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Homemade sawmill

Posted in Sawmills and Milling
Today at 11:48:31 AM
Written by GARose
Views: 97
I am building a sawmill using pillow block bearings for the band wheels and I notice the bearings move and throw the blade out of alignment or off the wheel.Is there a rule of thumb for aligning the bearings to help stop this? Thanks...

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No Pilot Pressure on Tigercat Loader

Posted in Forestry and Logging
Yesterday at 09:34:24 AM
Written by Swamplogger843
Views: 232
Hey guys my dad is a retired swamp logger now heavy equipment mechanic. He has ran into a problem on a 2009 Tiger Cat Loader. It has no pilot pressure. He said it will run but has no functions. He has changed out the pump to a good used one, changed filters. He has been scratching his head on what could...

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Help with cutting stringy bark

Posted in Sawmills and Milling
Yesterday at 06:05:22 AM
Written by Jack jr
Views: 507
G'day I may be cutting a load of timber for someone for a greenhouse,

Included in the list is 4x4s 13 feet long, these will be cut from stringybark logs, to cut them free of heart and cut the tension out I would need a log 20 inches across, would I be fine to box the heart for them? So I can get them out of smaller logs.Read More

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1010D Crane module

Posted in Forestry and Logging
May 05, 2024, 10:04:11 PM
Written by sebasbeaudoin
Views: 281
Im new on this forum. Don't trow me rocks plz. I just purchase a John Deere / Timberjack Forwarder 1010D 2005. I do have persistent issue. I would like your help to diagnostic.

At the beginning I had crane speed / control issue. Changed one of the joystick / calibrate / adjusted by the dealer. Now run as new corect speed and all movement works.Read More

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Sawhead Hydraulic Creep

Posted in Sawmills and Milling
May 05, 2024, 08:41:36 PM
Written by T4R11
Views: 401
I have a Timber Harvester mill and when any of the hydraulic levers (taper, turner, log lift etc) are moved the head creeps toward the front/operators station. It moves maybe 6" or so.The hydraulic fluid level is where it should be and I have changed the filter. Any ideas as to why this is happening?...

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