One-Man Firewood Processor Mounts On Skidsteer

One-Man Firewood Processor Mounts On Skidsteer TRACTORS Skid Steer Loaders You can start a one-man firewood operation with a new processor that quick-attaches to a skid steer loader With the new Hahn HFP160 Firewood Pro you can pick up whole logs saw them to firewood lengths and split the blocks all without leaving your seat
    “This is the only one-man firewood operation I know of ” says Gary Olsen President of Hahn Machinery in Two Harbors Minn “It usually requires someone on a loader and someone to run the processor Our system takes the processor right to the woodpile and there’s nobody on the ground ”
    The 2 020-lb processor needs a big enough loader to handle its weight In addition the processor needs a standard auxiliary hydraulic flow of 20 gpm for optimum performance and three hydraulic connections
    “All functions on the processor are operated by 8 push buttons ” Olsen says They are on control modules tied to the skid loader’s joysticks and connected by a detachable cable to the processor
    Logs are picked up with the processor’s forks rolled onto the in-feed trough and moved up to a butt plate by a chain conveyor and roller Once in position a high-speed chainsaw activates When the block is cut it falls into the splitting trough and is split with a 4 by 24-in cylinder The processor can cut wood into lengths up to 20 in 28 in optional and can split the wood into 4 6 or 8 pieces depending on the choice of splitting heads While it’s designed for a skid steer loader some customers are making modifications to put the processor on excavators and tractors
    The HFP160 was in development for two years In January 2009 it completed an extensive 6-month field trial on a commercial woodlot Improvements were made and Hahn began selling the processor that spring
    “Currently the processor carries a base price of $34 500 including a hydraulically adjustable 4-way splitter and two cut lengths ” according to Olsen “That’s still on the low end for a commercial grade firewood processor
    “We’ve been building heavy-duty logging equipment since 1972 ” Olsen says “but this is our first venture into firewood processing machinery ”
    This past summer Hahn introduced the HFP150 Compact a smaller lighter less expensive processor intended for people who use a lot of firewood but don’t need the production capacity offered by the larger HFP160
    The processor can be purchased directly from the company Hahn ships anywhere in the U S Canada and overseas
    Videos of the processor in action can be seen on Hahn’s website
    Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Hahn Machinery Inc P O Box 220 Two Harbors Minn 55616 ph 800 483-8825; www hahnmachinery com

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