A day cutting wood

[terrifictimbersllc]

Few days ago cancelled a job for today, 9F in the morning no thanks my fingers too cold on the joysticks. 
Going outside soon to split and stack firewood. 

[Bruno of NH]

I'm still getting 2 orders a day.
Some very good connections.
Last year was my first year with center loader and truck/pup loads.
I hope it keeps up.
Peter it is cold , I haven't built a place to get out of the wind yet. It's coming. 
I'm happy , I enjoy this business and Thanks Peter for all your advice and help.

[Bandmill Bandit]

Phase 2 of a job in progress. 

40 x 12's and 16's being bucked today. Looks like up to 24 ish of 16's and then 6 to 8 x 20's. 

Phase 1 was  18 x 8's, 14 x 12's, 6 x 16's and 2 x 20's. i got pic enroute of phase 1 and will post as soon as I have them down loaded.



 

[Peter Drouin]

PAmizerman I don't know how many truckloads. I have not added up the BF total of what I cut last year.

[Bandmill Bandit]

My last "Day Cutting Wood" I came away with what sounded like a lifter tick on my CH745 Kohler 28HP EFI engine. 

Opened the right hand valve cover just to check and found a bent push rod. Not enough to fall out but enough to "tick" pretty good. Second time it happened. Last time was about the 800hr mark. This time its just past 2100hrs. Valve travel, guide placement/wear no an issue. just the bent push rod. 

Checked em all since i in there any way and all looks good. 1 user forum says go to a 5-20 or 0-20 engine oil. Checking with Kohler on that. Other wise have not really found anything conclusive as to a possible cause aand it only affect 1 exhaust valve.  

Any ideas or knowledge on the subject would be appreciated.  

[Bandmill Bandit]

Got a bit of an education from "Mike the Mechanic" who owns the local small engine repair shop thats been in business for 40+ years.

Kohler, Kawasaki, Briggs-Vanguard and a few other he mentioned
in the 18 to 30 +/- HP V Twin range ALL have a similar issue.

The lifters tend to cease and then bend the push rods or worse. The Kohler and KAWI apparently take same lifter as a 350 Chevy and they last a lot longer. If you open it up change em all is what Mike told me. The lifters he sold me came in GM parts bag with GM number on them.

He says he's never had one come back after he swaps to the GM lifter.
My mill lives to cut another day.    

[Bandmill Bandit]

I call this one a play date;


 

 

 

 

 

 
Thanks for the reset. All pics loaded now.
4 days of Baileys coffee and sawing logs. We didn't work all that hard but had 7200BF when we were done. Kinda surprised all 3 of us.
Mostly 4x6, 6x6 6x8, 8x8 and a few 4x10. 

Did 4, 6x18x22' bridge timbers too, for a quad bridge over the little creek behind the shop so Chris can get to the house with the quad without having to go around on the drive way which has an 18" culvert for the creek. maybe a bit of over kill??   

[Bandmill Bandit]

I got all the pics to up load so I finished the above post and gave it bump up post.

[Peter Drouin]

Friends of mine.

 

 

Mud is drying up some.

 

[HemlockKing]

That a red tailed hawk?

[Peter Drouin]

yes.

[Bruno of NH]

I'm ready for freeze up
The mud has been bad all summer with this rain.

[HemlockKing]

I'm ready for freeze up
The mud has been bad all summer with this rain.

Been so humid/hot/wet this summer Here. Also looking forward to freeze up although I'm sure I'll be singing a new tune by then

[barbender]

We haven't been fighting mud, but clouds and I mean CLOUDS of dust! Driest summer in a long time, we've finally been getting some rain and cooler temps this last week.

[Crusarius]

I be happy to have the heat break. AC decided to head south for the summer about 2 months ago. This has been a terrible year to not have AC. More 90 degree days than I have seen since I lived in AZ.

[HemlockKing]

I be happy to have the heat break. AC decided to head south for the summer about 2 months ago. This has been a terrible year to not have AC. More 90 degree days than I have seen since I lived in AZ.

Everyone lives like a hermit come summertime in AZ, except the Mexicans, you couldn't pay me enough to landscape in that heat. 

[alan gage]

We haven't been fighting mud, but clouds and I mean CLOUDS of dust! Driest summer in a long time, we've finally been getting some rain and cooler temps this last week.

We've been just as dry. Was in your neck of the woods a couple weeks ago hoping you were more moist (and cooler) than us but it sure didn't look like it. Then we got 5" of rain last Thursday and another 3" on Saturday. Never seen such little run off from that much rain, sucked it right up.
Is your operation visible from the road on 46 off to the west a little north of the casino? Saw stacks of logs at a farm over that way and wondered if it was you.
Alan

[Crusarius]

I be happy to have the heat break. AC decided to head south for the summer about 2 months ago. This has been a terrible year to not have AC. More 90 degree days than I have seen since I lived in AZ.

Everyone lives like a hermit come summertime in AZ, except the Mexicans, you couldn't pay me enough to landscape in that heat.

Nope, never did. Just did more things at night.

[HemlockKing]

I be happy to have the heat break. AC decided to head south for the summer about 2 months ago. This has been a terrible year to not have AC. More 90 degree days than I have seen since I lived in AZ.

Everyone lives like a hermit come summertime in AZ, except the Mexicans, you couldn’t pay me enough to landscape in that heat.

Nope, never did. Just did more things at night.

That’s right. Basically as the sun would go down you’d notice more and more people out walking and doing stuff, mowing grass etc lol 
Did camelback mountain a couple times in the summer had to start at about 5:30 am though and finish before 10.
I can’t remember I think it was 90 minutes each way 

[Crusarius]

My condo was at the base of camelback mountain. Nice area but the ghetto overflowed and I kept being a theft victim. I still miss AZ alot but not sure I could ever live there again.

[HemlockKing]

My condo was at the base of camelback mountain. Nice area but the ghetto overflowed and I kept being a theft victim. I still miss AZ alot but not sure I could ever live there again.

I haven't been there since 2012. Probably won't return for awhile either sadly 

[4x4American]

Peter what's up with that telehandler?  Did you ax the Cat?  Or is the Cat down and that's taking it's place for now?  

[Dave Shepard]

The cat was a dog. He took it to the pound.  :D

[Resonator]

Read Peter's thread "More bad luck" from Feb 2020 to get the story of the Cat that didn't have 9 lives.

[Peter Drouin]

I went with the cat though they had good stuff. All there making now is over price junk.
Cat is not the same anymore,
I have a friend with a cat backhoe, 3500 hrs and it needs a rebuilt trans put in $35,0000 just the trans in a box. Now put in in$$$$  :