Getting impatient!

clintnelms · June 28, 2018, 07:41:32 PM

Put my deposit down on a WM LT35HD last week. Picking it up on July 25th. I think the waiting is going to drive me crazy! So excited though.

WDH · June 28, 2018, 08:28:20 PM

Way to go!

taylorsmissbeehaven · June 29, 2018, 08:42:28 PM

You will not be disappointed. Let the sawdust fly

WV Sawmiller · June 29, 2018, 08:54:18 PM

Trust me - you will like it. Congratulations.

Lawg Dawg · June 29, 2018, 09:39:47 PM

Quote from: clintnelms on June 28, 2018, 07:41:32 PM
Put my deposit down on a WM LT35HD last week. Picking it up on July 25th. I think the waiting is going to drive me crazy! So excited though.

That is the worst wait you will ever expirence in your life :D...I almost had an axiety attack one day waiting on mine last December :D But well worth it! Congrats!

Percy · June 30, 2018, 01:29:14 AM

Quote from: clintnelms on June 28, 2018, 07:41:32 PM
Put my deposit down on a WM LT35HD last week. Picking it up on July 25th. I think the waiting is going to drive me crazy! So excited though.

Waiting is the worst, but it makes the "finally getting it" experience very memorable. The last mill I bought was in 2003 and I still remember it like it was yesterday...I had to wait way longer than I wanted to as well..... ;D ;D

Dad2FourWI · June 30, 2018, 05:29:55 PM

Hey Congrats!!!

Yes, the wait can make for some very long weeks!!! ;D

Start leveling out the area where the setup will be... making plans for where the logs will lay, where the lumber will be stickered and stacked, where the flitches will end up and where will all that saw dust go...

That will keep you busy for a few days.... :D

OffGrid973 · July 01, 2018, 05:26:27 PM

Then figure out where the slab rack, timbers and mantles will go so you don't hurt your back moving items for customers...that should take another two days...only a few left.

Congrats and welcome to the WM family if not already an owner.

clintnelms · July 02, 2018, 07:27:58 PM

Thanks everyone. I've had a Woodland Mills HM126 for two years now so I've got everything setup already. Just need to move the old mill and move the new one in.

WV Sawmiller · July 02, 2018, 07:52:42 PM

Quote from: cwimer973 on July 01, 2018, 05:26:27 PMThen figure out where the slab rack, timbers and mantles will go so you don't hurt your back moving items for customers...that should take another two days...only a few left.
Congrats and welcome to the WM family if not already an owner.

Excellent advice. The bane of my existence is trying to safely store my sawed wood so it air dries properly but is still available for people to see. There is never enough covered storage space but a big factor in this issue is my lack of MHE like skid steer or forklift or such to move big, heavy stacks of lumber. Most of my customers come get a couple hundred bf of lumber for various craft projects, or a mantel, or such. If they want enough for a shed or barn extension I generally have to go custom cut that for them.

Full time sawyers with big equipment and acres of storage space can have big stacks of air drying lumber on top of each other and go move a stack or two to reach the one the customer needs to see. There are threads with really neat roof tops that sit on top of a drying rack/stack of that serve as covers and also provide weight to help the boards dry straight.

Good luck. Take advantage of every piece of equipment, shelter and land you have available to you.

Lawg Dawg · July 02, 2018, 07:53:15 PM

Quote from: clintnelms on July 02, 2018, 07:27:58 PM
Thanks everyone. I've had a Woodland Mills HM126 for two years now so I've got everything setup already. Just need to move the old mill and move the new one in.

Quite the upgrade! I'm happy for you

. Joe told me when I upgraded from the lt15 to the lt40 " you gonna think you sawin with a rocket ship". And by golly if he wasn't right!

clintnelms · July 02, 2018, 08:32:15 PM

Quote from: Lawg Dawg on July 02, 2018, 07:53:15 PM
Quote from: clintnelms on July 02, 2018, 07:27:58 PM
Thanks everyone. I've had a Woodland Mills HM126 for two years now so I've got everything setup already. Just need to move the old mill and move the new one in.
Quite the upgrade! I'm happy for you . Joe told me when I upgraded from the lt15 to the lt40 " you gonna think you sawin with a rocket ship". And by golly if he wasn't right!

I can see that. I'm sure I'll be feeling the same way!

WDH · July 02, 2018, 08:36:11 PM

Good air drying sheds are a Sawyer's best friend.

clintnelms · July 02, 2018, 08:52:27 PM

That's nice! Maybe one day.

Lawg Dawg · July 02, 2018, 08:56:49 PM

Quote from: clintnelms on July 02, 2018, 08:52:27 PM
That's nice! Maybe one day.

Are you sawing for a living or hobby, personal, maybe part time extra income?

clintnelms · July 02, 2018, 09:10:34 PM

Quote from: Lawg Dawg on July 02, 2018, 08:56:49 PM
Quote from: clintnelms on July 02, 2018, 08:52:27 PM
That's nice! Maybe one day.
Are you sawing for a living or hobby, personal, maybe part time extra income?

More for hobby, personal, maybe part time extra income. Something to do when I get closer to retirement also.

clintnelms · August 08, 2018, 09:41:02 PM

Well I picked up my mill on the 25th as scheduled. Wouldn't you know I still have not had a chance to use it yet besides the day I picked it up. Went to Nashville on vacation the day after picking it up and been busy every day since I've been back. And it's looking like I'm not going to have time this weekend either.

Southside · August 09, 2018, 12:04:42 AM

Mill looks great - but two questions. 1) Where did you get a truss span that long? 2) Can't you teach the bulldog to run the mill when you are gone? :D

clintnelms · August 09, 2018, 07:31:56 AM

Quote from: Southside logger on August 09, 2018, 12:04:42 AM
Mill looks great - but two questions. 1) Where did you get a truss span that long? 2) Can't you teach the bulldog to run the mill when you are gone? :D

I got the truss from Little River Pole Barns in Adel, GA. It's 30 foot long. I have two Bulldogs and they're too lazy to do any kind of work lol.