Cold weather stop you sawyers?

[Bratzsman]

hey Guys first time responding. The cold does not bother me but will it bother a chain saw mill?  I have purchased a granberg mini mill and I plan on milling this winter. Does anyone have a suggestion for cold weather chainsaw milling?

[Southside]

Its a wheat or corn field in summer.

Corn??  That far north, wow.  How long is the growing season up your way?  I was not sure if it was a lake or big meadow possibly.  

[welderskelter]

Got to almost 40 here today. Should have sawed but had other errands to run.

[John Bartley]

Not so much the cold (I mill down to about -10'C, then it's no fun), but the snow ... is just starting for the year.  We have three months of it ahead and here's what it looks like now ::

 

[alan gage]

Looks to be a consensus for once. Cold weather does stop everyone from milling.....but everyone has a different idea of what too cold is.

I thought I was done milling for the season but we've had a few days of unseasonably warm weather (lower 40's and sunshine) so I pulled it back out to do a little milling. There's one big red oak I'd like to do today but it won't be quite as pleasant. Cloudy, mid-30's, and a very strong east wind, which I have no protection from. We'll see how ambitious I feel once I get down there.

Alan

[John Bartley]

Looks to be a consensus for once. Cold weather does stop everyone from milling.....but everyone has a different idea of what too cold is.

I thought I was done milling for the season but we've had a few days of unseasonably warm weather (lower 40's and sunshine) so I pulled it back out to do a little milling. There's one big red oak I'd like to do today but it won't be quite as pleasant. Cloudy, mid-30's, and a very strong east wind, which I have no protection from. We'll see how ambitious I feel once I get down there.

Alan

For making the weather seem cold, there's nothing like a strong wind, especially when the air is damp.  I'd rather cut at -10'C in a sunny calm day than at +10'C in windy damp weather.   My mill yard is enclosed by tall spruce and poplars, so all I normally get is a bit of a breeze, usually at my back to take away the sawdust.  I'm lucky!
cheers

[John Bartley]

This is what we do instead of sawing when it gets too cold ... different equipment ... different working conditions.  The river has a bit of slush on it so we run the machines over it a few times to mix it up.  Then it'll freeze and the civilians can walk from the camp to the river to fish ::







 

[Andries]

Looks good John.
Milling, fishing or whatever.
It's all good unless the slush gets your feet wet.
Be cool - stay warm!

[4x4American]

-20 F before wind chill is too cold to be worthwhile to run.  Found that out last winter..Anything above 0F in the morning we'll run.  -10 in the morning and we'll let the equipment warm up for a good long while whilst drinking coffee in the pickup 

[GullyBog]

It's rarely too cold to saw where I live.  The wind can push it over the top though.  For years I tailed on an LT40 with an air cooled engine and if the wind stripped enough heat off it wouldn't run long.  My least favorite days are around 33 degrees and misty.  All in all the climate here is mild, several days in the teens is what I call a hard winter.  So far it's looking like a long fall might turn into spring this time.

[esteadle]

Not that much. 

[Tom the Sawyer]

Not a fan of cold weather, you put a couple of feet of snow in front of the mill and I'll just stay inside.  We got 7" over the weekend, temps at or below freezing all week (no melting) and another storm forecast for this weekend.