THE GOAT DID IT! A brand spanking NEW WOODMIZER!

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

What degree blade are you running on the Wide Head Diesel?

I was gonna go turbo 7 but a guy at WM Indy said the turbo 7 didn't do to good in Pine or Poplar.
So I think I'm gonna stick with what I have been sawing with.....Double Hard 4 degree.

[AdamT]

Double Hard 10s. My next box will be 4s. Seems like a lot of people run the 4s, and I haven't once tried them.

Never was a big fan of the turbo 7s. But that's just me.

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

Never was a big fan of the turbo 7s. But that's just me.

Their sending me a free T7 to try. I know it'll cut but I'm dead set now on keeping the 4 degrees I have been using for years.
They have never let me down.

[JB Griffin]

My mill is similar in hp to ya'lls and I think I have found ( at least for now) THE blade........Kasco 7/35. I cut some 16ft pine the other day and impressive is an understatement,  12in wide cut 16ft long in about 20-25 seconds and flat flat flat. Even stalled the head once ( stopped going forward) squalled the drive belt, stopped the feed, let the blade come back up to speed and took off again leaving only a slight line on the board no waves at all.

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

You need more horse power JB.  :D :D :D

[Southside]

Torque Poston - it's all in the torque with an oil burner.  Horsepower is simply a measure of how fast you will be going when you hit a wall - torque measures how far you will push that wall after you hit it!! 

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

Torque Poston - it's all in the torque with an oil burner.  Horsepower is simply a measure of how fast you will be going when you hit a wall - torque measures how far you will push that wall after you hit it!!

More torque? You gonna need more horse power.  ;D
Replace the drive belt with a chain a sprocket.  :D :D :D

[4x4American]

How much goat power does the new mill have goat man??

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

How much goat power does the new mill have goat man??

38.9

[WV Sawmiller]

......the new "emissions" diesel.  It has a screen that shows all kinds of cool information about the engine....

I did not know this but I like it! I made a comment in another post that i would like to have something like a dashboard to give the sawyer information about the engine. This sounds like a good thing. thanks for the info.

 




 




 

There's a bunch of different things the screen shows, these are the only two pics I have when I picked the new mill up in June. There's engine rpms, %engine load, exhaust temp, intake air temp, fuel temp, fuel pressure, engine hrs, voltage, etc etc. within each diagnostic you can go in and check out further if there is an issue. Just need to "play" with it when you get it. It's pretty neat, I always like to check the barometric pressure and adjust my sawing accordingly. It's a wonder anyone can saw without one equipped to their mill. 

And yes, the toggle switch for auto clutch is moved to the top right. It will take a few hours to rellearn where it's at. You'll keep hitting the blade guide arm toggle switch, which thankfully operates left to right so you won't engage it by accident.

Adam,

   Do you have to get the Accuset to get those features or does it come with the SimpleSet options too?

[Southside]

Torque Poston - it's all in the torque with an oil burner.  Horsepower is simply a measure of how fast you will be going when you hit a wall - torque measures how far you will push that wall after you hit it!!

More torque? You gonna need more horse power.  ;D
Replace the drive belt with a chain a sprocket.  :D :D :D

Funny you should say that, today when sawing a petrified hickory at 10 deg F and my belt slipped I was actually thinking that a cog belt like run on super chargers would sure fix that problem. 

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

Funny you should say that, today when sawing a petrified hickory at 10 deg F and my belt slipped I was actually thinking that a cog belt like run on super chargers would sure fix that problem.

It would fix one and cause 6 more.  :D :D :D :D :D

[Darrel]

It comes with the Goat, Yanmar 38.9 hp.  :D

[AdamT]

......the new "emissions" diesel.  It has a screen that shows all kinds of cool information about the engine....

I did not know this but I like it! I made a comment in another post that i would like to have something like a dashboard to give the sawyer information about the engine. This sounds like a good thing. thanks for the info.

 




 




 

There's a bunch of different things the screen shows, these are the only two pics I have when I picked the new mill up in June. There's engine rpms, %engine load, exhaust temp, intake air temp, fuel temp, fuel pressure, engine hrs, voltage, etc etc. within each diagnostic you can go in and check out further if there is an issue. Just need to "play" with it when you get it. It's pretty neat, I always like to check the barometric pressure and adjust my sawing accordingly. It's a wonder anyone can saw without one equipped to their mill. 

And yes, the toggle switch for auto clutch is moved to the top right. It will take a few hours to rellearn where it's at. You'll keep hitting the blade guide arm toggle switch, which thankfully operates left to right so you won't engage it by accident.

Adam,

   Do you have to get the Accuset to get those features or does it come with the SimpleSet options too?

I can't answer that for sure but I would guess it has nothing to do with which setworks is on the mill as it only displays information regarding the engine. When I picked the mill up the guy giving me the demo said it was the first one he had seen, and didn't know much about it. It's pretty neat bc you can go through the display and hit some buttons and it will display any fault codes that there may be.
And also keep an eye on the barometric pressure...

[AdamT]

David- 35.9 or 38.9 hp?

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

David- 35.9 or 38.9 hp?

Good catch....35.9. i stand corrected. 

[Dave Shepard]

You can't run a cogged belt on a 40. It has to slip when it's disengaged.

Edit: I see you have a 35. Not sure how a 35 works.

[JB Griffin]

You need more horse power JB.  :D :D :D

I don't care about the hp, I want TORQUE. ;D

[Kbeitz]

You need more horse power JB.  :D :D :D

I don't care about the hp, I want TORQUE. ;D

Easy fix... Get a bigger flywheel...
Put an old hit & miss engine on it...

[JB Griffin]

That would work but you'd lose the torque you gained when you geared it up to get the blade speed up. I bet one of those would be easy on fuel though.

[4x4American]

I was thinking it'd be more like 1-2 goat power

[Darrel]

And what's more, with goat power you will get way more torque than you'll ever need. Had an old billy goat once and man I'd get torqued with that old boy!  :D :D :D

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

I bet one of those would be easy on fuel though.

You'd only have to fill your tank every other time.  :D

[JB Griffin]

You bet ;D

[JB Griffin]

And what's more, with goat power you will get way more torque than you'll ever need. Had an old billy goat once and man I'd get torqued with that old boy!  :D :D :D

If it was mine he'd be supper. ;D Them critters sho do taste good. ;D