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[Wintergreen Mountain]

Members of this forum;

               3/3/2010

       My name is Leon.


      I have been reading and learning on this forum for 6 - 8 Months. The members are the most knowledgeable and helpful group I have found in my venture to build a cottage on my 60 acre lot.
     Two yeas ago I semi-retired and bought 60 acres of wood land on the east side of Wintergreen Mountain in northern Vermont. I have been repairing heavy equipment for 33 years. I am going to cut my own timber, saw the lumber and build a small cottage to live in. I'm sure this group can help me with the project when I have problems and hopefully I can offer something to the forum.
     Back in November I bought a portable sawmill from TURNER MILLS LLC. over in New York State. I talked to Bill Turner (the owner) Friday and he said the frame, track and axles were finished. He is going to start building the saw-head this week. The mill will be finished and ready for delivery the first week in April. Somtime in May I hope to drive over and tow it home.

    LEON 

[ErikC]

Welcome to the FF.
  Quite a few members here, including myself, have or are in the process of building a place with their mills.  We look forward to hearing about yours.

[fishpharmer]

Glad to have you Leon.  Welcome to forestry forum.  We need more rubber tired bandsaw owners    You are at the right place for advice.

[Magicman]

Leon, Welcome to The Forestry Form and congratulations on you soon to be new sawmill.  There are several "Turner Sawyers" around.

We drove through your area a few years ago.  Maybe got cheese at the Cabot "factory", and seems like there was the Ben & Jerrys "factory" also.  Caught a ferry across Lake Champlain.  Anyway, we really enjoyed Vermont.

[Dave Shepard]

Welcome to the Forum.

[Tripp]

Leon,

Welcome to the forum. Sounds like you have an interesting project ahead of you.

Looking forward to hearing about your progress.

Tripp 

[ARKANSAWYER]

  Well you should find that being able to turn wrenches is a good skill when owning a sawmill.  Also all that grease ground into your skill will help you pull the splinters out easier.

  Welcome aboard!

[bandmiller2]

Welcome Leon,33 years repairing heavy equip.is 33 yrs. hard time, milling should be a piece of cake.Do you have anything to move the logs around.?? Frank C.

[sigidi]

Welcome from way down under Leon.

Building your own house with your own lumber and sweat is a really gratifying project - although I'm not finished yet... one day ;D

[Chuck White]

Welcome to the Forestry Forum, Leon!

Lots of good people with lots of good info here!

[Cedarman]

Welcome Leon,  should be some nice cedar up your way to make some good paneling.  I'm sure some of us will need some advice on iron.  I try to delegate that to my son now.  We are having our national caving convention in northwest Vt the first week of August.  I plan to be up that way for a week.  It's same time as piggyroast.  Wish I could be in 2 places at once.

[thecfarm]

Welcome Winter Mountain,you will like it here.What kind of wood will you be using? How big is this cottage you building?

[Burlkraft]

Welcome aboard Leon  8)  8)

[Wintergreen Mountain]

Thanks for the welcoming replys .
     I believe I am going to enjoy this group.

Frank.c;       
     I have a Ford 1920 4x4 tractor with bucket and plan on putting  a set of forks that I bought for $150.00 on as soon as the weather breaks. I also have a CAT D3-B crawler tractor ( with right steering clutch torn down) that i will reasemble when the weather gets better.


Thecfarm;
     I am giong to use a variety of wood, just because i have it. Hemlock, Poplar, Pine, Spruce, Butternut, Tamerack, Basswood and Ash. Not much ceder on my propery, lots of ledge, and elevation is to high around 1200ft sea level.


     LEON

[woeboy]

welcome to FF
I just got my Turner Mill and been sawing for about a week with it.
LOVE IT!!

Turner Mills owners are on the rise here in FF, :D 8)

[Wintergreen Mountain]

Woeboy;

     Did you buy direct from Bill Turner? If you did you and I have met a knowlegable an accomedating man.


Frack c.;
     I plan on building a 16' x 32' structure with 12-12 pitch roof and 4' overhang. Roofing will probably be steel. I may decide to cut shingles.
     Dad bought a second farm back in the 60s with a shugarhouse up on this mountain. We tore it down and used the lumber to build a bulk tank milkhouse on that farm. The roof was shingled with Ash shingles 1/2" thick, 6" wide, and 4ft long. they were over 90 years old and in great shape. They were not taper sawed. I might saw some out and roof with them.

Magicman;
     I live about 25 miles from Cabot Creamery and Ben And Gerry's. I live at the Smugglers Notch Ski Resort and stowe Ski Resort area.

    LEON

[rickywashere]

welcome to FF

[Don K]

Welcome to the forum, Leon. Glad to have you. Good to have a HE mechanic in the ranks.

Don