What blades for my wood and what blade to Plane?

[pezrock]

I have a Woodland Mills HM130 Max with a 14hp engine. I cut 80% Northeast hardwoods and 20% Northeast softwoods.

I recently got 2 different opinions from 2 different reps at Woodmizer.

1. I want to purchase 10 blades from Woodmizer. Which should I get for regular milling?

2. What blade should I get to try and plane cupped boards?

[Ianab]

2: consider a carbide blade for that.  They are pricey, but skimming dry wood is hard on a regular blade, and you soon take the set off the teeth. Carbide teeth might last long enough to make them cost effective?

[Stephen1]

I would buy and use the double hard 10 degree WM blades for your setup. A planer is best choice to flatten boards. You can try a carbide blade to flatten. 

[WV Sawmiller]

   WM used to offer an assortment pack with different blades for such cases. You might ask them and get a pack and try their variety pack to see what works best for you. I am slowly consolidating to on 4* doublehards for all my sawing.

[Nebraska]

4° Kasco blades are worth a look worked the best with 13 hp Honda on my mill.

[firefighter ontheside]

10 deg double hards worked best with my mill when I had 15hp.  I use 4deg more now that I went up to 19 hp.