Finally bought a mill

[WDH]

You have a good plan, Planman  ;D.  You will pay for that mill easy with all the lumber you will cut.

[Magicman]

You're looking good Planman.  Congratulations !!!

(I can't tell in the picture, but always wear wrap around safety glasses.)

[Planman1954]

Update:  Well, I found a source for some pine  logs..only trouble is they are all 8' or less. That's ok though...not complaining. I needed a few more 2x6 rafters for the barn roof. I guess I'll splice together some to finish. The next thing is to try to get a jig made to make shingles out of the pine. My first attempt yesterday went WAY too slowly on the shingle making. I've got some bright ideas to overcome the speed and consistancy of the process. I'll need probably 5-6 thousand of those  buggars...so speed and multiples are the key. I'm making them 24" long ... and the rejects will be used on my 2 side roofs since they'll only be 21 " long. I plan on using 1"x3" stripping under the shingles, so I cut some of those today too.
Unloading the logs took some brain power on my part. I don't have ANY equipment to maneuver logs, so after getting home with the logs loaded onto my fathers old 10' 2 axle trailer by the fellow's front end loader, the 2 top logs rolled off over the side without tearing anything up...that was good. The remaining 4 on the bed of the trailer wer another thing. I had a cheap walmart winch that was junk, so i unwound with great effort..it was all tangled up... enough of the wire rope to wrap around a tree in the yard. I then took a hook and hooked the orther end to the front of the log and took off in my old Chevy van and... hey... they came off... one by one. Then I unhooked the empty trailer and hooked the cable to my hitch and drug the logs over by the mill. I was so proud of myself. At least now I have a system.
I'm looking forward tomorrow or Monday to nailing on the final rafters for the barn. Anyway, thanks for reading. It's good to vent.

[fishpharmer]

Necessity is the Mother of invention............

Well done with the unloading of the logs.  I though you said you don't have any equipment for unloading logs?  Not many folks are fortunate enough to have their own log van ;)