Firewood processor build thread

[murphy1244]

Ya, and I assume you heard what's on the way over the next couple of days, I'm not impressed, guess I need to go buy a snow brush!

At least your Humor is intact.

 

[kiotiken]

At least your Humor is intact.

We'll have to see after the snow storm!

 

[CDN Farm Boy]

Ya, and I assume you heard what's on the way over the next couple of days, I'm not impressed, guess I need to go buy a snow brush!

Or a remote starter ;-)

After 5 yrs of doing residential snow removal, I have developed selective hearing towards the weather, particularly in winter. I prefer the "wait and see" approach to the weather....far less stressful

 

[kiotiken]

Or a remote starter ;-)

After 5 yrs of doing residential snow removal, I have developed selective hearing towards the weather, particularly in winter. I prefer the "wait and see" approach to the weather....far less stressful

For years, I've parked in my garage at home and underground in a heated garage at work, I rarely even bothered taking a coat to work before February. As you know, Ottawa's known to get it's fair share of snow in the winter and I literally didn't even have a snow brush in my car. Oh well, I'll be parked in my driveway for this storm and I gave up my indoor spot at work to save $100 month, so one way or another, my cars getting buried this year.

So I just got off the phone with my paint guy. He's going to sell me a gun with a 2.0 mm nozzle for $75 (his cost I believe). On top of that, if it still won't spray, he'll swap the tip for a 2.5 mm. So, if I can figure out how to get there before 4:30, I'll give it another go tonight, otherwise I'll have to pick it up on my way to work tomorrow.

 

[mikefromnh]

I know you are running a chainsaw on your processer but I saw this and thought it was interesting.

The firewood processors chain saw |Fergusons Firewood Processor

 

[CDN Farm Boy]

I know you are running a chainsaw on your processer but I saw this and thought it was interesting.

The firewood processors chain saw |Fergusons Firewood Processor

That Parker F11 seems to be the motor to use. Have you seen anywhere to buy it that its not $2000+?

 

[kiotiken]

I know you are running a chainsaw on your processer but I saw this and thought it was interesting.

The firewood processors chain saw |Fergusons Firewood Processor

Yup, I looked at that build, very interesting, but he uses the P11 and that's a boat load of money. It also requires a big step up for me on the engine side as well. I'm building my processor for the next 40 yrs (assuming I make it into my 80's), so these things may be added down the road, but for now, the money it would take didn't seem worth it to me.

That Parker F11 seems to be the motor to use. Have you seen anywhere to buy it that its not $2000+?

I believe I was quoted $3500, there's a Parker dealer on Carp rd. If I'm not mistaken, there's now a P12 that replaced the P11, but that won't help you with price.

If I were willing to spend the money on the motor for the saw, a bigger engine, multi-segment pumps and a large resevoir etc, I'd move to a saw blade. They are much faster and require much less maintenance (sharpening a chain on a saw that's permanently mounted would be a PITA) and I just don't see the overall cost being that much higher. You might even be able to rig one up to be belt run off a 15-20 hp engine and save a bundle on the hydraulic side. Chainsaws need to turn around the 12000 RPM mark which is why your choices are limited for hydraulic motors, but you can turn the saw blade much slower.

 

[mikefromnh]

I read on another forum the sunfab scm-12 is a direct replacement. $1200.

 

[kiotiken]

I read on another forum the sunfab scm-12 is a direct replacement. $1200.

Never heard of that one, but it's good to know. I may do something like that in the future, especially if my saw ever needs to be replaced.

 

[kiotiken]

So I'm feeling blue this morning.









I didn't get all the parts done, but it was 1:30 AM and my gun ran out of paint and that was it for me, I wasn't loading it again. So I ended up buying the 2.5mm spray gun instead of the 2.0mm gun they thought I should buy. It still wouldn't spray well, even turned up to full material to the point that the needle popped out and running full air, but it much better than my 1.5mm gun at least. Eventually, I started thinning the paint, first just a cap full of lacquer thinner, then two. The last batch I made up to fill my gun sprayed very well, it was two very healthy cap fulls. The directions on the can are very emphatic about not thinning the paint, but I ran out of options. I'm not sure what the consequences will be but I thinned less than 5%, so I'm hoping it wont matter.

It was still tacky at 8:30 this morning, which is 7 hours dry time. That makes me nervous since it's supposed to be dry to the touch after an hour. The garage is at room temperature and was a few hours before I started and has been ever since. I guess we'll see...