Woodmizer lead time ridiculous. Looking for alternatives

[Crossroads]

I'm hoping to ride the ol' '97 out through all of this and then update on the backside when all the used mills start to flood the market😁

I like this idea and will be watching for a Lt40 super wide or even a wide 50 👍🏻

[thecfarm]

I work in a hardware store, getting stock and people who want to work into the store is VERY hard at this time. I have empty pegs and shelves through out the whole store. Not just me because of a small store. Had a customer that walked in and asked me if I have pvc outlet boxes. Yes, I said. He said good, because home depot has none. Now a week later, I can not get any.
Phone will ring for certain items and I know what they are doing, calling bunches of places trying to find a certain item. Good luck I tell them.
Than I have the customer that tells me I will order them off from your online store.  :   We are the online store!!!!
Most don't understand, someone has to make the product than businesses buy the product and gets it in the stores. No one making it, no one can buy it.

[240b]

frankly i really don't mind waiting, this is along term project.
 After looking at used equipment, i decided that it would be better to start with new 
stuff rather than something which has who knows what done to it. i could have ordered it the first week an January and be picking it up in two weeks, from today. but after doing more research I'm glad id not gone that route.
  i do think there will be a glut of used mills in two years. along with all the other stuff 
people borrowed money to have.  the amount of new trucks,rv's, boats, sxs, an other consumer goods i see daily is staggering. Most of these mills will be bought as for  hobby an as soon as people figure out its actual work they'll be done. Americans have a short attention span. The portable sawmill has become a consumer good not apiece of equipment for a business generally, not unlike the compact tractor.   

[petefrom bearswamp]

I know of an LT50 perkapillar for sale near me.
He reportedly has an offer but if it doesnt sell I will pay the fee and advertise here for him.
I dont think he is on this forum.
He is 85 with 2 bad hips and a wife with dementia

[YellowHammer]

Here's a good example I had a couple days ago.  A guy calls me from Florida and ask me if I sold sawmills.  I said, no, but why but does he ask?  He said he was building a huge house and was nearly $100,000 overrun because of the price of lumber and he wanted a small "starter" mill to saw his own lumber and finish his house.  He had some pine trees growing on the back yard, and was going to turn them into a house, PDQ.  He had no other plan than that, just that a sawmill would magically make lumber appear, so he wanted to buy one.

If many of the people who buy mills have the same mind set, then there will be an equally large surplus at the end of this and there will be lots of sawmills for sale with barely scratched paint.  I call it the toilet paper syndrome. The stuff was suddenly impossible to get, but people weren't pooping any more than usual.  It's just the way things are.



  

[doc henderson]

Pete, that would be a nice gesture, and a good time to sell if he is done with it.

[dgdrls]

 Well finally got the money to buy a mill for this summer. Was going to buy the woodmizer LT15 on a trailer with power feed, or the LT28 with power feed.  They told me 55 weeks on the LT28 or 44 weeks on the LT15.. Why are they even advertising? I have to find something else.  Is this an industry issue? Thoughts on a different equivalent mill? Thanks

Look to FF sponsor EZ Boardwalk,
where are you located?  other options available
from smaller builders who are more regional
but every bit a quality machine

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[Magicman]

A guy calls me ........... and ask me if I sold sawmills.

I am getting those calls almost daily.  I offered mine again yesterday for $55K.  

[squarpeg]

Look to FF sponsor EZ Boardwalk,
where are you located?  other options available
from smaller builders who are more regional
but every bit a quality machine

Will look at that. I am in Vermont.

[Tom King]

I plan to buy one...in a few years, too.

[doc henderson]

MM things are so crazy, I would add 5k to that number every week.  at 75k someone will prob. buy it.  

[stavebuyer]

Look to FF sponsor EZ Boardwalk,
where are you located?  other options available
from smaller builders who are more regional
but every bit a quality machine

Will look at that. I am in Vermont.

@squarpeg If I was in the Northeast and shopping for a manual mill the Thomas Band Mills built in Maine would be on my short list. Don't know if their waiting list is any shorter but they build a simple and sturdy mill.

[mart]

This all reminds me of the joke about buying a car in Russia.

Seems a man had worked hard and was diligent with his savings and could finally afford to buy a car. He went to the dealership and bought a car. The dealer told him it would be delivered two years from next Tuesday. The buyer asked if it would be morning or afternoon for the delivery. The dealer asked why it mattered. The buyer said, "because the plumber is coming that morning."

[farmfromkansas]

I am watching a late model lt40 on the Bigiron auction site.  It is nearly at new price, and has more than 2 weeks to go.  They sold a TK 1220 a few weeks ago for 8600.  About Cooks, called about power feed for my MP32, have yet to hear back.  They must be going crazy there with everyone ordering a mill.

[TKehl]

Good, fast, cheap...  Pick two.  

I ordered an EZ Boardwalk in January and told July delivery.  I sold my little band mill and a circle mill to appease the bettervhalf, and this would give me something to look forward to after all of these 70-hour weeks I'm putting in at the J.O.B. (Have to put in the hours as the company can't seem to hire anyone. A lot of interviews scheduled, half the people never even show up.  Of the ones that have shown up, most turned down our offer or told us they'd already got another job in the couple days between interview and offer...)

With the overtime not letting up anytime soon, even though it was supposed to, I thought about selling my spot in line... Then I heard new orders place now with EZ Boardwalk are around 12 months out...  Guess I will keep it.    ;D

[DixieReb31]

So, I just paid out of pocket just under $25k for a LT35. I waited 20 weeks and took delivery this past Monday. Think I could sell it for $35k?  If so, Hmmmm?

[Woodpecker52]

Local Catfish processing plant in Greenwood will pay a $5 bonus per hour all you have to do to get it is show up for work on time and work a 40 hour week, as of this date no one has qualified for the bonus.  No wonder big business wants
 to allow un fettered immigration.

[squarpeg]

Ok in conclusion to the original post. I have contacted every sponsor and followed up on every recommendation sent me. With the exception of woodland mills which gave me a july 31 date.  I can not find a single new mill that would be ready till sometime late fall best. So that is the answer. The woodland mill seems a little smaller then what I had originally intended to buy. My guess is the project will not happen this summer unless I can find a used one. I have seen a few used but not driving 1500 miles for one either. So that's it. Thanks for the recommendations.

[Tom King]

I ordered two platform ladders from a Lowes Black Friday sale-still not here.

I ordered a new Welder about a month ago, with the supposed delivery date last Friday-not shipped yet.

Last week, I ordered a 6' zero turn mower-delivery predicted June 29th-we'll see.

[squarpeg]

Ok in conclusion to this thread. I could not find a new mill in stock to purchase. I spent the last 2 weeks attempting to buy used mills that came up of any kind that were not junk and missed out on most. Fortunately today I scored a Norwood 36HD with the trailer package. 7.5K and I do consider myself fortunate, seems to be in good shape. Now the fun begins.

[VB-Milling]

Ok in conclusion to this thread. I could not find a new mill in stock to purchase. I spent the last 2 weeks attempting to buy used mills that came up of any kind that were not junk and missed out on most. Fortunately today I scored a Norwood 36HD with the trailer package. 7.5K and I do consider myself fortunate, seems to be in good shape. Now the fun begins.

Congratulations on navigating the market.  Good luck with your new Norwood.

[maple flats]

Mapleflats just put a swingmill up for sale on here. Wonder how long before somebody jumps on that.

Update, it lasted 3 weeks, sold to another FF member.

[Oliver05262]

Tom King, I also ordered a new welder (Miller Bluestar) on April 5. As of last Friday, AirGas store was told it would go on a truck this past Monday, but it's not here yet. Miller is trying their best to get them out the door, but they have the same issues as everyone else. I started to get mad about it but that won't do any good. It sucks that the price seems to have gone up $225 since I ordered it, though.
 The welding supply companies around here seem to have sold all of what little they had for floor stock. I would move up to a Bobcat or a Lincoln Ranger if anyone had one within a reasonable distance, but no luck there, either. My old Bluestar 6000 is still going, so I'm OK for now.
   Update——way late. I got one too many no-show delivery dates ☹️, so I went looking at other dealers for a welder. Maine Oxy had a Bobcat 225 up in Maine, and shipped it in their regular distribution to Rutland, so no shipping charges, and it now rides in the back of my service truck. I'm very happy with the machine and the way the process went, and I even saved a little on the cost as their price was better. 😀

[MrRastos]

I've had a 12 foot bed extension on order from Woodmizer since February and have no idea when it will ever be done. Even blades and parts are a problem. I'm at the stage where I'm trying to find a blade profile that works for me and at this rate it will take years. It isn't just Woodmizer either. I've had a King 15 inch planer on order for three months and no idea if I'll have it this year. 

No one wants to work anymore. Sometimes I wonder why I keep on trying myself.

[Chuck White]

Easy unemployment makes it to easy to decide not to work!

Figuring it out, I know a young man (2 years out of highschool) who is making about $25.00/hr based on an 8hr day on unemployment and won't take a job paying $18-20/hr.

A big share of the problem is the Gov't paying too much unemployment!