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Timberjack5

Gday Moodna,what you've said makes a lot of sense.
I'm an old heavy fab man so it's right up my street to go heavy in any case, I've got heavy welding equipment and know how so I can see myself rethinking the whole thing on a heavier level, maybe a bit modular like you've said with a detached power unit. When you said the more wings you have, the sooner you will be welding, are you referring to the wings on the splitter ?

Timberjack5

Mike, restraint is a valuable skill and not easily learned. I learned it the hard way and I know it's more valuable. A very wealthy and wise man that I worked for one time said to me, ' the hardest thing to learn in life is restraint ', I couldn't fully understand it when he said it to me but I remembered it and eventually I learned what it really meant. It helps me a great deal in buying at the right price when the timing is right.

moodnacreek

T.J.5, Yes sir the splitter wings or knifes. Now understand I'm just runnin my mouth and talk is cheap [my grandfather always said]. Many think those box full of knifes is the answer and I suppose in some wood it could be. You know the raw material is everything. What I say about a heavy machine I stand behind but the design of the splitter , I can't say.    The machine we have here is a copy of the Valley that I think is Timber Wolf today. It's never been moved and let me tell you those axels, hyd. tank, fuel tank and diesel are right in the blankity blank way! 

mike_belben

Today i determined that i have enough giblets on hand to build a conveyor so i'll start with that and it'll be a godsend to have.  I will probably break down my little tow behind splitter into a bare bones super basic processor with 395xp on a pivot after the conveyor is done, and then sit on my hands.  

The tow behind air compressor unit i got for free recently has a 80hp 4 cyl deere and no air pump. But the radiator, muffler, fuel tank, shrouds, doors, control panel, oil cooler etc is all there.  Its the perfect hydraulic skid and could easily be shared across several machines using QD's if needed in the future.    Im gonna cut the axle and neck off this week and use those for the conveyor. 
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thecfarm

That last one will split some wood!! Saw a license plate from Maine on it. 
Model 6020-20hp Manual Thomas bandsaw,TC40A 4wd 40 hp New Holland tractor, 450 Norse Winch, Heatmor 400 OWB,YCC 1978-79

Timberjack5

Gday Moodna,
My grandmother used to say a similar thing, she would say " they will all tell you what to do but ask them for a leaf out of their cheque book"  ha ha, but besides all that this is a mastermind group in my opinion of people who have similar interests and shared experience, it's wise to take advice especially before running off to spend dollars without a decent plan.
Anyways what you're saying about the wings / knives is very relevant to me, we have these hardwoods like iron bark, yellow box a variety of gums and many others but iron bark in particular is very dense and heavy and I'm not sure how I'm going to come up with a big enough cylinder to split a complete block and that's why I'm researching and talking to you fellas apart from the fact that I'm finding the conversation really enjoyable.

Timberjack5

Gday Mike
I'm glad to hear that all this sawdust seems to be getting you fired up. I've got a 395xp myself so I'll be keen to see a few pics as it comes together. That JD sounds very sweet. What's a QD Mike?

mike_belben

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Timberjack5

Mike I've just read a fair bit of the other thread about you fixin The hydraulics with Elma's help, very blinking funny my friend, certainly for you at the time it wasn't but you sure do tell the funny side of it. You're obviously very switched on mechanically, hydraulically and the rest of it but you might make more money writing books about you're crazy neighbours. Lol :D

Haleiwa

A word of caution for when you disassemble your old combine.  I have scrapped one, and it is somewhat unnerving how much the balance can change as major components are removed.  Be very careful not to be in a place where you can get pinched.  The rotor is probably the heaviest part up high, but the cab, auger, elevators, and tank all weigh enough to shift the balance.  If you cut the frame up, try to have most everything above it removed first.  
Socialism is people pretending to work while the government pretends to pay them.  Mike Huckabee

mike_belben

Quote from: Timberjack5 on August 26, 2020, 07:55:58 AM
Mike I've just read a fair bit of the other thread about you fixin The hydraulics with Elma's help, very blinking funny my friend, certainly for you at the time it wasn't but you sure do tell the funny side of it. You're obviously very switched on mechanically, hydraulically and the rest of it but you might make more money writing books about you're crazy neighbours. Lol :D
glad you got your moneys worth!   ;D
I dont think im well suited to fortune or fame.  Content to just fit in among the crazies and try to be helpful where i can.  It gives me a lot of opportunities to demonstrate God's grace by not shooting them when i ought to.  Love thy neighbor is a tough one out here, lemme tell ya!  Easier said than done.
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Timberjack5

Hey there Haleiwa, I'll take that advice on board thanks. It's something I've considered but now that you've mentioned it I'll take some extra care with  that.

Timberjack5

Mike, excuse my ignorance please, Middle TN, is that for Tennessee, where abouts do you live mate, I'll have a look on the map, I'll be able to see where you are in comparison to some of the other fellas on here. It's sounds like some of you are not far from each other, Maine region.
I have visited the U.S. about 28 years ago, spent a week in New York then travelled across to Oklahoma on greyhound, was there for 6 weeks and then flew out of Denver to Los Angeles and was there just for a day. Only really got to see the countryside around Oklahoma, bit of Texas. Would have been great to see a lot more. It was a trip with a purpose, I studied at the Oklahoma horshoeing school with Reggie Kester. Had a business back here for a few years as a farrier then got into other things. Always done a few here and there over the years. Now a days, still got my original tools that I got with the coarse, I shoe my own mustering horses, I have to as the country has a lot of granite and in other parts a lot of loose rock, I do my buddies sometimes ( neighbour )  and we often join forces and ride together.

mike_belben

Yes, middle tenneessee.  The state is divided into thirds.  Im left of knoxville right of nashville but dont want to give any more specifics.  Since my real name is out there it doesnt take much for an online scammer to get too much info.
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Timberjack5

Yeah right O, too true mate I probably should be more careful cause they are definitely out there.


 Today's job, truss building. Got a shed to build for a client. The shed build is a part payment for the Cat D6D.

mike_belben

Nice truss.  Is that a double I beam?!  If so ive never seen one.
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Timberjack5

Just 2 beams slid up beside each other, I start off with them apart, tack it all up then stand the truss up on its edge and push one beam in against the other. First time I've done it this way, before I've clamped it down all the way along to stop it pulling but today I only had 2 clamps and couldn't be bothered cutting wedges so I stood the truss up once it was tacked out on 4 corners of every joint. Then alternated one weld each side, left, right , left till it was all done. Straight as a gun barrell, I was surprised as its fairly thin material, painted the welds and looking sweet, it's on the truck with the other steel, EWP straddled over it ready to launch in the morning.

mike_belben

Phew.  My brain was turning inside out trying to picture how the mill mandrel could form a double I. 

Whatd you cut all the leg angles with?  Coldsaw? Bandsaw?
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Timberjack5


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