By now I've figured out what tool comes out of the tool box the most. Since mine's a manual mill, a mallet for manually setting the dogs is used most, followed by my 6' level for leveling the log. The 3/4" wrench sets used to adjust my blade tension seems to get used a lot too, not counting my brain :)
What tool do you guys reach for most frequently?
Hatchet...
I reach for the coffee mug a couple more times per hour than the cant hook.
For me, it was the LogRite 60" cant hook. Turn, turn, and turn again.
I would have to say the tape measure. If/when I have to help with the log handling, it is a Logrite cant hook. logrite_cool
Quote from: outpost22 on April 09, 2016, 10:36:00 AM
By now I've figured out what tool comes out of the tool box the most. Since mine's a manual mill, a mallet for manually setting the dogs is used most, followed by my 6' level for leveling the log. The 3/4" wrench sets used to adjust my blade tension seems to get used a lot too, not counting my brain :)
What tool do you guys reach for most frequently?
Hi outpost, I would say My tape,
What is your thought for using the 6' level on the log?
Best
dan
Quote from: Magicman on April 09, 2016, 12:24:32 PM
I would have to say the tape measure. If/when I have to help with the log handling, it is a Logrite cant hook. logrite_cool
Ditto on the above. Not a tool but a stool to sit on while using the hydraulics. Add an umbrella for shade when it is hot.
Quote from: Sixacresand on April 09, 2016, 01:01:06 PMNot a tool but a stool to sit on while using the hydraulics. Add an umbrella for shade when it is hot.
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Seat....Umbrella?? :D
MM, somehow you just look different from what I had pictured in my mind.
I would say my most used tool would be the forklift, followed by a tape. lol
MM, I could have never come up with a better photo my seating and shading arrangements. Was that the news TV lady at Willie's Place?
Tape, then cant hook.
These are really the only tools I use at the mill:
-42" and 60" Logrite cant hooks
-Stihl MS260 chainsaw
-tape measure
-sharp ax
Probably in that order too.
OP22,
Cant hook (Logrite to load logs, old road warrior to flip cants on the mill)
Tape measure
Leaf blower
ATV (when cutting at home)
Starmac,
I think you are right about the MM. I never thought of using the mill as a chick magnet.
Peavey
Tape
Mill favorite
bark spud
Cant hook and tape measure!
Quote from: Sixacresand on April 09, 2016, 01:28:52 PMMM, I could have never come up with a better photo my seating and shading arrangements. Was that the news TV lady at Willie's Place?
Yup it was, but it was still my sawmill, my seat, my umbrella, and my
business picture. ;D :D
Tape measure
The one between my ears, but often it's dull :D
Oh Dave..we can't always rely on that one.
Tools-Tape
Cant hook
Chain saw
Bark spud
leaf blower
I have to say I do use a blower probably as much as anything, not a leaf blower, but one of the milwaukii 18 volt portables.
Broom: its the job that never ends.
Wish my crew were as easy on the eyeballs as MM's. I'm sure she's got more teeth then my lot have between them.
Tape, cant hook, hand brush, and spray bottle of wd40.
you guys are forgeting one important thing ,,glasses to read the tape measure, :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
jim
I figure the tractor to get the log to the mill then cant hook (not sure why it cant hook, does it every time for me) then the measuring device, next would be the sawmill, after that it could start all over again sounds like I am going in circles on a straight log😕
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Don't forget that you also need a sawdust scoop. :)
I don't know if its a tool but my "BACK"
MM you could make a calendar...
-Tape measure
-Mill special
-speed square (i like square cants and I cannot lie)
Looks like MM uses his camera most.
1) Tape measure
1a) peavies
2) screwdriver end of chainsaw scrench
3) wire brush
4) 7/16" combination wrench
5) little sledge hammer
6) chain saw
My brain. :D :D
Quote from: 4x4American on April 09, 2016, 10:24:54 PM
-speed square (i like square cants and I cannot lie)
Glad somebody finally said a square. My framing square is my most used tool. Every time I turn a log I make sure the outside face is sitting square to the bed rails.
Quote from: dgdrls on April 09, 2016, 12:53:38 PM
Quote from: outpost22 on April 09, 2016, 10:36:00 AM
By now I've figured out what tool comes out of the tool box the most. Since mine's a manual mill, a mallet for manually setting the dogs is used most, followed by my 6' level for leveling the log. The 3/4" wrench sets used to adjust my blade tension seems to get used a lot too, not counting my brain :)
What tool do you guys reach for most frequently?
Hi outpost, I would say My tape,
What is your though for using the 6' level on the log?
Best
dan
I use the 6' level to gauge my first cut lengthwise down the log as a "sighter", measuring from the blade height. Until I get better at this I don't want to remove too much wood.
I didn't include the tractor in the list as I said "What comes out of your tool box the most". It won't fit in there without some sledge work :) It also serves as my Peavey when logs are larger.
In order of most used
Wisk Broom
Tape measure
wedges
square
level
cant hook
What is MM's secret to scoring hot young chicks? He really is a Magic Man!
I missed a part of this operation. Its the wife that gave us the permission to do this kind of work.😇 I guess I am the tool that is most needed.😓
Hi Brad had another trip through Indianapolis came out of tulsa OK had fancy iron rail fencing. I am heading to green river OK with 2 large screw auger conveyors for a mine. Hope all is good.
I don't know about the rest of you guys but if MM keeps posting pictures like these I'm coming to Mississippi to work and live.
:D I just call um like I see um sooooooo, how about another?? Not a tool but "Lumber Graders" are important too!! ;D :)
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So MM when can I order the calendar?
I'd say my 60" cant hook for loading, turning, scooting and as a roller when placed under a log, because I don't have toe rollers.
Second up would be whichever hammer is nearest to set the log clamps before I flip the clamp handle.
case loader first, then the hook, then the tape, then the chain saw, dust broom handy too, scoop, and wagon, but first thing on goes on the head,
(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/30023/IMG_0970.JPG) my radio headphones, a must have, don't saw without, lost Dixie sometime back, sure miss the girl,
Thanks for bringing up Safety David. I don't have radio phones, but I absolutely do not saw without ear plugs, safety glasses, dust mask, steel toe boots, gloves, and a hat.
Yea I always use ear plugs. I have found that the 3M Classic E-A-R earplugs to be the best. I think they reduce 30db of noise, and I get many uses out of them. I buy them bulk and they are worth every penny. Each one comes with a cardboard case that I flatten and keep in my pocket when they are in my ears. I've tried many different ear plugs, and these are the best, IMO. I hand them out at the sawmill and when people use them they always like them. One thing I've noticed with them is that once you put them into your ears, it makes everything hard to hear.
Man, I have to admit something,, here, I use these cause I like to jam while sawing, whether with the mill, weed eater, mower, tractor, whatever makes noise, I like music, I wear safety glasses, have since bout79' but the tunes are a must when whacking anything. I am hard of hearing, part environmental, a lot hereditary, and will add, with these, I can here sounds that most cant while sawing.. plus a good song ;D
I use the radio head gear at the mill and in the shop . I love music and like to sing .
I would have to say the most use tool at my mill is me. After a day of sawing I might put 12 hours on my hour meter, 8 hours on the sawmill, and probably not even an hour on the tractor (if I'm sawing at home).
I've definitely got more hours on my hour meter than any other tool or piece of equipment I own.
Lordy, if I am equipped with an hour meter, I sure hope the DOT never finds it. lol
brain then tape measure after 8 hours I cant even think any more. tape could go for another 8 hours if I could. I tell my help they are physically tired but I am brain tired
Quote from: Brad_bb on April 10, 2016, 11:00:08 AM
What is MM's secret to scoring hot young chicks?
G.R.I.T.S.
Quote from: WDH on April 12, 2016, 07:50:36 AM
Quote from: Brad_bb on April 10, 2016, 11:00:08 AM
What is MM's secret to scoring hot young chicks?
G.R.I.T.S.
You have hit the
goat nail on the head. :D
Grits will do it every time.
I never realized that there were not cute chicks at all sawing jobs. smiley_headscratch Maybe you guys are sawing for the wrong customers?? ???
Quote from: rl on April 12, 2016, 07:19:17 AM
brain then tape measure after 8 hours I cant even think any more. tape could go for another 8 hours if I could. I tell my help they are physically tired but I am brain tired
When fatigue sets in, then I get tired-stupid and begin making mistakes. That is when it is time to quit. I have a friend Carl, who hangs out with me on sawing jobs. He is very senior physically but he is my Eagle Eye who watches clamp, loading arms and log stop heights. Recently, se were down to our last log and it was late. He reached over and turn off the mill engine and told me that
we needed to take as much time and be just as careful on this last log as we were on the first one that morning.
Quote from: Magicman on April 12, 2016, 08:24:51 AM
I never realized that there were not cute chicks at all sawing jobs. smiley_headscratch Maybe you guys are sawing for the wrong customers?? ???
I think there would be a lot more safety problems if there was.
You gotta keep your eyes on your work.
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The correct tractor driver to properly load a log onto the sawmill loader is also very important. ;D
:D :D :D
most used tool BOBCAT. use it more than the a tape measure. Maybe the chair but that is not a tool.
Not the same as Magicman's but was my hand today. ;D
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Hey, good help is a very valuable and important element to sawing. 8)