Sawdust Removal

Wintergreen Mountain · May 13, 2020, 08:08:52 PM

I was shoveling saw dust along the discharge side of my mill today. I took a few second break and looked around the yard. Up by the camper I spotted my snow blower.
   I started thinking! Witch usually ends up breaking something when I think like that. So I go over to the snow blower, get it running, and take it over to the mill. Within 2 minuets and three passes I had the sawdust blown past the end of the mill where I can scrape it up my tractor bucket. I think with a little practice I can do it cleaner and faster.
   Also it exercises the snow blower during the summer.

   Leon

doc henderson · May 13, 2020, 08:12:26 PM

neato!!!

jmouton · May 13, 2020, 08:29:30 PM

that is pretty kool,,,kinda sounds like something that would happen in the south,,,, if they had snow blowers there,, ;D ;D ;D

jim

frazman · May 13, 2020, 08:43:50 PM

Right on, right on, right on , Excellent on your part. Way to go.

Sheepkeeper · May 13, 2020, 10:16:05 PM

If it's a walk behind snowblower be careful. Most of the ones I've seen do not have an air filter on them and you could end up sucking sawdust into the engine.

Woodpecker52 · May 13, 2020, 11:21:49 PM

In the South all we could do is bush hog it.

Wintergreen Mountain · May 13, 2020, 11:54:03 PM

Sheepkeeper;
Thanks for the air cleaner Tip. It only has about 6 hours on it and I have never had the intake cover off. I'll check it in the morning.

Leon

Ljohnsaw · May 14, 2020, 12:25:52 AM

Hmm, great minds think alike ;) I have about 2 feet of sawdust behind my mill (30'+) and was not looking forward to shoveling it out. So I bought this:

Its a 40v rechargeable unit. Going to try it out real soon.

Sawmill Man · May 14, 2020, 08:09:45 AM

Quote from: Woodpecker52 on May 13, 2020, 11:21:49 PM
In the South all we could do is bush hog it.

Or back an airboat up to the pile, sawdust and some slabs gone

Sixacresand · May 14, 2020, 08:22:04 AM

Wonder how it handles pieces of bark and wood splinters??

Ljohnsaw · May 14, 2020, 10:58:51 AM

All the big bark chunks get picked up after every log. Sometime we pop the bark off before we cut. My sawdust pile should be fairly clean. The "blade" on the show blower is made of rubber and is like a section of a semi mud flap.

Wintergreen Mountain · May 14, 2020, 07:42:01 PM

Sixacreasand;

I pick most of the bark and chips out as I saw. It did pass some 2 to 4 inch chunks trough easily.

36 inch Troy Bilt

Wintergreen Mountain · May 15, 2020, 03:30:56 PM

Sawmill Man;

Have you tried that power blower yet and if so how did it work?
Leon

Sawmill Man · May 15, 2020, 05:08:58 PM

Quote from: Wintergreen Mountain on May 15, 2020, 03:30:56 PM

Sawmill Man;

Have you tried that power blower yet and if so how did it work?

Oh yes i use it all the time especially in the summer. It evens serves as an outdoor airconditioner and an aid in burning slab piles. The only downside is the help complains of sawdust in their eyes. Wish i had one 30 yrs ago. I will let the sawdust build up and make a video sometime