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sandsawmill14

May 21, 2015, 08:09:12 AM
finishing up the hyd on my little mill to take to job to saw 100mbdft of 16' oak switch ties. job is 30 miles from where i am with the timberking. Anyone elese rum 2 jobs that far apart? Im not looking forward to it but have no choice. Im afraid i'll be caught having to run back and forth to much to get anything done ::) but guess i'll have to wait and see :)
hudson 228, lucky knuckleboom,stihl 038 064 441 magnum

drobertson

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May 21, 2015, 08:26:46 AM
No, just one mill here, plenty of action for this ole boy running just one, will say it sounds like it may be time to hire another hand? not sure if you already have, but would be the right scenario  for it.  good luck!
only have a few chain saws I'm not suppose to use, but will at times, one dog Dolly, pretty good dog, just not sure what for yet,  working on getting the gardening back in order, and kinda thinking on maybe a small bbq bizz,  thinking about it,

dboyt

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May 21, 2015, 09:25:45 AM
Just one mill, mostly stationary.  Dave is right... you need help!
Norwood MX34 Pro portable sawmill, 8N Ford, Lewis Winch

beenthere

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May 21, 2015, 10:42:46 AM
Why? if you are not looking forward to it.
south central Wisconsin
It may be that my sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others

sandsawmill14

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May 21, 2015, 06:03:25 PM
 Dave i do have another sawyer (or at least will be somesay :D :D :D )
beenthere he has been a good customer for the last 20 yrs i just cant make myself tell him no especially since i cant find anyone else to saw it and believe me we've TRIED!!! :)
hudson 228, lucky knuckleboom,stihl 038 064 441 magnum

sandsawmill14

#5
August 05, 2015, 12:10:02 PM
well finally got 2nd mill up and running he is averaging 2 rr ties per hour not to bad for 2nd week sawing.he is doing a good job the lumber looks real good.  the speed will pick up with practice.  :)
hudson 228, lucky knuckleboom,stihl 038 064 441 magnum

customsawyer

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August 06, 2015, 04:12:21 AM
I run two mills on a regular basis. Don't know if you could call it at the same time. It can be challenging at times but I would miss out on lots of work if I didn't.
Two LT70s, Nyle L200 kiln, 4 head Pinheiro planer, 30" double surface Cantek planer, Lucas dedicated slabber, Slabmizer, and enough rolling stock and chainsaws to keep it all running.
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plasticweld

#7
August 08, 2015, 03:23:10 PM
I am a partner in one mill and have another myself.  It started out with us just building a business and digging hard for customers and doing our best to keep busy.  We started out slow and each year we double our sales.  4 years later  I got a portable mill with the idea that I could cut some of our orders on the log job to save on trucking the material to the mill and be able to help out when we had a flood of orders and a long wait period.   So far I am the second mill only seemed to add to the customer base because we now are able to keep up with customer demands.  My skills as a sawyer are weak and filling in was fine once in awhile. I have since made arrangements for a guy who is really good sawyer to come in one day week with his helper to catch me up so I can work in the woods and not work every evening until dark sawing after spending all day logging.


Customers like prompt service, and I would have never thought that two mills would pay.  I was wrong.


I would suggest the first step is to find someone who is looking for part time work who is already a skilled sawyer and  putting then to work as a second shift.  A portable for me just meant that I had the ability to saw a few small orders on the log job and have the customer pick up and save trucking. 
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