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Started by xlogger, January 26, 2017, 06:33:03 AM

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xlogger

Made a 3 hour trip yesterday to meet Frank, goes by Seaman on site. I learn a good deal with him showing some things he has learn over the years with his slabber. Well worth the trip. I hope I get my slabber soon, some delivery company has it somewhere ??? ???
Frank has a great setup with both the slabber and WM band saw.
Thanks again, Ricky
Timberking 2000, Turbo slabber Mill, 584 Case, Bobcat 773, solar kiln, Nyle L-53 DH kiln

Chuck White

It's always good to meet another Forestry Forum Member!   8)
~Chuck~  Cooks Cat Claw sharpener and single tooth setter.  2018 Chevy Silverado and 2021 Subaru Ascent.  2020 Mahindra ROXOR.
With basic mechanical skills and the ability to read you can maintain a Woodmizer  LT40!

WDH

I guess that yore camera is broke. 
Woodmizer LT40HDD35, John Deere 2155, Kubota M5-111, Kubota L2501, Nyle L53 Dehumidification Kiln, and a passion for all things with leafs, twigs, and bark.  hamsleyhardwood.com

WV Sawmiller

   Yes, Frank is a great American. He is also devious (lucky ?) enough to figure how to get a free WM service on his mill. Seems Joe Whitley had an open house/owners day at the NC WM Office and was to show how to service and align a mill. Seems at the last minute the shop mill which was scheduled for the demo suddenly and totally unexpectedly got stuck in deep mud in the yard and was unavailable and Frank just "happened" have a newly acquired used WM mill available and he was willing to let Joe use it thereby saving the day for all of us in attendance. We got an excellent class on mill alignment, Frank got a free service and Joe still hasn't figured out how the shop mill got mired in mud where there had never been any and it had not rained in 6 weeks :D :D. I love creative individuals.

   I am sure the slabbing equipment and demo was very educational and interesting. I think we all gain when we get to go watch a counterpart or sales demo about how someone else does the same or similar operation.
Howard Green
WM LT35HDG25(2015) , 2011 4WD F150 Ford Lariat PU, Kawasaki 650 ATV, Stihl 440 Chainsaw, homemade logging arch (w/custom built rear log dolly), JD 750 w/4' wide Bushhog brand FEL

Dad always said "You can shear a sheep a bunch of times but you can only skin him once

kelLOGg

Yeah, Frank is a nice guy. I met him at the Tall Trees Blue Sky event near Winston-Salem, NC a couple of years ago. I bought the same kind of metal detector he recommended. and he let me try out his slabber.
Bob
Cook's MP-32, 20HP, 20' (modified w/ power feed, up/down, loader/turner)
DH kiln, CatClaw setter and sharpener, tandem trailer, log arch, tractor, thumb tacks

scsmith42

Frank is a top notch fellow!  He's a great Dad too; I recall being very impressed at how polite and respectful his son was when I met him.
Peterson 10" WPF with 65' of track
Smith - Gallagher dedicated slabber
Tom's 3638D Baker band mill
and a mix of log handling heavy equipment.

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