LT35 HD

[DDobbs]

I know there is a lot of orange love here.

What is everyones thought about the LT35HD?

I have been looking for a bit for a good used LT40HD.

But with the sale that WM has on the LT35HD.

I have 2 CSM's now. That I use for slabbing. Which I will keep as I can cut 48" slabs.

Thanks

Dave

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

Dave, if you have a way to saw big wide slabs, and you do......personally I thing the LT35 HD would be a good choice.
The "HD" is the Magic(sorry) word. I just cannot live without my HD's.

What engine does the 35 have on it?

[DDobbs]

What engine does the 35 have on it?
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25HP Kohler v-twin

What is a good number of blades to start with? What mix of blades?

Will be sawing lots of Walnut ,Oak, Maple Cherry,& Osage.

You guys that use WM  re-sharping whats it cost?  Whats the true turn around time?

Dave

[Dave Shepard]

It really depends on what your needs are weighed against your budget. Both the 35 and 40 are good mills. The 40 has more capacity, more options, and a higher price tag. What are you going to do with a band mill? A small amount of personal sawing, or higher production or even custom sawing?




How many posts do you think we can get with only members named Dave answering? I think we made it to 9 once. :D

[DDobbs]

It really depends on what your needs are weighed against your budget. Both the 35 and 40 are good mills. The 40 has more capacity, more options, and a higher price tag. What are you going to do with a band mill? A small amount of personal sawing, or higher production or even custom sawing?




How many posts do you think we can get with only members named Dave answering? I think we made it to 9 once. :D

Will be doing a lot of sawing for myself.  Later maybe some custom sawing.
  I am just a one man band, small shop. I cut now with my slab saw. But we all know the speed there.  I would like to double what I saw now.
What I saw now I resaw on my shop bandsaw to resale.  Which the lt35 would reduce that resawing by a bunch.
  I have a 100 acres of hardwood to cut from plus I get a lot of urban wood from tree services.

Dave

[Dave Shepard]

I'm sure an LT35 HD would really improve your production over the CSM on the smaller logs, as well as your yield per log. If, after integrating the 35 into your business, you find you need more production, then you can trade it off and go bigger.

[thechknhwk]

There are several recent LT35 threads if you search the forum.  Video below shot a couple of days ago.

http://youtu.be/nQgZz25r9LM

[drobertson]

Sales are good! hydraulics are good too!  It all depends on how much you would like to saw, and how much work you are willing to put in, with the csm's  I have to reckon work is not an issue, go for it. You should not be disappointed.    david

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

Dobbs.....are you gonna sharpen your own blades or send them to Woodmizer to be resharpened?

[DDobbs]

Dobbs.....are you gonna sharpen your own blades or send them to Woodmizer to be resharpened?

To start I will send them in. I figure that is a factor I don't need to mess with learning a new saw. I am only a little over 3 hrs from Indy. Plus we do most of our racing around Indy. So thru there every weekend.

Dave

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

Well to answer some of your questions above and I can only speak for me......I keep 30 blades of 10° blades and 15 blades at 4°.
I use the re-sharp program at Woodmizer. If I break a blade, I send it back and pay for a new one. If I send back a dull blade and WM deems it to dangerous to send back or it can't be re-sharpened, I pay for a new blade. This way I maintain the same number of blades at all times. I don't have to buy a whole new box of blades rather I replace 1 or 2 at a time.

If I had to choose 1 all around good blade, I would go with the 7°. But being I have 10's and 4's.... I use them with no problems.

Also Dobbs....you'er up North and I'm down South, so we saw different logs. I don't know if you deal with frozen logs....I don't.

[DDobbs]

So what Is the cost of the re-sharp per blade?

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

So what Is the cost of the re-sharp per blade?

Dave, I'm thinking about 7 bucks a blade unless someone else can correct me.

[thecfarm]

Which is a good price too.

[WDH]

It is $10 per blade including shipping both ways.   

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

It is $10 per blade including shipping both ways.

Of all people to correct me.... :D :D :D

He's right Dave, I went and looked at one of my return sheets from Woodmizer. This is still a good deal since i STAY BUSY SAWING and I personally don't won't to worry about sharpening blades.

[WDH]

I have to keep my eye on you to keep you in line and out of the Woodshed.  It is very dark and cold in there this time of the year.

[Ralph]

I have an LT35 HD.I like it a lot. I started with an LT15 with 18hp. Great saw, but the hd make a lot of difference as does the simple set. Faster sawing less labor.

[jmouton]

hay  wdh  I thought it was roughly 15 dollars shipping  for 15 blades so 7 dollars plus 1 dollar per blade  wouldnt that be 8 dollars a blade   ,  at least from mich that is



                                                                                                                        jim

[DDobbs]

I have an LT35 HD.I like it a lot. I started with an LT15 with 18hp. Great saw, but the hd make a lot of difference as does the simple set. Faster sawing less labor.

Hows much fuel / gas does it use in a day sawing?

Thanks
Dave

[thechknhwk]

If you're running hard you will empty the tank in about 6-8hrs.  If I remember to top it off at halftime (it's about 1/2 full).  I'll make it thru the day.

[WDH]

I send out boxes of 10 blades.  It is about $100 to send out and get back  a box of 10 blades for re-sharp unless some of the blades are replaced with new ones.  Maybe it is more economical so ship 15 blades versus 10. 

[DDobbs]

I hate that I didn't say this before now.
But I have ask about a few different mills and every time
Someone has stepped up and helped.
I like being able to ask and get a straight answer.
The LT35hd is on my short list.
Thanks
Dave

[Chuck White]

I hate that I didn't say this before now.
But I have ask about a few different mills and every time
Someone has stepped up and helped.
I like being able to ask and get a straight answer.
The LT35hd is on my short list.
Thanks
Dave

That's what we're here for Dave, to help others as well as being helped by others!

That's the beauty of  The Forestry Forum.

[DDobbs]

So what Is the cost of the re-sharp per blade?

Dave, I'm thinking about 7 bucks a blade unless someone else can correct me.

Thats what I was told today by WM $7 plus shipping both ways

Dave