Great little splitter!! Once you get your process set up, you'll be in full production!! Stay Hydrated and Have a Safe Day
@ohiowoodburner
2 күн бұрын
You should set up the Kindlet 200 for production. It would bring the mini firewood factory to life!
@PicMartSkunkWerX
2 күн бұрын
I had seen the Kindlet on-line, manufacturers style video, now it's nice to see it in use " in the field" showing the input and output processes. Cool machine. Enjoy.
@Back40Firewood
2 күн бұрын
I've seen those videos as well, the 'in the field' content is fun to make and even with the stops and starts the production of the Kindlet sure beats swinging a hatchet...hahaha
@WilleysFirewood
2 күн бұрын
I can see a Back40 mini wood factory coming in the future. Good job learning the new machine.
@Back40Firewood
2 күн бұрын
That would be pretty cool...remote controlled and a heated lazy boy recliner to kick back in as it runs...hahahaha
@lyleharkness-rv5vf
2 күн бұрын
Looks like you got a good process started 👍 Looking forward to seeing how it evolves.
@Back40Firewood
2 күн бұрын
So far so good....I always enjoy trying different things when it comes to fine tuning workflows so I'm sure there will be changes made along the way. 👍
@AllenFamilyFirewood
2 күн бұрын
Neat set up Dan . We’ve had good luck with our yellow bag material we get from quadel industries . Cut it to length and it fits right over the wolf ridge bagging station . Them red bags sure don’t like being in the sun .
@Back40Firewood
Күн бұрын
I'll have to check that out, cuz yeah these red bags don't last in the greenhouse. Thanks.
@outdoorsinthe608
2 күн бұрын
What a cool machine! Definitely a time saver👍👍
@craignash4736
Күн бұрын
Hey Dan. You got it I hope the market grows for ya . Thanks for sharing. Craig. Pa.
@BillyD_NS-NL
Күн бұрын
Nice one, Dan. Looks like a good setup.
@LoggerJason
2 күн бұрын
Dan, Pretty Soon you will need an I dry, a building and a packaging line. Great video!!!!
@GPOutdoors
2 күн бұрын
Morning Dan! There is a machine for everything eh? That is a pretty cool unit. And perfect for the Mini's. It should make things much easier for you. Have a good day out there!
@Back40Firewood
2 күн бұрын
Oh yes GP, there is a machine for everything, BUT is there a MAN to run the machine like there is here in the Back 40?!?! 🤣😆🤣
@ssprofirewood
2 күн бұрын
Thanks for sharing this video, Dan! I hadn't heard of the Kindlet 200, so that was fun to watch 👍
@ronbrooks6681
2 күн бұрын
Nice going Dan on that Machine. Leave you Tractor where it is and should be fine. You have it down on your Mini Firewood on how to Seperate it. The Left over Slash can be used in you Fire Pit if you Want. Should keep you Still Healing up, sore and Brusied, plus a now Large Cut on my Arm from the Saw Kicking Back. Can't seem to stay Well. Ron from the Woodyard in Duanesburg NY.
@davidcheek3026
2 күн бұрын
Dan, Suggestion: Try using black bags for your mini firewood. Usually, black colors block UV rays. White does nothing to block and in my telephone career, you never used anything white in the outside plant environment - even if it was sheltered. This is why anyone using white cable ties outside soon see them pop. So it might be worth a try to go to black bags if you can get them (and it could segment mini from other bagged wood).
@Zeke-yv3nw
2 күн бұрын
Nice machine!
@toddpacheco4748
2 күн бұрын
Dan,eventually you’ll have it all figured out or dialed in with your mini firewood shop 🤘😮😊❤
@Back40Firewood
2 күн бұрын
We shall see, I'm still trying to figure out regular firewood....hahaha...just kidding! But this machine makes the splitting quick and easy.
@BacktoBob1
2 күн бұрын
Nice video Dan! While it is tying up the tractor, it’ll be interesting to see how much production you get per hour of tractor use. If we had the lengths closer to that 6 inch sweet spot, they wouldn’t have the tendency to flip around. But, it looks like it’s getting better even with the 5 inch lengths!
@Back40Firewood
Күн бұрын
Thanks! The amount of splits produced far exceeds hours on the tractor! The tractor I don't think has even run a full hour yet....hahahaha
@jasonpinnix1905
2 күн бұрын
Over all the thing work pretty well . I mean every thing has it trouble spots . But that’s a nice unit .
@dropshot1967
2 күн бұрын
It looks like leaving the board in the kindlet to prevent twisting is the way to go. I also feel that your drying time in the greenhouse is going to be the next bottleneck. To speed that up, it might be an idea to put the wood in baskets or toads, create a secondary greenhous/windtunnel around them with plastic and force air through them with a boxfan (no outside air, just recirculate the preheated air from your greenhouse). That boxfan could probably run from a solar generator for quite some time.
@Back40Firewood
2 күн бұрын
The seasoning/drying might become a bottleneck if I start running green logs, these chunks were split a few months back so they've been pre-seasoning...lol. As long as I can stay somewhat ahead and maybe increase the capacity of what the greenhouse holds.
@outdoorswithlarryrobin
2 күн бұрын
Good Morning Dan, It’s the real deal👏🏻Aint’t perks great😂👍🇺🇸
@Back40Firewood
2 күн бұрын
Good morning...is it cooling off down there yet? I might have to fire up the boiler next week up here! 😬 😆
@outdoorswithlarryrobin
2 күн бұрын
Dan, mid 60’s here this morning, to warm yet to start our boiler👍🇺🇸
@bustermv
2 күн бұрын
You have a lot of stuff
@dendendabumrocks
Күн бұрын
Wait, hold up! You're not stacking that mini firewood in the tent to season it? This has got to be some kind of scientific study on a micro scale-aka “the Great Mini Wood Experiment”-to finally answer the age-old question: Does wood season faster when neatly stacked or just lazily piled into a heap? I mean, sure, one method looks like firewood Tetris, and the other like you're building a squirrel fort, but we need answers here!!! 🤣🤣🤣 Cheers my friend 🍺🍺🍺 Enjoying the videos you share with your Woodhound family 🥰
@Back40Firewood
Күн бұрын
These mini splits are special....they get piled first and then stacked in a box when they ship out...lol....the best of both worlds. Ha.
@TheHobbyShop1
Күн бұрын
Looks like a great piece of equipment. I’d love to figure out how to keep those pieces from twisting and not getting split but even if you need to do some by hand, you’re still going to be way ahead.
@bwillan
2 күн бұрын
You could leave the Kindlet in the same orientation as it is now. You'd would just have to clear a path around the rear of the Shelter Logic so that you could place your totes with your rounds on the infeed side.
@Back40Firewood
Күн бұрын
That is where there would be an issue...couple trees in the way back there, but...that could be fixed I guess....haha
@brianrizzi6321
Күн бұрын
Seems like this machine is able to produce a mountain in minutes, however the rest of the process can’t handle that level of production. At least not at the moment. Looking forward to see how it evolves. Maybe you could make mountains offsite in one of Woodhound Senior’s barns.
@tonywoods3197
2 күн бұрын
Hi Dan As I Was Saying about When I Worked At Mrs Paul's Kitchen I Would Cut and Open Up the frozen Blocks of Fish and it Would go down a Cover Belt on Metal Rollers jig Saw Would Cut the fish in a Triangle 📐 and Smaller Pieces Maybe have a Cover Belt At the end of The Kindlet 200.and Circle The Belt Around you and have The little Boss Man Bag it 👍 I Would leave your Japa Tractor 🚜 right Where it's At you Should be Good 👍
@Back40Firewood
2 күн бұрын
It would work bagging it right off the Kindlet if the chunks going in were already seasoned, which some are, but otherwise if the splits need to season more I wouldn't be able to bag it. I might need to find some big baskets to put the splits in.
@tonywoods3197
2 күн бұрын
Tarp The Tractor 👍
@williamklein6649
2 күн бұрын
Looks good. I see a few on top turned sideways maybe if more was on the infeed side it wouldn’t twist. Be cool if they all got split. Peace
@williamellis8993
2 күн бұрын
How soon before you come up with a dedicated power unit to run that thing and free up your tractor? Bill
@Back40Firewood
2 күн бұрын
When Wolfe Ridge starts mounting Honda engines on them I might see about trying one of those, but for now using the tractor isn't too bad.
@jimmieburleigh9549
2 күн бұрын
From what i seen on these machines if the trough is 6 inches thats the size your wood needs to be to optimally split..
@michelsauve6264
2 күн бұрын
Seems like you have it working best for the situation. My question is. How can it expand on any kind of larger scale?
@Back40Firewood
Күн бұрын
This model is limited to 5.5" - 6.5" but the Kindlet Pro will do up to 11.5" size splits.
@LindaMackinder
Күн бұрын
Green money making machine right there
@StephenNorris-m9i
Күн бұрын
Maybe add about 10 percent of the mini-mini splits for starter kindling for mini splits
@arnecarlsson9740
2 күн бұрын
Is there a larger version for regular sized firewood? 🤔🤔🤔
@Back40Firewood
Күн бұрын
The Kindlet Pro will do up to 11 1/2 inch length splits.
@fricknjeep
2 күн бұрын
hi there you will figure it out .i keep alot of kindling in old milk crates ,the sun does not bother them , open sides and stack able. like all processers they only like a spisfac wood . best to all john
@Back40Firewood
Күн бұрын
I've thought about that...WD30 actually sent me some info on larger rectangle ones. Might have to get a few.
@fricknjeep
Күн бұрын
@@Back40Firewood hi i got 12 of them 30 years ago and they still are fine ,
@larryterrell8458
2 күн бұрын
Sweet unit…is there a cheaper market for the lesser desirable pieces? 🇺🇸👏🏻
@Back40Firewood
Күн бұрын
I was thinking of finding that out. It all burns so perhaps there is.
@NorthwestPAfirewood
2 күн бұрын
👍
@jerryblankenship7267
2 күн бұрын
Leave the tractor where it is add some hydraulic hose extensions
@Back40Firewood
2 күн бұрын
That could be an option as well. 👍
@darcysoutar5980
19 сағат бұрын
I dunno, Dan. Have you tried the toilet paper blower test on the loose piles in the greenhouse? Would have thought they’d dry faster if stacked…
@Back40Firewood
7 сағат бұрын
lol...well the mini firewood gets both. Piled in the greenhouse and then stacked in the box when it ships out. Ha.
@jbbrown7907
Күн бұрын
Do you need a solar powered fan in the greenhouse?
@waynetharp
Күн бұрын
It is most likely the crooked Stihl cuts causing the issue. They only run Husky saws in the UK and dont have these issues!🤠
@Back40Firewood
Күн бұрын
Hahahahaha....well all these were cut with the Japa and an Oregon bar & chain which seems to be on many Husky saws out there...hmmmm lol
@waynetharp
Күн бұрын
@Back40Firewood Stop blaming the Japa!! Those pieces go thru just fine...It is the random end of log cut from the Stihl that plugs the whole system up! Just stop fighting the system,Shifty! #teamhusky
@pnuttheclownh2254
6 сағат бұрын
it's stopping because you presplit the rounds and you have too much gap at the splitter.
@buckinfirewood
2 күн бұрын
That is definitely going to stream line the mini firewood business.. a bit of a learning curve but I think the more you run it the easier it will be
@Back40Firewood
2 күн бұрын
Yes indeed...still have a few things to try as well like full rounds instead of the pre-split chunks. And then if that goes well I'd need to find some small logs...lol
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