But and the Good and Bad

[Wlmedley]

If it would have been me it would have rolled around and sprayed the side of my truck. About any thing that happens could always have been worse.

[Magicman]

I understand the comment about the truck.  I have not examined it but I suspect that it surely has some "over spray".

PatD used Shout on the pants before washing and the only problem was...


There were two pairs of her white socks in the washer so now she has two pairs of Orange socks.

The pants are good enough for me so I will wear them sawing Monday. 

[Magicman]

Life is only a pass-through.  I am now as old as I have ever been and I will never be any younger than I am now.  I just try to make the juice worth the squeeze.

[SwampDonkey]

Wowsa! No purple toes this time? Glad you came through and things could be righted. Stop doing that! 

[Machinebuilder]

It might be time to practice doing nothing

[Digger Don]

The trouble with doing nothing, is that it's so hard to tell when you're finished! Been there. Done that. 

[barbender]

Magic, I was running an enclosed cab skid steer one time and someone had left a can of marking paint in there, which decided to explode on me. That was fun! Hot pink, too🤦😂

[Magicman]

I ran over a can of blue marking paint in a St Regis parking lot.  Painted most of that side of the van.  Crazy thing was that it took me a while figuring out what had happened because the paint can had "rocket shipped" and was probably 30' away. 

[SawyerTed]

Some days would be better spent with a book and a cold drink in a lounge chair!!! 
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But a person never knows which days until it's too late...

[dougtrr2]

Had a question about the log incident.  Have you gone back through all the mill set up adjustments to make sure the frame or something else hasn't been tweaked?  I would be afraid that the whole mill could have been slightly bent out of shape, not enough to notice  without careful measurements. 

Doug in SW IA

[Magicman]

I was not concerned but a quick check showed all of the blade alignments intact.  Thankfully neither the saw head nor the blade guide arm touched the ground.

I believe that the loader foot crushing actually prevented the sawmill's ground contact from being violent.

There were no hydraulic problems after replacing the broken hose fitting on the cylinder.  After refilling about 3/4 gallon of ATF which was lost both from the broken fitting and the pump vents, I needed to "exercise" the lift with that one cylinder disconnected for it to properly purge.

You gotta remember that Wood-Mizers, with that fully welded beefy frame, are built like a tank.  I have no concern about the sawmill and am looking forward to Monday's scheduled sawing.

[John S]

Another great orange man!

[TimW]

Another great orange man!

For sure!

[cutterboy]

Magic, I'm just seeing this now. I'm on a road trip and haven't had a chance to look at my computer till now. I must say it was an exciting read but surely not as exciting as it must have been for you at the time. I am very thankful you were not hurt and your mill did not suffer serious damage.
Please be careful and stop wasting paint.

[Magicman]

Thank you Cutter.  Actually I never even got concerned or said anything other than how we were going to move the log and turn the mill back onto it's feet.  It was obvious from the beginning that there was no real damage and the minor stuff could be easily fixed.

Hopefully I never have another 8K lb log to saw, but if I do, I won't refuse.  I've been there and have experienced what that amount of weight can do.  I am thankful for that SuperHydraulic Wood-Mizer.

I'll be back to normal tomorrow with normal logs. 

[barbender]

Good ride, Cowboy!😊

[SwampDonkey]

Was it a ride or a seat eject? 

[Old Greenhorn]

Lynn, I had printed out that photo of you mill in it's 'not normal' position, it upset me so and I wanted to share it. Took a while, but today I showed it to my buddy Bill. As I slid it out from under my cutsheet on my clip board he immediately winched, grabbed his groin and moaned while turning his eyes away..... momentarily. Them he looked it over more carefully and said "anybody hurt bad? Where did you find that picture?" I told him it was my buddy down in Mississippi, last week, and nobody died on that one. He asked all the routine questions about being set on grass, not level, etc. He sends his sympathy your way. Rarely do I ever see empathy from him, but today I did.

[Magicman]

I deem yours and his reactions as over-reactions.  I was at the hydraulic controls and all that I had to do was step back when the log rolled to the loader arms and began the tip over.  True, it happened fast but there is nothing that could have contacted me even if it had continued to roll further but in that instance, the mast and head would have prevented any further movement.  

The actual damage to the sawmill was slight.  A hydraulic cylinder got a new fitting and a rosebud straightened the bent loader foot.

I was set up perfectly level on a grown over gravel driveway, hard packed.  There was no sinking in the ground by the outriggers nor the loader foot.

I did the exact same "scoot over" maneuver today to move the log over to clear the blade guide.  Just standard operating procedure.

[Old Greenhorn]

Well you can deem it anything you want, it's still a free country. But when I see a photo like that my reaction is to think about personal injuries, and second, the damage to an expensive piece of equipment somebody depends on for their living. I don't think that's an overreaction, just a normal response. The fact that the results were a lot less than might be expected is a good thing, but looking at that photo, any mill owner is going to feel some 'emotion'.
Yes, I followed all your comments closely and know that this was not the result of bad judgment or poor setup. It just happened and you dealt with it. But to be honest, when something like that happens, nobody has any idea what the resulting damage might be,
Bottom line is this: I am just glad you are OK, the folks around the mill are OK, and the damage was fairly easy to repair. It's a learning lesson for everyone who is paying attention is all I am saying.

[Magicman]

I did not hide nor did I try to negate the potential seriousness of this incident.  I posted this on the open forum for all to see how quickly and innocently things can happen.  Danger always lurks even when uncoiling a blade.  Everyone's reaction is free to be what it is and if I deem a written reaction as an over-reaction, so be it.

I am quite certain that some have deemed me as a careless fool, but again, so be it.

[barbender]

Magic, I knew you knew how to ride that one out the minute I saw the picture😊 I've had my mill tipped nearly as much as that, but not from a huge log. Those monsters definitely increase the likelihood of something getting bent. 

You gave us a good reminder of the inertia a several thousand pound log has.

[scsmith42]

I did not hide nor did I try to negate the potential seriousness of this incident.  I posted this on the open forum for all to see how quickly and innocently things can happen.  Danger always lurks even when uncoiling a blade.  Everyone's reaction is free to be what it is and if I deem a written reaction as an over-reaction, so be it.

I am quite certain that some have deemed me as a careless fool, but again, so be it.

Lynn, I don't think that any of us who have "been there - done that" have deemed you that at all. The more that one does, the more risk there is.

I believe that risk is not to be totally avoided, but rather intelligently managed. Occasionally the odds catch up with you, but IMO in this instance you managed things so that the risk was only to inanimate objects and not yourself.

Thanks for sharing this event; it helps the rest of us with our own risk management.

Scott

[Magicman]

Thank you Scott, as was intended.

[aigheadish]

I've never milled a thing (other than chainsaw mill) or been near a running sawmill and the tip got my emotions up too!