Hauling, Cutting, Splitting & Storing Firewood

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3 жыл бұрын

Hauling, processing and storing firewood. As a result of my laziness in firewood chopping, splitting and stacking by hand I spent a couple of months building a firewood processor around a 7 tonne capacity electric log splitter, a belt conveyor and forks attachment for the micro skid steer loader so I can move around the IBC - Intermediate Bulk container crates that are, as of now, full of firewood successfully made on my homemade firewood processor. No more back bending firewood chopping with a handheld chainsaw or splitting wood with a regular axe. Nor the most annoying thing to my liking - firewood stacking. As someone said in the comments, and very spectacularly I might add, people go through a lot of trouble and work to be lazy afterwards. And it's true.
Stay tuned for the next video! Thanks for watching!
Check out my other videos on my channel page: / donndiy
#donndiy #homemade #firewood
Soundtrack:
Pomade - Silent Partner (KZfaq Audio Library)
Welding equipment borrowed from Spetselektroodi AS, Estonia:
Fronius TransSteel 2700 welder
Optrel Crystal 2.0 Welding Helmet
Hypertherm Powermax 45 XP plasma cutter

Пікірлер: 383

@destroywoodusa Ай бұрын

Finally, a video that proves wood can be more entertaining than reality TV. Move aside, Kardashians, there's a new star in town, and it's a perfectly stacked pile of firewood

@johnvro967 3 жыл бұрын

Donn my friend, I hope we still have many more young people like you, that have the energy, enginuity, skills, determination and motivation, because if we do, this World is in good shape. Thanks for the video.

@art-134 3 жыл бұрын

Медитативное ,релаксантное видео!!!)))) Назначать некоторым людям,кто жалуется на "тяжёлую работу в офисе"...!)))))) В особо тяжёлых случаях "офисно-трудогольной депрессии"-- предписывать такую работу на свежем воздухе- в реальности,а не в качестве видео!!))))))

@HakkaDakka 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine how nice its for the parents watching the son making life so much easier and deleting the arduous work.

@Military-Museum-LP 3 жыл бұрын

I watched this processed being built step by step. I watched you strive for perfection sometimes tearing something apart and completely re building it. The machine works perfect and reflects your skills. Thanks for this series.

@stukaman1162 2 жыл бұрын

I admire your creativity and talents to bring your ideas all together. This is what America is all about - being free to dare to go where others dare not - re-invent the wheel, build a better mousetrap, and manufacture a great firewood processor. BRAVO! Your next challenge might be how to overcome muddy fields and trails!

@dontmander 3 жыл бұрын

DIYではDonnの動画が一番好きです。

@o0julek0o 3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad to see a change of pace, a little bit of mental rest, on good friday.

@DonnDIY 3 жыл бұрын

That's exactly how I approached the task of firewood making. 😉

@dirkkamminga7198 3 жыл бұрын

That log trailer is sweet, so versatile

@DonnDIY 3 жыл бұрын

Hydraulic trailer would be even sweeter. 😉

@dirkkamminga7198 3 жыл бұрын

@@DonnDIY I'm sure you know someone who could make that😉

@ameyers67 3 жыл бұрын

I was just going to comment that.

@SouthernGent007 2 жыл бұрын

This has got to be the best DYI project I’ve ever seen come together. You are are beyond talented. I’m speechless. I love creating as well but you take it to new levels. Mad props to you.

@randytravis3998 3 жыл бұрын

need to build a larger out door wood boiler that will heat shop and the home and burn 4 too 6 foot logs ... then also that would save some time in the fire wood work ,, i hate stacking wood .. you got a great system going .. great video ..

@Crewsy 3 жыл бұрын

17 minutes of watching Donn make firewood? Yupp. First video with my coffee this morning. 😁 Still hard to believe that entire processor started with just a little electric log splitter and I watched the entire build series. The phrase “Work smarter, not harder” should have a link to your channel.

@kennethperian4370 2 жыл бұрын

Great job showing and doing that great job on that wood buster. Just build it right right, well see ya on the next one making it work easier good job have a great day see ya on the next one see ya by.

@GAIS414 3 жыл бұрын

It's very similar to how we process firewood at our farm. Cheers from Sweden.

@2speed72 3 жыл бұрын

Donn is a mastermind no doubt about it

@robertgsands3521 2 жыл бұрын

That 'small stuff' that gets screened out makes great fire starters!

@cliftonsnider1520 3 жыл бұрын

You’ve come a long way since the first video of yours that I watched. It was the one of the log arch build. Thanks for the inspiration and entertainment.

@DonnDIY 3 жыл бұрын

You've been sticking around for quite awhile then. And I salute you! Cheers man! Stick around for more. I have bunch of new ideas I want to try and more things I want to build. 😉

@totherarf 3 жыл бұрын

Nice to see all the bits and pieces I watched being fabricated and put together working as one intended machine!

@blackbuttecruizr 3 жыл бұрын

Hi @DonnDIY, nice to have you back! Hope all is well.

@DonnDIY 3 жыл бұрын

No worries! All is good! 😉

@bombnleecher1425 2 жыл бұрын

I like too see working your firewood processor, its a genious construction!!!

@user-dg5xu6qg4b 3 жыл бұрын

Что мне нравится-это нет клоунады и только работа.Можно смотреть как хорошее кино, которого увы уже не делают.

@TroubledTimes2024 3 жыл бұрын

No matter how you process it, firewood is a bunch of work. You have a really neat system built.

@metricstormtrooper 3 жыл бұрын

I would love a voiceover every now and then😁

@fredericrike5974 3 жыл бұрын

Although I can appreciate the necessity of your comment about not littering, I'm thinking only someone very new to this channel might say something like that. Donn, you have salvaged, repurposed and found use for things most of us either would have trashed or disregarded all the time. That you would keep the concrete bust out is just what you do- and when the "planned" crusher" makes it's appearance, that old barn floor will become driveway, or other useful surface on the farm. It is, after all what you are and do. Please note, even though you built the really spiffy cutting and splitting machine, you load the smaller stuff completely by hand, only using the log lifter for the really back breakers. You seem to waste nothing- something most of us need to work much harder at. Do your thing- it's good for us all! Hope your grandpa is still hanging in there and watching you take his inspiration and old shop to the next level! FR

@getberget 3 жыл бұрын

Love the zoom effects in the end. Tour cameraskills are impressive

@sergey_bugarcov 3 жыл бұрын

Как у нас говорят: дело мастера боится! 🙂👍👍👍💪🤝

@deusvult252 Жыл бұрын

Wtf mate?Your talent is beyond my creativity.

@TopoPilot 2 жыл бұрын

All this work has made me hungry!

@peteacher52 2 жыл бұрын

That set-up looks very productive for one person using self-made equipment, in one day. Impressive!

@user-xo8tw2ok7r Жыл бұрын

Мужик ты молодец! Эти 18 минут пролетели как одна минута) полет фантазии))) P.S березка и силикатный кирпич наталкивает меня на мысль что ты из России или стран СНГ)))

@barrywest3758 3 жыл бұрын

Very good to see this particular machinery in use again! Nice loads of cut firewood. Enjoyed 👍👍

@Byron-Baytepess 3 жыл бұрын

Okay, good modification of the exit (it can serve as a barbecue!). All that is missing is a small basket for sawdust from the chainsaw and a collection of chips between the output of the firewood machine and the conveyor! Good job once again!

@willys4869 3 жыл бұрын

A grapple for your skid steer to use on your forks would be very useful. Then you could replace the log lift with a chain-drive feed table. That would reduce the manual labor of loading logs and allow several to be staged on the table to be split next. Regardless, it's always great to see someone that's not afraid of work getting things done.

@AsitShouldBe 3 жыл бұрын

The game Spintires should sponsor this video 😁

@fartsackjack7081 3 жыл бұрын

TOO SEE THAT THING IN ACTION ....SO COOL I WATCHED U BUILD MOST ALL OF THAT ....UR A SMART DUDE !!!!

@DonnDIY 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers man!

@arcforceworld 3 жыл бұрын

So much awesomeness packed into one video. Very well done sir!

@user-rl5nl7hv8l 3 жыл бұрын

Мастер на все руки. Удачи.

@bradanderson1627 3 жыл бұрын

Hell of a lil system you made there Donny. The cart works great hauling log an whatever ! Cool 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@philandminiphil 3 жыл бұрын

I could watch your ingenuity all day Donn. I didn't realise you'd use all that firewood in one winter. I can see why you automated the process.

@bulletproofpepper2 2 жыл бұрын

Great update! Thanks for sharing!

@koolkar55 3 жыл бұрын

Always finding a solution Donny....... You're an amazing man Mate. Billy J..... Queensland, Australia.

@calvingreene90 3 жыл бұрын

Compressed crushed concrete makes a great walkway surface.

@DonnDIY 3 жыл бұрын

That's the plan. And there's more old concrete coming from the broken barn floor I plan on removing and replacing anyway. 😉

@gilbyson200 3 жыл бұрын

Next project should be a hydraulic forwarder trailer! Definitely

@DonnDIY 3 жыл бұрын

I would really need one for sure.

@frankfromoklahoma2142 Жыл бұрын

Love the skull saw.

@wolfsbenjamin2118 2 жыл бұрын

nice to see you @ work, great Job

@kanartech 3 жыл бұрын

Wow you make a log factory 👍

@olddawgdreaming5715 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Donn, good to see you getting some exercise again🤗! Always enjoy watching your videos with the wood gathering devices you have built. Everything is working fantastically. Thanks for sharing with us, stay safe and keep having fun !! Fred.👍👍👏🏻👏🏻

@DonnDIY 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the good wishes, Fred. Stay safe!

@Military-Museum-LP 2 жыл бұрын

I had to see this video again!

@dezfan 3 жыл бұрын

Work smarter, not harder! 👍🏼

@jackgurteeen37 3 жыл бұрын

Love this channel, always informative no faff no bs and just the right amount of yakking. Top bloke blessings from England mate.

@dwright361 3 жыл бұрын

I watched you build this a while back,,I like the way you made the splitter hydraulics do all the lifting and progression of the logs! Great design and implementation Donn!

@salzar4431 3 жыл бұрын

It’s great to see these in use and how labour saving they are. Way better than how we do it!

@robertmanley7556 3 жыл бұрын

Smart is the man that makes his own things !! When I split my firewood I always have little small pieces I bag them in a breathable canvas type bag and use them to start my wood burner or just ad them in with the regular firewood, Bark as well. Also I was watching you ad a log to the firewood processor I thought of something that might make another video for you and help you out and save your back . You could make something to put on the arms that lift the log up on top of the firewood processor. Then use that same motion and use it to push the log into the firewood processor make these pieces removable so you could take them off and still use the feet that lift the log on to the firewood processor if that makes any sense. Great video as always !!

@jakobv8 3 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed every second of the video. It feels good to watch you put all that reworked scrap to good use.

@DonnDIY 3 жыл бұрын

Nope, I live in Estonia. 😉

@JDeWittDIY 3 жыл бұрын

Very cool! You could make a shaking / vibrating machine either under or beside the crate so it would vibrate the wood down and make it fit better in the crate.

@jlucasound 3 жыл бұрын

It is great to see your processor in action again. Still fascinating.

@nenaviju404 3 жыл бұрын

Молодец.

@westie4ageturbo.749 3 жыл бұрын

Good to see that it still works a treat! Bloody hell you go through some wood!

@yeagerxp 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent work👍👍👍. Thanks for sharing You lazy? NEVER. Your motto is "Why should I work harder when I can work smarter" @ 7:03 That is hilarious "I repeat I will not stack the wood"🤣🤣🤣

@punkbloater 3 жыл бұрын

Nice to see the machinery in action. 👍🏻

@PatrickKQ4HBD 2 жыл бұрын

I think you could cut out a few more steps by making several firewood trailers with solid tires (no flats to bother with) to store the 2.5m logs on. You can load them up and leave them in the woods until you are ready to process them.

@nelsonridgefarm 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! Lots of firewood!! Thanks!

@stacyreid5077 3 жыл бұрын

Great video of your builds at work. Really like your saw and splitter setup those goes to the conveyor up and into the basket.

@IAmNoggin 3 жыл бұрын

That moment when you realize you have OCD, internally yelling at a piece of firewood to get up the conveyor...

@michaelcameron8904 2 жыл бұрын

Hi there, I have watched all your past vids where you made all your equipment you were using. You amaze me how great a talent and skill you have at manufacturing. Bravo from Victoria Australia

@williamspeedy8445 2 жыл бұрын

I like the cold saw

@aserta 3 жыл бұрын

"I want to crush it in the future." my interest is peaked, now imagining he's going to build a rock crusher! :)) NGL, that'd be sweet.

@DonnDIY 3 жыл бұрын

That is the plan! 🤘💪😉

@djamelhamdia134 3 жыл бұрын

@@DonnDIY Nice!

@peterorsos8311 3 жыл бұрын

@perhans 3 жыл бұрын

Would you consider to make plans available when you finish the build of the crusher? I live on a farm similar to yours and I would love to crush my own rocks to gravel for using on my road and stuff

@alexaltrichter1597 3 жыл бұрын

I think I've watched all your videos and the fire wood processor is one of my favorites. At the time I watched this video there was 23 thumbs down so the question is, would these people be happy or positive about anything in their life? My guess is no.

@sjp52047 3 жыл бұрын

I was hoping we would get another video this year on the wood processor. That is some good stuff. Regards, Solomon

@nickbremner6274 3 жыл бұрын

Have you ever thought "Am I mad"? How much weight have you added to the log splitter just to avoid a little clearing up? I completely understand why you spend time and money 'tidying up the system' because I do the same (on a smaller scale) and my whole family think I'm as mad as a hatter. We call it "Bremnerising" when I spend ages improving bought tools and devices. Great vids Donn, I don't care how mad you are (or seem), I'll still watch you! Estonia seems a lovely place to visit now the Soviets are gone. Nick (UK)

@paulhomer2452 3 жыл бұрын

still works as it was intended a year on great

@BarnStangz 3 жыл бұрын

Necessity is the mother of invention, my father and I loved watching this! Makes me want to fire up my log splitter too, but the oak and ash around here can be beefy to split.

@sknerl 2 жыл бұрын

You could add a hydraulic ram and gas power as well to the electric saw. Frankly, it could all be gas if you ran a hydraulic saw, but I like how inexpensive his electric saw is in contrast. Two separate systems...one hydraulic one the saw could work fine. If you used a generator engine, you could actually work it to provide the power for the system if you added a transfer case.

@mikecox3659 3 жыл бұрын

Pretty cool watching you use equipment I have watched you build over the years ... all the best from Arkansas!

@user-pb3mr1tg1h 3 жыл бұрын

Viking отдыхает.

@ph3843 3 жыл бұрын

Great to see it in action.

@andrey-youtube 6 ай бұрын

Super 👍👍👍👍👍

@DonnDIY 6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@TheDistur 3 жыл бұрын

Good job Donn! You are sure to be warm this winter!

@homemadetools 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful work as usual. We featured this video in our homemade tools forum this week :)

@andreaboggia 3 жыл бұрын

An idea for the firewood processor Adjust the exit floor of wood from flat to less descending...

@billthomas274 3 жыл бұрын

Great job. Very impressed..

@youreright3664 2 жыл бұрын

So impressed with you ideas and work.

@DonnDIY 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@dmitrykorolev240 3 жыл бұрын

Очень хорошие видео ролики 👍👍👍

@MuskratOutdoors 3 жыл бұрын

OK.....that's cheating! With firewood you are supposed to have blisters and splinters! HA! VERY IMPRESSIVE!! GOOD JOB!

@DonnDIY 3 жыл бұрын

🤣

@paavokaleva 3 жыл бұрын

And what a rebel - not stacking firewood.

@aforman1951 3 жыл бұрын

When I was 10 our house had no insulation and was wood heated. Went thru 10 cords/yr. That's a lot of cutting and stacking.

@MuskratOutdoors 3 жыл бұрын

@@paavokaleva Ha! Yeah, there's that too!

@jonasfrito2 3 жыл бұрын

@@aforman1951 well... Didn't stacking an chopping and cutting all that fire wood keep you warm and even break a sweat during the day? That might have been the plan all along, to get double the warmth for the same amount of wood.😄

@jlucasound 3 жыл бұрын

Everything you make is absolutely perfect. (You know, after you straighten out any glitches). That grate? Great. Flawless. Lots of welding. Edit: (Yes, broader spacing would work better). Love your work, Donn.

@danf4616 3 жыл бұрын

You don't seem that lazy to me! 😁

@TheCrookHook 3 жыл бұрын

So awesome lol Just the trailer is so useful. The firewood processor is so brilliant.

@DonnDIY 3 жыл бұрын

I see now where I could improve the firewood processor. But I thats a whole different series of videos. 😁

@davidp8157 3 жыл бұрын

@@DonnDIY isn't it always the way, it's not till you have used something like this for more than a few hours you can see , if not faults, at least, ways it can be further improved , your chip grate is too well made, if only tacked together it would not have taken much to remove 2 of every 3 bars. Place a box under the grate, and this will supply your tinder fire starter

@didzisreiznieks841 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic job and machines.

@powetj1734 3 жыл бұрын

If only you knew a guy who could fabricate some tracks for that skid loader...

@Hellsong89 3 жыл бұрын

And add some counter weight on the back... Been looking some DIY method to make counter weights since some asshat stole 4/6 weights we had. 30kg for each makes pretty penny on scrap metal market it seems.

@sglacf 3 жыл бұрын

Just found your channel. You're a genius

@Hackbridge1963 3 жыл бұрын

I ALWAYS HAVE TIME FOR A DONNDIY video, and I'm so hungry at the moment 😳. It can wait 🤣😂🤣😂

@Roberge-ln1zy 3 жыл бұрын

You have got the process down pat!!! Great Work as always

@DonnDIY 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers man!

@sddiymakeitworthit7512 3 жыл бұрын

Great job 👏 super hand worker 👍

@raladow 3 жыл бұрын

Ja faz tempo que acompanho seu trabalho, e tenho aprendido mto mas hj vc se superou fabricar essas maquinas para fazer o trabalho de cortar lenha assim foi show de bola parabens

@wonttell3187 3 жыл бұрын

This looks so easy. We would do all this by hand.

@DonnDIY 3 жыл бұрын

We did it also by hand and I got fed up with the manual process so much that I decided to build this firewood processor. 😉

@sledhead904 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome job

@guntisjogurs5604 3 жыл бұрын

Scandinavian lifestyle,nice!

@jeepanimal2943 3 жыл бұрын

Liking the way you make the skid steer "dance" with the full containers. Maybe a few slabs of steel for counter weight might help? Removable of course. My New Holland came with the counter weight kit. Sits behind the rear wheels to maintain length, and doesn't extend past the width of the wheels... And it's not laziness, it's self preservation. The need to complete the job, without exhausting the body. So you have energy for "other" things...........