Boiler Wood Box Wedge - Big Wood In, Big Splits Out

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Жыл бұрын

I like splitting my boiler wood a little bigger than what most box wedge split sizes are...well all box wedges except the 5 way box wedge for the Eastonmade 37D.
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@bwillan Жыл бұрын

I like your motto of "Split wood seasons, round wood rots."

@bioniclife Жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@EastonmadeWoodSplitters Жыл бұрын

Great video dan. The 5 way box wedge works nice

@Back40Firewood Жыл бұрын

The 5 way and this machine is crazy how fast and simple it makes firewood! 👍🍻

@chrisartman6168 Жыл бұрын

I totally agree with your split wood mantra. And I only sell seasoned wood unless the customer specifically requests green wood.

@michaelprewitt806 Жыл бұрын

we call larger pieces to be an all nighter use to keep the house warm.

@MetsaMachines Жыл бұрын

Looking good Dan!

@workingmanrondoyle3287 Жыл бұрын

Nice Dan 👍🏻. The biggest thing I noticed about the new four way box wedge=low to no trash build up comparing to the other box wedges out there. Please give us your input on this in future video's. Thanks my wood hound brother 😎

@davelindahl8273 Жыл бұрын

Wolf Ridge is taking a back seat with the 37D.

@randyvoiles6579 Жыл бұрын

Wow awesome footage, perfectly split for boiler i got to have that splitter and conveyer wow very nice machine

@shioctonautomotive647 Жыл бұрын

I bought my Eastonmade 22-28 with several wedges including the box wedge. The box wedge works so good for my boiler wood and campfire wood that I haven't even tried the others.

@dono9879 Жыл бұрын

You can see the piston on that splitter is hugh. It makes cutting through that wood look easy.

@marcjoanis6862 Жыл бұрын

Great video Dan - thank you

@fricknjeep Жыл бұрын

hi there hum running a Eastonmade while wearing a Japa neckless , good job reading your rounds , knot timing , good show have fun john

@patrickcorbett8361 Жыл бұрын

Well Dan its been awhile but this one brought me to the surface....I loved the presentation of this 5-way box splitter.....and I think Easton hit it out of the park on this one ! Thanks for the Demo ! pc

@tombarnes1871 Жыл бұрын

The Easton made us a beast!!

@brianrizzi6321 Жыл бұрын

Be cool to see that splitter at the farm when you help your dad get his winter supply going.

@gregbrown316 Жыл бұрын

This Eastonmade machine is awesome. I wish there was a reason to have one of these at my house. I agree, WOW!!!

@benscoles5085 Жыл бұрын

Hello Shifty , It is good to hear someone other than me advocate splitting boiler wood, dries better, takes less fire in the boiler to get it to ignition temp, and makes for a cleaner burn, maybe a bit more handling, but not as hard of work to load the boiler, if you do not need a crane, this set up is an investment in yourself, not one for fuel or electric companies. working wood keeps you out of the saloons, bars and other seedy joints.

@gerryspang5917 Жыл бұрын

Wow Andrew hit it out of the park, imagine how much firewood you could split in a day. That splitter is a real brute. Took me a minute to figure the 5 way wedge, 4 splits and the top. Cheers my friend.

@davidlibby7230 Жыл бұрын

You have come a long way!!

@outdoorsinthe608 Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Man that thing is fast!!👍👍

@mikedaugharty5544 Жыл бұрын

i like that automatic reset

@DanielAtkinsFirewood Жыл бұрын

So all-round a great machine. In one piece of equipment you have both bundle grade and boiler/woodstove pieces..😁👍

@jamesbainton Жыл бұрын

Awesome video Dan. I agree that the 5 way wedge almost works better than the 7-way. If you want it to split even easier, then touch up the edges of the wedge with a grinder.

@nicholascooper1193 Жыл бұрын

Even at ~$30K, the 37D is a hell of a value for a small/midsize operation that "stages" their work with minimal personnel. Hard to justify a full blown $150K+ processor unless you have 3 people dedicated to keeping it fed, splits moved, etc, and supporting equipment to handle all that.

@jamesbainton Жыл бұрын

Completely agree and it is fast - so even if you do decide you want smaller pieces, it really doesn't add much time overall.

@knottwworking Жыл бұрын

Nice!!👍

@mikeh8228 11 ай бұрын

I LIKE it!

@Dorchwoods Жыл бұрын

That machine is perfect for your operation. People saying it's overkill are just jealous! Haha

@DanielAtkinsFirewood Жыл бұрын

Well said.. I would rather have overkill in equipment as it will work but not have to work as hard to do the same job..😁👍

@Dorchwoods Жыл бұрын

@@DanielAtkinsFirewood well he literally splits MORE wood than people that make firewood a legitimate business, and he's doing it as just a hobby. To me the 37D is the perfect solution for him!

@DanielAtkinsFirewood Жыл бұрын

@@Dorchwoods : I would agree. And even someone that is a little bigger than me in production it would be perfect..

@Back40Firewood Жыл бұрын

Thanks...it's a heck of a machine for whatever size operation it's in...lol 👍🍻

@scottteske4414 Жыл бұрын

If only they made a box wedge that split 6x6 for boilers

@williamklein6649 Жыл бұрын

Dan you finally took my advice and used your trailer. You will find out by stacking the big stuff first is the majority of the wood leave the bundle wood behind and pick that out next. Then you can empty the scraps and do it over again. Saves time and your back and it helps on cleanup. Peace

@Back40Firewood Жыл бұрын

Yep it does work much better to like you said pull big stuff out and filter down to smalls and scraps. Only thing is this little trailer fills up pretty quick...hahaha

@williamklein6649 Жыл бұрын

It may fill up quickly but forces you to stack and clean up grasshopper. Be vigilant focused like you’re wrestling days. Peace

@newtnewton6721 Жыл бұрын

that's a beautiful machine Dan I also burn in an outdoor wood stove and watch some other youtube channels with commercial style splitters and hope to own one someday

@gboz4245 Жыл бұрын

That machine makes sense in your yard. The cycle time is impressive . Boilers deserve proper seasoned fuel wood. I’ve witnessed so many wood boilers used and abused……

@larrylefebvre2237 Жыл бұрын

All you need now is an app on the phone that would move the levers without touching them, that would be awsome.

@thefirewooddoctor Жыл бұрын

That 37D can handle some decent sizes knots with the 5-way box wedge. The splits won't look pretty but it will push it through.

@KNLFirewood Жыл бұрын

Great video! I’d be wearing the paint off of that thing 😂!

@timthompson6338 Жыл бұрын

That Eastonmade is definitely impressive which comes from that diesel . It takes all the work outta it. If I we're to order one it would definitely have that diesel. Stay safe my friend

@glennclarke9787 Жыл бұрын

Hi Guys, thank you, You didn't say where the new bike is going to live. Laters 😅xx

@arnecarlsson9740 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the promo! 🤔🤔🤔

@Lakecenterlawncare 4 ай бұрын

Love this wedge. I also sharpened mine just like you suggested! I run it on a 12-22. BTW, If you radiator isn't rubber mounted, it looks like it's loose.

@Back40Firewood 4 ай бұрын

Nope the radiator is on rubber mounts and will flex like that with the impact of the push plate coming back.

@hardworkingmanoutdoors Жыл бұрын

That machine is impressive for sure! Hardly even slows down pushing knotty oak through a box wedge.

@donaldslate4195 Жыл бұрын

That is Rachel fast splitting.

@kevinlamarr1424 Жыл бұрын

We had a big ol oil furnace that was changed over to wood 🪵 burning. We would use those big slabs and they burned way better than regular cut wood. The firewood lady suggested it and we never went back to regular cut. Just a few pieces would keep the house warm all day so we didn’t have to come home to a cold home

@RangerRage69 Жыл бұрын

I never used to split my boiler wood, but then I got sick a few years ago, and my wife couldn’t lift the rounds to load the outside wood burner. I now split everything and have 2 months worth of emergency wood racked up near the furnace in case something happens to me. Be prepared and think ahead. Besides the split wood seasons and I don’t have as much creosote now.

@DaleFarrish Жыл бұрын

Nice job on the splits but still a little too small for me. It's a lot of extra handling and you have a nice long seasoning time the way you do it. have a homemade 36" stroke splitter with 4 way wedge. I cut my boiler wood to 32" long and split to about a 6" piece. That way my wife can load it into the boiler. My door is 24" square and firebox is 54" deep. I only put in enough splits for the heat demand we need at the time.

@goglu1969 Жыл бұрын

Hi there! Suggestion: sharpen the knives gives your machine tons more power!!! It goes thru knots like budder!!!

@soonstrgzr Жыл бұрын

Great video Dan! I had a feeling you were going to like that set up. Looking forward to more info as you use it more. Any issues with getting gnarly logs stuck in the wedge?

@williamellis8993 Жыл бұрын

Interesting even though I don't burn wood. You need to partner with a robotics company for a machine to load and stack wood automatically (lol). Bill

@stannelson2582 Жыл бұрын

That’s so easy. Have to admit that with all that waiting around I would need an out house because waiting makes me you know have to go. Hay honest opinion how loud is that thing. Your neighbors must love it lol

@Back40Firewood Жыл бұрын

lol...yeah it makes it pretty easy. It actually isn't all that loud....I think the conveyor chain is loudest part I have engine exhaust pointed towards back of the lot. Had it running full bore and walked halfway back to the house and wasn't loud at all.

@york806 Жыл бұрын

Someday, do a serious walk around of that machine...

@Back40Firewood Жыл бұрын

I plan on it here soon.

@danelionheart5881 Жыл бұрын

I have been burning wood all my life cutting trees and splitting wood. I have yet to understand why people would split their wood so small when they are using it to heat their house. I understand smaller splits means hotter heat I also understand UN-split wood means longer burning time . Smaller splits means you will burn more wood meaning you need more wood to burn . I know how a wood stove works again been burning wood all my life .

@Dorchwoods Жыл бұрын

That's a common myth. Smaller splits season quicker which is a huge bonus. 4 small splits packed tightly will burn just as long and probably more efficiently since it will be significantly more seasoned, than if it was 2 larger pieces of wood not split down. That's just my experience!

@danelionheart5881 Жыл бұрын

@@Dorchwoods I have many times tested that out I have used 4 split pieces and timed the burn and from the same tree I used one log the same as the 4 split and it would burn a lot longer hours longer then the 4 split . I have been burning wood from the time I was 6 years old Stared splitting wood at the age of ten but was working in the woods starting at 8 hauling wood . Our only heat was wood. Try it some time just for the hell of it take a season log of the same size split one and time the burn you can even test the heat it gives off then after throw in the other log same size and weight . Time that as well you will notice it does not burn as fast and it will not burn as hot but it will burn longer meaning longer heat . The lager the split the longer the burn . I think you would find it interesting to try and see .

@williamklein6649 Жыл бұрын

I agree a larger piece last longer. It all depends on how you want your heat. If I start my stove I use small splits to bring it up to temperature faster. Once it’s to temp then I use larger splits. If it’s really cold and blowing I prefer to mix the sizes. It will give more BTUs faster with smaller splits because they burn faster. I will change how I feed the stove depending on outside temperatures and conditions wind ext. just remember 20 pounds of dry wood of the same species all contain the same amount of BTUs. It’s how it’s split is how long of a burn you get out of that 20 pounds of wood. My 2 cents. Peace

@danelionheart5881 Жыл бұрын

@@williamklein6649 Same and for night I burn unsplit wood that way I don't have to feed the fire .

@davidedwards3734 Жыл бұрын

Nice splits, I like the pizza wedge. But if you had both, you'd have the best of both worlds. Stay Hydrated and Have a Safe Day

@Back40Firewood Жыл бұрын

The pizza wedge is something I may need to get and try at some point. Would definitely make a lot of bundle wood in a hurry but would need to have nice straight grain wood to go through it I think.

@rw3dog Жыл бұрын

That is a nice machine. A question for you. It seems to make a real lot of rattles and I notice when ever you pull the box back with the hydraulics the radiator seems to move and flex. Is it loose or is it just poorly fastened to the frame? I would be concerned it is going to keep flexing and brake over time. Maybe it needs an angle brace to make it more sturdy ?

@jimconnor8274 Жыл бұрын

With a little over 100 acres of ice storm damage smaller trees. I cut Our damaged trees into 4' lengths and threw into small bunches. That would pick up with JMS forwarding trailer and back up to the Aqua Term 345 boiler. Just slide the round wood into the 54" fire box. Easiest way I've done fiire wood. Everyone finds their preferred method. With mostly White Pine We'd get over 12 hr burn time on a full firebox load. About 4 days per trailer load.

@larrykluckoutdoors8227 Жыл бұрын

👍👍👍

@gatekeeper7792 7 ай бұрын

Is the height adjustable on the box wedge like the 4 way??

@Plowboy800 Жыл бұрын

A lot of those pieces look smaller than boiler wood to me

@user-tp8ux9yd3g 5 ай бұрын

Не погано.❤

@donkreher6078 Жыл бұрын

Can you move the box wedge up a hole and get alittle bigger chunks?

@Back40Firewood Жыл бұрын

Yes it is adjustable to move up & down for some control over split size.

@loodusefilm7881 Жыл бұрын

I think that conveier chain is running too fast you must slow it down. :D Great splitter.

@markvogler1832 Жыл бұрын

Just wondering why so many firewood channels put so much emphasis on "bundle quality" or "bundle grade" firewood. The typical consumer of "bundle" wood is the least likely customer in the firewood market to know quality wood from junk wood.

@Dorchwoods Жыл бұрын

100% agree. That's why I bag my wood so it has a very professional appearance with wood that burns great, regardless how ugly it may be. Also, I only sell pine for campfires, selling hardwood for outside burning is such a waste in my opinion! Pine is fine!

@theforestpassage7344 Жыл бұрын

At the end of the day, bundle grade and the twistiest wood out there all burn up the same.

@brandonhoad9033 Жыл бұрын

Is the conveyor variable speed?

@Back40Firewood Жыл бұрын

No, but I'm thinking of getting a control added on.

@OneEyeCustoms Жыл бұрын

I need to make you a cup holder for that thing!!

@davidcheek3026 Жыл бұрын

Don't Doug. The next thing Dan will be asking for is a lounge chair attachment! But then again, we all know you could come up with something.

@jamesbainton Жыл бұрын

It already has one.

@Back40Firewood Жыл бұрын

lol...it has one, just is on the other side of the log lift. If you take the owner's manual case and take the cover off, then flip it upside down it fits back in the tube but will hold a can/cup. 😀👍🍻

@TCsOutdoors1 Жыл бұрын

Man that thing is fast, you are going to need another hobby! That thing is a firewood producing beast!

@Back40Firewood Жыл бұрын

LOL...yeah it was just flying through those rounds!👍🍻

@byfordbarnard2264 Жыл бұрын

Way too small, it would take 50 pcs to fill boiler out. I’d split those in half and call good

@Back40Firewood Жыл бұрын

You must have a really BIG boiler...lol...those rounds only split in half would be a nightmare to load. I'd rather move more pieces that are manageable in size/weight than struggle and possibly injure myself tossing huge chunks around.

@healyfamily4 Жыл бұрын

That machine is great if you want to do firewood 🪵 production in the most efficient way possible. Still looks too easy 😂

@Back40Firewood Жыл бұрын

Yeah it is far too easy now...lol...almost to the point that I felt out of place or that I was forgetting to do something...hahahaha

@number40Fan Жыл бұрын

The control layout could use a bit of work. No reason everything can't be on the same side of the splitter.

@amandadavis9726 Жыл бұрын

They build it so that it can be ran from both sides.

@number40Fan Жыл бұрын

@@amandadavis9726 That would make sense if there were two people, but having the lifting table, that is the side I'd want to be on. If the start, throttle and probably most important, the wedge adjuster, were on the other side, it'd be perfect in my eyes.

@amandadavis9726 Жыл бұрын

@@number40Fan you’re right. I’ve seen people stack a bunch of rounds on the lifter,…and then run the splitter from the other side. I think it kinda depends on what exactly you got going on.

@andystampfli9127 Жыл бұрын

I'm not trying to join the brand war... After all my splitter is a maul... But couldn't you have gotten a box wedge for the Wolfe ridge? ... I know the deal with Andrew and he's a hell of a guy for doing what he does for his advertising $... But Chris still makes a splitter that is in the conversation ( or was until Andrew gifted him out of the scene).