Pics of my one-man operation

Verticaltrx · December 06, 2015, 10:48:36 PM

Since everyone likes pics I thought I'd snap a couple during this nice weather we've been having. I've been milling 2x8x17' rafters and 2x10x16' beams for a shed I'm building. Took about 6hrs to mill that in the pics, around 1300 bf I think. Couple pics of my humble little operation:

customdave · December 06, 2015, 11:54:49 PM

Looks like your hanin fun makin sawdust, play safe...

Dave

YellowHammer · December 06, 2015, 11:58:07 PM

Nice outfit. Looks like a beautiful place.

thecfarm · December 07, 2015, 06:07:53 AM

Quote from: Verticaltrx on December 06, 2015, 10:48:36 PM
Couple pics of my humble little operation:

Now wait a minute here. A "humble" opertaion with a skidsteer AND a grapple on it too!!!! I would call that a handy operation you there. ;D Looks like white pine to me. Take some pictures of the building too.

Sixacresand · December 07, 2015, 06:26:34 AM

Nice setup and pretty place.

Magicman · December 07, 2015, 07:47:21 AM

Looks pretty DanG good to me. 8)

drobertson · December 07, 2015, 08:43:13 AM

The weather looks very nice as does your pile, I'd say you did well for 6 hours, have have that wmz'r chunking out some fine looking lumber!

Verticaltrx · December 07, 2015, 07:45:14 PM

Thanks for everyone's kind replies. The weather has been quite mild here this fall, but I'm not complaining. ;D

The aforementioned shed is for a customer and will be a 32x14 tractor shed with enclosed tool room on one end. I'm milling everything except the treated stuff, all will be EWP. I still need to mill some 2x4x16's, some 1x6 purlins and a bunch of 1" siding. I got several logs decked up this weekend in preparation for the skid steer being gone (had to take it to the building site for excavating, hole drilling and material handling duties.) I'll try to remember to snap some pics of the shed when it's done.

isawlogs · December 07, 2015, 08:24:38 PM

Weather has been really mild here this fall also, no complaints about that here either! :D

Nice job!

drobertson · December 07, 2015, 08:58:00 PM

too bad we can't control the weather as much as the quality of lumber,, nice whack,,

prittgers · December 07, 2015, 08:58:21 PM

That looks VERY nice!

Verticaltrx · December 23, 2015, 06:47:10 PM

As requested, pics of what the lumber was used for:

Bruno of NH · December 23, 2015, 06:51:34 PM

Looks good a well built shed .
Bruno

GDinMaine · December 23, 2015, 06:57:00 PM

Very nice setup and a handsome building. What size is the lean-to and and the storage?
And yes. That skid-steer is like .... well ... cheating. :D

Magicman · December 23, 2015, 07:08:27 PM

That is a very nice shed. 8)

YellowHammer · December 23, 2015, 07:11:41 PM

Very nice, and a good job on dirt grading, too.

Verticaltrx · December 23, 2015, 07:11:55 PM

Thanks

The shed is 14' deep plus a ~3' front overhang, 32' wide, 2:12 pitch on the main roof and about 4.5:12 pitch on the front. The big bay is 16' wide and the smaller bay and the tool room are each 8' wide.

Verticaltrx · December 23, 2015, 07:18:21 PM

Quote from: YellowHammer on December 23, 2015, 07:11:41 PM
Very nice, and a good job on dirt grading, too.

He said it ;D :

Quote from: GDinMaine on December 23, 2015, 06:57:00 PM
That skid-steer is like .... well ... cheating. :D

I excavated the site and did the finish grading in less than an hour, I don't know how I ever got by before having a skid steer. I used to use a loader tractor with a box blade for this type of work and it would have taken me a better part of the day to do that.

Both the skidsteer and sawmill have been very good investments for my business.

GDinMaine · December 23, 2015, 09:24:07 PM

I hear skidsteers are hard to beat when the conditions are right. It was my envy side talking.

kelLOGg · December 24, 2015, 11:45:11 AM

I like that horizontal skirting with treated wood at the bottom. I'm going to pass that idea on to customer.
Thanks,
Bob

richhiway · December 25, 2015, 08:24:22 PM

Nice work. Is that a treated timber foundation? How deep is the first tie?

Verticaltrx · December 26, 2015, 10:31:09 AM

Quote from: kelLOGg on December 24, 2015, 11:45:11 AM
I like that horizontal skirting with treated wood at the bottom. I'm going to pass that idea on to customer.
Thanks,
Bob

Quote from: richhiway on December 25, 2015, 08:24:22 PM
Nice work. Is that a treated timber foundation? How deep is the first tie?

The treated lumber around the bottom is three 2x6's, first one is at ground level or an inch or two below. Depending on the shed design and the type of siding I like to put a treated band around the bottom (or white oak/locust if using all native lumber) ranging from 1' to 2' high. This keeps the siding away from ground moisture and splashing rain and provides something sturdy at ground level. Generally pine and poplar siding get a 18-24" band, white oak siding just gets one 2x12 as a bottom band. The grade is sloped away from the shed around the back for 5-6' before it meets the bank.