A new Member of the Family - LT40HDD35

[WDH]

After much goading badgering urging, I am posting about the newest addition to my family, a LT40HDD35. 



 

To accommodate the extra length of the LT40 versus the LT15, I added an additional bay to the sawshed so that I could house the sawmill and still have some room for lumber drying.  I set the new LT40 on the right side and the edger on the left side.  Edger boards come off the mill to some adjacent saw horses in line with the edger, then go through the edger.  Finished boards come off the mill straight back onto a table where the boards can be laid out for spraying for powderpost beetles for the susceptible species like the oaks, ash, hickory, pecan, etc.  Boards that do not need to be sprayed, like the pine boards in the pic, can be flat stacked off the mill then picked up with the tractor and be taken to be stickered on pallets.



  

The back part of the shed will be used to pre-dry-air-dry lumber.  That is where the old LT15 was positioned.  I had 3 cement pads poured for foundations for air drying stacks.  You can see these at the back of the shed at the end.  They are shaped like a horseshoe.  Using the pallet system, I can stack up to 4 pallets high and air dry up to 7500 bf on the pads under the shed.  In the far left background of the next pic, you can see the planer room with sheds for more air drying space where I can air dry an additional 7500 bf.  This is plenty of air drying capacity for my small hardwood lumber business. 



 

Here is a view of the shed, sawmill, and edger with pine logs staged for sawing.  These are beetle killed pine that I salvaged off my property.  I have some customers waiting for some "blue" or "denim" pine for paneling.



 

On the Cooks edger, I took the tires off to be able to lower the infeed table to a more comfortable working height.  I also built an outfeed table to make handling the edged boards easier. 



 

The last cog in the wheel is the Nyle L53 kiln.  What a great little kiln.  It has made a huge difference for me. 



 

[AdamT]

Congratulations! I always learn something from your posts.

[Bruno of NH]

Nice !!
Great looking set up .
You hit the big time now .
I also like your post on the FF
Thanks
Jim/Bruno

[Hilltop366]

Nice, thanks for the tour!

[Andy White]

Danny,
A really first class operation you have there!!! A lot of thought and trial and error to get the flow right I'll bet.
You may be ready to host the next sawing project! Good looking mill. Proper tools for a proper job. "old saying"
I like it all!          8) 8)   Andy

[Ga Mtn Man]

Congrats on the shiny new mill Danny!  You are going to love having the hydraulics.

[julio]

The next project is at your house 8)

[WDH]

Only if you can cook.

[4x4American]

 8)

[samandothers]

Wow! Congratulations on the new mill.  Great set up,I can hear the excitement in your post, as it should be!  You are a class act!

[TimGA]

Really nice setup,  congratulations on new mill your back will love you.
                       
                      Tim

[sandsawmill14]

great looking set up wdh

[pineywoods]

Whee, Danny done went whole hog (old saying). I been hinting and arm twisting Danny for quite a while, trying to get him to add some hydraulics to that lt15 before he messes up his back and shoulders wrestling them big logs. Enjoy Danny. What more could a man want, hydraulic mill, edger, dry kiln, big shed, tractor with forks...congratulations..

[Peter Drouin]

Is the mill a walk with??? do you have the acuset2???? Do you plan to use the drag back????
Do you have the high speed blade guides???

[stihltoomany]

Congrats on new mill. I am sure you will love it. Wanting somethin like that myself.

[thecfarm]

A very nice addition to the family.

[Klicker]

Congrats on the new mill and the great setup. Enjoy your new mill

[Nomad]

     Lookin good Danny.  Congrats!!! 8)

[Weekend_Sawyer]

Wow Danny, what an upgrade since last time I was there!
Nice setup, good thing you are retired...

[Jemclimber]

 A big congratulations on your new saw.  smiley_applause   Your layout looks very nice. I like it all, except the heat you have there.

[slider]

My favorite part was the big fan.Don't want that thing over heating,nor the operator.

[Chuck White]

Congratulations Danny, Great lookin' set-up!   8)   8)

[stanwelch]

SWEET!!  Congratulations, Danny.  8) 8)
Retired guys have all the fun!

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

Very nice Danny....but I know why you took the tires off the Edger.  :D :D :D :D

[Dave Shepard]

Is the mill a walk with??? do you have the acuset2???? Do you plan to use the drag back????
Do you have the high speed blade guides???

Looks like a walk along and Simple Set. Congrats on the new mill! Once you go hydraulic, you never go back. 8)