Just an update... I am cutting 12' Noble Fir logs (the trees were once a christmas tree farm) and are now about 40' tall. Cutting them down yields 2-3 eight to 12 foot logs suitible for milling. The project went from 2x10's to 1x10s, and I am getting about 8-10 boards out of a log.
I have cut up 3 logs so far, and I have some beginner thoughts. First, I am not a spring chicken, (pushing 60). The good news, is I have a Kubota tractor, which I can load logs on the mill with. It has been a huge learning curve just to get 3 logs milled, but with each log, it gets easier.
The mill itself seems to be running real good, and the boards are straight and true. I just didn't expect the manual labor involved with milling, but I told my wife the other day, that I am going to get in shape doing this. Not a bad thing.
So far, so good with this mill. I would not hesitate it to anyone looking to buy an entry level mill.