Author Topic: Iron Inventory (Read 110031 times)

Meadows Miller · « **Reply #300 on:** January 23, 2009, 10:03:08 pm »

Gday and welcome to the forum Mate

do you mill fulltime

CMS or Baker on the side of the screen might be able to help you out with a S/H resaw or know where a one is located

Chris

Quartersane · « **Reply #301 on:** January 26, 2009, 09:13:54 am »

Graduated in 1998 from a single-aught Frick (wooden frame/carriage) to a WoodMizer LT40 manual mill. I'm hoping to move on up to at least an LT40 Super after my current stint in the corporate world is over.

boman1 · « **Reply #302 on:** February 10, 2009, 03:49:37 pm »

2005 Woodmizer LT40SHDD51 & 2005 Woodmizer ED26 Edger. I have it set up to cut specialty timbers for my brothers tie mill. Mostly cut 12x12 20's

tyb525 · « **Reply #303 on:** February 10, 2009, 09:08:01 pm »

Now it's an LT10 and a chainsaw mill.

idahohay · « **Reply #304 on:** February 11, 2009, 08:53:32 pm »

I run an old Mighty Mite band mill, has hydraulic feed and up-down, everything else is manual. 16' length and 28" width. Bought it used about 25 years ago.

Meadows Miller · « **Reply #305 on:** February 12, 2009, 08:51:31 am »

Gday

And Welcome to the Forum Idahohay

looks like your getting a dang good run Mighty mite Mate

Reguards Chris

petefrombearswamp · « **Reply #306 on:** February 24, 2009, 06:36:10 pm »

2008 lt40shdd51 with accuset2 for an expensive toy in my dotage.
Sold my old mill to Chuck white last spring, he is working it hard!
I only saw when the mood strikes me (when I can get to the mill in warmer weather)

Papa1stuff · « **Reply #307 on:** February 25, 2009, 08:28:15 am »

Well Pete ,you can hook up to your mill and come down here to Florida ,park it next to mine and help me mill all these logs I get from the landfill!

Tropical man · « **Reply #308 on:** March 12, 2009, 07:45:23 am »

Running a Lucas swing blade and 4 Morgan horizontal thin kerf bandmills.
Using the Lucas to square logs over 10", then to the Morgans. Smaller logs go straight to the Morgans.
The Morgans are set up in two feed through lines, 2 Morgans per line.
We average 15 to 16 mbf of logs per day with this setup.
Also have a new Peterson swing blade in the warehouse but haven't used it yet.

Papa Bang · « **Reply #309 on:** April 30, 2009, 10:16:33 pm »

Kara circle saw YS 2000 from Finnland and a two saw edger. Are there any other Karas out there?

Bruce

Meadows Miller · « **Reply #310 on:** May 02, 2009, 04:47:38 am »

Gday

Welcome to the forum Tropo

& Puppa Bang

pull up a pack anytime fellas You'll have a ball plenty off great Blokes here

I do

Bruce ive settup and runn and trained operators on Karas in 3 states off Australia Masters and F2000s proboly done around 4 to 5000 + hours on em easy

Ive only used one Old 94 mod YS model

and that was different

My best months average was on an Master up in Qld in 01 I averaged 8000 bft sawn per 9 hr day in plantation pine (Edging on the table

we didnt have an edger

) targeting 8x2s out off the larger logs and 3x2s and 4x2s out off the smaller ones with recovery going down to 3x 1/2s

I use to go like a cut snake on em

but you felt it at the end off the day

and the two blokes stacking and docking didnt like it much as they where use to only doing about the 4000 mark before i got there

They are a Bloody good little production mill if you can keep them in logs from 10" to 22" dia and 12 to 20' long you can Punch out some timber

anything bigger or smaller starts to slow you down abit

Like any machine they have their limits and comfort zone they like

Ive done logs upto about 30" dia on the std mill with 44" saw and then finished the cut off with a chainsaw more times than id like to remember

the smallest runn logs ive done on em is about 4"

The Aust Kara Rep wanted Me to go to Finland in 02 to enter the Sawyers Championship For kara and similar mills eg Laiomet ,Slidetech built by Tommi Laine the world champion ;)they have there and i passed up the chance as i was too buisy at the time

just another what iff

as Dave still tells me he reckons id give Tommi a bloody good runn for his money

i might still do it some day

Reguards Chris

beenthere · « **Reply #311 on:** May 02, 2009, 09:26:10 am »

Quote from: Meadows Miller on May 02, 2009, 04:47:38 am

Gday

Welcome to the forum Tropo
& Puppa Bang
pull up a pack anytime fellas You'll have a ball plenty off great Blokes here I do

Bruce ive settup and runn and trained operators on Karas in 3 states off Australia Masters and F2000s proboly done around 4 to 5000 + hours on em easy
Ive only used one Old 94 mod YS model
and that was different

My best months average was on an Master up in Qld in 01 I averaged 8000 bft sawn per 9 hr day in plantation pine (Edging on the table we didnt have an edger )
targeting 8x2s out off the larger logs and 3x2s and 4x2s out off the smaller ones with recovery going down to 3x 1/2s
I use to go like a cut snake on em
but you felt it at the end off the day
and the two blokes stacking and docking didnt like it much as they where use to only doing about the 4000 mark before i got there

They are a Bloody good little production mill if you can keep them in logs from 10" to 22" dia and 12 to 20' long you can Punch out some timber
anything bigger or smaller starts to slow you down abit
Like any machine they have their limits and comfort zone they like

Ive done logs upto about 30" dia on the std mill with 44" saw and then finished the cut off with a chainsaw more times than id like to remember
the smallest runn logs ive done on em is about 4"

The Aust Kara Rep wanted Me to go to Finland in 02 to enter the Sawyers Championship For kara and similar mills eg Laiomet ,Slidetech built by Tommi Laine the world champion
they have there and i passed up the chance as i was too buisy at the time
just another what iff
as Dave still tells me he reckons id give Tommi a bloody good runn for his money
i might still do it some day

Reguards Chris

I figured out a way that I can read Meadows Miller posts....

Meadows Miller · « **Reply #312 on:** May 02, 2009, 10:30:10 pm »

Gday

Beenthere is that reading them twice Mate

Reguards Chris

Tribune · « **Reply #313 on:** May 03, 2009, 12:43:54 am »

Peterson10" WPF

mad murdock · « **Reply #314 on:** May 05, 2009, 11:39:03 am »

for now a Granberg Alaska mill on my Husky 372 XP. plan to build a mill, probably a swing blade w/narrow kerf blade. 1964 Garrett Model 15 Tree Farmer.

KyTreeFarmer · « **Reply #315 on:** May 06, 2009, 02:31:13 pm »

I have a very old Foley-Belsaw handset circle mill that was sold thru Sears & Roebuck. 34 ft. track, 3 headblock 14ft carriage, with 38 in. solid tooth blade all rescued from briar patch. Powered by 6 cylinder Chevy engine on skid. Rewooded and set up about 15 years ago. Sitting idle most of the time since.

Woodmizer LT 15

aksawyer · « **Reply #316 on:** May 10, 2009, 02:17:07 pm »

LT15 custom with self added independant hyd.Thomas 153S skidsteer.Cletrac 1940 ag4 dozer.1985 White cab over short logger w/prentice self loader.Husky 288.Husky 288XP.Stihl 066,036,290.Husky 55 Rancher.Could go on all day with the manual tools.Aksawyer fairbanks Alaska

Ron R. · « **Reply #317 on:** June 15, 2009, 09:06:12 pm »

Just puchased a Belsaw Model M with 40 inch inserted tooth blade. Powering it with a 1965 3020 Diesel John Deere. That is when I get it together

. Now gotta buy some toys to load logs with.................Ron

islandlogger · « **Reply #318 on:** July 28, 2009, 05:02:15 pm »

Peterson 8" WPF, 24 HP Honda, Love IT!!

GregW · « **Reply #319 on:** August 01, 2009, 06:42:52 am »

Norwood LM 2000 purchased in Oct of 2000. 13 hp Honda. Was electric powered for 6 yrs. When elec motor died I put the Honda back on. The mill has paid for itself at least five times just by sawing other peoples logs.

Also have:
1970 Ford 1600 tractor w/home made "log blade" on the loader
1974 International S8 skidder
Norwwod sharpener and setter
Too many other things to list!

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