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#1
Sawmills and Milling / Re: OldJarheads Milling Thread...
Last post by OlJarhead - Today at 10:44:18 AMWelp, the boss gave me a budget to get the foundation work on the cabin done, finish getting all the logs moved up to the cabin location and bucked into firewood and saw logs, to get more of the thinning project done and anything else I can think of 
I think I'll even get some sawmilling done as I can hire some labor help to do the heavy lifting. With luck, this will mean I'll get to milling again once the weather cools down, get the foundation work completed and the foundation walls and skirting done at the cabin before winter.
Pretty exciting!
I think I'll even get some sawmilling done as I can hire some labor help to do the heavy lifting. With luck, this will mean I'll get to milling again once the weather cools down, get the foundation work completed and the foundation walls and skirting done at the cabin before winter.
Pretty exciting!
#2
General Board / Re: Introduction
Last post by Hilltop366 - Today at 10:18:41 AMGreetings from Nova Scotia.
#3
Forestry and Logging / Re: Range Road ATV trailer
Last post by John Mc - Today at 08:41:21 AM@JBLONDON - I'm curious what you ended up with, and how it's working out for you. How about filling us in and sharing some pictures if your rig in action?
I've got a friend who is looking at using his ATV for light logging/firewood, purely for personal use. He's debating between a LogRite arch, a Woodland Mills Multilander trailer or perhaps making something himself. His initial focus is on getting firewood back to the house from his woods, but knowing him, those needs will expand in the future.
I've got a friend who is looking at using his ATV for light logging/firewood, purely for personal use. He's debating between a LogRite arch, a Woodland Mills Multilander trailer or perhaps making something himself. His initial focus is on getting firewood back to the house from his woods, but knowing him, those needs will expand in the future.
#4
General Board / Re: Introduction
Last post by tjtom - Today at 08:37:24 AMQuote from: Stephen1 on Today at 07:21:02 AMWelcome Tom , glad to have you here at the forum. Where in Ontario are you ?
Just south of Algonquin park in the madawaska valley
#5
Sawmills and Milling / Re: New sawing venture
Last post by Stephen1 - Today at 07:40:02 AMI just started running the .55th dbl hards and sawing lots of pine.The odd time I have salvaged a blade, but it was a small nail or such, screws no way. I just did 8mbf of B&B siding and lost 4 blades. All my logs are from the arborist. Lots of hardware. I don't pay for logs that are metal strikes, sometimes I still get lumber out of them but I usually send them back if I scan and find metal, even if its surface metal as I have found more metal in the logs deeper. It seems that was great location at the home for holding hardware.
#6
General Board / Re: Longitude
Last post by Stephen1 - Today at 07:23:01 AMThat is pretty cool. amazing that this info does not change even after centuries of time.
#7
General Board / Re: Summertime memories.
Last post by aigheadish - Today at 07:22:55 AMMy dad's parents had about 90 acres on top of a hill just east of New Richmond, Ohio, right up from the Ohio River. I was fortunate to spend a lot of time up there, where they had a pool, and lots of paths through the woods to walk around. Every once in a while the family could be talked into going to the bottom of the hill where we would walk the creeks, and that was my favorite.
I did a lot of playing in the creek and the woods when I was young, video games ruined that, to some extent, but we still played outside a fair amount and my house didn't have video games until I was probably 13 years old.
Our "normal" day to day life was my sister and I with my mom (before my stepdad came around) and we didn't have much money but there was always a neighborhood pool that we had passes to. The pool became our babysitter in the summer and I have very fond memories, even if I don't remember exactly where anything was, of my sister and I walking to and from the pool, occasionally hitting the candy store or 5 and dime.
My stepdad, when I was maybe 11-14 years old or so, was the director of two YMCA camps near Cincinnati. That meant I got semi-behind the scenes access to the camps which I really liked. I spent a summer when I was turning 13 at the younger kids camp (5-8 year olds?), playing a junior counselor to them. I did not like camping at the older kids camp but I really loved spending time at both of them. I was too awkward with kids my own age to make friends very well.
I did a lot of playing in the creek and the woods when I was young, video games ruined that, to some extent, but we still played outside a fair amount and my house didn't have video games until I was probably 13 years old.
Our "normal" day to day life was my sister and I with my mom (before my stepdad came around) and we didn't have much money but there was always a neighborhood pool that we had passes to. The pool became our babysitter in the summer and I have very fond memories, even if I don't remember exactly where anything was, of my sister and I walking to and from the pool, occasionally hitting the candy store or 5 and dime.
My stepdad, when I was maybe 11-14 years old or so, was the director of two YMCA camps near Cincinnati. That meant I got semi-behind the scenes access to the camps which I really liked. I spent a summer when I was turning 13 at the younger kids camp (5-8 year olds?), playing a junior counselor to them. I did not like camping at the older kids camp but I really loved spending time at both of them. I was too awkward with kids my own age to make friends very well.
#8
General Board / Re: Introduction
Last post by Stephen1 - Today at 07:21:02 AMWelcome Tom , glad to have you here at the forum. Where in Ontario are you ?
#9
General Board / Re: The weather 2025
Last post by Stephen1 - Today at 07:19:06 AMIts a beautiful morning here, coolish, but the heat and smoke are predicted again, heading out now fora morning sawmill job, hopefully done by noon.
#10
Forestry and Logging / Re: Deere 540A help
Last post by GRANITEstateMP - Today at 07:04:27 AMGood news, you were prepared for the worst!
Better new, looks like a simple fix!
It never hurts to give a skidder a bath! Since you've got the panels off you'll really be able to get a lot clean. I remember when we dragged ournold TimberJack to the farm years ago, seemed like I had the better part of two afternoons cleaning and pressure washing the belly pan! I found at least 3 wrenches along with all the sticks and mud
Better new, looks like a simple fix!
It never hurts to give a skidder a bath! Since you've got the panels off you'll really be able to get a lot clean. I remember when we dragged ournold TimberJack to the farm years ago, seemed like I had the better part of two afternoons cleaning and pressure washing the belly pan! I found at least 3 wrenches along with all the sticks and mud
