A trick I use as I know some of you do too....but some don't know it.

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

We talked the other week about positioning logs correctly in another thread.
But we all know sometimes they just don't land on the bed right, especially the 8 foot 3 inch logs.
Its hard to move a log sometimes to get it over the rollers especially if it has knots hanging from the bottom.

You can see this Oak missed the roller all together due to not being loaded right.


  

 

So when I'm in this position, rather trying to move the log, I use the clamp to level and use the claw turner to clamp. It sure saves the Goat some time.  Once I get a cant.....then I can easily reposition.


 

[Magicman]

Thanks for sharing your trick David.   8)

[bkaimwood]

I've been looking at that red oak log... Some great pics, but don't we deserve pics of it opened up?

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

Thanks for sharing your trick David.   8)

;D Now for my next trick.  :D :D :D :D Pick a card.....any card. 

[Magicman]

OK, but first I have this bridge.............

[Texas Ranger]

for $300

[WV Sawmiller]

Poston,

   Thanks for the tip. I needed to have done that very thing with a big poplar log Tuesday. Seemed like it took me as long to get that one end on the rail as it did to saw the log. Was also about 8'2'- 8'4". I'll keep this in mind for the next time as I am sure it will happen again.

[bandmiller2]

I keep a lot of blocking around the mill and if I load a rocker I lift it with the two plain clamp and put a block under it, alls fair if its level and stable. Frank C.

[drobertson]

Yea that's a good trick, for sure,  after todays sweepy logs, I think I found some new tricks, but there is none better in my opinion than being 6' 4" 240#'s  for bout everything in the sawmilling work ;D

[Larry]

My TK had the rollers just perfect for 12' logs.  One of my first modifications was to move them to work with 8' logs.  If I had another few inches of hydraulic hose they would have been moved to work perfect on 7' logs and that would have put an end to the jockey play.

[deadfall]

Does the price of the bridge include delivery?

Into those crooked American chestnut limbs, none of it is going to reach both rollers.  This may come in handy.  Having tractor loaders with forks usually just makes me opt for trying it over in a different spot.  The hyd clamp is great of offloading the problem and starting over.  After having a manual LT-30 and no tractor, I could have only dreamed about how I do it now.

I expected some reaction to my sawing from a big living American chestnut.  I understand that of the ones to miss out on the blight are out here on the left coast.

[Magicman]

Does the price of the bridge include delivery?

Yup, for the right price I could send it to you on a postcard.  ;D

[4x4American]

Does the price of the bridge include delivery?

Into those crooked American chestnut limbs, none of it is going to reach both rollers.  This may come in handy.  Having tractor loaders with forks usually just makes me opt for trying it over in a different spot.  The hyd clamp is great of offloading the problem and starting over.  After having a manual LT-30 and no tractor, I could have only dreamed about how I do it now.

I expected some reaction to my sawing from a big living American chestnut.  I understand that of the ones to miss out on the blight are out here on the left coast.

Don't you mean the wrong coast? lol
and quit hoggin all the murican chestnut! 


thanks for sharing your trick, goat man, often times ill just use a cant hook and catch the hook on someplace sturdy and put the bottom of the hook with the dog on the butt of the log, kinda works like a lever and can move some heavy stuff,  but on the really big stuff it just breaks your back and no sense or cents in doing it.

whats next are ya gonna pull a goat out of a top hat? lol

[WV Sawmiller]

4X,

   You are describing perfectly the big poplar I cut Tuesday where one end "almost" reached the rail. I finally got it with the logrite but would have been much easier using Poston's method. Or even just rolling back off on the arms and lowering it, pivoting it 4-5 inches and starting over.