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General Board / Re: Some random notes, observa...
Last post by WV Sawmiller - Today at 10:00:51 AMTom,
I am sure Robert's fish stories are all true and verifiable.
I remember my dad telling some misplaced yankees in Dixie County Fla one time when they commented on how low the Suwannee River was. They said they bet it had never been this low. Dad said "On this in nothing. I remember one time it got so low all the catfish we caught had ticks and fleas on them. We were catching half grown bluegills that did not know how to swim."
I took then nearly 11 y/o son there on spring break in 1989 and we'd catch an #2 wash tub full of big catfish (although nothing like what I catch here) and go in a local cafe for breakfast. These misplaced yankees who had moved in/infested the area who come in and see the fish and ask all kinds of personal and highly private questions like "Who caught all those big catfish? Where did they catch them? What were they using for bait?" Dad would point to Sean and say "That boy caught them down in the ditch/canal by the road using a cane pole. He was using grasshoppers for bait." By the end of the week Sean was joining like Little Arliss on Old Yeller and saying "Yep, I had to quit cause that was all I could drag home. I only had one #8 hook and I lost it on a big one. I ran out of grasshoppers and had to stop." We'd finish our breakfast and go out to find mp yankees chasing grasshoppers in the median of the 4 lane highway and fishing in the ditches and such.
I always wanted to go catch a big string of big crappies or such then go fish in the ditches by the highway and when people would laugh and make fun just pull the stringer up and go back to fishing.
I remember Mr. Tom's tale about dropping a 20 lb catfish in a small creek where the kids fished and them telling about the monster tearing up all their tackle for months after that.
I am sure Robert's fish stories are all true and verifiable.
I remember my dad telling some misplaced yankees in Dixie County Fla one time when they commented on how low the Suwannee River was. They said they bet it had never been this low. Dad said "On this in nothing. I remember one time it got so low all the catfish we caught had ticks and fleas on them. We were catching half grown bluegills that did not know how to swim."
I took then nearly 11 y/o son there on spring break in 1989 and we'd catch an #2 wash tub full of big catfish (although nothing like what I catch here) and go in a local cafe for breakfast. These misplaced yankees who had moved in/infested the area who come in and see the fish and ask all kinds of personal and highly private questions like "Who caught all those big catfish? Where did they catch them? What were they using for bait?" Dad would point to Sean and say "That boy caught them down in the ditch/canal by the road using a cane pole. He was using grasshoppers for bait." By the end of the week Sean was joining like Little Arliss on Old Yeller and saying "Yep, I had to quit cause that was all I could drag home. I only had one #8 hook and I lost it on a big one. I ran out of grasshoppers and had to stop." We'd finish our breakfast and go out to find mp yankees chasing grasshoppers in the median of the 4 lane highway and fishing in the ditches and such.
I always wanted to go catch a big string of big crappies or such then go fish in the ditches by the highway and when people would laugh and make fun just pull the stringer up and go back to fishing.
I remember Mr. Tom's tale about dropping a 20 lb catfish in a small creek where the kids fished and them telling about the monster tearing up all their tackle for months after that.
#2
Sawmills and Milling / Re: 1989 LT40 hydraulic help n...
Last post by CCCLLC - Today at 09:58:53 AMNo need to drain fluid when disconnecting the toe board valve. You're above the reservoir. Will be some fluid at hose disconnect area. Shop rag needed.
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Sawmills and Milling / Re: lT50 Shipped 1st Week of A...
Last post by Old Greenhorn - Today at 09:55:56 AMI would look at that more as a blessing than a curse. They will get it working properly before turning it over to you. This is much batter than you winding up with a new machine and finding issues then trying to debug yourself over the phone.
If they are popping that breaker while milling a log, tell them to call me and for a small gratuity I will tell them how to fix it.
If the breaker is just popping when they try to run the motor, then they have a different issue.
Let them take the time to get it right in their shop where it goes much faster, they have new parts and all the WM resources available. You and your machine are much better off that way.
If they are popping that breaker while milling a log, tell them to call me and for a small gratuity I will tell them how to fix it.
If the breaker is just popping when they try to run the motor, then they have a different issue.Let them take the time to get it right in their shop where it goes much faster, they have new parts and all the WM resources available. You and your machine are much better off that way.
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General Board / Re: Making it through another ...
Last post by Old Greenhorn - Today at 09:47:24 AMYeah, that weight adds up and white oak is even tougher. I settled in on 40" as my length because 36-48 is what everyone hears and 40" is smack in the middle. I can also get 3 rows of 40" in my trailer (JUST barely). Besides, that 48" length is a bit more difficult to lift if you grab both ends. Some folks cut them shorter as the diameter goes up. I also cut shorter logs when ordered that way for youth classes, etc.
How big were your diameters? I cut 4-8". 4-6" is the standard, but I go up to 8" because I don't like to waste wood and a lot of my growers are real farmers and can handle them. The bigger the log, the longer they last. 4" is on the small side of having a log that will produce for a while because they dry out.
Sounds like you are off on a new business venture! Get yourself a weight lifting belt, it's helped me a little. Then you just have to get the word out and you have a new income stream.
How big were your diameters? I cut 4-8". 4-6" is the standard, but I go up to 8" because I don't like to waste wood and a lot of my growers are real farmers and can handle them. The bigger the log, the longer they last. 4" is on the small side of having a log that will produce for a while because they dry out.
Sounds like you are off on a new business venture! Get yourself a weight lifting belt, it's helped me a little. Then you just have to get the word out and you have a new income stream.
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Sawmills and Milling / Re: 1989 LT40 hydraulic help n...
Last post by Chiselbut - Today at 09:46:08 AMI suppose, when i remove the switch and disconnect the lines: fluid will drain.
Advice needed: if there is a hydraulic system drain is it best to just drain the system first? Knowing that i also have cylinder leak that needs new seals, and i will be removing toe boards and the log lift for repainting.
In addition the wiring needs rebuilding so i may just pull the entire hydraulic pump and switch assembly/manifold too and rewire the system.
Thoughts ?
Advice needed: if there is a hydraulic system drain is it best to just drain the system first? Knowing that i also have cylinder leak that needs new seals, and i will be removing toe boards and the log lift for repainting.
In addition the wiring needs rebuilding so i may just pull the entire hydraulic pump and switch assembly/manifold too and rewire the system.
Thoughts ?
#6
General Board / Re: Garbage can tow dolly?
Last post by JJ - Today at 09:43:54 AMThis was posted by another FF member as a log arch. I forget who but I though was genius idea..
#7
General Board / Re: Garbage can tow dolly?
Last post by SawyerTed - Today at 09:39:34 AMSeems like there's a hundred different types of trash can hitches. Some handle two cans. A hitch type drawbar would be easier than dealing with hitching a dolly every week.
Upgrade the axle and tires on the cans and tow with a short tow bar. It would be pretty simple to build a T type hitch attachment for two cans.
Seems like that would be less work than fabrication of a dolly.
Or a hitch hauler with ramp.
Upgrade the axle and tires on the cans and tow with a short tow bar. It would be pretty simple to build a T type hitch attachment for two cans.
Seems like that would be less work than fabrication of a dolly.
Or a hitch hauler with ramp.
#8
Sawmills and Milling / Re: lT50 Shipped 1st Week of A...
Last post by Nealm66 - Today at 09:38:23 AMDang, that sucks. I've got one that's supposed to be here in October and guess I should cross my fingers
#9
Sawmills and Milling / Re: 1989 LT40 hydraulic help n...
Last post by CCCLLC - Today at 09:38:18 AMAs Sawyer Ted mentioned in your other post, register mill with WM. Parts and over the phone help become fairly easy.
#10
Forestry and Logging / Re: Felling wedge choices
Last post by Nealm66 - Today at 09:33:56 AMGood trick on boring so the wedge doesn't hit the back cut. Madsens sells a big yellow that is the equivalent of 2 12's if you're concerned about slipping. A little dirt or sawdust helps to keep them from popping apart but it's a good idea to keep a wedge shoved in just in case
