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Vallee sawmills

Posted in Sawmills and Milling
March 25, 2024, 01:51:03 PM
Written by Alex123
Views: 4074

Good day everyone,

Looking for some of your inputs on a sawmill I'm looking to purchasing.

Vallee equipment 'Little blue" sawmill.

https://valleeforestryequipment.com/product/little-blue/?v=3e8d115eb4b3

What are your thoughts?
They are made only a few hours away from me.
20hp honda engine
The frame is 2x6 3/16

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BSD444T / 268T engine parts info needed

Posted in Forestry and Logging
March 25, 2024, 01:03:03 PM
Written by 30dodgeboy
Views: 1821
Does anyone know these engines differences really well, or can point me in the direction of someone that does?

So a friend of mine bought a Valmet 544L, and I fixed the blown head gasket to get it running. Previous owner said they replaced piston and connecting rod #2... Within an hour of running it was making very angry sounds. I pulled the engine out and apart and see they swapped a used rod into #2 cylinder (it was stamped "5" and this is a four cylinder engine...). The rod bearings had spun on #2. The rod in #2 is different than the other rods in the engine. This engine needs a crank, bearings, and a rod at minimum.Read More

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Crop Tree Release question

Posted in Forestry and Logging
March 25, 2024, 07:05:57 AM
Written by livemusic
Views: 2361

This is about hardwoods. I came across an article (link) that mentioned having 36 crop trees per acre, which means about 35 ft between all trees. I have a 40-ac woodlot of nice hardwoods and in a lot of it, there are far more than 36 trees/acre, but of course, most of them are small and would need to

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I'm 14 and just BUILT my own mill.

Posted in Sawmills and Milling
March 24, 2024, 08:06:16 PM
Written by Virginia Lumberjack
Views: 1412
I'm 14 and made a Virginian mill. I made this in 3 hours. Here is a video of it:

https://youtu.be/Oq9GfJEbnAo?si=C2FtSPLvwZPSxnyR

How did I do y'all?

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Hour Glass cuts

Posted in Sawmills and Milling
March 24, 2024, 05:20:05 PM
Written by BT9212
Views: 3421
Hello all, I have a mill I purchased from a local guy that builds them. It's 30ft long and 5ft wide. I'm running woodmizer blades brand new with a 50/50 mix of RV antifreeze and wd40 or diesel depending on what I have in bulk on hand. The blade tension is built based off of a PSI gauge which i'm running at 3-4k which is how it was made to be run. I'm also sawing pine/white oak that that range from fresh drops to logs that have been down for months. I'm marking out my pith and trying to template my logs to have the grain going in as close to the same direction as possible. I have my mill level, It could be moving since it's on blocks ( I am building a perm frame as I go ). I am placing my dogs down low on the log once I have atleast 3 sides cut. My problem is I seem to be getting an hour glass on my top cut and everything after that. I'm looking for tips to try, I don't feel like it's tension in the wood based on how common it is on every single log across 2 species. Any tips are appreciated and welcome as I am very new to this. Read More

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