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Posted in Sawmills and Milling

Yesterday at 10:56:18 PM

Written by chainsaw_louie

Views: 92

Woodmizer's and probably other sawmills can have several of those 12 v solenoids that switch on the power to the hydraulics and other electric components. Inside the case are silver contacts which after many cycles get a buildup of debris from the arcing and will no longer conduct electricity .

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Posted in Sawmills and Milling

Yesterday at 09:41:04 PM

Written by beenthere

Views: 147

For anyone interested.

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Posted in Sawmills and Milling

Yesterday at 02:08:58 PM

Written by KWood255

Views: 270

Happy Easter folks. As per normal while approaching a long weekend, I broke a velocity fuse on the loader cylinder. I must not have noticed right away, and lost a fair bit of hydraulic fluid. My WM dealer send me a couple gallons via courier but I need more. They are out of stock on the MV32 oil as called for. Read More

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Posted in Forestry and Logging

Yesterday at 01:36:08 PM

Written by Jeff

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This topic has been merged into Iron mule.

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Posted in Sawmills and Milling

Yesterday at 07:06:12 AM

Written by customsawyer

Views: 278

Those that have been to my place have seen that I go through some blades. In 2008 I started with the Cooks sharpener and setter. It did okay but the consistency is dependent on how well I dress the wheel. In 2010 I bought the Pro Series CBN WM sharpener and it did great for about 4 years. Then the circuit

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