LT40 Rescue

jpassardi · April 04, 2021, 06:46:06 PM

Congrats! Nice to see you got the old girl up and running and ready to be productive for you for years to come.

trimguy · April 04, 2021, 09:07:05 PM

I've been following your thread and want to say congratulations! I'm glad you got it straightened out and cutting wood.

Nebraska · April 04, 2021, 10:14:43 PM

Save one of those first boards, I kept mine just because. Dream realized, it's attached to the mill shed congratulations on getting the mill going 👏.. well done.

Brob1969 · April 04, 2021, 10:30:44 PM

Quote from: Nebraska on April 04, 2021, 10:14:43 PM
Save one of those first boards, I kept mine just because. Dream realized, it's attached to the mill shed congratulations on getting the mill going 👏.. well done.

I don't think I have a choice! I kept trying to toss scabs in my firewood pile and my wife kept pulling them out saying she had a use for it. I may have to start hiding my scraps!

Brob1969 · April 04, 2021, 10:56:46 PM

Quote from: Crossroads on April 04, 2021, 06:16:11 PM
Congratulations on your accomplishment! I built a version of pinywoods hydraulic clamp/turner on an lt30 I had. That thing was a game changer for sure. Keep up the good work

Do you have any pictures of your clamp/turner? I assume there is a thread on Pineywood's project? I will see if I can locate it to check out.

Brob1969 · April 05, 2021, 08:51:56 AM

I found the thread on Pineywood's turner; I'll definitely be using this for the near future.

A friend of mine was telling me that he sees guys using their cart to put golf clubs on and drive around on freshly mowed grass!

Magicman · April 05, 2021, 10:15:47 AM

Quote from: Brob1969 on April 05, 2021, 08:51:56 AMA friend of mine was telling me that he sees guys using their cart to put golf clubs on and drive around on freshly mowed grass!

My Golf Carts have never seen "golf clubs". We have 2 and will be picking up a 3th next week.

But they can haul farm stuff quite nicely.

Brob1969 · April 05, 2021, 10:42:08 AM

Quote from: Magicman on April 05, 2021, 10:15:47 AM
Quote from: Brob1969 on April 05, 2021, 08:51:56 AMA friend of mine was telling me that he sees guys using their cart to put golf clubs on and drive around on freshly mowed grass!
My Golf Carts have never seen "golf clubs". We have 2 and will be picking up a 3th next week.

But they can haul farm stuff quite nicely.

We have a couple as well. The one in my picture above is the one I use most, it looks a lot like yours, '98 EZGO electric with a 500a controller, 22" tires get it up high enough to go through some pretty rough terrain. I added a receiver hitch so I could pull a trailer. I was surprised by the pulling power! I've had a loaded 12' trailer and it had no issues. We used it for a hayride once and had 5 hay bales, 5 adults and 7 kids pulling through the trails in the woods.
It's a huge part of our daily lives; I have "projects" all over the property and sometimes the tool I need is a LONG walk away, but just a quick cart ride. My wife put a golf ball in one of the cup holders so we could justify calling it a golf cart; since we've owned it It's never carried a golf club. Plenty of shovels, chainsaws, wrenches, concrete, and whatever else needed to get from A to B...but no golf clubs!

LeeB · April 05, 2021, 03:02:37 PM

3th? :D :D :D

Jeff · April 05, 2021, 03:13:47 PM

Thath thwut hee thed!

slider · April 05, 2021, 03:33:09 PM

Congratulations on your build and refurbish . i have enjoyed your thread .

Brob1969 · April 05, 2021, 05:40:32 PM

As much work as it has been, it's one of those things that didn't really seem like work because I was enjoying it immensely.
I had to touch nearly every piece on the mill and therefore got to know it really well. Definitely got an understanding of how it's put together much better than if I got a mill that I just put gas in and started sawing.

I still have a few tweaks to do and a few modifications I want to add, but it's making straight lumber!

Crossroads · April 05, 2021, 11:05:56 PM

I don't have any pictures of the clamp, but I followed piney's prints and directions pretty close. It worked very well as a turner and a clamp. It was faster and more controlled than the spring loaded turner on my lt40.

Magicman · April 06, 2021, 08:42:01 AM

Quote from: LeeB on April 05, 2021, 03:02:37 PM3th? :D :D

I may be tongue tied, but I can count.

Da turd came yesterday. All three are gas powered.

Brob1969 · April 13, 2021, 01:22:26 PM

I finally started moving logs to mill this week.
Getting ready to make a lot of sawdust!

Wondering what blade you guys would recommend on this one...

Nebraska · April 13, 2021, 01:36:36 PM

say_what never saw one like that before.

Andries · April 13, 2021, 02:52:57 PM

It looks like a five stud mangrove - very rare.
Only our in-house Dendrologist would be able to do a positive ID. @WDH
Hmmmm . . . a bias-ply Whippet from Canadian Tire wouldn't work well. Too British.
You're in Fl. so perhaps it's best to go with a full radial Michelin.
That way it's compatible with the French Patois occasionally found down on the Bayou.