Useful sawmill mods

[Peter Drouin]

What are you trying to do???????

[Chuck White]

Man, I wish my drum switches were that easy to get out!   

It's sort of a hit and miss with lubing mine!   :-\

[Magicman]

I lube mine through the front panel.  I have never removed a switch to do it.   

[petefrom bearswamp]

Never tried that I use Lynns  method.
How about the other switch?
Boy your mill is clean.

[terrifictimbersllc]

Me either, front panel off, long middle size screwdriver with grease on the tip, stick it in there rolling the switches back and forth. 

I wish my Lubemizer were on the front remote, it were  I'd just leave it there.  Be worried a bird would fly in there at lunch :D

[Dave Shepard]

I've never lubed my drum switches. I don't use them. :D

[Peter Drouin]

I lube mine through the front panel.  I have never removed a switch to do it.   

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[4x4American]

Personally I don't see how you can do a thorough job without taking them out.  The amount of metal flakes that I remove...  Another advantage to taking them out is you can twist them all the way around to clean them better. 

Thanks Pete from bear swamp, I polish it every three months lol oh and the other switch is easy peasy I take off the panel and pull it out also. 

[Ga Mtn Man]

The newer Super mills that have the 2-axis h-bridge don't have the 10AWG wires connected to the drum switch so it's apparently much easier to pull the drum switch out.  I would not want to try that on my mill.

[Chuck White]

When I said I wish my drum switches were that easy to get out, I was referring to the access hole on the side of the control panel box!  ;)

[4x4American]

I didn't realize they didn't have access panels on the older mills.  I also didn't realize they had 12awg wires connecting to it.

[Peter Drouin]

I grease mine when I think of it . Last time was a 1000HR ago. :D :D :D

[4x4American]

lol I've been doing it every 50 hrs

[Chuck White]

I usually grease my drum switches every 50 hours, but sometimes I'll go a little over if I'm in the middle of a sawjob.

[Ga Mtn Man]

There are 4 10 AWG wires and some others on the feed drum switch of my LT40.  Those concentric slots that the drum switch mounting screws go through allow the switch to be rotated for easier access to the back contacts.

[richard boyd]

Can someone show me how to add another hyd.pump to my 93 lt40 to make my hyd. faster. Or an up close picture.

[Peter Drouin]

Dose it have a flip clamp? I think that will be a lot of work, Better call Wood Mizer and ask them.

[richard boyd]

Yes it has the flip up clamp on it. I was hoping to maybe put bigger pump on it or some how hook 2 pumps up. It would be great if I could find a bigger  pump that would bolt up like the one on it now. Have no idle if there is such a thing or not.

[DGK]

Here are a few pics of my latest mods. The mill started out life as a LT40G28 manual but has since grown a bit. The latest mods are 3rd hydraulic toe board, dual hydraulic pumps, 2nd battery, 2nd contact strip, and external DC power.

[Dave Shepard]

Are those WM parts?

[DGK]

Hi Dave, yes they are. I cut down the bed pieces from the original ones that were removed to install the hydraulic toe-board kit on the mill 2 years ago. The leg is also an original that was removed when I installed front & rear fine-adjust outriggers. The second battery box is the original hydraulic box that came with the log loader kit. The only non-woodmizer parts are the battery selector switch, external generator connector and the fuse block wired in with the second battery.

[Peter Drouin]

Nice, 8) 8)

[4x4American]

I was thinking back to the bed extensions and drilling a hole in the rail, looks like WMz drills the rail at the factory at least on mine they did, eh.

[Chromazome]

I welded my 10' bed extension on then moved the axle back to balance the mill for towing had to widen the log lift extend hoses etc .

[4x4American]

There ya go, Chromazome...as usual, welcome and
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