Author Topic: Total of our experience-Sawmilling (Read 108471 times)

POSTON WIDEHEAD · « **Reply #140 on:** February 08, 2018, 09:01:11 PM »

Welcome to the FF Jeff.
glad you figured out the pictures.

Nice set up and that mill will make you some retirement coins.
Good luck and post more pics.....we love pics.

Goat

thecfarm · « **Reply #141 on:** February 08, 2018, 09:13:42 PM »

Good for you on the mill. And welcome to the forum.
My Father never got to see me buy a mill. We looked at the kind that I bought. He would of enjoyed it.

Darrel · « **Reply #142 on:** February 08, 2018, 10:27:45 PM »

Jeff, welcome, you have come to a good place.

Chuck White · « **Reply #143 on:** February 19, 2018, 06:49:24 AM »

Welcome to the Forestry Forum, Jeff!

tuckerrandy · « **Reply #144 on:** November 13, 2018, 12:24:28 AM »

Have just purchased a Wood Mixer LT40 Hydraulic. I have never owned a mill! I'm 63 years old....have always wanted a mill...I have a wonderful wife that said if you want one, gray it. I farmed for years & still love on the farm & rent my land. One of the reasons I really wanted to get the mill is I have a grandson 11 years old & absolutely loves the outdoors. I figured helping me on. the mill would gain him some good work ethic & I could pay him & thus he would see the benefits of hard work. When he graduates from HS in several years...he can have it! The dream has always been mine to own a mill & now I have a grandson that is sharing the dream with me. My mill delivers December 7th & we are excited. We have built a trailer with a log arch as well as purchased a Logrite T36 log arch to retrieve logs close to the farm.

One question for all....how many extra blades do I need?
I have 60 coming with the mill. I am 200 miles from the dealer & absolutely want to have plenty of blades.
Thanks in advance for the replies.

thecfarm · « **Reply #145 on:** November 13, 2018, 06:58:04 AM »

tuckerrandy,welcome to the forum.
Lucky grandson and good for you!! We work hard our whole life and should have things to fulfill our dreams and wants.
Going to need a peavey or a cantdog from Logrite too.
Whatcha pulling the Logrite arch with? Good choice on that.
And what's the plan for the lumber?

Magicman · « **Reply #146 on:** November 13, 2018, 07:11:21 AM »

Welcome to the Forestry Forum, tuckerrandy. I use Wood-Mizer Resharp service and 60 blades should serve you well.

Darrel · « **Reply #147 on:** November 14, 2018, 11:10:29 AM »

Welcome tuckerrandy. My grandsons love helping me on the mill and it is so good to see them learn to enjoy hard work.

Chuck White · « **Reply #148 on:** November 18, 2018, 02:37:15 PM »

Welcome to the Forestry Forum, tuckerrandy!

It makes a difference in the blade quantity required whether you sharpen them yourself or use ReSharp!

If you sharpen your own blades, you don't really need 60 blades, but they won't go to waste!

If you use the ReSharp service, 60 blades should insure that you always have sharp blades on hand!

Billproef · « **Reply #149 on:** January 12, 2020, 12:58:23 PM »

I have over 30 years billproef rounded down about 8 to 10 years should be about 40

Marvin69 · « **Reply #150 on:** February 26, 2020, 07:59:14 PM »

I have 10 years cutting my own lumber. Grew up in Oregon working in a Georgia Pacific sawmill for 3 years, coos head timber company sawmill for 3 years. Then off to the military. 30 years later I finally got to cut lumber myself. Love it.

thecfarm · « **Reply #151 on:** February 27, 2020, 08:16:14 AM »

Marvin69.welcome to the forum.
Looks like a chainsaw mill you got there?
What do you use the lumber for?

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