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General Board / Re: Safety switches on my zero...
Last post by Magicman - Today at 10:47:46 AMI just replaced my starter, and the diagnosis was a bit iffy not knowing whether all of the safety switched were doing their jobs. I found a replacement for ~$50 & free shipping from an ebay seller. It was a like for like bolt on and it fixed the starting problem.
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Forestry and Logging / Re: Capstan winch (portable!) ...
Last post by oifla - Today at 10:45:30 AMQuote from: peakbagger on May 11, 2024, 06:33:29 AMI bought a Simpson Winch from the folks out in Portland Oregon. US made (Honda motor) and a nice design. I managed to break it, but it was my fault, they sold me the parts and I repaired it. It is a slick design internally, built far better than cheap chi com gear.
If you haven't used one, it's a slow process if you are solo and dragging logs out of the woods, lots of walking back and fourth. It goes a lot quicker with two folks. Buy a couple of snatch blocks and nylon straps. A skidder cone is another very good thing to have.
yeah, I'm not worried about speed. thanks for the reference, will look into Simpson Winch.
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General Board / Re: Safety switches on my zero...
Last post by Magicman - Today at 10:41:04 AMQuote from: Larry on Today at 10:22:36 AMA simple switch bypass becomes problematic. One solution I suppose is to bypass the whole mess, except for the pto switch.Yup, which is why I would like to have a schematic.
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General Board / Re: Safety switches on my zero...
Last post by doc henderson - Today at 10:38:01 AMI have a walker with a 25 hp fuel injected gas engine. It is repairable. It is very expensive up front. I do not know your age, but it will prob. be left to someone in your will. It takes two blades, and they are 14 bucks each, so consumables are not bad compared to up front price. I have the bagger that dumps. they are commercial so you can get one that elevates, and dumps like into a truck or trailer. They also have diesel, but even more money. the nearest dealer for me is in Wichita, and i have taken it once. They delivered it.
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Sawmills and Milling / Re: Whatcha Sawin' 2024 ??
Last post by Resonator - Today at 10:33:26 AM
Black ash. Sawed a few black ash from my winter cut logs, and got nice boards some right about 12" wide.
Also sawed up the stinky pulp poplar logs I'd cut over winter. Got a repeat order from my customer the greenhouse grower to build more custom pallets, so the poplar boards are spoken for.
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General Board / Re: Safety switches on my zero...
Last post by Larry - Today at 10:22:36 AMThree out of the five safety switches have two sets of contacts. One is normally open while the other is normally closed. This adds a whole new level of complexity, cost, and unreliability. A simple switch bypass becomes problematic. One solution I suppose is to bypass the whole mess, except for the pto switch.
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Sawmills and Milling / Re: Thinking about the future....
Last post by yankeeredneck - Today at 09:50:33 AMTom K --- good point.
I'm thinking something around the 4-5 ton area is going to be a good size for me. Most of my logs will be around the 20-28 inch round and we have a lot of Hemlock, Popular, and Hickory on the property. I can saw up to a 30in and 16 and a half feet log. A few of my friends around here have KX121-3 machines and I figure I am not doing everything they are doing but would be close to it.
I have the Woodland Mills HM130MAX. Getting ready to get the trailer for it.
I'm thinking something around the 4-5 ton area is going to be a good size for me. Most of my logs will be around the 20-28 inch round and we have a lot of Hemlock, Popular, and Hickory on the property. I can saw up to a 30in and 16 and a half feet log. A few of my friends around here have KX121-3 machines and I figure I am not doing everything they are doing but would be close to it.
I have the Woodland Mills HM130MAX. Getting ready to get the trailer for it.
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Sawmills and Milling / Re: Thinking about the future....
Last post by Tom K - Today at 09:42:50 AMFor all of the other uses you want to use it for I would lean towards a mini for sure.
The part you didn't mention is what capacity do you actually need/want in a machine?
If you are unloading log trucks a couple times a week I would want a different machine then if I was just moving a few logs around the mill.
If I sawed & sold 10mbf per week I would want something different then if I was handling 500 bf per month.
If my mill could only mill a 26" x 12' log I would want a different machine than if I could mill a 42" x 45' log.
While someone might love their machine for how they use it, it might not work for how you plan on using it.
The part you didn't mention is what capacity do you actually need/want in a machine?
If you are unloading log trucks a couple times a week I would want a different machine then if I was just moving a few logs around the mill.
If I sawed & sold 10mbf per week I would want something different then if I was handling 500 bf per month.
If my mill could only mill a 26" x 12' log I would want a different machine than if I could mill a 42" x 45' log.
While someone might love their machine for how they use it, it might not work for how you plan on using it.
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The Outdoor Board / Re: DAM BEAR!
Last post by Jeff - Today at 09:28:17 AMWe never cook outside at the cabin. Even back when the cabin was pretty much a bear camp. We did have a couple feeders for them and have lots of old vhf tape of them taken from the cabin door.
Those days are over. If I do happen to bear hunt,, I'll set up a station at the far corner of the property. The blind we call the bear blind is actually the closet blind to the cabin and actually overlooks where that bear walked past the pond.
Those days are over. If I do happen to bear hunt,, I'll set up a station at the far corner of the property. The blind we call the bear blind is actually the closet blind to the cabin and actually overlooks where that bear walked past the pond.
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Forestry and Logging / Re: Tractor logging with winch
Last post by Magicman - Today at 09:10:22 AMAt least we know where the rust is and the cob webs are. 
It's good to see you up and at it. Thank You for taking the time to make that video.
It's good to see you up and at it. Thank You for taking the time to make that video.
