Do you see sawmills being towed on the road?

Magicman · November 15, 2015, 05:53:05 PM

It may be Orange but it ain't a pumpkin. ;D

Kbeitz · November 15, 2015, 05:57:27 PM

Approximately how many here has tags on your mill ?
Are they needed in your state ?

SawyerBrown · November 15, 2015, 06:12:15 PM

Quote from: Kbeitz on November 15, 2015, 05:57:27 PM
Approximately how many here has tags on your mill ?
Are they needed in your state ?

Yup and yup.

ncsawyer · November 15, 2015, 06:48:07 PM

Quote from: Kbeitz on November 15, 2015, 05:57:27 PM
Approximately how many here has tags on your mill ?
Are they needed in your state ?

Don't need them here in NC. Self contained, trailered equipment being moved from one job site to another do not need tags. This includes light plants, welders etc.

ScottInCabot · November 15, 2015, 07:33:50 PM

Considered a farm implement here....
It's insured up the wazoo though!

Cleaned, tuned, sharpened the Stihls today, and just sharpened the Jonsereds.....no milling today(thankfully), I needed a rest.

Scott in Cabot

Chuck White · November 15, 2015, 09:34:42 PM

No plates required on a portable sawmill here in NY.

Lights are required!

Magicman · November 15, 2015, 09:42:32 PM

No plate on my sawmill.

Tom the Sawyer · November 16, 2015, 12:45:13 AM

Tags required in Kansas if mill (or any trailer) has a GVWR of 2000 lbs. or more (they do). Subsequently, also requires USDOT registration for truck and mill if moved between states (in Kansas City area it happens all the time).

A couple of years ago I took the opportunity to tow my mill through town at 2-3 mph. Local community parade, they put me behind a military contingent and in front of the Operation Lifesaver, train crushed car display, I guess they didn't have a Sawmill Division.

bkaimwood · November 16, 2015, 06:50:04 AM

What do you throw into the crown when you're towing a sawmill float??!!! Cookies???!!! Love it!, great idea...

Kbeitz · November 16, 2015, 07:22:40 AM

Quote from: bkaimwood on November 16, 2015, 06:50:04 AM
What do you throw into the crown when you're towing a sawmill float??!!! Cookies???!!! Love it!, great idea...

Yep....

garyfg · November 16, 2015, 08:14:13 AM

Saw a woodspliter on I30 the other day going about 70 mph. I don't think he knew or even thought about the wheel bearings.

beenthere · November 16, 2015, 01:05:04 PM

Quote from: Kbeitz on November 16, 2015, 07:22:40 AM
Quote from: bkaimwood on November 16, 2015, 06:50:04 AM
What do you throw into the crown when you're towing a sawmill float??!!! Cookies???!!! Love it!, great idea...

Yep....

I see those "cookies" as a product of Melissa Joy Co.
http://melissajoycookies.com/page/2/?blogsub=confirming

DDobbs · November 16, 2015, 07:03:05 PM

I just saw a Timberking headed east on I-70
About a hour east of St.Louis just a little bit ago. I would guess it must of left KC mid day.

OlJarhead · February 21, 2016, 08:34:16 PM

In WA you must have tags and registration on trailer -- and I do

Had a stater follow me for a few miles Friday on my way home with the SMLT10....plate expired but I had the renewed reg in the cab with me...he didn't mess with me and I think was just trying to figure out what I was towing...

Only ever saw ONE mill being towed...looked like an older WM but couldn't make out what model.

redprospector · February 21, 2016, 11:41:46 PM

I saw a Timberking being towed East of Tucson, AZ last week...every time I looked in my mirror. ;D 8)

mart · February 22, 2016, 12:26:50 AM

The only one I've ever seen being towed is mine. Seems odd because driving around rural Alaska, you see a lot of mills parked in yards.

plowboyswr · February 23, 2016, 06:27:27 PM

Saw a Woodmizer headed south on I49 as I was headed north to work today. First time I've ever seen a mill on the road in these parts.

Bolivian Bluerose · March 11, 2016, 10:01:27 PM

The owner of a mill I have worked on for the last 3 years decided it was time to trade up. We had a 1979 LT40 and he traded up to a 1996 Super LT40. The guys that picked up the old mill brought a large flatbed truck to haul it home on but for some reason they decided to pull it home behind a pickup. I heard a couple days later that they lost control of the trailer and rolled it in the ditch. It was a sad day for me because I put so much time in maintaining that mill but now I have another to maintain so am moving on.

alanh · March 14, 2016, 02:47:34 PM

Ive seen 3, there`s a guy across the river from me with a LT40, I`ve seen Dennis` in my yard a few years back, and then there`s mine that I got from a buddy after he put an axle under it. I put on and wired up tail, brake, and running lights last week.

Sixacresand · March 14, 2016, 06:11:24 PM

My mill is the only one that I have ever seen on the highway: in the mirrors.

Magicman · March 14, 2016, 08:06:30 PM

Not on the road, but I pass by many sawyers when I am traveling to "road trip" jobs.

Banjo picker · March 15, 2016, 08:53:19 PM

I have seen one. If I had been driving I would have caught up to it. Don't even know what kind it was. Banjo

WLC · March 16, 2016, 12:34:56 AM

Quote from: mart on February 22, 2016, 12:26:50 AM
The only one I've ever seen being towed is mine. Seems odd because driving around rural Alaska, you see a lot of mills parked in yards.

Same here, I've never seen another one on the road other than mine when I towed it home from the dealer. Several sitting around various places, but never on the road being towed.