I can just about guarantee anytime I’m working on firewood from here on out there will be content coming out matching what I am up to around the yard. Hope you can enjoy the rest of the Memorial Day weekend Sir! In Minnesota we haven’t had a rain free, 80+ degree days in over a decade. Our local station was saying the last time(s) in recent memory it was this nice was in 2007 and in 2003.

Thanks Twin City Firewood! I sure am enjoying it, working on getting my system dialed in.

@user-xq6jf9yc1x - Wolfe Ridge MFG offers stroke lengths of 24”, 30”, & 36”. This machine has a 30 inch stroke stock - the pull back arm in the video is also 30”. At about the 8:15 mark in the video, I adjust the limiter plates (positive stops at 30”-24”-18”) and set it to the 24 inch stroke. This shortens the cycle time, and in a future video where I unbox the 12-way wicked wedge, I also ordered a 24 inch pull back arm, to work with this limiting stroke. Take a look at the more recent videos where I have consistently been running the 24” stroke & pull back arm, very little manipulation of the rounds, works as you’d expect it to. 😊. Have a great day Around the Yard!

Thanks Mike! Still working the kinks out and learning the machine and its capabilities. Probably get it out again today after I get some more rounds cut up, it sure goes through a pile in a hurry. Take care & enjoy Memorial Day with your family.

I think a remedy for it would be a slightly longer log lift and then timing out the rounds, so they stop before the pusher can snag them on the return stroke. It scared me when it happened, I would like to add a deflector guard there to protect the hose connections. I didn’t show it but the owners manual compartment is on that side and the weight of the rounds popped the threads, just had to screw the cover back on, no big deal…

Thanks Dave! Have a great day!

@@AroundTheYard-MN Thanks

Yes, I wanted to give that a try, there are 3 settings - 30” Full stroke, 24” & 18”. It still seems like a quick cycle time, I haven’t timed it yet - its on my list... I need to do its own video and get it dialed in for you guys so you know what you’re buying when it’s time to upgrade. Have a great weekend Terry!

Yes, got any ideas? It’s really the one thing I overlooked when I ordered the 30” stroke, I didn’t take into account the pull back arm would also be a fixed dimension. I think the thing to do is 2 more arms that can be bolted to the “front” of the trailer. These would also help add tongue weight. The extra beam length and the heavy construction make this trailer more 50/50 than I would prefer. Also looking into added a steel shelf that could hold additional gas cans or a cooler for the really long days. Thinking it could hang off the sorting table extension when it’s not in use.

Heath - Hoping to work with it tomorrow some and see if I can get it to repeat with some consistency and hopefully isolate the issue. Did you experience any issues with either the All-Wood or the Eastonmade during the first few hours of run time? Have a great weekend Sir & enjoy your day Around the Yard!

I’ll give you a tip box wedge machines don’t like the knotty wood. Leave that stuff for the 4 way that’s why it was shacking so bad to much strain pushing the wood through, because as soon as you ran normal low knot pieces it was fin. That’s why it was shacking man. It’s a simple mistake.

Thanks. It is now just recently through its 20 hour break in period and better than ever.

Wolfe Ridge added it at the factory to help with the balance of the machine.

Rick, I adjusted the stroke down to 24”, the pull back arm works much better running the full 30” stroke. The pull back arm I think is 2” square tubing, so I need to use the Lincoln Tombstone and make some adjustment arms to work with the 24” & 18” stops on the strokes.

@@AroundTheYard-MN Gotcha Brent, thanks……it seemed like it wasn’t fully pulling the round back to the split tray…..understand now 👍

Eastonmade has a slide on, plate thing that I think adds just a enough to help the round drop into the cradle. If I get a chance to see Back 40’s 37D up close I’ll see if I can’t make something similar.

You have to replace the wood on the cradle because the pull back arm is too high above the box wedge. I noticed it on another channel that had the same issue. If you look at the Eastonmade splitters,…the arm has a plate that sets right above the box wedge. It’s also too long, as well.

Amanda Davis - I don’t believe the arm is too high. This 35 SHO is a 30 inch stroke, so the pull back arm is designed to work best with 30” rounds. I adjusted the stroke with the limiter plate to be 24 inches - this doesn’t change the pusher at all, it still pushes the round through and over the box wedge… however the pull back arm doesn’t engage the wood for 6-12 inches and thus does not pull it back on top of the cradle completely. If I ran 30 inch wood, it would run as you would expect, but since the rounds are 16-17” it requires adjusting the rounds each time they come back to the cradle. I wanted the 30 inch stroke because it matches the TM Splitter (skid steer mounted splitter) I also use for the really twisted stuff. Have a great week, stay tuned for more to come on the 35 SHO BW.

@YellowMetalDriver - Let’s keep the conversation going….I might have 1 hour of runtime on the machine. To your questions, I’ll answer to the best of my knowledge. I have not contacted Wolfe Ridge MFG yet, I may after a few more hours of run time. I want to understand the machine better before I make that call and have more notes on what I am experiencing. Also I am really trying to put everything on video for you and others. When I was shopping for this machine there were/are very few people with a Wolfe Ridge Box Wedge on KZfaq. The violent shaking/ rattling was more concerning the first time it happened. I assumed this was do to the round being forced and sheared through the box wedge, and also the 2nd pump kicking in, I describe this as a hammer drill in slow motion. It’s not going to be quick but its going to go through it. One thing I did notice, and it might be on the next video (part 2 of this video) is if the round is rotated basically bark down on the beam the rattling and shaking happens much less frequently. I attribute this to the bark being able to compress going through the wedge and that creates a small gap in the Y axis… so rather than forcing the wood through a 3.5 x 3.5 opening the wood passing through is 3.5 (x axis across) & 3.25 (y axis vertical). This also seems to speed things up a bit as the shearing process isn’t happening as much. Similarly, if the wedge side of the round is riding on a little excess slash the same thing happens, it just pushes through nice and easy. I have yet to time the cycles, it seems fast, but I think it could be faster on the return. I have heard of others with an issue on the dump valve not opening all the way, but I don’t know if that is the case here or not. The other thing I need to remember is this is the 30” stroke, so what I am used to seeing on other channels is a 24” stroke and that is going to take less time. Though I have the option to also run at 24 & 18 inch strokes with the limiter plates. Keep asking questions, and I’ll answer everything I can, I’d like this to be a resource for all Wolfe Ridge owners. If you have additional questions I’d give WR MFG a call, both Ben and Chris are very knowledgeable on their machines, there is also a FB group Wolfe Ridge MFG Owners that may also be another good resource for you. Enjoy your day and the rest of the long weekend Around the Yard! - Brent Feel free to email me at AroundTheYard.YT@gmail.com

@Around The Yard appreciate the expanded response. I hope it all works out for ya for sure. I have watched literally every video looking at commercial splitters and that is what I noticed immediatly.on your videos regarding the, what I would consider, excessive vibration and the sound of the loading on the engine not being tuned. Yes I have previously spoken w the folks there and Chris specifically i was not impressed. After the world posting great customer service etc that is not what I received. From asking about local references to unit specific design and spec questions I. He was very condescending to me as a customer after asking questions and pointing out differences & deficiencies compared to a competitor. He seemed to take personal offense to the questions and even having an issue with a customer speaking to 2 people at wolf ridge asking some similar but mostly different questions. I was pretty sworn off his company as a result but they are the only ones local, 2.5hrs one way if you consider that local, that has a distributor that I could drive to and tow away. Appreciate all your info and look forward to future vids.

I watched every video I could find on all the Wolfe Ridge machines, even developed a spreadsheet to build out the models I was considering. In the end, the 35 SHO made the most sense for me and what I do.

Pricing is available @Wolfe Ridge MFG or by going to www.WolfeRidgeMFG.com There are many machines to choose from and generally several option on each. Wolfe Ridge also has a good dealer network in the USA, so a dealer may be closer than the factory depending on your location. You can also give them a call at 715-598-7790. Ben is their Sales Manager and can walk you through the process and help you figure out which machine meets your needs and requirements. Hope this helps. Have a great day Around the Yard!

Hey Doc! I would like to try a 12-way with this 35 SHO, but I think I’ll wait until I’m a bit more used to the operation of the splitter. It is really fast compared to the Northstar, almost scary fast, but the more I use it, the more I will get used to it’s capabilities. The double pump is something else, it might not be as fast, (operator error likely) but I have no doubt it will power through the split, and its pushing 4 pieces through at the same time. Enjoy the holiday weekend!

@Around The Yard , not sure you can get the 12-way wedge for the 35SHO BW machine. Did WR say that is an option?

@The Firewood Doctor - Yes it is an option, here’s how it works… The Box Wedge machines come with a pinned single knife that can replace the pinned in place Box Wedge, they also come with a bolt on 4-way wedge standard. A bolt on 6-way and 12-way wedges are also available. These wedges that bolt on are the same wedges that are available with the skid steer splitters, those too are bolt on multi positions (I believe there are 5 preset height settings). ***Note: They are the same style as the hydraulic adjustment wedges but do not have the tube & pin used for the hydraulic adjustment, instead they have a 1/2” Grade 8 bolt and lock nut that secures it to a fixed position on the wedge.*** @Wolfe Ridge MFG

@Around The Yard that is really good to know. All this time I thought the 12-way wasn't available on the 35SHO BW machine. Would love to try out a box wedge splitter/conceyor combo in my woodyard situation.

I wish Chris would make a hydraulic adj wedge & box wedge machine like easton made. We went with the 28SHO with the big engine 38gpm pump it is fast .Just saw the eastonmade video of the 24d that thing is so fast 2.8 second cycle time .Next move soon for us is a brute force processor!

There might be something too that. Like I said previously, I have about an hour of runtime on the machine. I towed it home 100 miles and shook it all about on the interstate and I’d bet I didn’t level it or run it long enough to work the air back out of the lines… come to think of it the oil cap was burping a little oil, but that also could have been the air release valve. I will check the manual in the morning and see what it says on the hydraulic tank, and or bleeding the system.. Good call @YellowMetalDriver.

Wolfe Ridge’s standard is a 24 inch stroke. This one is 30 inch, and they also have 36 inch stroke available. When I ordered I thought in order to get the sorting table extension I had to get the larger stroke. Now the table extension is available separately.

@@AroundTheYard-MN you will be glad u have that. At least you can shorten it back down

I run it with the 24” stroke most of the time

Dan Scott - my apologies this was more of a video of it just running, to be honest the whole video was 40 minutes, so I have it broke into two parts, the 2nd I will post in the morning. But to answer your question this was all Silver Maple 🍁. I try and put additional detail in the description of the video. After you select the video, Under the bold print of the title there is usually three items: 1. How many views the video has had. 2. How many minutes/hours/days/etc. the video has been posted. 3. “More…”. This takes you to the video’s description, took me a while to figure this out, and depending on the divise you are using it may be different on each one. Hope this helps. Enjoy your day Around the Yard! Enjoy Memorial Day with your family.

Fresh cut maple, full of water..

So I ended up getting a second pull back arm from their standard 24” stroke machines. All good now.

Just about…except my box store splitter can’t do six (6) 4x4’s in one pass nor can it pick up 700 lbs of logs or hold 6 gallons of fuel, cool the oil, be towed at highway speeds… In all seriousness its getting faster as I learn the controls and its capabilities better. Thanks for watching, hope you have a great week Leonard! Enjoy your day Around the Yard - Brent

This real run was still in the break in period. It’s a joy to run. Produces top quality firewood. Check out a more recent video. Have a great day!

Prove it 😆

@@AroundTheYard-MN Unfortunately, you will have people who live to complain and argue. Nice splitter!

Hey Allen, Thanks for finding your way back to the channel. I hadn’t considered the colder temperature of the oil, that’s a good thought…now that it’s been warm the chatter isn’t there anymore. I’ll have to pay attention as we come into fall. As for the sheds…they are both still in ruins, I haven’t had the time to get to fixing them. In all honesty it may become a spring 2024 year down project. I have started giving some thought into how I want to build them back or lack there of. Have a great weekend Around the Yard!

I really like the box wedge, I think the 4-ways and 6-ways have there place, but only on very specific sizes. Everything feeds through the box wedge regardless of size with the least amount of touches.

I use the supersplit split size you want little waste looking at the axis

@LeBlancFirewood - Axis is nice. Have you looked at the Wolfe Ridge Vertical split machines? The VS-C with the attached conveyor is pretty sweet.

@@AroundTheYard-MN yes saw them at paul Bunyan

@@AroundTheYard-MN waiting to see what brute force looks like testing this week

In this video the machine is still well in the break-in period, cycle time has improved to 5.5 to 6.5 seconds under minimal load as I write this on 11/13/23.

This was early during the break in period (first couple hours), and come to find out later the dump valve needed to be slightly adjusted.

It’s commercial grade

She’ll learn to like it… 🤣🤣

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@Daniel Atkins 🤣

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I didn’t add anything, and after almost a year of ownership I am very pleased with my purchase. Given the opportunity I wouldn’t hesitate to buy another Wolfe Ridge MFG product again. Full disclosure, I looked into Eastonmade and was pretty set on a 22-28 before I decided to buy Wolfe Ridge. Here are four of my reasons for not choosing orange and blue. #1 - I purchased the Wolfe Ridge 35 SHO BW end of Dec. 2022 & took delivery in May 2023. - Eastonmade was 14 months out, I would have just now received the 22-28 in Feb. 2024. #2 - I met Chris at the Firewood Frenzy and his team, took a tour of their shop and was genuinely impressed with the evolution of their products. They have come along way in a relatively short amount of time (less than 10 years). They continue to innovate. #3 - They are built in the USA 🇺🇸 with local manufacturing jobs in Eau Claire, Wi. They are about a two hour drive if I ever need anything or they ship next day, and because of proximity it’s here a day or two later. #4 - it’s not the same money. Eastonmade charges $3 per loaded mile and by design they do not have Dealers whereas Wolfe Ridge is expanding their dealer network. Which machine do you own or plan to buy? Have a great day Around the Yard!

That’s nice. What type of splitter do you run?