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Timberjack 230/240 Owners & Experts, please help me out here...

Posted in Forestry and Logging
Yesterday at 06:36:08 PM
Written by YANKEE_LOGGER
Views: 234

Hello Everyone, new forum member here, been lurking around for a while. The 200 acres I own in NH is begging for me to do some selective logging for firewood and forest rejuvenation. My cuttinngn has always been non a smaller scale, just a few acres at a time, so now it seems like I need a skidder. Never

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Cat 559 stabilizer problem

Posted in Forestry and Logging
Yesterday at 04:49:17 PM
Written by graniteskater69
Views: 150
Hey y'all, having some problems with our cat 559. Stabilizers, saw and de-limber are currently not working. Anybody ever run into this problem?

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Woodland Mills Power Head 80 anyone???

Posted in Sawmills and Milling
March 03, 2025, 09:49:30 PM
Written by Daburner87
Views: 720

So I am looking forward to spring, and really want to get the mill going and more productive this year. Woodland Mills released the Power Head 110 which looks great, but now I see that they have a Power Head 80. Which looks like a new/improved and cheaper version of the 110, but I can't find any other

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Granberg 555b or 777

Posted in Sawmills and Milling
March 02, 2025, 06:27:40 PM
Written by OutdoorLovin
Views: 701
Good evening,
I am looking to simply square off outside slabs on some smaller, under 10-12" logs. I have looked at videos for Granberg 555b vertical edging mill and 777 small mill. Both seem useful for my minimal milling needs. I think the 555b vertical edging mill appears more straightforward to use and better for my needs. I cannot seem to find a video showing how to make first cut on a small round log. Videos I have seen show the use of the device once you have one flat side. Any useful starting tips or how to video/ideas. Read More

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President Trump issues Executive Order addressing Lumber Production

Posted in Forestry and Logging
March 02, 2025, 03:05:39 PM
Written by rusticretreater
Views: 2314

From Fox News:
President Donald Trump on Saturday signed two executive orders that call for immediately expanding American lumber production and addressing lumber imports' threat to national security.

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