Iron Inventory

[thecfarm]

stefan,I kinda hate to show you a picture of my "hobby" mill. Kinda small compared to yours and no big loaders to help out either.  ;D



 

Your English is super. I would not even know that you are not from the states.

[stefan]

welcome Stefan that's a great collection , but it's to cold for my warm blood . I'm use to no snow , well maybe no more than 12 inches a winter .

Thank you dblair.
Yeah, its cold allright, this morning it was -21 C, i think thats about -6 Farenheit, and apparently its going to be even colder tomorrow.   

[stefan]

Thank you, that looks like a nice mill there thecfarm, and some good looking logs and boards to!

[dblair]

Stefan you need a big shed like Lyle built over his and some others have . I have a small shed build over mine but I have to admit I would love to have one of those big sheds 

 

[stefan]

Stefan you need a big shed like Lyle built over his and some others have . I have a small shed build over mine but I have to admit I would love to have one of those big sheds 

 

You are absolutely right, it would be very nice indeed, and that shed in the picture looked very good

Dear santa, this year...

[leot]

My old mill from the 1880s with a 403 IH combine separator clutch and motor Hyds to run the carriage

  

  

  

 

[Magicman]

Hello and Welcome to the Forestry Forum,  leot.

That is some nice old iron.  Now start a thread and tell us where you are and a bit about yourself.   

[thecfarm]

I agree with Magicman on the welcome and starting another post.

[5quarter]

dblair...nice setup you have, but I couldn't help but notice the truly magnificent stand of timber in the backgound. Yours? if so, why are they still standing? Chainsaw broke?

;)

[dblair]

they are not big enough for me yet and neighbors donate trees all the time . I really don't need but a few this is a hobby mill , just enough lumber to keep the buildings in repair.

 

[torqueporting]

When I read Iron Inventory I think of all the special treats found in logs over the years.

[Jwalsh2489]

Hi everyone, first of all i'm a new member to this site and i just want to say hello to all the kind folks on here. anyway sawmills is what led me to becoming a member of this forum. long story short I've been in the tree care industry basically all my life and have been running a small company with my dad; and through that we have recently began re-purposing the logs we get by milling them and building furniture of all sorts. however (and this is where the mill comes in at) we have been limited to having to hire others to mill our logs or using our trust worthy Alaskan with a stihl ms 66 powering it. which works well but is a real workout. so we are looking for a mill to purchase, and believe that we have it limited to several options; which are the EZ boardwalk model 40, and the Hud-son homesteader hfe 36... but we are definitely leaning more toured the EZ ... anyway as i said before I'm new to here and I'm sure there is many good posts on here in regard to this subject than i have been able to find so if anyone could point me in the right direction i would appreciate it very much. Thank you everyone for reading and i look forward to hearing and chatting with many fine knowledgeable people here- JW     

[dblair]

welcome to the Forestry Forum , enjoy there's a wealth of knowledge on this site .

[JSwigga]

Lucas Mill Model 8 Dedicated Slabber, and a 5 ton Nissan forklift. Hopefully I'm getting a Timberking 2000 in the spring! fingers crossed.

[thecfarm]

Jwalsh2489,there are some threads about the EZ mill. I don't really know about how many on the 40. Play around with the search and see what happens. Start a thread if you want. Maybe a new member that has looked at both since the threads too. Let us know how much you will be using it,what you think you will be sawing,will you saw for others too. Will you try to make some money with it. I have no idea about the Hudson mill. Some members have them.

JSwigga,if you get that Timberking you will have the best of both worlds. Been sawing long? Where's all the big logs coming from? What's all the lumber being used for?

[JSwigga]

JSwigga,if you get that Timberking you will have the best of both worlds. Been sawing long? Where's all the big logs coming from? What's all the lumber being used for?

I've only been sawing for 3 years.  Caught the bug from my father.  We rent a lt35 now but last year we had the guy here over 20 times.  Thats why I want the timberking.  We get logs from all over. My dad just retired and pretty much spends all his time on log hunts.   

[Gus]

Been a member a long time. I finally bought a Norwood Lumber Mate 2000 from an older fellow last fall. It was a long time a comin' but I got a good buy on the mill with 30 bands, a sharpener, setter on a trailer and it's paid for lock stock and barrel.

Gus

[scottmtfarm]

I have a M-14 Belsaw with 46" insert tooth saw, on steel frame, pto drive, standard belt feed and manual setworks, and electric drive sawdust drag chain.  I have a 263 MF 4wd tractor with FEL (bucket and forks) that i use on the mill some and everything else around the farm. I also run the mill with a JD B when i am only sawing small stuff.

[44woody]

hi evry one i got chaainsaw mill an TAschmid bandmill an 555b ford back hoe to handle the logs f700 ford dump truck

[dblair]

welcome to the forum , give us some pictures of your mill when your ready.

[schmutzkopf]

Baker head, homemade tracks, feed works with cable drive, up/down old windshield wiper motor, trailer with overhead winch, Husq. chainsaw, F350, 7.3, homemade log cart, kawasaki 700 4wd, several axes and can't hooks, 13 year old that runs it as good as me, and 1 chihuahua that goes to every job. In shop; Woodmaster planer, old table saw, jointer, router, 55 gal. drum vacuum,  DeWalt chop saw, and many DeWalt hand tools.

[ET]

After retiring I wanted to do something to make a few bucks and enjoy it at the same time. I had many ideas but always came back to buying a sawmill. But what kind?  After about 7 months of research and convincing my wife I settled on the Lucas 10/30; I could not be happier. I took it slow and after practicing on my own logs for 4 months I'm now fairly proficient.  I had my big (106') long old bank barn torn down and after getting the bank (dirt and stone) removed and leveled (see pic) 

  I hope to get new barn built with a smaller 24/40 sawmill building plus a drying barn. It's slow as I'm doing as much by myself and truly enjoying the journey.

[thecfarm]

How's that backhoe working out for you? Seem like you broke your arm??? or something that held you back. Glad to hear that things are working out for you.

[ET]

Hi Cfarm; with the new engine the 555 is up to the challenge. I had a set of CTI forks installed and there is no log it cannot move.  I probably have a thousand yards of dirt and stone to move yet with it to make way for the new barn.

I fell on Ice Jan 25th and landed on my hip knocking my back out. After 5 dr appointments and over 2 months of hoping, I found out I have 2 bulged discs and 1 herniated disc with tear and a cyst on L5. PT started 2 weeks ago and they are doing decompression on my spine. I'm moving slow but sure and working some. I can't tell the PT otherwise he gets mad. All he wants me to do is rest (AAAGGGHHH) I just can't do that, it drives me crazy!

[TheBusyBeaver]

As far as mills, Hud-Son Oscar 118 9ft log capacity and a Alaskan Small Log Mill and husqvarna 460 Rancher