Sawmill Maintenance/Repairs

[Magicman]

I have been wondering where you were.  ??

Yup, go buy a battery and hopefully you will be OK.  I am still wondering about that idler bearing.  ??

[caveman]

We had a small job to do this morning.  After cutting a few nice longleaf logs from a blown down tree from my neighbors, we sawed the 2x6's.  When we went to edge them, the edger would crank but not start reliably.  We replaced the key switch with a new one about a year ago.  The key switch was not activating the fuel pump and probably the ignition when on the run setting (the pole was loose in the switch).  Thankfully, we had another in our spare parts and the edger is back in business.

Also, while sawing the pine logs this morning, the hydraulics were slower than they should be with sporadic bursts of speed.  We checked the solenoids going to the hydraulic pump motors and one of them was not working.  In our parts, I found a few identical solenoids.  We replaced the offending one expecting to have super hydraulics again-no joy.  The replacement we used was bad.  We tested one of the others and it seemed to work properly, so it was installed, and they hydraulics are fast again.  

[Magicman]

I am back to sawing tomorrow and noticed that my DeBarker was busted.  Well one of them anyway.     


That old spud has slicked the bark off of many logs.


Thankfully I noticed it before it broke completely off.  As it was I was able to throw a quick bead on both sides and it should be OK, at least for now.

[doc henderson]

My Dad and brother would have told me to drill a hole at the end of the crack to stop it from propagating back despite welding.

[Magicman]

I was in a hurry and needed to spend my time rebuilding a closet for a Great Granddaughter.  (I finished the closet.)

The weld looks kinda dauby and if it propagates, I will weld it back again. 

[doc henderson]

I am so happy you got to build that for your GGD!!!!!  I bet it (the spud) will hold and if not, you will fix it.  I just suffer from being the "dumb doctor" in the family, so I thought I would pass it on.  Godspeed!

[Magicman]

I broke two blades today.  Both of them were down to 1 1/8" and felt flimsy when I uncoiled them, but two is still unusual.  1 1/8" blades generally do not break.  My B57's were squished and even though I could not see where the blade was contacting either bandwheel, I went head and replaced both B57's.  My blade for tomorrow morning measured 1 3/16".  We shall see.