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#1
Sawmills and Milling / Re: Auction Sawmills
Last post by Ed Weber - Today at 07:32:01 PMThanks for the replies, I'll see if I can cover it all.
1. These are NIB at auction and can usually be had at less than 1/2 price of comperable machines.
2. AGT is Chinese and TMG is Canadian, both machines are similar.
#. I'm in CA and both of these brands frequently come up at my local auction and have many offerings, not just Sawmills, they are established companies.
I was simply wondering if anyone had any first-hand experience with owning/running one.
I'm just entertaining the idea, that's all.
1. These are NIB at auction and can usually be had at less than 1/2 price of comperable machines.
2. AGT is Chinese and TMG is Canadian, both machines are similar.
#. I'm in CA and both of these brands frequently come up at my local auction and have many offerings, not just Sawmills, they are established companies.
I was simply wondering if anyone had any first-hand experience with owning/running one.
I'm just entertaining the idea, that's all.
#2
Forestry and Logging / Re: My new client and Quarry u...
Last post by Peter Drouin - Today at 06:54:46 PMYou would think a little TNT would make the job easier.
And not so hard on the dozer.
And not so hard on the dozer.
#3
General Board / Re: New Grandson!
Last post by Ron Scott - Today at 06:52:11 PMCongratulations with many happy days ahead.
#4
The Outdoor Board / Re: Problem: My Pond Full of M...
Last post by Jeff - Today at 06:36:43 PMM50s will empty a hole of Redhorse Suckers. Bil Pete dropped a big chunk of flat limestone one time off the little Dam on Drummond Island, into a pool of suckers hoping to get one. The stone hit flat, and I guess the concusion caused 6 of them to float up.
#5
Sawmills and Milling / Re: Auction Sawmills
Last post by newoodguy78 - Today at 05:47:28 PMEd by chance were you looking at a couple mills in a Windsor Locks CT auction yesterday? There was a TMG and two range road mills went through,all smaller manual ones.
Your timing of your question is ironic because I've been wondering the same thing and actually went to have a look myself yesterday.
Ended up calling TMG and got ahold of someone to answer a few questions. Seemed knowledgeable and very helpful.
My impression of the TMG wasn't all bad by any means. Very simple design that upon first appearance looked very easy to maintain and adjust. Now I certainly won't say it's overbuilt and very well could be wrong about adjusting it and keeping it that way.
After looking at it decided if I could get it for 1200 under retail I'd gamble. Didn't end up happening.
I'm just as glad it didn't. My goal is to have a mill of my own this year. It will more than likely be from one of the sponsors on here. Just the knowledge of members that have them is an immeasurable asset, some of these folks have taken very good machines and improved on them relying on each other to do so.
I'm not brand specific to any of them but before making a purchase several calls will be made to see how their parts and service departments are and also getting ahold of owners of the mills just to get real world information.
IMO they're all good when running its what happens when they aren't and how often problems arise is what separates the good from the bad.
Your timing of your question is ironic because I've been wondering the same thing and actually went to have a look myself yesterday.
Ended up calling TMG and got ahold of someone to answer a few questions. Seemed knowledgeable and very helpful.
My impression of the TMG wasn't all bad by any means. Very simple design that upon first appearance looked very easy to maintain and adjust. Now I certainly won't say it's overbuilt and very well could be wrong about adjusting it and keeping it that way.
After looking at it decided if I could get it for 1200 under retail I'd gamble. Didn't end up happening.
I'm just as glad it didn't. My goal is to have a mill of my own this year. It will more than likely be from one of the sponsors on here. Just the knowledge of members that have them is an immeasurable asset, some of these folks have taken very good machines and improved on them relying on each other to do so.
I'm not brand specific to any of them but before making a purchase several calls will be made to see how their parts and service departments are and also getting ahold of owners of the mills just to get real world information.
IMO they're all good when running its what happens when they aren't and how often problems arise is what separates the good from the bad.
#6
The Outdoor Board / Re: Problem: My Pond Full of M...
Last post by YellowHammer - Today at 05:23:37 PMHe was fishing with dynamite?
#7
General Board / Re: Post office troubles.
Last post by customsawyer - Today at 05:03:53 PMTo my knowledge none of the checks were ever found. One time I went to the letter/mailbox in front of the post office for out going mail. Couldn't get the letter in as it was full. Couldn't have been emptied in months. Walked in with the letter and told them it wouldn't fit in the box outside. Any decent person would have been embarrassed by such. They just looked at me and said they might get to it next week.
#8
Sawmills and Milling / Re: Auction Sawmills
Last post by SawyerTed - Today at 04:16:15 PM+ 1 on a mill with proven support.
Just because it's on auction doesn't necessarily mean it's a good deal.
I've noticed some low hour entry mills are coming available on Marketplace at reasonable prices.
Just because it's on auction doesn't necessarily mean it's a good deal.
I've noticed some low hour entry mills are coming available on Marketplace at reasonable prices.
#9
The Outdoor Board / Re: Fishin
Last post by SwampDonkey - Today at 04:10:44 PMGotta be tough to be a fisherman. 
#10
The Outdoor Board / Re: Problem: My Pond Full of M...
Last post by Southside - Today at 04:02:10 PMIt's not as much of a joke as you might realize. A small town police chief did exactly that and lost his thumb in the process, I know the details as I was the one who had to take the pictures.
