Well, son of a gun!! Yall wish me luck.......new LT50

DocGP · November 10, 2023, 02:49:09 PM

Well guys, I need a bit of luck and probably some prayers, but my LT 50 came in......after 2 months.......

SO, hadn't told the significant other about it, as I thought I had 18-24 months to save up, sell my LT 35, and figure out how to approach/broach the subject with her. Uhhhh, hmmm. Apparently someone ordered it and then declined to pick it up. So I'm next in line. They have been wonderful taking care of me, and told me I could continue to stay on the waiting list if I can't make it work now, so nothing but good things to say about my local WM dealer, but I'm afraid I'm gonna stir the hornets nest this weekend!!!

Wish me luck. If things go poorly, been great knowing all you fine ladies and gentlemen!!! :D :D :D :D

Will let you know how it went next week...........

Doc

John S · November 10, 2023, 03:12:29 PM

Good luck!

barbender · November 10, 2023, 03:17:25 PM

Well, they look pretty similar to an untrained eye. Do you have to say anything?😁

terrifictimbersllc · November 10, 2023, 03:30:08 PM

Sorry for your misfortune. Waiting for a sawmill is an exciting time and too bad it got cut short. :D

SawyerTed · November 10, 2023, 04:17:04 PM

Good luck! Hope it goes well!

Once you tell her and she's mad, go buy a new fishing rod. She'll still be mad but you'll have a new sawmill and a new fishing rod! :D :D

terrifictimbersllc · November 10, 2023, 04:29:23 PM

Order a new tractor to make up for the lost time.

GAB · November 10, 2023, 04:58:17 PM

I don't know if you like living dangerously or are a fan of the no guts no glory club.
Apparently you can keep a secret.
Me thinks - You better have more than flowers with that gallon jug of wine.
GAB

thecfarm · November 10, 2023, 05:50:25 PM

I have a spare room for ya. :D :D

Southside · November 10, 2023, 08:45:18 PM

You have to put a really big diamond in the control box or something, so when you show it to her the box holding it falls out. That's the only chance you have of survival.

Crossroads · November 10, 2023, 09:39:19 PM

I'm sorry I "helped" you out by canceling my order lol

Percy · November 11, 2023, 04:51:41 AM

Quote from: barbender on November 10, 2023, 03:17:25 PM
Well, they look pretty similar to an untrained eye. Do you have to say anything?😁

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😳

customsawyer · November 11, 2023, 05:48:16 AM

Tell her the LT35 is just getting older like her and that's it's new age.

Please don't follow my advice.

Magicman · November 11, 2023, 07:18:11 AM

I had a friend who once gave me some advice about buying guns. He said that wives did not know the difference between guns, but they could count.

Maybe that could work with a sawmill ?? ;)

WV Sawmiller · November 11, 2023, 07:33:33 AM

Congratulations, good luck and it was nice knowing you. :D

B.C.C. Lapp · November 11, 2023, 07:53:47 AM

Ahh she'll get over it. Or, she'll hire a lawyer. Hey but either way you got a new LT 50!!! Yah hoo!!! 8) 8)

Nebraska · November 11, 2023, 07:57:45 AM

You poor devil, good luck with that.

That sawing bug bites hard. All the cattle pour on and flea and tick products on your shelves arent effective against it.

Mfrost459 · November 11, 2023, 08:14:39 AM

Tell her you have to take the mill into WoodMizer for some work and bring the LT50 home. Maybe you could pass it off as an update to the LT35.
Good Luck!

dougtrr2 · November 11, 2023, 08:16:11 AM

You should be able to knock out enough wood for a doghouse in no time at all.

Doug in SW IA

Southside · November 11, 2023, 08:43:50 AM

I just checked, you can buy the decal kit for a 35. Use a heat gun to remove the 50 decals and apply those before you bring it home, that might help to distract her long enough to see the box with the diamond in it.

jpassardi · November 11, 2023, 09:24:45 AM

Yeah, I'm thinkin the decal change won't help the bank account numbers... :D

Magicman · November 11, 2023, 11:33:33 AM

Yikes !!! You let her see the bank account ??

B.C.C. Lapp · November 11, 2023, 06:45:55 PM

Yup, Doc you cant hide it forever. Gotta deal with this head on. So you just man up and march right up to her and look her right in those cold angry hostile female eyes and you tell her she can have a new car or a new kitchen. :D 8) :D

GAB · November 11, 2023, 07:51:57 PM

Quote from: B.C.C. Lapp on November 11, 2023, 06:45:55 PM
Yup, Doc you cant hide it forever. Gotta deal with this head on. So you just man up and march right up to her and look her right in those cold angry hostile female eyes and you tell her she can have a new car or a new kitchen. :D 8) :D

That sawmill is getting expensive!!!!!!
GAB

Old Greenhorn · November 11, 2023, 08:26:28 PM

Congrats on the new mill, you'll have a lot of fun with it for sure. As for the domestic front, I know it will be rough and you will miss her for a while but what else can you do? ;D

caveman · November 11, 2023, 10:26:05 PM

Jmoore and I were talking about this this (Tom) evening, and we determined that when we bought the Lt-50 instead of the Lt-40 (non-super) that we were also looking to buy, that we made the right choice. We paid for it quickly with the lumber we produced.

I am thankful that my wife just occasionally asks, is this a good decision. I tell her that I don't know but it will likely work out. So far it has. No bucks, no Buck Rogers.