sawing speed on an lt40 w 24hp onan

[paul case]

Before I start I am aware speed is effected by width of cut , sharpness of band, ect.
I have been looking at an 94 or so LT40 with 24 hp onan.I was wondering  if it will saw as fast as my ez boardwalk mill, which seems to cut fine, but is all manual, and log handling  and sawing as much as I have been lately is terribly hard on the body.
I know that if I saw 1000 ftof framing lumber in 8 hours is an extremely good day on my mill.
If you have an lt40 24hp onan what can you saw in a day?
And maybe what would you change about your mill?

PC

[Chuck White]

Hello Paul;  I have the same mill, but mine is a 1995.

Sawing White or Red Pine, or Hemlock, Poplar, I usually get between 1,500 & 1,800 board feet of mixed 1X & 2X in a day (day = 8-10 hours) and call it a good day!

[customsawyer]

How many bf per hour are you getting now? I would think that if you add hyd. it would let you do a lot more. I can't add to your question since the smallest engine I have run is a 42 hp Kubota diesel. With that being said when I ran that mill I could expect to get about 3500 bf per day on a portable job with out a edger. If you are thinking about running this mill stationary I would think that you should be able to hit 2000 bf or a little better.

[WH_Conley]

Customsawyer called it about right, plus, the back will feel better.

[paul case]

I guess I will find out for myself.
I purchased JFarmer's dads lt40hd24 this afternnon. It needs a little work but he ran it some while I was over there and I believe it will be ok. I just needed something to take all the grunt work out and it sounds like I may easily double production.
I have to fix up a lube bottle, install a battery and maybe some new belts and she will be good to go. I don't have any blades for it , except the one that is on it, so I will have to get some of those ordered on monday. I am going to sell the ez boardwalk mill and I have a guy coming to look at it in the morning.
SO.......I guess we will see.   PC

[WDH]

I am jealous  .

[Chuck White]

Good for you Paul.

The HYD WM will definitely be easier on your back.

The best I have ever gotten in a day was just over 2,300 board feet of mixed 1X & 2X White Pine.

That was a 10 hour day and there were 4 men off-bearing and feeding the log loader, there weren't very many breaks taken on that job either.

You will notice quite a jump in your daily production.

[Mooney]

Congrats on your purchase Paul! Glad you were able to get a deal and upgrade to the hydraulics. Feel free to call in today (before noon) or next week to get the mill transferred to your name and get your parts/blades ordered in. You'll also get a Owner Pack from us once you do.

Right now we're also scheduling our service loops for this year. It wouldn't hurt to check on how much it would run to have Bob swing through and get your mill running like new. He'll be servicing Arkansas/Missouri in September, and you're real close there. 

[sawman]

 We started out with a manual lt 30, and upgraded to a lt 40hd, once we got use to the extra features, we doubled our production. Off hand I don't remember exact ## tho.
I think you will really like the hydraulics.

Congrats on the upgrade.
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[customsawyer]

Congrats on the purchase. Sorry though I didn't mean to talk you into it that fast. ;D

[Slingshot]

  Good move, Paul. You will love being able able to stand in one spot and
do in a few seconds what you used to have to run around the mill 3 or 4
times to do. Now you can fly.


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charles 

[pineywoods]

Congrats on the new-to-you mill. Not only is it gonna be easier on your back, your feet and legs will thank you.. Not nearly as much running around the mill...

[Larry]

I think you made a very wise decision Paul.  Glad to see you get a new machine.

[customdave]

Congrats Paul, won't take but an hour to wonder why you didn't have hyds before now ;). Have fun with the new mill & play safe...


                                     Dave

[plowboyswr]

So did the EZ sell or can i still come get the tour?

[fishpharmer]

Congrats Paul!!  Your back will thank you.  8)

[Buck]

Paul, as you know there are many variables that can effect your production rate. I can tell you you will be proud of your purchase and your back will for sure feel much better also. Congratulations!  Give the ole girl a good once over and clean all the electrical connections you can find. The service route from Woodmizer is a very good investment. The technician will get you all checked out and you will learn a lot from being his helper.

[paul case]

I got the parts list started today.I pulled the muffler off to fix a few holes and got the oil draining and the oil filter off, which took the longest since it was really stuck. I am going to put new wheel belts on it before I start sawing.
One of the biggest things to figure out for me has to do with set up and not the mill at all. In order to be more efficient I will be racking up a few logs on some cants to roll onto the loader arms. In order to do that in a 40' wide building that has short sidewalls, as my chicken houses do, I will have to set the mill up  across the building, instead of along one wall as my boardwalk mill is now. I would like to set the thing up so that I could move boards right onto my cutoff table from the mill by hand instead of using the forklift as I am doing now.
Plowboyswr
The ez boardwalk is still set up and cutting. I would like to make someone a good deal on it. I guess I just as well list it for sale here on the forum. It is a good mill.
Thanks for all your kind and encouraging words about this. I highly value the friendships of you forum members. PC

[Meadows Miller]

Gday

And a Big Congrats Paul  ;) ;D ;D 8) 8) 8) 8) Your gonna be a WoodMizer Man now you know that Mate  ;) :D ;D ;D 8) 8)


Regards Chris

[customsawyer]

Does that mill have a drag back on it?

[Larry]

Roller conveyors might help with material handling.

[Meadows Miller]

Gday

Paul what are the walls like in your shed steel or block work as you could just knock a hole in the wall and have say a 10' long pair of say 16x10 or 12" timbers for your deck (you could also cut them with a slight taper to make it easier to roll the logs to the loader too ;) )
as that might get you in enough hight wise for the mill as if you go length wise across the shed you may run out off room ;) and as Jake and Larry asked weather you have drag back and some roller beds It might also be wise to keep your Corley edger and get it fired up as it will make a big difference with handling your wing boards production wise Mate  ;) ;D ;D 8)

Regards Chris

[Magicman]

Good for you Paul !!!  I know that you have given this much thought and I'm excited for you. 

[paul case]

no drag back. no roller toe boards either.
I thought about the hole in the wall. My buildings have a steel truss every 10' so we would have to put a beam across 3 of them and cut the leg off the middle one. I don't think I want to do that. setting it across the building would leave about 12' to 14' at one end of it. The mill head could be rolled back so that the bed is all that sticks out in the building and my loader would get around the end of it, lifting long beams or boards over the mill bed.
I think I will give crossways a go, and if it don't work, I can always change it.
I am excited about it as well. I am looking foreward to wearing myself out sawing 2000 ft instead of just 1000 ft.PC

[WH_Conley]

Do you have concrete floor? Maybe an old wagon running gear to move finished product and slabs around?