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Title: FF Mighty Mite mill owners convention in Alaska
Post by: ozarkgem on August 28, 2017, 05:27:21 AM
100Percent of FF Mighty Mite owners showed up. Both of us! I drove to Ak and stopped by and saw Alaska Les. He and and his wife were wonderful host. He has a really nice layout and lots of REALLY nice spruce to saw. Some HUGE Cottonwood and Birch also. He was catching Salmon and got a Spruce Grouse as we were riding around in his UTV.
His mill is a nice mill and will cut 26' long(I think) Diesel powered. Very nice layout 

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Title: Re: FF Mighty Mite mill owners convention in Aklaska
Post by: thecfarm on August 28, 2017, 06:00:27 AM
It's always nice to meet FF members.
by the way,who is who?
That looks like a big dog there too.
Title: Re: FF Mighty Mite mill owners convention in Aklaska
Post by: ozarkgem on August 28, 2017, 06:24:04 AM
Les in on the right.
Title: Re: FF Mighty Mite mill owners convention in Aklaska
Post by: drobertson on August 28, 2017, 07:13:49 AM
Looking good there Jim!  You guys laughing it up! nice!
Title: Re: FF Mighty Mite mill owners convention in Aklaska
Post by: Magicman on August 28, 2017, 07:49:20 AM
Looking good Jim.  Are you still on the road?   move_it 
Title: Re: FF Mighty Mite mill owners convention in Aklaska
Post by: ozarkgem on August 28, 2017, 06:30:12 PM
Quote from: Magicman on August 28, 2017, 07:49:20 AM
Looking good Jim.  Are you still on the road?   move_it
Just  got back. What a drive. I will do it again next year but with a RV this time. I would like to spend more time in Canada. You drove this didn't you MM?
Title: Re: FF Mighty Mite mill owners convention in Alaska
Post by: Magicman on August 28, 2017, 07:47:55 PM
Yes, in a 26' Class C motorhome in 1997.  The total trip was a bit over 13K miles.
Title: Re: FF Mighty Mite mill owners convention in Alaska
Post by: Weekend_Sawyer on August 28, 2017, 08:28:45 PM
Is a Mighty Mite one of those jeep looking utv's?
Title: Re: FF Mighty Mite mill owners convention in Alaska
Post by: dgdrls on August 28, 2017, 08:31:16 PM
I've been to the factory and really want to join the club!!

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Title: Re: FF Mighty Mite mill owners convention in Alaska
Post by: ozarkgem on August 28, 2017, 09:13:17 PM
Quote from: Weekend_Sawyer on August 28, 2017, 08:28:45 PM
Is a Mighty Mite one of those jeep looking utv's?
Its a bandmill. Seems like there was a jeep looking thing called a mighty mite back in the 70's
Title: Re: FF Mighty Mite mill owners convention in Alaska
Post by: ozarkgem on August 28, 2017, 09:15:08 PM
Quote from: dgdrls on August 28, 2017, 08:31:16 PM
I've been to the factory and really want to join the club!!
Les's was a factory hydraulic and very well built. Mine is the smaller model. Its all hydraulic now. Turning logs and clamping by hand didn't last long.

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Title: Re: FF Mighty Mite mill owners convention in Alaska
Post by: Tramp Bushler on October 09, 2018, 03:31:37 AM
Hello all;
So if I own a Mighty Mite Band sawmill, can I join the group ?
Mine is a Generation ll. Built in 85.
Just brought it home last week.
Ordered a manual for it today.
The folks at Mighty Mite have been super helpful . Especially considering I didn't buy this mill new from them.
I will be sawing to build our home in Delta Junction , Alaska. We currently live in Glennallen .
I'm having some troubles uploading pics of my mill to this site so far. Ill keep working on it.
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