How much robust is the LT40 over the LT35

[Dave Shepard]

If you buy a bigger mill, then you will try to saw bigger logs, and say, well, that extra 6" of throat on the LT70 WIDE is just enough.... :D

[Tree Dan]

If you buy a bigger mill, then you will try to saw bigger logs, and say, well, that extra 6" of throat on the LT70 WIDE is just enough.... :D

  :D...And this all begain when I was making a resaw jig for doing small 2 foot logs on my little wood shop band saw.
Theres no end to this...no Im not loseing any sleep ;D

[Bandmill Bandit]

Both are good mills!

The LT35 is an LT35 and so it will remain for the extent of it useful life.

The LT40 can be upgraded to an LT 40 Super should you want to do that.

1000 hours on a well care for mill is nothing for hours even if it is 10 years old. Woodmizers are just that well built.

Burcer's post re maintenance items to check is bang on and the parts are not costly and not hard to replace. 

IMHO the LT40 gives you expandability.

The LT35 gives all it has to give the day you bring it home.

[tacks Y]

Not sure how you can go smaller? If you are running a 40 now? Go big or go home, next step is the 50. That being said I have NO exp with either.

[starmac]

I have an older 40, and given the chance I would up grade to a newer 40. I do not know how much beefier the head is on them, but I have been told that mine will not support a board drag back, so there must be some beef added at some point. I also doubt that an auto clutch kit could be fitted to mine, and I would consider that a vast improvement too.

All that said, I do not saw enough to justify the expense of upgrading, unless I ran across a very good deal.

[derhntr]

Interesting read. 200 bdft a day, what do you do for the rest of the day :D Get the 40  

[John S]

I have owned an LT15, LT40 hydraulic and now have an LT40 Wide 38hp gas.  Go for the LT40 and get the Wide Head for $795.  The saw head on an LT35 looks very similar to what is  on an LT15.

[Southside]

Y'all do realize that this was a 4.5 year old question right? ;D

[Chuck White]

Even old questions are interesting!  :P

I've heard that the sawhead on the 35 is similar to the LT15, true or not, I don't know because I've never been face-to-face with an LT15.

[woodweasel]

I had a LT35 manual, upgraded to the LT40 Hydraulic. The auto clutch and hydraulics are awesome. Head wise and cutting,I noticed no big difference. I think the 40 has a few more H.P. (gas). Again no difference

[woodweasel]

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[woodweasel]

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[seaview]

 

 
Maybe an old post but is totally relevant today as when it was started in 2014. I am just coming off an LT15 Wide electric and pick up my new LT40HD Wide gas 38 EFI in 2 weeks. I know I am going to miss the electric and would have opted for an electric again if 3 phase power was available at our mill yard. But the HYDRAULICS... am so looking forward to being able to mill up more than just 2 West Coast big boys in a day! and stand up straight after a day on the saw!! Has been brutal w/o the hydraulics and these big fir and cedar logs are going to cringe when that LT40HD Wide rolls into town. We had a devastating wind storm up here on Vancouver Island couple months ago and there is absolutely no end of wood to cut. Have more to say about the reasons I choose the 40 over the 35 but suffice it to say that the WIDE clinched the deal! Also the gas EFI over the Tier 4 Diesel was a $10K CDN saving and ran smooth and quiet during my WM test drive. Really, the 40 absolutely pays for itself in all the extra features that it has and yes... so much more robust sawing head to boot. (have gotten used to easy blade changes on the LT15; bit concerned about the messing with the doors on the 40!?)

[thecfarm]

@seaview, that LT wide don't look so wide with that log on it.  ;D