how long for a hakki pilke to process 30m3 of spruce thinnings?

locky76

I'm thinking of buying a lorry load of spruce thinnings, how long for a hakki pilke to process 30m3 of these spruce thinnings?

reilig

locky76 wrote: »

I'm thinking of buying a lorry load of spruce thinnings, how long for a hakki pilke to process 30m3 of these spruce thinnings?

M Large told me that the Hakki Pilke Expert 30 can process 3 to 4 m3 per hour at ease if you have a way of lifting the logs onto the roller table and a trailer for collecting the split wood. So you should easily get through 30m3 in a day!

$kilkenny

I have a good feeling that man was talking about like 20 foot lengths of 10 inch timber which is ideal, as for a hakki pilke splitting a full lorry load of first thinnings which will more than.likely be pulp and anywhere from 3 to 10 inches you could very much end up processing more with a chainsaw and no splitter.
Dam its hard doing a full lorry load a day with any of the posch gear id say.

Rovi

I'd strongly suspect that the outputs quoted by the manufacturer/seller of any of these machines is realistically only achievable under ideal conditions: perfectly straight clean round logs of just the right size, uninterrupted supply of said logs, and uninterrupted removal of processed product.

In the real world (variable size/length/straightness of raw material, one operator doing it all, smoke/dinner/piddle breaks, etc), I'd suggest that 1/2 the claimed output is probably more realistic.

So, given reilig's example above of 3-4 m3/hour as quoted by the seller of this type of machine, I'd be budgeting 15 hours or so (at 2 m3/hour) to do 30 m3.

reilig

Rovi wrote: »

I'd strongly suspect that the outputs quoted by the manufacturer/seller of any of these machines is realistically only achievable under ideal conditions: perfectly straight clean round logs of just the right size, uninterrupted supply of said logs, and uninterrupted removal of processed product.

In the real world (variable size/length/straightness of raw material, one operator doing it all, smoke/dinner/piddle breaks, etc), I'd suggest that 1/2 the claimed output is probably more realistic.

So, given reilig's example above of 3-4 m3/hour as quoted by the seller of this type of machine, I'd be budgeting 15 hours or so (at 2 m3/hour) to do 30 m3.

There's a guy in donegal advertising his services with a Hakki Pilke 30 in local press claimaing to be able to process 40m3 in 10 hours and for €600. Saw in advertised on a newspaper that I picked up in a canteen earlier this week. Have to be softwood logs though!

GY A1

$kilkenny wrote: »

I have a good feeling that man was talking about like 20 foot lengths of 10 inch timber which is ideal, as for a hakki pilke splitting a full lorry load of first thinnings which will more than.likely be pulp and anywhere from 3 to 10 inches you could very much end up processing more with a chainsaw and no splitter.
Dam its hard doing a full lorry load a day with any of the posch gear id say.

how long to cut the lorry load with a chainsaw

periodictable

Alone, no breakdowns, logs ready to roll, a long 2 days. With 2 people, clean timber 1.5 days.

$kilkenny

GY A1 wrote: »

how long to cut the lorry load with a chainsaw

How long is a piece of string?
Depends on alot of things really like saw, user, chain, size of timber, softwood or hardwood etc
Shouldnt take more than 3 handy days even if the timber is smallish on your own going for 2 full days might take it and working late.

GY A1

$kilkenny wrote: »

How long is a piece of string?
Depends on alot of things really like saw, user, chain, size of timber, softwood or hardwood etc
Shouldnt take more than 3 handy days even if the timber is smallish on your own going for 2 full days might take it and working late.

sound see above, a guide of 2 days, gives an idea thats all
i know how long the string is thanks :rolleyes:

locky76

GY A1 wrote: »

how long to cut the lorry load with a chainsaw

Good question, but should it include splitting as well?
Going by above, 12 to 15 hours should cover the cutting & splitting with the processor at €40 an hour, so ballpark €600 or €20 per metre...

$kilkenny

GY A1 wrote: »

sound see above, a guide of 2 days, gives an idea thats all
i know how long the string is thanks :rolleyes:

Lol sorry man, its hard to give u an exact estimate to the hour but if you have a good saw like a stihl, know how to.use it and can sharpena chain properly and its softwood itl take 2 or so days.