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Sawmill vibration

Posted in Sawmills and Milling
Today at 10:25:33 AM
Written by ktm250rider
Views: 108
For those of you that have built your own sawmills, how much vibration do you get through the blade? i have a cheap Lifan 22hp engine and i believe that is the problem. At least that is what im telling my wife, because i want to replace it since i cant get it to idle. I can feel vibration through...

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LT35: Is this rail supposed to rust like this?

Posted in Sawmills and Milling
November 29, 2024, 01:18:12 PM
Written by Mr. Buck
Views: 5638

Hi all,

I got my new LT35HDG25 in September. I'm clearing some land and building a shelter for it, but in the meantime, I have a tarp over the saw head and it's stored outside.

The rail that the saw rides on is rusting like crazy. When it first started (within days) i wiped it down with ATF, but that

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DIY powerfeed

Posted in Sawmills and Milling
November 27, 2024, 09:42:52 PM
Written by Skidoojustin
Views: 5246
Hey all, I need some help. Im building a power feed on my lt15 using a wheelchair motor and a drum and cable, much the same as the rope feed and crank it originally came with. The motor is off a jazzy 1120 power chair and is a fairly large motor. Running on 12v.
The problem I'm having is the saw...

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Any Virginia sawmill owners here?

Posted in Sawmills and Milling
November 25, 2024, 07:43:31 AM
Written by SineWave
Views: 6465
Hey, all,

Longtime lurker here, I've been wanting to build or buy a bandsaw mill for years, and now I'm getting ready to retire and realize that I should probably just buy a mill rather than wasting another 20 years messing around with making one.

I was thinking about something along the lines of the TimberKing 1400 with the bare-bones hydraulics. I figure if I needed to, I could add additional hydraulics later. Read More

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Fransgard PTO tractor winch

Posted in Forestry and Logging
November 21, 2024, 03:59:15 PM
Written by Greenie
Views: 7476
A a 30HP 790 John Deere compact tractor. I'm yarding out tree length hardwood - maybe 16" at the butt (small enough so I can lift rounds to a woodsplitter without rupturing myself) one at a time with branches attached. I've used these Fransgard winches for 20 plus years and like them a lot.Read More

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