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Started by TimW, July 27, 2021, 02:22:46 AM

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TimW

I got tired of our daily nuisance rains, that kept me from sawing for weeks on end, so I put a tarp over the mill.   It is a 28x39 foot tarp. 

 I wanted narrower, like 20 feet, but it was all Harbor Freight had in stock.   I used a 1/2 rope over the mill between two huge trees.  I used the Mahindra's loader to tighten the 1/2 inch rope, while I was on the telehandler platform screwing a hand formed "tunnel clamp" over the rope into the tree, then I tied the rope to itself.

 

I had my friend run the telehandler while I went up into the surrounding trees and tied off lines.  One side of the tarp is attached to the fence top board.  I added some permanent support boards on the sawdust chute side, over the sawhead near the tongue, and 2x2s over the log loading side.

I still had some sag at full sawhead height, so I added 2 movable support boards. 

 They will keep the rain from puddling on top and keep the tarp off the sawhead at full height.  They will be moved around for log loading and first cuts on 36 inch logs. 

As the first forecast rain is later today, we will see.  It will be a work in progress to tweet it to stay up and shed rain correctly.  Any bets how long it will last?
hugs,  Brandi
Mahindra 6520 4WD with loader/backhoe and a Caterpiller E70 Excavator.  My mill is a Woodmizer LT40HD Wide 35hp Yanmar Diesel. An old Lull 644D-34 called Bull

YellowHammer

Looks good.  
I bet it won't rain anymore now that you've put a rain tarp up. :D :D
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Be smarter than the sawdust

kelLOGg

I see a shed in your future.
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HemlockKing

Quote from: kelLOGg on July 27, 2021, 05:56:49 AM
I see a shed in your future.
Very soon. Next wind storm the neighbours will have a nice new tarp!
A1

doc henderson

should repel some of the sun you get as well.  
Timber king 2000, 277c track loader, PJ 32 foot gooseneck, 1976 F700 state dump truck, JD 850 tractor.  2007 Chevy 3500HD dually, home built log splitter 18 horse 28 gpm with 5 inch cylinder and 32 inch split range with conveyor powered by a 12 volt tarp motor

VB-Milling

Hopefully that tree canopy provides some wind and sun buffering and no branches come down on it.  I've had those same HF tarps and a small tear turns into a giant hole awful quick!

It would be nice if it lasted a few weeks.
HM126

Magicman

Looks good.  Your next "tarp" will be 6X6's, 2X6's, 2X4's and galvalume.  ;D
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taylorsmissbeehaven

I did the same sorta thing a few years ago. I went through a few tarps but it did the intended job and bought me some time to figure out the next move. Happy sawing, dry and in the shade!! Brian
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farmfromkansas

You could send some of that nuisance rain north to Kansas!
Most everything I enjoy doing turns out to be work

Nebraska

Reminds me of Tom's tarp in the woods.

stavebuyer

I did something similar over the Meadows portable circle mill I had set up on an old ridgetop farm grown up in cedars. It more or less held up the 6 months we had the mill set up there as we logged and sawed it all on site.



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barbender

Keeping the sun off of you will be just as valuable as shedding rain👍
Too many irons in the fire

doc henderson

I have a buddy who does leatherwork as a hobby/small business.  He has custom sized tarps for us and reinforced with rope and grommets.  @Bindian what ever works.  we reduced tarp size to fit our tents in scouts so there was no tarp extending outside the tent.  looks better and does not flow shed rainwater under the tent floor.
Timber king 2000, 277c track loader, PJ 32 foot gooseneck, 1976 F700 state dump truck, JD 850 tractor.  2007 Chevy 3500HD dually, home built log splitter 18 horse 28 gpm with 5 inch cylinder and 32 inch split range with conveyor powered by a 12 volt tarp motor

TimW

Quote from: kelLOGg on July 27, 2021, 05:56:49 AM
I see a shed in your future.
I have a 40x60 or 80 foot shed planned.  Have all the 6x6 posts and 20 foot full size 2x12 roof joists cut.  Just need to finished some sawmill orders and some other projects before starting on the shed.  I already got concrete and roof truss quotes.  Just a matter of time.  I have a shed thread started on here, discussing roof loading and such.
hugs,  Brandi
Mahindra 6520 4WD with loader/backhoe and a Caterpiller E70 Excavator.  My mill is a Woodmizer LT40HD Wide 35hp Yanmar Diesel. An old Lull 644D-34 called Bull

TimW

Quote from: HemlockKing on July 27, 2021, 06:43:50 AM
Quote from: kelLOGg on July 27, 2021, 05:56:49 AM
I see a shed in your future.
Very soon. Next wind storm the neighbours will have a nice new tarp!
Nope.  Too many trees here.  Either it will wrap around the sawmill or a tree, but it has to detach from the fence first.  It is secured to the fence top board with screws.
      hugs, Brandi
Mahindra 6520 4WD with loader/backhoe and a Caterpiller E70 Excavator.  My mill is a Woodmizer LT40HD Wide 35hp Yanmar Diesel. An old Lull 644D-34 called Bull

TimW

Quote from: doc henderson on July 27, 2021, 07:16:56 AM
should repel some of the sun you get as well.  
Doc,
        Yes, and a tad bit darker underneath it.  Sawing last evening had me needing my headlight sooner to see the tension gauge good.  Got the pneumatic tires installed on the fan.

   Maybe I can mount a light over the fan?  First tarped log.

 
hugs,  Brandi
Mahindra 6520 4WD with loader/backhoe and a Caterpiller E70 Excavator.  My mill is a Woodmizer LT40HD Wide 35hp Yanmar Diesel. An old Lull 644D-34 called Bull

TimW

Quote from: Magicman on July 27, 2021, 08:09:46 AM
Looks good.  Your next "tarp" will be 6X6's, 2X6's, 2X4's and galvalume.  ;D
How true, Lynn.  I am itching to get started on the "permanent" shed.
hugs,  Brandi
Mahindra 6520 4WD with loader/backhoe and a Caterpiller E70 Excavator.  My mill is a Woodmizer LT40HD Wide 35hp Yanmar Diesel. An old Lull 644D-34 called Bull

TimW

Quote from: stavebuyer on July 27, 2021, 03:50:47 PM
I did something similar over the Meadows portable circle mill I had set up on an old ridgetop farm grown up in cedars. It more or less held up the 6 months we had the mill set up there as we logged and sawed it all on site.



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Six months is a good goal to shoot for.  Hopefully will be roofing galvalume by then.
hugs,  Brandi
Mahindra 6520 4WD with loader/backhoe and a Caterpiller E70 Excavator.  My mill is a Woodmizer LT40HD Wide 35hp Yanmar Diesel. An old Lull 644D-34 called Bull

TimW

Quote from: barbender on July 27, 2021, 10:31:44 PM
Keeping the sun off of you will be just as valuable as shedding rain👍
With my tree canopy, sun only hits the mill around 1 to 2:30 each afternoon.  Shade all the rest of the day.  But the stacking pallet is still in the sun alot.
hugs,  Brandi
Mahindra 6520 4WD with loader/backhoe and a Caterpiller E70 Excavator.  My mill is a Woodmizer LT40HD Wide 35hp Yanmar Diesel. An old Lull 644D-34 called Bull

TimW

Here is a shot from my back deck of the tarped mill.

 
hugs,  Brandi
Mahindra 6520 4WD with loader/backhoe and a Caterpiller E70 Excavator.  My mill is a Woodmizer LT40HD Wide 35hp Yanmar Diesel. An old Lull 644D-34 called Bull

TimW

If anyone is interested.................here's the link to my shed thread.....https://forestryforum.com/board/index.php?topic=112921.0
hugs,  Brandi
Mahindra 6520 4WD with loader/backhoe and a Caterpiller E70 Excavator.  My mill is a Woodmizer LT40HD Wide 35hp Yanmar Diesel. An old Lull 644D-34 called Bull

doc henderson

well at the risk of sounding (not intended) off color you "got some nice equipment" there @Bindian  :)  It is only temporary, but curious if the side that flaps down a bit, is to the south?  can it be made to be adjustable and raised up at times.  just thinking out loud. cheers!  doc.
Timber king 2000, 277c track loader, PJ 32 foot gooseneck, 1976 F700 state dump truck, JD 850 tractor.  2007 Chevy 3500HD dually, home built log splitter 18 horse 28 gpm with 5 inch cylinder and 32 inch split range with conveyor powered by a 12 volt tarp motor

TimW

Quote from: doc henderson on July 28, 2021, 03:50:14 PM
well at the risk of sounding (not intended) off color you "got some nice equipment" there @Bindian  :)  It is only temporary, but curious if the side that flaps down a bit, is to the south?  can it be made to be adjustable and raised up at times.  just thinking out loud. cheers!  doc.
Off color is right Doc.  Too much equipment that isn't RED.  The side "that flaps down a bit" is secured to the fence for now.  I could secure it via ropes to trees on the other side of the fence for more late afternoon light.
       hugs,  Brandi
Mahindra 6520 4WD with loader/backhoe and a Caterpiller E70 Excavator.  My mill is a Woodmizer LT40HD Wide 35hp Yanmar Diesel. An old Lull 644D-34 called Bull

maple flats

That's a grand version of how I'm setting up to assemble my mill, then saw the lumber to build a permanent home. I have a 10x20 tent (roof and separate sides if needed). In that, once assembled, I'll saw and build the saw shed next to the tent. For light I have a string of 12V LED lights.
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TimW

Quote from: maple flats on July 29, 2021, 06:56:52 AM
That's a grand version of how I'm setting up to assemble my mill, then saw the lumber to build a permanent home. I have a 10x20 tent (roof and separate sides if needed). In that, once assembled, I'll saw and build the saw shed next to the tent. For light I have a string of 12V LED lights.
Thanks.  I will check look into a string of LED lights.
hugs,   Brandi
Mahindra 6520 4WD with loader/backhoe and a Caterpiller E70 Excavator.  My mill is a Woodmizer LT40HD Wide 35hp Yanmar Diesel. An old Lull 644D-34 called Bull

TimW

First log milled under the tarp.  

 As you can see, it's a little dim under the big top.
hugs,  Brandi
Mahindra 6520 4WD with loader/backhoe and a Caterpiller E70 Excavator.  My mill is a Woodmizer LT40HD Wide 35hp Yanmar Diesel. An old Lull 644D-34 called Bull

Magicman

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doc henderson

maybe some up lighting to reflect off the tarps, and down lighting under the mill to pimp it up a bit.  need an amp and subwoofer for tunes on the sawmill! :o :o :o   8) 8) 8)   :D :D :D
Timber king 2000, 277c track loader, PJ 32 foot gooseneck, 1976 F700 state dump truck, JD 850 tractor.  2007 Chevy 3500HD dually, home built log splitter 18 horse 28 gpm with 5 inch cylinder and 32 inch split range with conveyor powered by a 12 volt tarp motor

TimW

Quote from: Magicman on August 02, 2021, 07:48:28 AM
Lookin' Good Brandi.....  thumbs-up
Thanks Lynn!
        hugs,  Brandi
Mahindra 6520 4WD with loader/backhoe and a Caterpiller E70 Excavator.  My mill is a Woodmizer LT40HD Wide 35hp Yanmar Diesel. An old Lull 644D-34 called Bull

TimW

Quote from: doc henderson on August 02, 2021, 09:57:34 AM
maybe some np lighting to reflect off the tarps, and down lighting under the mill to pimp it up a bit.  need an amp and subwoofer for tunes on the sawmill! :o :o :o   8) 8) 8)   :D :D :D
Doc,
   I got an old broken down CD player/boom box blaring Country music from the barn.  But the lights are developing as a must have.
My friend gave me a radio for my birthday.  It mounts under the canopy of the tractor.  Just gotta install it.
                           hugs,  Brandi
Mahindra 6520 4WD with loader/backhoe and a Caterpiller E70 Excavator.  My mill is a Woodmizer LT40HD Wide 35hp Yanmar Diesel. An old Lull 644D-34 called Bull

tmarch

Lights, radio, next it will be dancing under the BIG top. 8)
Retired to the ranch, saw, and sell solar pumps.

WV Sawmiller

   Since its a woodyard/sawmill I started to comment on what kind of dancing to expect but I am trying to be a good boy so I bited my tongue. :D

  I guess if Brandi provides little whisk brooms to strap on everyone's feet and they go line dancing she can at least get the sawdust swept out of the barn every Saturday night. ;)
Howard Green
WM LT35HDG25(2015) , 2011 4WD F150 Ford Lariat PU, Kawasaki 650 ATV, Stihl 440 Chainsaw, homemade logging arch (w/custom built rear log dolly), JD 750 w/4' wide Bushhog brand FEL

Dad always said "You can shear a sheep a bunch of times but you can only skin him once

TimW

Quote from: WV Sawmiller on August 03, 2021, 01:46:06 PM
  Since its a woodyard/sawmill I started to comment on what kind of dancing to expect but I am trying to be a good boy so I bited my tongue. :D

 I guess if Brandi provides little whisk brooms to strap on everyone's feet and they go line dancing she can at least get the sawdust swept out of the barn every Saturday night. ;)
Good thing you bit your tongue.  You seem to do that alot.  Actually, a little sawdust on the floor makes better two steppin' and polkas.  Wooden floor dance halls use a little cornmill on the floor.
hugs,  Brandi
Mahindra 6520 4WD with loader/backhoe and a Caterpiller E70 Excavator.  My mill is a Woodmizer LT40HD Wide 35hp Yanmar Diesel. An old Lull 644D-34 called Bull

WV Sawmiller

   I knew the steakhouses used to have your throw the peanut hulls on the floor and I heard it was actually good for the wood but being blessed with 2 left feet and married to a shy country girl who was the daughter of the Baptist preacher, I never got into the dance scene. I don't know about the cornmeal - I guess as long as they had extra after frying the catfish and making the hushpuppies and storing your catalpa worms in it if there was any left over you could put it on the dance floor. 

   Question: What kind of dancing do politicians do?
   Answer: Poll dancing.

    Stay safe, stay cool in the shade.
Howard Green
WM LT35HDG25(2015) , 2011 4WD F150 Ford Lariat PU, Kawasaki 650 ATV, Stihl 440 Chainsaw, homemade logging arch (w/custom built rear log dolly), JD 750 w/4' wide Bushhog brand FEL

Dad always said "You can shear a sheep a bunch of times but you can only skin him once

TimW

Quote from: WV Sawmiller on August 03, 2021, 05:21:07 PM
  I knew the steakhouses used to have your throw the peanut hulls on the floor and I heard it was actually good for the wood but being blessed with 2 left feet and married to a shy country girl who was the daughter of the Baptist preacher, I never got into the dance scene. I don't know about the cornmeal - I guess as long as they had extra after frying the catfish and making the hushpuppies and storing your catalpa worms in it if there was any left over you could put it on the dance floor.

  Question: What kind of dancing do politicians do?
  Answer: Poll dancing.

   Stay safe, stay cool in the shade.
Texas Roadhouse is the only place I have been to that lets you throw peanut hulls on the floor, but that is after you eat the peanuts.  But, it is so crowded, it's standing room outside waiting to get in.  I like to get there about 4 in the afternoon and be gone when the crowds start arriving.
hugs,  Brandi
Mahindra 6520 4WD with loader/backhoe and a Caterpiller E70 Excavator.  My mill is a Woodmizer LT40HD Wide 35hp Yanmar Diesel. An old Lull 644D-34 called Bull

doc henderson

some of the farm stores here do it on occasion, to make you shop there.  offer peanuts and let the hulls be thrown on the floor.  i do not like to do that, and prefer peanuts already hulled as i am the lazy type, and want an handful at a time in my mouth.  used to have a peanut barrel for boy scouts stuff, but one kid with an allergy and a mom who thought it was every ones responsibility to watch over him was enough to stop that tradition.  only reaction i ever saw was an anxiety one to eating something with peanuts, as he thought he had to go to the ed and get an epi pen shot.  he sat in the car, and never had any throat welling or difficulty breathing.  just anxiety.   :o
Timber king 2000, 277c track loader, PJ 32 foot gooseneck, 1976 F700 state dump truck, JD 850 tractor.  2007 Chevy 3500HD dually, home built log splitter 18 horse 28 gpm with 5 inch cylinder and 32 inch split range with conveyor powered by a 12 volt tarp motor

WV Sawmiller

  Amazing how we shift from sawing or whatever to food ain't it. :D

 In Saudi street vendors cooked raw peanuts in salt in a wok over a ventilated gallon can as a brazier with charcoal. They took them out with a slotted spoon and shook most of the salt off to continue to use. They sold them in a rolled up computer print-out page for 1 riyal/tube (I guess that was about a cup of peanuts for 27 cents). They tasted like our salted Planter's Peanuts. I would visit the souks and buy raw peanuts in the shell and roast/parch them. I was paying 5 SR/kg or $1.30 for 2.2 lbs. One day I noticed they had shelled peanuts for sale also so I asked how much they were. The vendor told me "Five riyals per kilo." Well my Mama didn't raise no fool! If I could buy shelled ones for the same price as in the hull that was what I was going to do and did till I left there. I never understood the economics of their pricing but I was just a dumb infidel and I was not going to argue with them.
Howard Green
WM LT35HDG25(2015) , 2011 4WD F150 Ford Lariat PU, Kawasaki 650 ATV, Stihl 440 Chainsaw, homemade logging arch (w/custom built rear log dolly), JD 750 w/4' wide Bushhog brand FEL

Dad always said "You can shear a sheep a bunch of times but you can only skin him once

tmarch

Round here it was sawdust on the floor and maybe a cuspidor or two,but most missed that and it just added a little color to the sawdust. :D
Retired to the ranch, saw, and sell solar pumps.

Southside

Here if you want peanuts then you need to mosy over to the hay pile and dig them out of a bale BEFORE the cows get to it, they will fight you for them.  Raw, dried on the vine, in the bale - best eating peanuts you will ever have and I am not joking.  Even the red skins are edible that way. But - that's probably more work than @doc henderson would like.   :D
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WDH

I have vivid memories as a youth of making a hunting blind out of peanut vines from the field after harvest to hunt doves, sitting there in the hot sun eating those dried peanuts off the vines that the harvester missed. I agree; they are so tasty.  
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TimW

Today we had wind gusts of 45-50 mph.  Needless to say, the tarp didn't make it.  I was tying a broken rope with a huge gust lifted it up and over the sawmill and the fence.  It won't be going back up.  Just gonna get crackin' on the shed build.

 
hugs,  Brandi
Mahindra 6520 4WD with loader/backhoe and a Caterpiller E70 Excavator.  My mill is a Woodmizer LT40HD Wide 35hp Yanmar Diesel. An old Lull 644D-34 called Bull

HemlockKing

I knew it!  ;D 

I've just had bad luck with tarps...

Must have been the same storm system that came through here 2 days ago.
A1

doc henderson

yes they are a short term solution, and I cover with many.  @Bindian sorry you short term solution was cut short by mother nature.
Timber king 2000, 277c track loader, PJ 32 foot gooseneck, 1976 F700 state dump truck, JD 850 tractor.  2007 Chevy 3500HD dually, home built log splitter 18 horse 28 gpm with 5 inch cylinder and 32 inch split range with conveyor powered by a 12 volt tarp motor

Resonator

I've used big box store portable tents before, I usually get about a year or so of use until a heavy snow storm gets them down. (Way down south that may not be an problem. :D)
Under bark there's boards and beams, somewhere in between.
Cuttin' while its green, through a steady sawdust stream.
I'm chasing the sawdust dream.

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WV Sawmiller

Brandi,

   Sorry about the flying tarp. If you have that much wind out there I guess you don't need that fancy fan that got me in so much trouble last time. ::)
Howard Green
WM LT35HDG25(2015) , 2011 4WD F150 Ford Lariat PU, Kawasaki 650 ATV, Stihl 440 Chainsaw, homemade logging arch (w/custom built rear log dolly), JD 750 w/4' wide Bushhog brand FEL

Dad always said "You can shear a sheep a bunch of times but you can only skin him once

TimW

Quote from: HemlockKing on October 29, 2021, 06:49:00 AM
I knew it!  ;D

I've just had bad luck with tarps...

Must have been the same storm system that came through here 2 days ago.
Yep, you called it.  Strange thing is, we never have high winds except with hurricanes or tornadoes.   These winds were from the Northwest, so I don't think they came from your way.  If only the tarp would have survived 3 more months!

That is not the only damage.  My neighbor's horses get cheap hay (and I guess cheap feed) as they crib around her trees, killing them.   A Sweetgum tree blew over, cracking at the base.  It took out my woven wire fence and landed in my pond.  

When I called her, she laughed and said it was not her trees that caused the power outage this time.  It was out for about an hour.  So I told her about the tree that her horses killed getting blown over the fence.  She laughed.  She then went out and took a photo of the trump exclaiming the reason it fell over was it was hollow.  I can't get across to her it was the bark missing that killed the tree and being hollow had nothing to with killing it.
hugs,  Brandi
Mahindra 6520 4WD with loader/backhoe and a Caterpiller E70 Excavator.  My mill is a Woodmizer LT40HD Wide 35hp Yanmar Diesel. An old Lull 644D-34 called Bull

WV Sawmiller

  I probably would not be in a big hurry to get the fence fixed back unless it was causing me problems on my end such as my cows getting out. If it was just her horses I would not worry about it any time soon.

   Neighbor trees and limbs falling over on to other peoples property and doing damage is a touchy issue legally it would be real hard for you to collect for damages from them. I am not sure if your insurance would cover such damage or not. A decent neighbor would normally help out but it does not sound like yours is too interested in doing so. Oh well, what goes around, comes around in one way or another.
Howard Green
WM LT35HDG25(2015) , 2011 4WD F150 Ford Lariat PU, Kawasaki 650 ATV, Stihl 440 Chainsaw, homemade logging arch (w/custom built rear log dolly), JD 750 w/4' wide Bushhog brand FEL

Dad always said "You can shear a sheep a bunch of times but you can only skin him once

HemlockKing

Quote from: Bindian on October 29, 2021, 12:37:28 PM
Quote from: HemlockKing on October 29, 2021, 06:49:00 AM
I knew it!  ;D

I've just had bad luck with tarps...

Must have been the same storm system that came through here 2 days ago.
Yep, you called it.  Strange thing is, we never have high winds except with hurricanes or tornadoes.   These winds were from the Northwest, so I don't think they came from your way.  If only the tarp would have survived 3 more months!

That is not the only damage.  My neighbor's horses get cheap hay (and I guess cheap feed) as they crib around her trees, killing them.   A Sweetgum tree blew over, cracking at the base.  It took out my woven wire fence and landed in my pond.  

When I called her, she laughed and said it was not her trees that caused the power outage this time.  It was out for about an hour.  So I told her about the tree that her horses killed getting blown over the fence.  She laughed.  She then went out and took a photo of the trump exclaiming the reason it fell over was it was hollow.  I can't get across to her it was the bark missing that killed the tree and being hollow had nothing to with killing it.
hugs,  Brandi
Yes they were coming from the northeast here as well, it was a very unusual event IMO how nobody warned us of any wind until 12 hours prior, winds hit 100kmph here, yet when a post tropical hurricane storm comes through with 60kmph wind gusts they freak out, everyone's buying propane, food etc. Hmmm
A1

TimW

Quote from: HemlockKing on October 29, 2021, 02:37:18 PM
Quote from: Bindian on October 29, 2021, 12:37:28 PM
Quote from: HemlockKing on October 29, 2021, 06:49:00 AM
I knew it!  ;D

I've just had bad luck with tarps...

Must have been the same storm system that came through here 2 days ago.
Yep, you called it.  Strange thing is, we never have high winds except with hurricanes or tornadoes.   These winds were from the Northwest, so I don't think they came from your way.  If only the tarp would have survived 3 more months!

That is not the only damage.  My neighbor's horses get cheap hay (and I guess cheap feed) as they crib around her trees, killing them.   A Sweetgum tree blew over, cracking at the base.  It took out my woven wire fence and landed in my pond.  

When I called her, she laughed and said it was not her trees that caused the power outage this time.  It was out for about an hour.  So I told her about the tree that her horses killed getting blown over the fence.  She laughed.  She then went out and took a photo of the trump exclaiming the reason it fell over was it was hollow.  I can't get across to her it was the bark missing that killed the tree and being hollow had nothing to with killing it.
hugs,  Brandi
Yes they were coming from the northeast here as well, it was a very unusual event IMO how nobody warned us of any wind until 12 hours prior, winds hit 100kmph here, yet when a post tropical hurricane storm comes through with 60kmph wind gusts they freak out, everyone's buying propane, food etc. Hmmm
Could have been.  I think it was in a circular pattern.
     hugs,  Brandi
Mahindra 6520 4WD with loader/backhoe and a Caterpiller E70 Excavator.  My mill is a Woodmizer LT40HD Wide 35hp Yanmar Diesel. An old Lull 644D-34 called Bull

TimW

Quote from: WV Sawmiller on October 29, 2021, 02:12:40 PM
 I probably would not be in a big hurry to get the fence fixed back unless it was causing me problems on my end such as my cows getting out. If it was just her horses I would not worry about it any time soon.

  Neighbor trees and limbs falling over on to other peoples property and doing damage is a touchy issue legally it would be real hard for you to collect for damages from them. I am not sure if your insurance would cover such damage or not. A decent neighbor would normally help out but it does not sound like yours is too interested in doing so. Oh well, what goes around, comes around in one way or another.
We are good neighbors, but we have our differences.  Found that out when she came over to Brady's and we were talking politics.  I would imagine she cringes when she sees my Trump flag waving on the dam.
She sawed the tree off the fence, but she has only handled the box store saw twice before.  I showed her how to cut from below.  She had a huge notch like she was using an ax.
I told her when that saw wore out (and it will soon) to go to the Stihl dealer in Conroe and tell them Brandi send her.
hugs,  Brandi
Mahindra 6520 4WD with loader/backhoe and a Caterpiller E70 Excavator.  My mill is a Woodmizer LT40HD Wide 35hp Yanmar Diesel. An old Lull 644D-34 called Bull

Crossroads

I typically don't worry to much about the rain after living mist of my life on the Oregon Coast. Just put on the rain gear and go to it. I did a mobile job this week about 4 hours south of me and when I showed up, the customer was setting up a tarp to keep the rain off of us all week. I kinda giggled to myself a little, but when it started raining, I was happy to be under tarp. 
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2017 LT40 wide, BMS250 and BMT250,036 stihl, 2001 Dodge 3500 5.9 Cummins, l8000 Ford dump truck, hr16 Terex excavator, Valley je 2x24 edger, Gehl ctl65 skid steer, JD350c dozer

Magicman

I will not saw in the rain. 
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barbender

You said "living mist of my life on the Oregon coast" that may of been a typo but couldn't have been more fitting😂 I don't think I could handle living in the PNW. But I suppose it is similar to the winter cold up here, you just get dressed for it and go to work🤷‍♂️
Too many irons in the fire

Crossroads

Lynn, I suspect that you grew into that philosophy. I know the older I get, the more I'm concerned about the weather, but since this is my only income now, I go rain or shine, just not equally enthusiastic 

Lol, I guess predictive text finally got one right. It's definitely a matter of dressing for the occasion. I'm finding it easier to dress for the dry cold than the wet cold rain. 
With the right fulcrum and enough leverage, you can move the world!

2017 LT40 wide, BMS250 and BMT250,036 stihl, 2001 Dodge 3500 5.9 Cummins, l8000 Ford dump truck, hr16 Terex excavator, Valley je 2x24 edger, Gehl ctl65 skid steer, JD350c dozer

barbender

Dry cold over wet rainy cold anytime. I think I feel less cold on a 0° dry day than a 35° rainy one, that goes right to the bone🥶
Too many irons in the fire

Crossroads

With the right fulcrum and enough leverage, you can move the world!

2017 LT40 wide, BMS250 and BMT250,036 stihl, 2001 Dodge 3500 5.9 Cummins, l8000 Ford dump truck, hr16 Terex excavator, Valley je 2x24 edger, Gehl ctl65 skid steer, JD350c dozer

Magicman

Yes I will agree that all is relative.  When I 'had to' I did but (sadly) those days are far behind me now.

Knothole Sawmill, LLC     '98 Wood-Mizer LT40SuperHydraulic   WM Million BF Club Member   WM Pro Sawyer Network

It's Weird being the Same Age as Old People

Never allow your "need" to make money to exceed your "desire" to provide quality service.....The Magicman

Old Greenhorn

Quote from: Magicman on October 30, 2021, 10:27:30 AM
I will not saw in the rain.
Me too Neither!
If o the manual mill, which is all open, I wrap up when the rain starts. Down on the LT50 (covered) I will keep milling if I get caught in the rain (to a point), but won't start milling if it's a rainy day. Not worth the mud and the slip/trip hazards with wet wood.
 I did run my manual under a tarp for a couple of years with good results.
Tom Lindtveit, Woodsman Forest Products
Oscar 328 Band Mill, Husky 350, 450, 562, & 372 (Clone), Mule 3010, and too many hand tools. :) Retired and trying to make a living to stay that way. NYLT Certified.
OK, maybe I'm the woodcutter now.
I work with wood, There is a rumor I might be a woodworker.

TimW

It doesn't have to rain here in the cold to be bone chilling cold.  We have humidity.  That puts a dampness in places you don't wanna have dampness.  I agree with Old Greenhorn..... Not worth the mud and the slip/trip hazards with wet wood.

I don't like have my frame rails wet.  I like to keep them dry and lubed with ATF.  I have 1 inch split loom automotive conduit I cover my top rail with, after dosing the ATF on it, each time I bed it down.

For years, I had to work on wet airliners. I did it when I had to.  I don't have to get wet anymore, unless I want to.
hugs,  Brandi
Mahindra 6520 4WD with loader/backhoe and a Caterpiller E70 Excavator.  My mill is a Woodmizer LT40HD Wide 35hp Yanmar Diesel. An old Lull 644D-34 called Bull

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