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Do you have trees to grow? Logs to saw? A forest to manage? Chainsaws to fix? A sawmill to purchase or maintain? Timber related business to run? Lumber to dry? Trees or plants to identify? A cabin to build? Are you hungry and like FOOD?

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If any of these and a multitude of other topics apply, then The Forestry Forum is the place for you.

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Transducer woes!!

Posted in Sawmills and Milling
February 15, 2024, 06:17:28 PM
Written by Headwaters
Views: 615
I NEED HELP!

Greetings all, I have a 2013 WM LT50 with command control. A month ago I started getting the transducer error on the Accuset II screen and I can seem to fix it!!
The Accuset comes in and out (mostly out, I.e. not working) Sometimes the head will start hunting and go to the top of the mast. I shut the mill off and restart it, might take a few tries to get it back down. Read More

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Timber Track

Posted in Forestry and Logging
February 15, 2024, 04:23:59 PM
Written by Ron Scott
Views: 962
Timber Track: Significant Shifts in Forestry for 2024 🗓� (mailchi.mp)

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Facing the Wind

Posted in Sawmills and Milling
February 13, 2024, 09:04:07 PM
Written by Sixacresand
Views: 1153
This was one of the days where there was only one direction and location to set up the mill. That was facing the wind. After eating sawdust on a dried red oak first cut, I shut down and dug through my boxes and found a pair of cheap safety glasses. I studying the idea of a covid type plexiglass windshield....

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Electric clutch and pulley math

Posted in Sawmills and Milling
February 11, 2024, 07:26:04 PM
Written by Jbird5986
Views: 495
Hello all im getting close to ready for a test run problem is i have a electric clutch and I dont think it can handle the stresss of car tires so I need to change pulleys and the math is killing me.I have 13 horse motor maxes out 3500 rpm and my tires have a diameter of 30 inches I tried using calculator...

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Sapling pine

Posted in Sawmills and Milling
February 10, 2024, 01:56:13 PM
Written by moodnacreek
Views: 1197
Had to slow down this morning sawing w. pine as the inner bark layer is rolling between the slab and the log. The logs think they are still standing and are putting on the new growth. Do the small band saws do this?

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