Firewood In, Firewood Out. Japa 365 Processing and A Delivery

[@DuhartCreek]

When the Hickory dries the bark comes off...it makes the best fire starter. Love it also.

[@ohiowoodburner]

I don't get much hickory but wow does it smell great. Joe

[@DuhartCreek]

In Ga hickory is king, red oak and white oak. The best....we have many pecan groves. Limbs and whole trees some time really smells good.

[@royhubbard6579]

Joe, Your videos look like they’re professionally produced, they’re that good!

[@ohiowoodburner]

Thanks for the nice comment Roy! Honestly I owe it all to my daughter. She is the one who films and edits. I am not quite sure what I am going to do when she goes back to college in the fall. Thanks for watching and please subscribe if you haven't yet. I hope to be posting more cool vids in the near future. Joe

[@Adirondack_DFL]

Hey Joe, I watched all your videos now and am up to date with your channel. You are almost at the magic number of 1,000 subscribers and will be able to monetize your work here. I liked and commented on your videos to help get your analytics up. Keep up the great work.

[@ohiowoodburner]

Joel I really appreciate what you have done. I woke up this morn to see your activity and it means a lot to me. We just started doing these vids for fun. My daughter wanted to try out her vid editor...and the next thing we know were are coming up on 1000 subs. Almost the same experience when I started selling firewood. Got a tiger by the tail! Thanks Joel. Joe

[@Back40Firewood]

Hey Joe, congrats on the new account! Word travels fast, yes even the good stuff...lol...& I'm sure business owners have great things to say about you. Some may not notice the small little things and attention to details, but seeing you sweep the small wood debris BACK into your truck instead of on to the ground of the customer speaks volumes! Well done my friend. 👍😀🍻

[@ohiowoodburner]

Thanks for the nice words Dan. Those mean a lot coming from you! I have some ideas coming up but my daughter is heading back to college at the end of August so I have to get my stuff together...lol. Firewood can be tough enough without filming! Sometimes I think i should have gotten into pillow delivery...but Firewood is too much fun. Stay cool. Joe

[@jonleutenegger4492]

Hi from Australia! Love these videos mate! Congrats on the business and I hope it continues to grow and flourish !

[@ohiowoodburner]

Thanks so much Jon. Hello from Ohio USA. i am thrilled to know someone from the other side of the earth can watch our vids and take time to drop a friendly line. I wish you well and please stay in touch. Joe

[@nikosaarinen2531]

Great video,Greetings from Finland

[@ohiowoodburner]

Kiitos Niko! Terveisiä Ohio USA: sta. Olen tavannut yhteensä kaksi ihmistä Suomesta ja he olivat molemmat erittäin mukavia! Polttopuukoneeni on tietysti valmistettu Suomessa. Tilaa, jos et ole vielä. Joe

[@sureflamefirewood4174]

You got me looking at the Japa... I want the Japa 405 that machine, its a beast!!

[@ohiowoodburner]

Go get it. If u are in the USA call Bob at Metsa Machine. Great dealer Joe

[@daveholmes123]

Good morning Joe, A cup of coffee and a relaxing firewood video, doesn't get much better than that. Thanks buddy 👍

[@ohiowoodburner]

Good morning to you too Dave. I am enjoying my cup of coffee as well. I have some mowing to do and this is my least favorite thing to do...lol. This was a tough video...we had been lucky avoiding the storms but it came down in buckets right when we were finishing up. lol. Stay cool Dave!

[@lisaeveritt7989]

Morning joe good vids that is a great machine does the wood no problems at all keep up the good work

[@ohiowoodburner]

Thanks Lisa. The Japa is a dynamite machine. Works great. Joe

[@joezeigler8097]

another great video

[@ohiowoodburner]

Thank you Joe. I was worried about this one bc the rain messed everything up during the delivery. We GOT SOAKED and had a miserable drive home lol. I hope you are staying cool! Joe

[@jackdawg4579]

Just found your channel, I love watching people like you who are passionate about what they do, and they do it well.

[@ohiowoodburner]

Thanks for the nice words Jack. After 20+ years working for the Man I can now honestly say I love my job! Joe

[@jackdawg4579]

@@ohiowoodburner fantastic to hear!

[@hardwoodharry6364]

You my friend are cool informative and an all around nice guy

[@ohiowoodburner]

Thank you Harry for the nice words! I picked a great industry to work in. There are a lot of people who share those characteristics! Stay cool! Joe

[@northgrayfirewoodco.442]

Hi Joe! Just wanted to be one of the first people to congratulate you on 1k subscribers!

[@ohiowoodburner]

Thanks so much Michael. I can't believe how quick this grew. I could not have done it without the likes of you. I'd love to get a chance to run that Blockbuster! Stay cool Michael. Joe

[@northgrayfirewoodco.442]

@@ohiowoodburner If you're ever near Maine... :)

[@henryrodgers3409]

Like I said on Back 40 live stream . I love your videos . They are so full of great information . Thanks.

[@ohiowoodburner]

Thank you for the kind words Henry. I'm happy to do these, they are fun and I think they are making us a better delivery company. Have a relaxing Sunday! Joe

[@marksparkplug7758]

Good morning Joe, congratulations on another customer. Burton is a very nice city to bad we could not meet up, but I understand.take care.

[@ohiowoodburner]

Good morning to you Mark. Do you live out that way? It is a classing New England style town for sure. Very charming and very nice people. Joe

[@marksparkplug7758]

@@ohiowoodburner 45 min south of me Joe, my son works in Burton.

[@jordansaunders2725]

Enjoyed the video! The more I see you splitting that beech the more I’m pretty sure I had a log of that a few years ago that I cut and split. at that time I thought it was just a type of poplar but it seemed heavier than poplar. Thanks for the Sunday video.

[@ohiowoodburner]

Beech is a very tough wood. It doesn't split easy. It is not stringy at all...just a tough, hard wood. Beech is between oak and maple in weight, closer to oak, has a hard, smooth bark almost like elephant hide. It is a nut tree and has a spicy aroma when you split it. Thanks for watching Jordan. I hope you are well. Joe

[@haroldanderson2781]

Another great video!!

[@ohiowoodburner]

Thanks for the nice comment Harold. We are having fun making firewood, selling and filming! I hope we can keep this up. I enjoy knowing that you and others are finding something useful. Joe

[@catfishstalkeroutdoorswith530]

Nice machine!

[@ohiowoodburner]

Thanks Capt Greg. It does a great job. It is almost like a video game with the joystick control. I hope you are well and staying cool! Joe

[@jeffy1466]

You run an amazing firewood business. I'm so happy to hear you're growing pretty rapidly! I'll be here to keep watching the videos you pump out. I really like that Japa since you dont need to make another investment in a piece of equipment to put the logs on the processor. Smelling hickory and cherry is amazing. Especially on the first split. I walk by my piles once in a while just to take in all the smells. My cat also seems to love hickory and pine the most. He will follow me out to the woodlot and those are the stacks he seems to climb on the most.

[@ohiowoodburner]

Thanks for the nice comments and sharing your experiences Jeff. The Japa has been a game changer for me. It is an amazing machine and I still can't believe I own it, that I'm selling firewood for a living, and loving what I do! My two favorite smells are the same as you...Cherry and Hickory. Love it! Stay cool Jeff. Joe

[@drewa3597]

That processor is amazing, I'm really impressed by it. The truck bed conveyor belt is sweet too. Thanks for the video, looking forward to the next one!

[@ohiowoodburner]

Thanks for your support and nice comments Drew. We hope to have a cool vid coming up shortly! Stay tuned. Joe

[@thatwoodguy104]

Looking good my friend! Idk about you but there’s something about the smell of a processor hard at work.. essence of warm hydraulics/wood/engine fumes.😂😂 love the way you broadcast your videos joe. That processor seems to have no problem filling that trailer up💪🏻 I love the positive stop for cutting the exact same lengths. Wish dynie had that.. great work joe. See you on the next.

[@ohiowoodburner]

Thanks Greg! We are having huge storms today. Not getting much done. One of the things that Dyna of mine needed was the positive stop. I tried my best to eye ball the 16" against that stick but I fiddled with it, moving the log in and out, that it slowed me down. The positive stop is huge. I believe Dyna sells it as an option for some of the machines. Whatever the price it is worth it. It really speeds up your processing. Stay cool my friend! Joe

[@jdboy9]

I live in Burton. I was surprised when I heard you say you were going up to Burton 😃 just stumbled on your channel.

[@ohiowoodburner]

You live in a special town JD! Beautiful. Make sure you go order yourself some fine barbecue today! Joe

[@jdboy9]

@@ohiowoodburner my friend did some plumbing work for them and said the food is great. I'll be honest I totally forgot about the place until a few weeks ago when he mentioned it to me. Warren's spirited kitchen on the square is pretty nice too. If you grab the good news paper when you are in the area they have wood poles forsale all the time.

[@boom1385]

Keep the good content Joe. Aloha

[@ohiowoodburner]

Mahalo Boom! I'm glad you like the vids. Please subscribe if you haven't yet. We honeymooned on Maui 21+ years ago. How's the firewood market in Hawaii? Joe

[@boom1385]

Hey Joe. I'm not to sure about the firewood business market here. I just started to watch firewood videos during the covid 19 lock down and haven't stopped. I might look into that information. I think the toughest thing about firewood business here is the type of wood that grows here. But I'l do some research and let you know. Where did you get married here on Maui. I'm an officiant and musician. We might have met. Aloha, Boom

[@ohiowoodburner]

@@boom1385 We got married in Ohio...Honeymooned on Maui. We stayed at the Ka'anapali Beach Hotel. had a pool shaped like a whale. We did all the tourist stuff, drove the highway to Hana, rode bikes down the volcano, spent a day in Lahaina. We swore we would return for our 10 year anniversary but...you know... it never happened. Still happily married though! Let me know what you find out about firewood vendors. Seems interesting. Joe

[@healyfamily4]

Love the attention to detail. Your business is expanding nicely.

[@ohiowoodburner]

Thank you Richard. Amazing how much fun selling firewood can be. It's not like it is even work. Joe

[@daylightintheswamp9315]

Incredible filming and editing. Good video, good content.

[@ohiowoodburner]

Thanks Daylight! All credit goes to my daughter. She runs the cameras and editing. I have the easy job...She tells me what to do and I do it lol. Joe

[@kimkaufman6510]

Man thats some nice looking woodn

[@ohiowoodburner]

Thank you Kim. When you enjoy your craft it makes things that much more fun. Joe

[@armandshighlife]

That 8 way wedge works amazing!! And like how you clean your mess as you stack. Thats one thing I do aswell.

[@ohiowoodburner]

Stacking is the secret sauce of good firewood! Joe

[@jburch1544]

Enjoy hearing about the end customer and their needs.

[@ohiowoodburner]

Thanks JB. I hope to keep making videos that are enjoying to watch. I have learned that rain not only messes up a day of firewoodin' but also filming videos about firewoodin' ... LOL. Joe

[@bwillan]

I like your definition of a large log being in the 9"-10" range. That 8 way wedge did make some uniform splits. It pays to adjust the wedge height to try and get the dead center of the log. Makes for a higher quality product.

[@ohiowoodburner]

Lol... that is the result of asking the loggers for small wood. The large logs obviously yield more but I can fly on the small stuff. I can make more and sell more! Believe it or not its difficult to eyeball the knife feom the control panel. I get a feel for it but I still miss dead center occasionally...lol Thanks for watching

[@patrickdunne1150]

Hello from Chicago! Love the videos, don't know why but I do!

[@ohiowoodburner]

How are you doing Patrick! I think firewood has a way of connecting to anyone regardless of their location, interests etc. It's rooted in our humanity bc it played a central role in the way our socialization evolved. AND there are some really cool machines we get to play with! I hope you are well in Chicago! I used to travel there for work. Great city! Joe

[@northgrayfirewoodco.442]

Great video, Joe. I wish it was that easy to change my splitter knife- especially the 8-way! Have a great day.

[@ohiowoodburner]

Changing out the knife was pretty clunky for me when I started but like most things you develop your own way of doing it. The 8-way is about twice as heavy as the 4 waybut overall they're not that heavy to lift. Stay cool!

[@northgrayfirewoodco.442]

@@ohiowoodburner I'm sure I'll get better at it over time, but I'd estimate that my 8-way is over 100 pounds! I think the skid steer will be the way to go in the future.

[@solarmaplehoneybee6626]

Great video Joe. Always like watching that Japa. I met with Bob Nelson from Metsa. Great guy. He demoed the 435 for me with the perfect split. Love the machine, but not sure if I'm ready to pay $90k for one. Might be looking at the 405, which is a little more in my range. If I end up getting one I'll have to start a channel and show case these machines, they are really great. Have a good one.

[@ohiowoodburner]

Thanks Honey Bee! That is the thing about processors. There is something for everyone out there. The way I calculated my ability to be profitable was to go small with my machine. Not only because of the entry price but because it required less support machines to make it work properly. The log lift was crucial for me. Regardless a processor will absolutely change your business for the better. I am totally sold on Japa... dynamite company and Metsa Machine is hands down the best dealer support I've ever had

[@DanielAtkinsFirewood]

WOW Joe!!! Your channel was 400 something last week now your breaking 800 in the next few hours by my estimation. Nice to see the growth.. Funny how some areas in life can devide us but no matter the path we all take in life the fire brings us together..

[@ohiowoodburner]

Daniel...I think you could make a living as a philosopher! Well said buddy!. Stay cool out there. Joe

[@DanielAtkinsFirewood]

@@ohiowoodburner : Gee thanks.😅. Don't tell my wife that. LoL.

[@ohiowoodburner]

What happens in the woodyard stays in the woodyard

[@jenkins2162]

If the old timers had one of those. My dad and his brothers had to cut and split wood every day year round along with many other terribly difficult things.

[@ohiowoodburner]

Isn't it amazing how neat these machines are? I feel the same way. We would take the 1973 Ford LTD out to the woods and fill that VERY large trunk up multiple times a week. How far we have come. But, that is one of the special things about firewood. We all have fond memories in some way about it... Stay cool David. Please subscribe if you haven't yet. Joe

[@Otingocni]

@@ohiowoodburner I dont have ANY good memories about firewood... just a lot of hot hard work for a young kid back then. But I would have loved doing it with equipment like yours!!!!

[@ohiowoodburner]

@@Otingocni I hear you Dan! Machines are great...but the old say you can have ANYHING you want only if you are willing to pay for it...sure means my experience with the JAPA. I had to have it however if I was going to make things work for me. Wow is it fast. Joe

[@jamesmckay9966]

Joe, This is meant to be a constructive comment: On this video, you have carefully loaded your PU for the delivery. Why don't you just load the truck loosely and measure the amount delivered after you have unloaded it. The customer could care less as long as he or she got the amount ordered. Just a thought.

[@ohiowoodburner]

Thanks for the insight James. It seems that many of the customers do not have a rack and will do the stacking themselves. That would make the qty a problem until they stack. Also I think a 1/2 cord wouldn't fit in my truck tossed in. Not sure bc I have never tried it lol! Lastly I have never tested this but I am certain unloading the truck like this is much easier than tossed in. I don't see the hand loading as a problem or time consuming. It is almost like a gift we are giving to someone. Joe

[@jamesmckay9966]

I thought Cherry was only available from old orchards Great Videos.? Please clarify if possible.

[@ohiowoodburner]

It's black cherry. Very plentiful tree here in my part of the world. They grow big and have long main trunks. You can get a lot of wood out of a single tree. The smell of fresh split cherry is AWESOME! One of the real treats of being in my industry. Joe

[@HometownAcres]

Hey Joe, how big of a chainsaw would you say would be equivalent to the saw on the Japa? It seems to cut really fast? I know it’s driven by hydraulics rather than a motor

[@ohiowoodburner]

Hey Adam! It's hard to say. Its a 15 inch bar but the motor seems to be very powerful. I have a dial that can control how fast the arm comes down. I don't know much about hydraulics but a friend of mine who does was looking the machine over and commented on the song motor saying that he knew it to be a top shelf unit. With a new chain it's a monster!

[@stevesedgwick5789]

Fantastic splitter, but what about big sizes such as 24”?

[@ohiowoodburner]

Hi Steve.. This isnt the machine for logs that size. This will handle max 14" . My suppliers know to only bring 14" and under. If I do get a log bigger than that I will buck and split myself.

[@JoesFirewoodVideosII]

Do your hickory customers prefer it to be green?

[@ohiowoodburner]

Hi Joe! I don't move a lot of hickory. My one account said they would rather the hickory be a little green. They have a smoker that has a gas flame so they don't require the wood to be bone dry to catch flame. My other guy likes it dry. He has an offset smoker and he doesn't want to mess with the fire when he's cooking. I have minimal hickory orders yearly and zero apple...which is good bc I have zero! lol. Joe

[@LeBlancfirewood]

Can you roll off bundles

[@ohiowoodburner]

Hi Chris. I'm not sure what you mean. thanks. Joe

[@Mav-a609]

Great video. What kind of bar and chain does that japa use?

[@ohiowoodburner]

It is a standard 15" bar and chain. Nothing fancy or unique. Joe

[@Mav-a609]

Hi Joe, thanks for getting back! I really enjoy your videos. Have almost watched every one of them. Keep it up! Noah

[@kimkaufman6510]

Is that les paul playing that guitar

[@ohiowoodburner]

LOL doubful...It is iTunes stock. Although I do have a 1955 Les Paul in my closet! Hope you are well and staying cool Kim. Joe

[@deenunya7735]

Splitterlooks amazing does it ever get hooked up on big Knots in the Wood Sub'd You

[@ohiowoodburner]

Hi Dee. It will jam up using the 8 way. Has never jammed using the 4 way. In this video u can see me using the sledge hammer...yellow handle. The jams pop off pretty easy. Joe