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Title: what a day!!!! gremlins???
Post by: sandsawmill14 on June 02, 2015, 07:20:08 PM
 after not sawing after since friday everything was working fine when i cut mill off friday afternoon. started up this morning and engine on hyd pump was really hard to start then smoked to beat all for about 30-45 seconds then cleared up made maybe 3 cuts and started loosing power then locked up :'(. so i came home and robbed engine from other mill and got it back going just before lunch. so after lunch started it back up and finished log and loaded next log took off first slab then turned log to get next slab and about 1/2 way through the cut guide bearing locked up  >:( nearest bearing was an hour away so i got it back together about 3:30 this afternoon. i normally keep a spare bearing but had used the last 1 and hadnt been any where to pick them up.but i have spares now ;D :D
so totoal for the day was 9 1/2 hrs and 350bdft :o
Title: Re: what a day!!!! gremlins???
Post by: Magicman on June 02, 2015, 08:00:18 PM
Some days you are the windshield, and some days you are the bug.  (old saying)
Title: Re: what a day!!!! gremlins???
Post by: sealark37 on June 02, 2015, 08:17:34 PM
At least there was no blood shed, and no lumber ruined.  Regards, Clark
Title: Re: what a day!!!! gremlins???
Post by: drobertson on June 02, 2015, 08:47:33 PM
yep, kinda of stinks,, the gremlims are small, but formidable, 
Title: Re: what a day!!!! gremlins???
Post by: sandsawmill14 on June 02, 2015, 09:24:23 PM
yep theres gonna be days like this. but the bearing is what got me. i had a spare engine but but not a spare guide roller bearing :o >:( but after giving myself a good dadgum you, Charlie! smiley_furious3 maybe it wont happen again :D
Title: Re: what a day!!!! gremlins???
Post by: Nomad on June 02, 2015, 09:59:02 PM
Quote from: Magicman on June 02, 2015, 08:00:18 PM
Some days you are the windshield, and some days you are the bug.  (old saying)

      He beat me to it by near 2 hours. ::)  Some days just simply don't go right.
Title: Re: what a day!!!! gremlins???
Post by: 4x4American on June 02, 2015, 10:26:50 PM
Some days you are the train, some days you are the track
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Post by: lirachamo51 on June 03, 2015, 10:52:59 AM
there's light at the end of the tunnel, just hope its not and on coming train  :D
Title: Re: what a day!!!! gremlins???
Post by: sandsawmill14 on June 03, 2015, 04:39:07 PM
Quote from: lirachamo51 on June 03, 2015, 10:52:59 AM
there's light at the end of the tunnel, just hope its not and on coming train  :D
:D :D :D
today was  better a little over 2000bdft in 6 hrs :)
Title: Re: what a day!!!! gremlins???
Post by: drobertson on June 03, 2015, 06:23:39 PM
Oh yea, and a good share of humping going on ;D  I know,, ya know, 
Title: Re: what a day!!!! gremlins???
Post by: sandsawmill14 on June 03, 2015, 06:37:24 PM
yep  ;D rest  of the week should be ok  im supposed to be resawing walnut rest of the week so should be easy couple of days :)
Title: Re: what a day!!!! gremlins???
Post by: 4x4American on June 07, 2015, 10:09:04 AM
The gremlins got into my mill yesterday on a portable job, stopped the head from going down!  It's not the drum switch.  The light on the H-Bridge still goes on when I hit the down.  Up works fine.  Reversed polarity on up/down motor to get mill home.