woodmizer lt 28 whine under load

[WV Sawmiller]

    I just checked the WM blade guide under their website and if I read it correctly they recommend a 4 degree blade for frozen or extreme hardwoods on all mills. If you have not tried 4 degree blades you might invest in a few and see if that helps. I use them on oak and ash, knotty pine, etc. If I could only pick one blade for my mill it would be the 4 degree. About the only time I use 10 degree blades as very soft wood like tulip poplar and clear pine.

   (Maybe if you wear better hearing protection or get deaf enough like the rest of us you will quit hearing this whine :D :D)

   Good luck.

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What did he say.

[MartyParsons]

Hello,
   I would remove the blade guide rollers and check the bearings. There is one  bearing inside and outside make sure one is not rough. Also check the flange of the roller, if one roller had stopped turning it may have a grove and causing the noise.
I watched the clip again, I think you are getting sawdust packed between the blade and the wood. Is there lots of sawdust between the cuts? Kinda like pancake flour. The top of the cant looks like sawdust packed. The noise does not start until the blade gets HOT?
IMHO I would not use 4 degree for this type of sawing. There may be some argument to this, with 19 hp and small logs use the 7/39 degree blade. Keep feed rate up, check drive belt tension. Saw like you stole it.
Marty

[NPsawyer]

Thanks Marty.  I do get alot of sawdust packed on the boards after I cut but I just thought that was normal.  I will check the guide rollers Thursday when I'm off work. 

Does anyone think this noise is a big deal or am I just new and not sure what's important and not important??  Thanks for all the replies