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Recently bought a property that is almost completely covered in eastern red cedar. Probably 100 acres worth. Plenty of good saw logs and smaller diameter trees as well. They are very thick, and on most trees all the branches are dead 3/4 of the way up. The stand of cedar is 80-100 years old. Discussing...

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Hi All,

I recently acquired an old Farmi JL 306 winch. It seems to work well, and I plan to do some preventative maintenance to address any potential issues. Does anyone have a PDF manual or a parts diagram they could share?

Something seems wrong with the routing of the winch cable through the top pulley. The cable is riding on the bracket and wearing into it. Is it supposed to pass through the hole at the bottom of the bracket? Any ideas?Read More

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Any recommendations for inexpensive Resaw to split thicker slabs of lumber or beams into thinner 1x stock? Could either be belt-fed with stationary band-saw head (woodwork factory style) or something more sawmillish where the bandsaw head moves and the slab stays fixed.

Not required but If...

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I'm looking for a cheap, small wide sawmill that can slab out large diameter firewood rounds of hardwood chunks that are easy to find from tree guys and homeowners around most cities. Will use slabs for small furniture items. Logs would be 24-60" long and 24-36" diameter. Even wider would be better to utilize some wide but short crotchwood sections of trees.Read More

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I've gotten so much help and guidance from the FF over the last few years, as a way of giving back I thought I'd share a little of my sawdust journey. I apologize in advance for being long winded.

My parents are originally from Northern Florida. My mom's people had a small farm where I was sent every

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