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@ohiowoodburner Жыл бұрын

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@derevenskayazhizn Жыл бұрын

Joe, my friend, take care of yourself 🙏 know that I'm always watching 👍

@ohiowoodburner Жыл бұрын

Виктор ты был и всегда будешь моим другом. Я хочу, чтобы ты однажды навестил меня!

@derevenskayazhizn Жыл бұрын

@@ohiowoodburner 😁👍

@haroldanderson2781 Жыл бұрын

Japa sure has many options to make whatever size wood you want. The 405 is drooling for those poles at the new wood yard.

@ohiowoodburner Жыл бұрын

I agree. I have yet to run the 6 way ps. That should be neat

@elainereid5833 Жыл бұрын

Hey Joe, if the stress of mixed sized logs goes away with the Perfect Split, there’s your answer, and of course you’ve got that beautiful orange and blue Axis or the Super Split to take care of any that aren’t up to specs. Elaine from Canada here, hoping for even more good weather so you can get through those piles in time for the move. Thanks for the video, and the great camera work. Cheers.

@ohiowoodburner Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the post Elaine. I'm loving the PS for sure!

@janosvadas Жыл бұрын

I do NOT blame you for going back to the perfect split. I spent 6 hours today splitting with the new splitter for me, I got a Country Pro (think County Line)25-ton horz/ Vert. It was taking 11-14 splitter cycles to breakdown a 22-26” round. That same round would take 4-6 cycles through a box wedge. All in it was like 6 hours to get ~2 cord split. If the numbers are right, that saves me 9 weeks of labor to process 300 cord a year. 200ish hours running a wedge vs 550ish hours running a box store splitter. I am just beginning my own firewood business. But that’s a huge expense over 4 years of operations. It MORE than pays for something like a Wolfe Ridge 35 SHO Box wedge or a Timberwolf Alpha 5 or 6.

@johnramirez5032 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. Im 64 and a retired. Sheetmetal worker. I fell apart in 50s , alcoholism and depression and divorce. I had to go back to get my pension. I thought my muscles were going to rip off my bones. I made it by the grace of God and luck and stubbornness. No thing or one lasts forever . Stay busy after you retire....if you retire. Once you loose it or are sedentary too long its really hard to get it back. Take care of yourself!

@ohiowoodburner Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the nice post and sharing your story John. I wish you the best. Where are you from?

@johnramirez5032 Жыл бұрын

@@ohiowoodburner im from CALIFORNIA. There are some other pitfalls to retirement. Its a big adjustment. Your in Ohio id assume? There is a retirement disease ive coined. The less you do the weaker you become. The weaker you become the harder things become. So the less you do the more you dont want to do. Pretty soon you loose your strengths and skills. Some what like a homeless gets i suppose. Its a subtle thing that you dont know its happening. Another pit fall is alcoholism . The older to get the more pain you get. You can start dinking earlier or more cause you dont have to be alert and on schedule. Pretty soon your drinking way to much . There is more and i dont want to scare you or paint a ugly picture of retirement. There are some good things too. I know your eventually get to that point where you feel the need or cant do it. So that's why i wanted to give you a heads up. It diesnt matter what you do in life. Its how you feel when your doing it. If you love work then keep doing it as long as you can. There are bennifits there you will miss. No one tell you all this. I have the golden carrot.....now what ? Time flys. The golden carrot is a tool to help you get there.

@rodneysweetnam8653 Жыл бұрын

Hi Joe - it's Big Rodders in Ireland. I can empathise with you about your shoulder, even though you're only in your 50s! I broke my right one in my 1997 motorcycle crash and now can't lift it past horizontal, which is why I always throw logs to my left when splitting. However, for the past 2 years my left shoulder has been painful to move. My doctor says it's just a classic case of TMB - too many birthdays!!

@ricksmith-iw2op Жыл бұрын

Nice job Joe. Hang on. Looks like more storms today. Sounds like 60 + mph winds here today

@ohiowoodburner Жыл бұрын

I am ready for it Rick LOL. My solar back up is working pretty nice!

@ricksmith-iw2op Жыл бұрын

@@ohiowoodburner I'm going to look into 1 of those for my sump pump

@outdoorswithlarryrobin Жыл бұрын

Hello Joe, Love the Box wedge, If I were in the Business of selling firewood the Japa 405 would definitely be in my woodyard, Great explanation of the knives, Take Care 🚜🪵👍🏼🇺🇸

@ohiowoodburner Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the nice comment guys!! I got a cold Dr Pepper for you!

@outdoorswithlarryrobin Жыл бұрын

@@ohiowoodburner see ya soon! Moma moving to Assisted Living👍🏼🇺🇸

@MetsaMachines Жыл бұрын

Great video and explanations Joe! Looking forward to the new yard!

@ohiowoodburner Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much to you and the Metsa Machines team Bob! We wouldn't be where we are today without you!

@MrSprintcat Жыл бұрын

Awesome machine I looked in to it ,to pricey for me .I might go with the 365 with the wheels .this will allow me to bring my unit to customers that have there own wood . Thank you for the video.

@ohiowoodburner Жыл бұрын

You can't go wrong with the 365. I had thought I would transport it but found it to be too precious, too important to be pulling down the road LOL

@MrSprintcat Жыл бұрын

@Ohio Wood Burner Ltd thank you for the reply.i am planing on starting my fire wood busines this summer. I have gathered a lot of valuable information from you .thank again.

@AATreeService Жыл бұрын

I’m super excited to see the new wood yard in production!! That japa is gonna have to put in overtime! Regular time for you tho! Currently caught up on every video you have as of right now! Thanks again Joe

@Riverguide33 Жыл бұрын

Nice job recapping the benefits of the knife options. Take care of that shoulder….and your back, too! 👍

@ohiowoodburner Жыл бұрын

Will do RG!

@cliffjenkins6419 Жыл бұрын

In my seventies and firewooding right from my teens. Firewood shoulder,back and elbows are a real thing. Doesnt get easier,but I'd do it akl over . You betcha! Love your videos Joe.

@ohiowoodburner Жыл бұрын

Great to hear from you Cliff. thanks for checking in and supporting the channel with thoughtful posts!

@chrisartman6168 Жыл бұрын

Hi Joe. Great video. I like all the engineering that Japa puts into their products. The thought of changing the knives alone is awesome. Did you watch Scheib changes his wedges? He’s a beast. My back still hurts from watching him a couple of days ago. Would a ratchet wrench work for tightening the wedge in place? Have a great day Joe 👍🏻!

@ohiowoodburner Жыл бұрын

The prob would but I don't have one in 24mm. Too pricey for me Chris!

@pyroman6000 Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing- Scheib needed one of those cranes for swapping out his box wedges, lol. That's a whole lot of steel to be moving around by hand...

@sgurunaathan5136 Жыл бұрын

First joe I'm not in firewoodbut like yr chanel n yr insperationaltalk and yr work etics✅

@TheHobbyFarmHomestead Жыл бұрын

The super split is much more efficient in the end. Keep up the good work Joe!

@ohiowoodburner Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Will do!

@robertlivingstone3947 Жыл бұрын

Good video joe all you can do is your best you well get it done

@ohiowoodburner Жыл бұрын

Thanks Bob!

@pastormike5054 Жыл бұрын

First time I seen that set up I believe was here on your channel and I said when I build my splitter that's what I'm going to do so I don't have to wrestle the split pieces 👍

@ohiowoodburner Жыл бұрын

This thing is for real Mike. What a great machine!

@buckinfirewood Жыл бұрын

With the new yard you may be able to sort the logs as they come in.. that's what I'm going to try when the logs start rolling in again..

@larrykluckoutdoors8227 Жыл бұрын

What no rain, Japa is a great machine

@ohiowoodburner Жыл бұрын

Trust me Larry. There is rain! LOL

@scottpobuk9336 Жыл бұрын

Joe, good day we met at Mission BBQ and I stayed late. I would be willing to come out a day or two early for your April event to help you get set up and get prepped for the new yard opening. I live over in Middlefield, so I am reasonably close to you. Just send me a reply if you need some assistance.

@ohiowoodburner Жыл бұрын

Very grateful for the offer Scott but I have a crew assembled and we have a full day of events. I have to keep this team happy or they could mutiny on me! I hope to see you at the open house however. Stay in touch buddy

@oldguyfirewood Жыл бұрын

The perfect split is “perfect” Joe. At Paul Bunyan I had a chance to see all the different processors in action. The JAPA perfect split produces the most consistent smaller splits… exactly the size my customers prefer. If I was looking for a processor, the JAPA would be my first choice.

@shawnginter6053 Жыл бұрын

Great video love the content i think you would love the 6way pizza split for japa be perfect for your restaurant customers

@ohiowoodburner Жыл бұрын

I have not yet run the 6 way. I do need to do that on some of this upcoming oak.

@smorefirewood Жыл бұрын

We are impressed by the 405.

@ohiowoodburner Жыл бұрын

sure is a great machine s'more!

@geezerindawoods Жыл бұрын

Thinking is no fun! Doing is fun. Well Dun!!

@ohiowoodburner Жыл бұрын

Well said Geezy. Could be a T shirt!

@buckinfirewood Жыл бұрын

Talk to Metsa about using Nord Lock washers on the push plate.. they are ment to keep bolts in place... we use them on all mining equipment and heavy machinery..

@googleboy7 Жыл бұрын

Hi Milo, I hear you regarding shoulder pain. Last spring I destroyed my right rotator cuff. You absolutely need to read (or at least look into) "The Ultimate Guide To Red Light Therapy" by Ari Whitten. Happy Easter! Shalom/gw

@ohiowoodburner Жыл бұрын

I am an ex pitcher and am an expert on shoulder therapy. Feels better all ready Yoyo!

@googleboy7 Жыл бұрын

@@ohiowoodburner I am a retired engineer. Nearly twenty years ago I read a NASA study on rapid wound healing during deep space missions. They studied red and near infrared frequencies and found that it could cause injuries to heal up to four times faster. It works by stimulating the mitochrondria in cell DNA to cause faster cell replication and therefore faster healing. Just Google "NASA LED Cure" and follow your nose. Unfortunately, even a lot of doctors still don't know about it. But all of mine are converts. I have several. My family calls them "The healers" Happy Easter! Shalom/gw

@googleboy7 Жыл бұрын

@@ohiowoodburner Hey Milo,, I lost the supraspinatus muscle in my shoulder. I injured it and by the time I could get in to see my doctors it was gone. They tell me I am too old for surgery. Dang! Got any ideas? Shalom/gw PS I won't quit. I can still use my right hand to pull the throttle trigger on my chain saws. LOL

@georgeanderson3754 Жыл бұрын

Joe, are you going to build some sort of roof/shelter over the operators station so you are hampered less by the weather?

@okienative4785 Жыл бұрын

Wait. When did I miss the factory tour video?

@tigersharkot Жыл бұрын

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@ohiowoodburner Жыл бұрын

I did two vids of my trip to Finland. Here are both links Okie kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bdVhks-ZktfaeJs.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gtJyh7acurjPdp8.html

@fredericktownhomestead8094 Жыл бұрын

Once I had the super split installed, I would look into seeing what the scrap yard might give me for the traditional blades.

@ohiowoodburner Жыл бұрын

LOL I hear what you're saying!

@maddierosemusic Жыл бұрын

Another good video! 8:00 Do I see a crack in the metal base plate?

@Owencraftkhs Жыл бұрын

Let’s get that wood out on our fires

@ohiowoodburner Жыл бұрын

Preach on Ohio!

@matthewmiller4755 Жыл бұрын

I'm located in Wooster Ohio, and would be interested in possibly coming to look at your Japa, would love to see one in person

@ohiowoodburner Жыл бұрын

Hi Matt. your best chance is my Open House on April 29. After that it will be difficult as I won't be open to the public. You can see other Japas at Hartville Hardware.

@Zeke-yv3nw Жыл бұрын

Joe, I'm not an engineer, but if yapa used the carriage type bolts, like what holds the perfect split in, I'm sure there would be very few broken bolts on the ram. Just a small minded farm raised man's humble idea.

@ohiowoodburner Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure what they are looking at doing but I think a counter sunk face would be helpfule

@richardbrowne1679 Жыл бұрын

Good Morning Joe- First this morning

@ohiowoodburner Жыл бұрын

Morning Rich! Thanks for your support buddy

@robertwazniak9495 Жыл бұрын

Joe… where can I get one of those plaid jackets? They look like the ones my grandfather used. And, I’m 67.

@ohiowoodburner Жыл бұрын

Hi Bob. I think this one came from a regional retailer called Boscovs. I can't remember but also Walmart had them too. Not sure if they still have them for the season. Lastly if you want a very nice wool one look at www.woolrich.com/us/en/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwuLShBhC_ARIsAFod4fI30-O0oIaa9P3LMmC71-qHCQtgj_oTtAxiT8CSyp4vrhAOIVDRWkkaAobjEALw_wcB They are pricey but top quality. Make in PA

@billypitts6368 Жыл бұрын

Got a case of firewood and elbow, myself, lol.

@ohiowoodburner Жыл бұрын

It is a serious condition Billy!

@SkidderKev Жыл бұрын

whats the time for a cord with the perfect split? perfect split does make some nice consistent firewood

@ohiowoodburner Жыл бұрын

Kev I did a live video with no editing. Ideal sized logs approx 12" to 14" diameter and I made a full cord in 27 min. Again it was ideal conditions but still it did it with no BS. I think a typical run for a full cord is prob consistently 40-45 min. Messing with crooked logs, cross logs on the live deck etc certainly slow you down.

@On_The_Farm Жыл бұрын

Yeah, having exposed bolts on the pusher will be a constant issue. Perhaps Japa can come up with a fix for that.

@ohiowoodburner Жыл бұрын

I understand they are in the process of fixing this. Stay tuned

@OpenAirAdventure Жыл бұрын

Joe, I'm not sure if you realize it, but you are the king of firewood.

@ohiowoodburner Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the compliment OA2! I think there are others more deserving!

@knottwworking Жыл бұрын

When you change out the splitter it looks easy enough, just a little time involved. 👍

@ohiowoodburner Жыл бұрын

Funny how things spoil you. I got annoyed having to do it LOL

@Sabina2352 Жыл бұрын

I have a few customers who want bigger wood. I think those resplits would be perfect. Have you ever offered this wood to people?

@ohiowoodburner Жыл бұрын

Never have Rob. I sell every stick of wood I make. No need to sell large splits bc I would be losing money

@thecraportheoreos7834 Жыл бұрын

Hey 👋 Joe

@ohiowoodburner Жыл бұрын

Hey there buddy!

@leonardryan8723 Жыл бұрын

Japa 405 is faster them Chris in the woodyard with the 22MB processor. Joe you put out a cord off firewood faster plus clean plus the right size for your SALE . 😊 can’t wait to see you in your new woodyard, Jessie going to be flat out in truckin logs to your japa 405 . Remember firewood in the woodyard SALE with time ! If you don’t have it , you can not SALE it joe 😊 key in life . Same as potatoes farmer lol .

@ohiowoodburner Жыл бұрын

Interesting analogy Len! I like it

@DanielAtkinsFirewood Жыл бұрын

93 hours?? Oh man, I am catching up. I am at 83 hours on mine..😁👍

@ohiowoodburner Жыл бұрын

haha. When Im making about a cord around 40 min in run time it sure becomes productive time used!

@jimmieburleigh9549 Жыл бұрын

Same time in long run because you have no resplits plus on top of that it's mostly all uniformed pieces

@ohiowoodburner Жыл бұрын

I agree JB. Thanks buddy

@jimmieburleigh9549 Жыл бұрын

@@ohiowoodburner 👍

@skipman8yard Жыл бұрын

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@ohiowoodburner Жыл бұрын

You got that right!

@lanceharsh7025 Жыл бұрын

You know,...... now that you have all those extra traditional knives just hanging out, why not stick them to the side of your new shipping contsiner? After all used horseshoes get used a lot. 😅 have a great day! 👍👍👍👍🤠

@ohiowoodburner Жыл бұрын

Interesting idea Lance

@DowneastThunderCreations Жыл бұрын

👍👍👍

@ohiowoodburner Жыл бұрын

Thanks !

@glenspryszak6005 Жыл бұрын

Simple solution is........ don't mix large and small logs.....

@ohiowoodburner Жыл бұрын

In theory yes but it never works out that way Glen.

@killinskindlingfirewood1851 Жыл бұрын

But it can be done. I sort logs as I load my log deck by species and size. You be able to do that at the new yard. Having more space you be able to layout different log piles areas by size at least and maybe by species so you can do all oak or all cherry or all maple. 😎🪵

@jrmorrissey207 Жыл бұрын

@@killinskindlingfirewood1851 I don't think he has the right equipment with that Bobcat tractor and forks. He needs an articulated loader with a log grapple.

@killinskindlingfirewood1851 Жыл бұрын

@@jrmorrissey207 That will work. All I use is a skid steer with the forks set wide to move my logs around. A grapple should be easier to handle the logs.

@timpartlow6321 Жыл бұрын

You could have been a mime

@ohiowoodburner Жыл бұрын

I don't look good in makeup!

@timpartlow6321 Жыл бұрын

Lol

@ohiowoodburner Жыл бұрын

Thanks Tim

@garylaszewski7380 Жыл бұрын

Looks like you will be moving from "firewood shoulder" to "perfect shoulder" ! I recently watched a video from another channel, where they dumped their splits onto muddy barnyard cement. Then, they scooped it up with a bucket for re-splitting. This resulted in very muddy splits. Very unacceptable! How could you sell "muddy and cow shit stained splits" to a restaurant who uses this wood for cooking food? Then I thought of your business. You can sell your wood for more money, because it is worth more! True, the other channel can produce more wood, but you dont have to produce as much, since you can almost double your selling price! Why work twice as hard for the "same amount" of money earned? Why wear out your delivery vehicles delivering twice the amount of firewood at half the price? Firewood is an unforgiving business. It is hard on the joints. I dont care if a person just loves to work hard! One must work smart too! Unnecessary re-splitting is such a waste of time and effort. I noticed your buddy Scheib is now using a pizza box wedge to produce wood that doesnt require re-splitting.

@ohiowoodburner Жыл бұрын

Excellent post Gary. WHile I always say "to each their own" I think you pretty much summed up my approach.

@waynebarnett7467 Жыл бұрын

First

@ohiowoodburner Жыл бұрын

You are always first in my book Wayne!

@billbrearton275 Жыл бұрын

Joe I met you 2 years ago at Bunyan with my kid and I been on your page before and after but all this talk of resplit is ridiculous just throw the bigger stuff to boiler that heats your house as I do it not that big of a deal

@ohiowoodburner Жыл бұрын

I hear you Bill. I think the issue with me is being a sole proprietor and working to get the type of firewood I can sell. These resplits account for prob $50 in bundles for me

@danielkent868 Жыл бұрын

I like seeing the progress of the move to the new woodyard & the swapping out of the cutter tutorials & use but I also noticed the spoils left behind after the splitting , is there any thoughts on how that product can be utilized into a renewable resource ? Seems like that's $$ left behind as waste that can be converted into a profitable product, a thought that comes to mind is shredded bagged natural mulch for flower and garden beds. Happy Splitting 🪓

@ohiowoodburner Жыл бұрын

That is def on my radar Dan but I am hustling right now and don't have the bandwidth. I will look to this once I get my new process set up. Thanks for watching buddy