Has anybody ever designed a "Lay down" tire?

[Nate Surveyor]

This would be for a trailer mounted mill. To set it up, you jack one side up, pull a pin, and the tire LAYS down, with the top flopping outward. This allows the mill to set up lower. It just makes sense to me... instead of complete removal.

Another thing that I'd like is specifications on HOW STEEP of a hill a mill EASILY sets up on. And how much OFF level that they run well. My Peterson, well It likes to be close to level!

Nate

[treebucker]

I'm not trying to be cheeky but I think that I saw it on the car in Back to the Future?

The closest real alternative I could suggest is the tire lift arrangement you see on some farm equipment like a lift disk, etc. (Courtesy of Whitey)

[pigman]

At the end of a long day sawing I usually wish my WM was higher not lower. I wish the operator side wheel could be removed so I would not have to go around it on long logs. I have set up on a hill with a 30° slope. I will never do it again. I always make sure the mill is level end to end but I will sometimes saw with one wheel 2in higher than the other wheel.

Bob

[Warren]

How steep a slope is relative.  My drive way has what I consider a fairly gentle slope (by Kentucky standards)  :D :D :D   I set my mill up parallel to the drive with the head end on the down hill side.  My leveler on the head end is in the top most pin hole.  And I can barely get the levelers behind the axle low enough to not catch the blade....  I am looking to purchase an extension.  But I will have to do some leveling and re-arranging to get it all on the same (level) plane....

Now.... If I only had a creek full of creek rock to work out of like one of our other members....    8)

Warren

[BBTom]

and with all this rain lately, there is a bunch more "donated" by the upstream neighbors, just waiting for me to dig it out. but then gravel hauling is a definate summer job for me.