A new Member of the Family - LT40HDD35

[barbender]

Nice, Danny! My experiences going from manual to hydraulic mirror yours. Things move fast and mistakes come easy  The gig back speed took me a long time to get used to. You can change pulleys on the drive motor to slow it down, if necessary ;)

[Magicman]

You can change pulleys on the drive motor to slow it down, if necessary ;)

Or to speed it up.   

[WDH]

A man must be quick on his feet and in his mind  :D. 

[gfadvm]

Thanks for the reply Danny. I'll be moving the fan up to the sawmill shed. And you made me feel better about my little LT15! Afraid I'm too old to learn all those new tricks!

[fishpharmer]

Danny, enjoy the fruits hydraulics of your labor!  I cannot think of a more deserving man with such a quick mind!

[pineywoods]

Happy for you Danny. Hate to tell you but there is a downside to a bigger faster mill. It's called sawdust and getting rid of it is a pain..A 5 gallon bucket hung under the sawdust chute for starters, but I see a sawdust blower in your future..

[Brian C.]

What a sweet operation! Good for you Danny.

[OneWithWood]

Congrats on the new mill and set up  8)

I am jealous of the diesel  :D

The gig back only seems fast to you now.  In a month or so you will find yourself pulling on the head trying to get it to move faster.

...and there will be a sawdust dissipation system in your near future.

[WDH]

It never ends  .

[customsawyer]

You have gotten off the porch and now it's time to run with the big dogs.  ;D

[scleigh]

One toy leads to another.

[scsmith42]

Thanks for all the kind words

Some things that I have learned:

Sawing with the LT15 was a much more intimate experience.  You have more of a feel of what the blade is doing in the wood.  You are more tuned in, but I am sure that will change.

You can make mistakes twice as fast.

DO NOT hit the down lever while sawing in the cut with the computer setworks.  Very bad things happen.  One has the tendency to hit the wrong lever or button as one is learning what to do, and sometime learning is not fun.

Hydraulic toe boards are great as long as you lower them down after you turn the log.  I have invented a few new geometric shapes with the new mill.  Toe boards allow you to make some very creative cuts, even if you did not intend to be creative. 

The debarker is a love-hate device.  One must swing the debarker out before returning the head after a cut.  One must do this every time or bad things happen.

There is an art to turning very small, sweepy, dog-legged, fence row, cherry logs with the hydraulics.  They (the little logs) fight back.   

With the LT15, little logs were aggravating.  With the LT40, little logs are awful and cause one to have repent for bad vocabulary every night. 

Danny, very nice setup and congratulations on your new addition.

I had to laugh when I read your description above! It reminded me of my experiences with "Tom" after running the Peterson for so long.

[SwampDonkey]

Look out Weyerhauser sawmills. :D

Congratulations on your new retirement investment. Let the sawdust fly and ambrosia beetles cook. ;D

[WDH]

I can tell you, Weyerhaeuser ain't skeered  :D. 

[SwampDonkey]

Dream big.  ;D

[WoodenHead]

Some things that I have learned:

Sawing with the LT15 was a much more intimate experience.  You have more of a feel of what the blade is doing in the wood.  You are more tuned in, but I am sure that will change.

You can make mistakes twice as fast.

DO NOT hit the down lever while sawing in the cut with the computer setworks.  Very bad things happen.  One has the tendency to hit the wrong lever or button as one is learning what to do, and sometime learning is not fun.

Hydraulic toe boards are great as long as you lower them down after you turn the log.  I have invented a few new geometric shapes with the new mill.  Toe boards allow you to make some very creative cuts, even if you did not intend to be creative. 

The debarker is a love-hate device.  One must swing the debarker out before returning the head after a cut.  One must do this every time or bad things happen.

One must have good footing and be fleet of foot when reversing the head because that things screams back and you could get runt-over.

There is an art to turning very small, sweepy, dog-legged, fence row, cherry logs with the hydraulics.  They (the little logs) fight back.   

With the LT15, little logs were aggravating.  With the LT40, little logs are awful and cause one to have repent for bad vocabulary every night. 

I love 4 degree blades.

I had some good laughs when I read this.  But...it is very true.  There are more things to keep in mind with fancier machines.  It won't take long to develop a routine though. 

For flipping smaller and sweepy logs, use the two plane clamp, or two-plane clamp and claw turner together.  Learning the art of flipping cants the other way around with the two plane clamp takes some time, but you will find it useful.   ;)

Congrats on the mill!  Enjoy!   

[Magicman]

And with smaller stuff as described, I usually flip them 180° on the first turn.

[WDH]

I have some bigger stuff lined up to saw.  Looking forward to it.  Tired of fence row, dog-legged, crooked, small cherry with nothing but pith. 

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

Tired of fence row, dog-legged, crooked, small cherry with nothing but pith.

Quit your whining.    You got hydraulics.  :D :D :D :D :D

[cutterboy]

WOW, Danny. Nice mill. Nice setup. Now you can rip through those pecan logs. ;D
All the best to you. Have fun.       Cutter

[WDH]

I will be consorting with the devil  (pecan) soon.  These range from 27" to 33". 



 

Then, these oak logs.



 

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

Nice logs! 

[WDH]

They really are.  Nice logs make you want to get up early and saw. 

[YellowHammer]

I will be consorting with the devil  (pecan) soon.  These range from 27" to 33". 

I believe I see some .055 7° Turbos in your future.  I bet if you call WM they will send you one to try.  I prefer them over .055 4° in hickory, pecan, and brick. :D :D
YH

[WDH]

I have some .045 4 degree but no 7's  .