

[@pampilgrim2274]

Hi, Andrew! You made this 79 year old retired math and science teacher very happy with this video. I love, love, love when you work at the chop shop. I always wear my headphones so I can hear the wood crack up close and personal. It’s music to my ears.

[@TKCL]

I live the crack of the wood myself

[@hammerslap5639]

full agree, even if he just made some shorts videos of some ASMR splitting would be cool. even better if somehow a company allowed him to test an electric splitter to do it, or something where we could really hear the wood popping open..

[@LearningToLiveTexasHomestead]

if you're so worried about your back, might i suggest that you stop worrying about getting sawdust on you and stop being stooped over and off to the side? This is why I got a 36 inch blade on my chainsaw, not that I cut anything big, I just don't want to bend forward, my back is already bady. our probably going to aggravate your back doing that? well, at least you took the wasps in stride like a man heheh

[@TKCL]

I was doing that bending over to keep distance away from the saw since I wasn't wearing chaps. People always complaining so it's usually in the back of my mind. I do have a much larger saw with a longer bar.

[@LearningToLiveTexasHomestead]

@@TKCL i figured that, you know I just raz you about not wanting to get sawdust on you heheh

[@jefffrancis6824]

👀👀

[@JCJC650]

What about an outdoor mist cooling system?

[@TKCL]

Mist doesn't work as well on humid days.

[@ryanzynda5114]

Great video. That really comes in handy for you. 😊

[@TKCL]

Yes it does!

[@KellyLeopard]

You must have a tiny fireplace splitting this stuff so small !!!

[@TKCL]

Not many fireplaces in Florida. We cook with our wood and burn outside fires in pits. Small wood makes coal beds faster and dries faster.. The oak I split would take two years to season if split in large boiler pieces.

[@KellyLeopard]

No need to season oak !!! We would burn it the day after cutting and splitting!!! Only reason to season anything is to sell and it burns so quick that they have to by more !!!

[@TKCL]

@@KellyLeopard completely disagree with you. You obviously don't have water soaked oak like we do in Florida. I have shown many times you can cut it and watch it pour water for hours after cutting. It's off the charts on moisture meters after splitting and doesn't have an acceptable dry moisture percentage until 1-2 years later after being split and dried. It would take an extremely hot coal bed to burn our oak green. I don't see how that's acceptable for anyone.

[@KellyLeopard]

@@TKCL I see your point bro!!! I forget how flat some areas are !!!

[@dougrkyle]

Suggestion for you to keep your Thumb in good shape. DO NOT use it as a load bearing device. No thumb is designed to be used that way. As soon as you pick something up rotate your bucket to load the weight on the bucket and only use the thumb to hold it from moving. By pinching a log and hanging it straight down like you were to cut the logs or move the logs is going to wear that thumb out Much faster...... that 2 cents and $5.98 should get you a Big Mac and frys at Mack an Dees Crack House...

[@TKCL]

Lol thanks!

[@radmilamiljanic5977]

Thank God these weren't the red wasps you're allergic to, you need to have the anti allergy medicine there, no playing with it!

[@TKCL]

They don't effect my respiratory system, but I do swell up really bad.

[@bakednoodle2732]

I picked up 5 free totes today. Wish you didn't live so far away. Don't know how you managed to film that video after being attacked by the wasp. I've had a nest all out attack me before and it was not fun. Swelled up a bit. Anyway, enjoyed the video.

[@TKCL]

Oh boy, free is my middle name 🤣

[@bakednoodle2732]

@@TKCL LOL...mine too!

[@HalfPint5811]

Have you ever run skip tooth chains on your saws?

[@TKCL]

I have on my 32 inch bar.

[@HalfPint5811]

@TKCL you like it? Does it cut better? Been thinking of running one on the big saw

[@chrisavila2073]

Lol

[@TKCL]

Your for sure a "funny" guy. 😁

[@shaneross3344]

is that a buffalo turbine or a different brand

[@TKCL]

It is a Buffalo turbine

[@maxinemadero9650]

Do you still have/ use the wood saw horse?

[@TKCL]

Absolutely, I'll start stacking one log on that and holding another in the excavator. Should be more productive.

[@outdoorswithandy732]

Awesome video, I've actually been talking to larry about splitters. I'm sorry I don't remember did you do a time trial with the 21gpm pump. Also will you be going to the Paul Bunyan show this year in oct?

[@TKCL]

That's a long travel for me, probably won't make it although I hear a lot about that show. With the 10 gpm pump, cycle time was somewhere between 10-12 seconds. With the 21 gpm pump it was a much faster 6 second cycle time. I did make a video on this a while ago. Take care!

[@outdoorswithandy732]

@TKCL I completely understand the travel. It is a long one. I think you just made up my mind for my next splitter. Thanks. But out of your 2 which one is your go to. Which one do you prefer the most over the other?

[@TKCL]

@@outdoorswithandy732 the Animal. Even though it's slower in cycle time, the raw power, ability to run 4/6 way and the hydraulic wedge makes it perfect for me. It's a beast and allows me to fine tune my split size. Plus I sometimes split huge knotty oak, it has the power for that as well.

[@outdoorswithandy732]

@TKCL I appreciate the info, try to stay cool down there

[@jase6783]

Thanks for the video. I just bought a new Kioti tractor for my property this spring. I am now in the market for a log splitter and this definitely caught my eye. My question is…have you considered the hours you’re going to put on the tractor using this as opposed to a self-contained log splitting set up. After looking at used tractors for the better part of the year, how many hours on a tractor definitely affect the resale. Having a self-contained splitter would avoid all that. Just a question as the splitter looked like a pretty sweet set up. Thanks.

[@TKCL]

Yes I have. I personally prefer a gas powered machine. That's why I personally own their "Animal". It's driven by a Honda gx390, has a hydraulic wedge, can run a 4 or 6 way wedge and is powerful enough for my largest oaks. I'll reply with a video of it, many are on the channel.

[@TKCL]

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[@jase6783]

Awesome, thanks! Working my way through your older videos and looking forward to your new ones. Keep up the good work.

[@TKCL]

@@jase6783 there is a lot of videos showing this splitter in use. I demo their tractor splitter, but the gas powered Animal is my own and I love it.

[@michaelstreet7864]

Your killen me smalls!! Where are your flip flops?!🤦🏻

[@TKCL]

Coming soon 🤣

[@michaelstreet7864]

@@TKCL good!!👍🏼😂

[@PJ-uv9fr]

UNO

[@kevinkeim5944]

Looks like you need to sharpen your chainsaw blade.

[@TKCL]

Chain... That's a very old worn out saw with used chains that's been sharpened over and over. It does well for its small size and age.

[@kevinkeim5944]

@@TKCL get a new chain. The saw sounds like it has enough power.

[@TKCL]

@@kevinkeim5944 I run new chains on this saw often. It's 18 years old, I definitely know what it can do. It's worn out and seen a lot of use. Still hasn't died on me.

[@bobbyfisher6343]

Looks like you can skip the gym tonight..

[@TKCL]

No kidding 🥵