A New Partner For The Mill

[highleadtimber16]

Here she is another piece of support equipment for the mill. A Model A Patrick Forklift 1952-53. 4X4 4 cyl Ford Lehman diesel. It's got the grapple which is very handy and is capable of picking up full length logs. Got the engine running and am doing the brakes now. Need a couple hydraulic things, a few gaskets, and she's good to go.... With the days longer I can work on her after school now. I think there's another member on here with an AR-5??

  

  

 

[m wood]

look at that beast!  that'll be some serious support equipment for sure.  I think I missed welcoming you to the ff, so welcome highleadtimber16
mark

[bandmiller2]

Welcome Highlead,thats a good machine for your mill,fix her up and paint you'll be the envy of many sawyers.Frank C.

[slider]

Keep us posted on your progress.I like it.

[thecfarm]

That will come in handy. Beast is a good word.  ;D
I see water in one picture,ocean?

[scully]

Man what I wouldn't give ! I like the old iron , are you gonna paint it ? Orange would look neet !

[clww]

That's a beast for sure! 8)

[VictorH]

Thou shalt not covet, Thou shalt not covet -  :D :D
Nice looking beast indeed

[drobertson]

Looks like the perfect size for bout everything!  good job on the repairs so far,   david

[highleadtimber16]

That will come in handy. Beast is a good word.  ;D
I see water in one picture,ocean?

Yes it is the ocean, Porpoise Bay to be exact.


Thanks guys, im hoping to have it running in a month or so.... see how it goes though 

[Dave Shepard]

Can you see out of it or do you just drive by Braille?  :D Looks like a rugged machine.

[Busy Beaver Lumber]

Welcome to forum and nice toy you have there.

[millwright]

Looks like a fun project, and welcome to the forum.

[JimFX]

Nice ride you got there, all it need are some fuzzy dice!


A photo when you finish it all off would be great!

[highleadtimber16]

I will keep posting photo's as I go on this project and will certainly have a finished picture! I'm thinking about painting it either Cat yellow or orange.....

[highleadtimber16]

Been working on the forklift and traded my mechanic some 2X6 cedar for his time. It was a good size load. 45/20' was the total count

  

 

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

  I've never seen a 20 foot Cedar board.

[Dewey]

Nice looking Cedar  Must be Western Red ....  Norten White is tough to get that length...

[highleadtimber16]

At 250-300 years old it had some time to grow tall.

[beenthere]

I'd be impressed if the front trailer rack holds that load for much of a road trip.   ;D

Hope it did.

[haywire woodlot]

Nice job, 20's can be challenging to cut on a standard lt40 without equiptment to place it just right on the mill!

[highleadtimber16]

I'd be impressed if the front trailer rack holds that load for much of a road trip.   ;D

Hope it did.

We put some short 4X4's under the top 2X6 rack, after noticing the load was pushing it down. She held all the way, with no problems.

Nice job, 20's can be challenging to cut on a standard lt40 without equiptment to place it just right on the mill!

haywire, the 20's were frustrating at times. Especially when flipping the cant, it would shift an inch or or to towards the front of the mill. Luckily I've got the excavator to place the logs. The job is done now and everything went relatively smooth.

[customsawyer]

Great looking beast and lumber.

[thecfarm]

Nice looking lumber.I'm a cutting some cedar now.If I could find some straight ones on my land I could cut some 20 footers. Good thing I only needed a few 12 footers.Than if I do find one 2 feet across,it's so rotten can't get much out of the first 8 feet.

[millwright]

Poston I've cut a lot of 16-20' cedar, but all out of power poles.