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Sawmills and Milling / Re: Woodmizer BMS250 Tips and ...
Last post by caveman - Today at 05:28:09 AMI thought the sensor was sensing the magnet also until I started reading this thread hoping for an easy solution.
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General Board / Re: The weather 2025
Last post by thecfarm - Today at 04:59:45 AM65° and we will have lots of sun to enjoy today, but temps will not be in the 80's.
Looks like a cool week ahead, some 70's and some low 80's.
Looks like a cool week ahead, some 70's and some low 80's.
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Sawmills and Milling / Re: Where do you get such wide...
Last post by thecfarm - Today at 04:48:52 AMAnother fine looking project!!!!
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Forestry and Logging / Re: Log myself or hire someone...
Last post by chep - Today at 04:45:11 AMBuy a skidder/dozer. Sounds like you are machine savvy.
Have someone qualified (references, cert, ins) cut it for you
You will learn the process by following them through the woods and hooking onto the wood they have cut.
Most contract cutters work by the bd ft, some work by the hr. You'll feel like the better deal is by the bd ft but in that method there is no care for quality, just production. Pay a faller by the hr and you should get quality work done.
Have them come in a couple days a week and you play pickup behind them.
Money well spent in that situation, and your take home will be higher then if you just have a logger do the whole job.
Have someone qualified (references, cert, ins) cut it for you
You will learn the process by following them through the woods and hooking onto the wood they have cut.
Most contract cutters work by the bd ft, some work by the hr. You'll feel like the better deal is by the bd ft but in that method there is no care for quality, just production. Pay a faller by the hr and you should get quality work done.
Have them come in a couple days a week and you play pickup behind them.
Money well spent in that situation, and your take home will be higher then if you just have a logger do the whole job.
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Forestry and Logging / Re: Indeterminable bind
Last post by David B - Today at 01:02:32 AMReaming helps...seems to be more a west coast thing? If there are sticks handy, I drop a few in my shirt pocket and shove them in as I go. If after the cut you still have end bind, they act as rollers.
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Forestry and Logging / Re: Log myself or hire someone...
Last post by BargeMonkey - Today at 12:45:30 AMYup it's dangerous. Check and see what classes are offered in your area, GOL, forestry education, BMPs, my wife's taking the logger rescue course this weekend. Proper equipment, PPE, the days of Joe-bob and the chainsaw are rapidly coming to an end on any larger timber sales here. I love how forester's are put on such a pedestal of holiness when it comes to selling a woodlot, no disrespect to the ones here but 80% of the ones I've dealt with can be bought and are typically slippery than the loggers cutting the wood, and they make sure they get their money. Forester flat out told me, "I work with the landowner 1, 2, maybe 3x, I work with you on a constant basis". Send it out to bid, what are you going to do when 4 people bid and 3 out of the 4 already talked it over ? You know what happens when a forester is way short 3-4x on a bid around here ? He doesn't sell jobs, Ive seen jobs with 30-50k+ ft over run, dont think someones not getting paid. Seen entire jobs walk off and the landowner didn't get a dime, took the game cameras and all. Log buyers are just as slippery, they are probably the worst. The landowner is almost always going to go with the biggest promise of money, deal with the mess later. I've had landowners literally watch me load the truck, ride to the mill with me, watch the check get cut, and go "Thats all it pays" ? Because their sisters cousins friend made 1mil bucks on her walnut job. Shady game your getting yourself into before the woods danger. Again, ask around I'm sure you can find someone qualified, insurance ? people love cash, send it.
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Forestry and Logging / Re: Daily Fabrication Thread
Last post by David B - Yesterday at 11:45:10 PM #8
Forestry and Logging / Re: Log myself or hire someone...
Last post by David B - Yesterday at 11:31:19 PMOo, oo, I have half a brain!
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Forestry and Logging / Re: Cutting a troublesome lean...
Last post by David B - Yesterday at 11:22:51 PM #10
Sawmills and Milling / Re: Customer's projects pictur...
Last post by TimW - Yesterday at 11:07:27 PMMy customer put this together after I had air dried and planed the pine. 20 inch wide corner cabinet for my daughter Rebecca's birthday.
