Getting ready to set up my WM LT-15 need ideas on base????

[bikedude73]

I have thought of putting gravel down to set the mill on or maybe some other type of material.  Any ideas would be great.  It is going in a temp. spot so I do not want concrete. Any ideas would be helpful.... :P  Thanks

[donny hochstetler]

for my swinger, i put down 6in.trenches ,every 5ft or so,  filled with limestone ,then placed 6x8,s on the gravel , steel track on the 6x8,s,   hasn"t moved in 2 years,  i check every so often with a string 

[Magicman]

Some sort of crushed stone.  It tends to lock together and form a sturdy base.  It also allows water to filter through and remains drier on the surface.  Natural gravel with rounded rocks tend to move and not support weight as well.

Highway roadbeds (here anyway) always use crushed stone for that reason.

[bikedude73]

Thanks guys I am calling to get stone in the morning before I set it up. Thanks so much for all your help over the past few months.  This has been great fun and help so far and again Thanks so so much your all great help........ 8) :P 8)

[Tom]

I think I would shy away from stone, slag or anything that would get into the bark of logs and ruin a band.

A good foundation can be made by sawing timbers and placing them on concrete block, even if you have to buy treated timbers.  Keeping the mill off of the ground will allow you to clean out underneath it.  Believe me, that is important.  Raising if off of the ground some will make off-bearing a bit easier.  You can always build a ramp to hold logs or create a hill in front of the mill.

[Qweaver]

I sawed for a year with my LT15 setting on 6x6s directly on the ground and that was OK.  I now have it on a 4' x 24' concrete pad setting right at the front of my sawshed and covered by an 8' roof and that is night and day better for working, off bearing and stacking, keeping it level and cleaning.  Working in the shade and out of the rain is great.

[Chuck White]

Recycled railroad ties would make a good base to mount the mill on!