A day cutting wood

[Magicman]

 :D  but I gots my WM Way today.   ;D

[drobertson]

Looks like the mill was chunking it out,     david

[mesquite buckeye]

Looks like Magic has some pretty good second growth timber coming up on the face. ;D 8) 8) 8)

[Magicman]

Yup, that was for our Colorado trip in October.  It is gone now, but hopefully it will grow again next Fall.   ;D

[Peter Drouin]

Today went well but cold with a hard wind. When I got there the customer had it all stage for me


 
And yup the dirt was frozen on some of the logs.


 
I think I made more sawdust than lumber cutting all day 3/8x 4"
Did I say it was cold and the wind kept the mill clean of sawdust too.


  

 
But I did get some cut  :D :D ;D


 
Well Ill be back have to go sharpen some blades , Frozen dirt is hard on blades :D :D :D

[Jim_Rogers]

Frozen dirt is hard on blades :D :D :D

But you've got one of those fancy dancy debarkers..... why would you have dull blades?

Jim Rogers

[drobertson]

Nice! way to chunk'em out!  Looks like a very workable area to me,, one exception,, the hard cold wind,,
david

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

Good pics Pete......there's gotta be a way to run a heat blower off that Diesel.  say_what

[Peter Drouin]

Frozen dirt is hard on blades :D :D :D

But you've got one of those fancy dancy debarkers..... why would you have dull blades?

Jim Rogers

Yes but sometimes it's the way it goes.  :D

Good pics Pete......there's gotta be a way to run a heat blower off that Diesel.  say_what


maybe

[rmack]

Nice! way to chunk'em out!  Looks like a very workable area to me,, one exception,, the hard cold wind,,
david

I agree, very tidy site, the customer obvious cares. 

btw, when it's windy cold I just put on a rain slicker over top of my insulation... works wonders stopping the wind chill.  ;)

[mesquite buckeye]

Hope you ordered the official Wood Mizer heated seat option. ;D

[Magicman]

You obviously were making the best of a rather unpleasant situation.  The logs looked nice anyway.   ;D

[rmack]

Peter, do you know offhand how long your mill is overall with the extension on it? its been nasty here lately so I'm spending some time at the computer drawing things. 

[Peter Drouin]

I will look today and let you know tonight. I'm moving logs from the wood lot today got the landing in yesterday.


 

[coxy]

is that a kitty cat ;D

[rmack]

I see some trees in this picture that might not be there in the next one.  ;D

btw, if that machine goes across the bridge you built, then it must be a pretty good bridge. ;)

[Dave Shepard]

The Wood-Mizer 24' extension is just a manual mill frame, which is 24' long. An LT40 is 24', plus the hitch, so the whole works is going to be about 50' long.

[Peter Drouin]

is that a kitty cat ;D

Yes it is  :D :D

The Wood-Mizer 24' extension is just a manual mill frame, which is 24' long. An LT40 is 24', plus the hitch, so the whole works is going to be about 50' long.

Daves got it 50' long     Hi Dave 

[Peter Drouin]

I see some trees in this picture that might not be there in the next one.  ;D

btw, if that machine goes across the bridge you built, then it must be a pretty good bridge. ;)

The cat did and the bridge is ok  ;D

[Dave Shepard]

I've given a lot of thought on how to put a building over the mill and still be able to get logs onto the extension. My primary idea is to use some W24x60 or 70 something pound beams that I have access to, but my favorite is to have a building with one 14'x14' door on the end and big enough to drive a trailer truck into and unload inside.  :D

[rmack]

I've given a lot of thought on how to put a building over the mill and still be able to get logs onto the extension. My primary idea is to use some W24x60 or 70 something pound beams that I have access to, but my favorite is to have a building with one 14'x14' door on the end and big enough to drive a trailer truck into and unload inside.  :D

I've been working on a solution to cover the mill and potential extension etc. this is just a preliminary sketch, but it seems to me that timber frame is an obvious option for anyone who owns a sawmill.   

you need sketchup to view the file, it's a free download & quite powerful drawing tool.

[Peter Drouin]

I used a I beam



 

14' high, I had the steel guy tell me how big it had to be for the snow load,

[rmack]

I used a I beam



 

14' high, I had the steel guy tell me how big it had to be for the snow load,

that kind of stuff is worth it's weight in gold up here. I could probably buy an old self loader log truck for that $.

[Peter Drouin]

Well I had 1 1/2 days in getting the landing in and the road in.
And my logger did well


  

  

  

 

I did get the bar stuck  :D


 
But John helped me . I loaded the one ton with John and ran back and forth with fire wood


 
Then at the end of the day I left the one ton and drove John back home so I could plug it in . Too cold here. And bring home a trailer home with wood. :D


  

 
The road in was not too bad


  

  

 

all en all a good 4 days got 19 cords in and some logs ;D


  

  

  

 
red oak


  

  

 
With some ash red maple rock maple w birch and beach.

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

How cold was it Pete? Good Pics!