Yowsers!!! It's the end of the day so I thought I'd go out and check the Wood-Mizer web site to see if there was anything new.
Right there on the home page they've got announced a big price rollback. Now to June 15th. If a body was thinking to buy, NOW looks to be the time.
I better not let Mary see this or she'll be wanting a 2003 model. ::)
Wood-Mizer (http://www.woodmizer.com)
But Bibbyman it's only in America ??? Guess we get no deals in Canada.
That's still ok as I was talking to WM yesterday and they've come up with a pretty good deal for me if I want to buy a demo saw.
Steve
Maybe you can buy it on this side and drag it over the line when nobody's looking! :o Think they would notice a 30' orange machine hooked behind your truck?
Bibbyman don't put ideas in my mind. :D That's the type of thing that I would do. ;D.........Now could it be done if I painted it black and drove at night ??? Hmmmm ok I gotta go now and do some thinking.
Steve
Hey Steve,
Do you have a boat? ;)
Furby I have three boats, my biggest sailboat could carry it but I would have to take the mill apart.
Got any ideas as how I could get across the water ways? :D :D There's a boarder even on the water!
Steve
Steve,
Take the engine off and submerge the rest under a pontoon boat. ;D Note: Go for neutral buoyancy with a few plastic drums tied under the mill. :D And you may still want to paint it black. ;)
But how do I explain about the big yellow rope that's behind the boat to the port authorities? Do you think that they would notice that? :D
Steve
It'll have WHEELS on it, eh??? hint----hint :D :D :D :D :D
Maybe I could tie some ballons to it and have a few kids sitting on it and say that I'm entering it in the local May day parade. :D
Ok now my mind is thinking too much. :D
5 a.m and I gotta go cut some lumber.......don't ya just love it when the sun comes up early. :)
Steve
Actually,back in Feb of this year,Woodmizer had a price reduction for us Canucks. Because I gave a deposit back then, I got the savings when I finnally got the mill on the 15th of April. It was on any remote mill..around $1700.00 I think. ::)
Another thing, the Canadian buck is doing well these days and the price up here for U.S. goods should be dropping if the trend continues.....and Ill owe more on my mill then its worth...heheh.....uhhhh........honey, let me explain....
If you roll up to the customs guys with an AK-47 on the dashboard. Guaranteed they won't pay a bit of attention to the trailer.
C
C_Miller I
Ooops! I hit the wrong key!
C_Miller I think that might draw a bit to much attention if I did that. :D
Maybe I should pull up with my ex :D Now that would make them want me to get through there fast. ;D
Wow 4 1/2 hours work done already! I just love it when the sun comes up early!
Steve
Steve, If your ex is like my ex, you'll be in less trouble going with the rifle. And if you really need I know some folks in Lewiston,on the Niagara River. They used to run cigarettes till the local Native Americans put them out of business. So they're looking for work.
C
What's the deal with your ex? Is she an ex con :D
Steve
Be careful putting a mill on a boat. Once you do that they only seem to cut wavy lumber :D
:D :D :D :D :D
Better check into an underwater engine just in case the boat sinks - you can just anchor it down and saw up the sinkers.
Biz,
Send your dad and your ex to bring the mill home. You could probably buy the mill from the gov as a seized item with the money you save by not going their bail ;D
Now that's a very good plan :D I think I will go and see if the old man has a trailer hitch on his car. :D
Steve
newby here i was one of the frist to order one online L15 still in the process of seting it up as it will be only part time for me
You know, I went to the WM site the other nite and the 36 hp gas whith the command and control started callin my name...
Now mind you my 24 hp is doing a fine job but it is almost 6 years old...and its paid for....
Just cant decide if I want a sawmill pmt...
What to do...What to do...
Kevin_H, money is so cheep right now it's almost free. The big hang up would be to find someone to buy your old mill in time to take advantage of this offer.
The big gamble would be to buy new and hold on to the old and hope the economy booms and then sell it.
BTW, if we hadn't went electric, we were going 36 gas on a standard LT40HD. We even went up to Indy and looked :o at one.
Well I could have sold it today to the person I was sawing for...He promised that he would only saw for himself.
This time of year we go gung ho, it winter time that kills the cash flow...
Going to have to think some more...
We have looked at some of the "Supers" but we do mostly custom sawing on the customers site, No since sawing faster than the customer can off bear. :D
I see your point on the Supers. As I said, our serious choice was going to be a standard HD with 36 gas. If they had offered the 3ph electric in the standard HD, we probably would have went that way. As it is, Mary saws at a methodical pace - not really taxing the Super at all and its still hard for me to keep up. Now with two helping, (one pulling slabs and boards and the other pulling flitches to run through the edger) we each have a good bit of time. I can see if we really used all the Super speed, you could keep two people busy off bearing. Sometime its just Mary sawing by herself or me sawing by myself so again, you can't use all that speed and power. At least "Mom and Pop" can't.
But, tell you what, don't ever get use to running a Super and then go back home to the standard HD. We've each sawn a couple of logs on a LT40HDD33 since we've got the Super. The power was fine and everything else was the same as our Super - but the hydraulics and up/down and forward/reverse speeds are about half that of the Super. You load a log and go "What's wrong with this thing?" Well, nothing was wrong - it just ain't as fast.
In looking at the new WM catalog that arived today along with the ISMW magazine, I noted that they also rolled back the price on their edger, straight line rip saw, molder and a few other things.
Hey Bibby,
Did you happen to get a price on the lt15 with the 10hp 1 phase electric? Also do you know what that motor draws by way of power? Is it hard wired or can I just plug it in? ;)
Thanks
I think the electric single phase LT15 is the same price as the 15hp gas. $5495.00. There may be a roll back on them too, I'm not sure. I can find out for you and post. You can put a pig tail on the mill if you wish. I would make sure it was a locking type.
I think they throw in a box of blades on the LT15.
I thought I could go out to their order an LT15 on line and get the price of the electric model but it only listed it straight up - no options.
I know when we ordered our LT40HDE25, the 25hp motor was something like $1,500 less than the 36 gas and something like $4,000 less than the 42 hp diesel. I looked at the prices of the two-blade edger and the 15hp electric powered model was $450 less than the 25 Kohler engine.
Maybe you could call 1-800-553-0182 and just ask them?
Hey Kevin H.
Your situation is the same as mine was earlier this year. I bit the bullet and got the new mill. Now I got a sawmill payment again but so far it seems to be worth it. My old mill was fine but these new ones(Supers,LT70's) really cut. With the accuset(its a must) and some practise, the speed to the next cut is where these supers really shine. With the board dragback and an off bearer, you dont even shut off the blade while slicing up a cant, just zing zing zing. Its impressive and I still am not anywheres up to what this thing can do. I did a mobile this weekend with my edger and mill. I charged an houly rate and just stood there and sawed while three off bearers and edger folks tried to keep up(lots of sweating). They were just stoked at the return they were getting for their houly $70.00. Im still not up to speed but when I am, Ill be able to up that rate by about $10 an hour. I cut 2 inch cedar for them and we were at 4300 bdft in 7hours.
I guess the point of my rant/bragg is, if you are able to swing it and have the work, you wont be sorry.......Good luck on your decision ;D ;D ;D
Only a few days left of the price rollback. Did everyone get one that wanted one?
NO!!!!!!!
YES!!!!!!!
Nope,
Picking up a new bobcat the first of july, gonna have to wait on the mill.
Wow is it hard to type with a bandade on the tip of your finger!!
Ok, Kevin. Why do ya have a band-aid on the tip of your finger?
I can tell ya why I haveone on the tip of MY pinky finger. ;D
Carpet Knife. Cedar planking. Trimming. Slipping. Bleeding. :-/
I was picturing all kinds of "snapping" things.
What are you doing trimming cedar planking with carpet knife, Jeff. I thought your finesse' project was over with the closet. ???
Well Tom it went something like this:
You know how sometimes when you put a new chain on your saw.
Well sometimes when you get the cover back on
You sometimes you grab the new chain and give it a good spin to make sure you got it just right.
Well sometimes the chain dont move!
Not one of my better habits
I think I am going to glue it tomorrow when I get to work.
Jeff, if you don't start treating that hand any better you are going to end up with just a stub!
I'll have to take a picture of why I needed the carpet knife. Its to hard to 'splain.
THis was da left hand, it was due fro an injury. :D
Ouch! I know how that is, Kevin. I've gotten in the habit of pulling the chain from the top of the bar toward the tip so that I, at least, stay away from the points. Sharp chain is unforgiving, isn't it?
Ok Jeff, what's your excuse. :D :D
I don't have an excuse. I have a reason though. Here is where I was trimming with a knife around the carpet trim. Yes, I know what you are thinking. WHAT OLD WORLD CRAFTMANSHIP! WOWEE!
Remember, Roy Underhill bleeds every show... :D
(https://forestryforum.com/images/04_01_03/trimming_out_cedar_plank.jpg)
Where da cedar went
(https://forestryforum.com/images/04_01_03/cedar_planking.jpg)
That's how they make RED cedar! ;D :D :D :D
Jeff can you change the channel on your tv? It seems that I've seen this show before. :D :D :D
Steve
I wondered if this was going to happen because there was a disclamer on the Price Rollback flyer that it may be extended.
Seen this just awhile ago on the Wood-Mizer website home page..
(https://forestryforum.com/board/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.woodmizer.com%2FGraphics%2FART%2Fsave%2Frollback1.gif&hash=7215b8c40cdc7aafa1fc9442bf3eceff97147b36) (http://www.woodmizer.com/welcome.html)
DanG it! Now I'll have to buy a new one! ;D :D :D :D
Oh man ! ! !
Will the temptation never end ! ! !