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Started by POSTON WIDEHEAD, May 11, 2013, 08:56:48 PM

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POSTON WIDEHEAD

This guy just had to have 4 old Cedars milled today. These logs had been laying in the woods for 6 or 7 years.

UG-LEE......full of Ants.



  

  

 



The older I get I wish my body could Re-Gen.

Al_Smith

You need to get a pet ardvark .

highleadtimber16

Did you get any wood outa that?!  :D
2011 Wood-Mizer LT 40 hyd w/ 12' Extension,
EG 200 Wood-Mizer
Cutting Old Growth Cedar from Queen Charlotte Islands.

Magicman

And they will bite you too.   :o

I keep a can of wasp spray in my operator's seat for such.   ;D
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It's Weird being the Same Age as Old People

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hillbillyhogs

WOW, i'm at a loss of words,  doesn't happen often :D

Sawdust Lover

I didn't think ants liked cedar?

YellowHammer

THAT's a lot of ants.  The cedar I get has as many carpenter ants as nails, they are very common.  I used to ignore or spray them, now I just unhook the sawdust collector suction hose off the mill and give then a one way ride through the impeller to the big sawdust pile in the sky.  Even sucks them out of their nest.  I guess it's kind on like having an aardvark....  ;D
YH
YellowHammerisms:

Take steps to save steps.

If it won't roll, its not a log; it's still a tree.  Sawmills cut logs, not trees.

Kiln drying wood: When the cookies are burned, they're burned, and you can't fix them.

Sawing is fun for the first couple million boards.

Be smarter than the sawdust

Nomad

     Wow.  That's a lot of ants, even for an old cedar log!  Did you spray 'em?
Buying a hammer doesn't make you a carpenter
WoodMizer LT50HDD51-WR
Lucas DSM23-19

customsawyer

They say a ant can carry three times there own weight. I think you should have made them your off bearers. :D
Two LT70s, Nyle L200 kiln, 4 head Pinheiro planer, 30" double surface Cantek planer, Lucas dedicated slabber, Slabmizer, and enough rolling stock and chainsaws to keep it all running.
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kelLOGg

My ants were more artistic than yours. ;D


 
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

Peter Drouin

Now your saw shed has an ant nest in it :D :D :D
A&P saw Mill LLC.
45' of Wood Mizer, cutting since 1987.
License NH softwood grader.

WDH

I would bite you, too, if you were trying to cut up my house.
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

thecfarm

Just looking at that picture I'm a digging and a starching.
Model 6020-20hp Manual Thomas bandsaw,TC40A 4wd 40 hp New Holland tractor, 450 Norse Winch, Heatmor 400 OWB,YCC 1978-79

loggah

I got to tell a instead of taking pictures , i would be dragging those logs back to where the came from !!!!!! ;D ;D,
Interests: Lombard Log Haulers,Tucker Sno-Cats, Circular Sawmills, Shingle Mills, Maple Syrup Making, Early Construction Equipment, Logging Memorabilia, and Antique Firearms

drobertson

OH YEA! ants love cedar, regardless of what others have said, I found an economical way of dealing with ants is to keep a spray bottle of pine-sol handy, works for clean up jobs and for the time ants show up,   david
only have a few chain saws I'm not suppose to use, but will at times, one dog Dolly, pretty good dog, just not sure what for yet,  working on getting the gardening back in order, and kinda thinking on maybe a small bbq bizz,  thinking about it,

Chuck White

I've found ant's too, only not so many all at one time!
~Chuck~  Cooks Cat Claw sharpener and single tooth setter.  2018 Chevy Silverado and 2021 Subaru Ascent.
With basic mechanical skills and the ability to read you can maintain a Woodmizer  LT40!

Jim_Rogers

When you see a nest of ants like that, do you know how to tell which one is the queen?

Jim Rogers
Whatever you do, have fun doing it!
Woodmizer 1994 LT30HDG24 with 6' Bed Extension

Shotgun

Quote from: thecfarm on May 12, 2013, 08:11:56 AM
Just looking at that picture I'm a digging and a starching.

Tell us more.     :D
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POSTON WIDEHEAD

Quote from: thecfarm on May 12, 2013, 08:11:56 AM
Just looking at that picture I'm a digging and a starching.

Starching?  Oh well, my thread didn't turn to food........but IRONING?   say_what
The older I get I wish my body could Re-Gen.

lowpolyjoe


thecfarm

That's spell check for ya and almost flunking spelling.  ;D   I knew it did not look right. Close enough for me.
Model 6020-20hp Manual Thomas bandsaw,TC40A 4wd 40 hp New Holland tractor, 450 Norse Winch, Heatmor 400 OWB,YCC 1978-79

Magicman

Quote from: Jim_Rogers on May 12, 2013, 09:30:32 AMWhen you see a nest of ants like that, do you know how to tell which one is the queen?
There will normally be several queens which you can easily identify by their size and color.
Knothole Sawmill, LLC     '98 Wood-Mizer LT40SuperHydraulic   WM Million BF Club Member   WM Pro Sawyer Network

It's Weird being the Same Age as Old People

Never allow your "need" to make money to exceed your "desire" to provide quality service.....The Magicman

Paul_H

I milled a few big cedars that had a whack of ants and a little bird stayed right with me till they were gone.I enjoyed his company.

Mill Buddy
Science isn't meant to be trusted it's to be tested

Jim_Rogers

Quote from: Magicman on May 12, 2013, 03:57:42 PM
Quote from: Jim_Rogers on May 12, 2013, 09:30:32 AMWhen you see a nest of ants like that, do you know how to tell which one is the queen?
There will normally be several queens which you can easily identify by their size and color.

No, no Magicman she's the one wearing the crown..... :D
Whatever you do, have fun doing it!
Woodmizer 1994 LT30HDG24 with 6' Bed Extension

Magicman

You are a bad man....  :D   :D
Knothole Sawmill, LLC     '98 Wood-Mizer LT40SuperHydraulic   WM Million BF Club Member   WM Pro Sawyer Network

It's Weird being the Same Age as Old People

Never allow your "need" to make money to exceed your "desire" to provide quality service.....The Magicman

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