OldJarheads Milling Thread...

[Magicman]

4 nuts will remove the outrigger.  :D

[doc henderson]

@Magicman if 4 nuts can do it, don't you think 1 old jarhead can do it by himself?   :D

[Magicman]

OK, one nut removing 4 nuts.  :D   8)

[WV Sawmiller]

Eric,

    I watched the video and hope no PETA members see it and complain about you destroying the homes of groundhogs, prairie dogs and the rare northeastern right winged mole. :D

    It did remind me of a tip Mr. Tom Cadenhead posted here on the FF about taking an old rounded hubcap and placing it under the landing gear so you could slide it around. I don't know if that would have helped here but its something to consider.

    I don't know if there would have been enough room to turn the mill at an angle and come down the side slope without too much risk of tuning over (said the man with 3 broken ribs from his last ATV rollover).

    I assume that was a minimum fee job for just the one log.

[OlJarhead]

First, I need to hit my noggin against a wall for not removing those outriggers lol. Sheesh!  Guess I just have no common sense lol. Next time!

As for the job, free of charge but he did give $100 fir the smoked bands.  This was a collaboration between Scott and I.  Unfortunately he just hasn't been able to get it out himself so I released it as is ;)  Fun time though!  And super nice guy, did you check out his channel?

[OlJarhead]

I should note that I rarely do just one log.   Normally if I have only one log I'll offer a deal in exchange for letting me take longer for filming ti make a video.  Otherwise my minimum is 4hrs of work unless 100 miles or more away, then the min is 8hrs but I might lower that to 75 miles 

[Magicman]

Thank you Erik for taking the "chain jerking" in a good natured Forestry Forum way. 

I agree about the "one log" jobs.  The customer wants/needs it done and there is no way for it to be economical to me nor the customer so I do them for free.  Almost without exception when I say "no charge" I get tipped far more than I would have ever charged. 

No matter what, I have made a friend and it's cheap advertising.  Many times I have had them to show up a month or so later and gift me or PatD with something that they made from the lumber.

[Old Greenhorn]

Good to know Lynn. Say, I have about 2 or 300 one log jobs up here right near out sawmill. When are you available? :D :D :D :D :D :D ;D ;D

[Magicman]

I'll check my HoHoHo calendar for a time slot.......OK checked and it appears that I am booked solid through February.  ;D

:christmas:

[OlJarhead]

Yup the one loggers are just not worth it unless for filming or as a favor lol. I've been paid a bottle of Bourbon for milling up a log and have a nice black walnut charcuterie board from another as well as plenty if $100+ dollar tips and as mentioned I do it for video too because normally I can chit chat with the camera on a paying production job lol

[Crusarius]

Magicman, did you check it twice?

[Magicman]

No time, right now I am looking for da Partridge in da Pear Tree.  :christmas:

[GAB]

No time, right now I am looking for da Partridge in da Pear Tree.  :christmas:

Sorry to have to tell you this, but I sawyed the pear tree last year.
Brought two pieces of bark to Jake's shindig and Danny confirmed it as pear.
GAB

[Peter Drouin]

Why not put a chain on the log with the truck and drag the thing up on level ground? 

[OlJarhead]

I suppose that may have worked but may also have caused more damage to the grass.

[GAB]

I suppose that may have worked but may also have caused more damage to the grass.

All you needed was a good old stone boat with some blocks to raise the small end.
Stone boats are not only for rocks.
GAB

[Peter Drouin]

I suppose that may have worked but may also have caused more damage to the grass.

Grass is easier to fix than a mill. Don't forget customers, don't care if you damage your truck or the mill, or work like an animal as long that they get their logs cut. 

[OlJarhead]

true but us jarheads tend to rush in head first and do the thinking after lol

[GAB]

true but us jarheads tend to rush in head first and do the thinking after lol

If you are still around to do some thinking. (I do not think it is a laughing matter)
Based on that comment I now have a better understanding of some of the entries in "did something dumb today"
Thanks for the enlightenment.
GAB

[OlJarhead]

well, true, if you want to dig into it, but even in civilian life we tend to drive head first into a problem.  In this case, I learned (once again from MM) that I could have taken the outriggers off (DOH!  I know that!   Just didn't think of it)....

Fortunately I survived and so too did the mill and we headed back up to Badger Mountain to spend a day milling.  It was a bit of an adventure just getting there but made it up, got all the logs milled I could (his help was only there for the day) and continued on.
Sawmilling Pine Slabs On The Woodmizer LT40 Sawmill - YouTube

[WV Sawmiller]

Eric,

  Nice vid. Nice rig for what you're doing.

   Your comment about the customer changing his mind about the thickness on the fly hits home with a lot of it. I have to step back and bite my tongue when they do that as I am so in tune with sawing to my marks so I minimize the waste I have to remember it is his wood and if he suddenly decides he wants a 6/4 board out of the middle the cant I when I had started on my mark for 4/4. I tell him fine and that I'll have to make a trim cut to get back in sync. It probably is not a lot of waste int he big picture and he is happy so we both do okay. 

[OlJarhead]

Customers changing their mind is kinda my bread and butter  lol
https://youtu.be/qUvLY4uJcgY

[OlJarhead]

Dead Batteries, bent logs and good times :D
Ponderosa Pine On The Sawmill [Wood Mizer LT40] - YouTube

[Magicman]

 

HSS-A

Side Support Kit, Hyd 4-Link

       ;D

[OlJarhead]

Yup, I need to do that along with Lubemizer and a laser ;)