sawing speed on an lt40 w 24hp onan

[paul case]

I like to blame my shortfalls on the incompetent help. That would myself and I. Me does the sawing.
I do feel better about the thing today. Yesterday I was ready to sell it for parts. I cut a log on the saw today and thought to turn it as a cant and it continued to measure true on each side as the opposite side. PC

[paul case]

I have figure out some of my troubles. I borrowed a couple blades from a neighbor and ramped up the water to the blade and that helped. Then I took to trying to shorten the first backstop. So much for a new blade. Rookie mistake. I have been spoiled by ez boardwalks fool proof saw. PC

[Meadows Miller]

These things happen Mate  Jake was laughing his arse off when I left one off the tapers up and was gearing up to just start peeling boards off on the 70 Took the first cut out off it and was thinking that should be alittle thicker down the far end    he took pics too   Just dropped the taper and started boarding off the rest off the log which didnt take long its the first time I had been back on a WM in about 5 years though 

[paul case]

I got along with the new mill real well today. Most of the problems I had been dealing with is sap build up on the blade. I am not used to the water deal and I still don't have it down pat, but I am getting there. Sometimes the sawdust between the boards is a little dusty and then sometimes its muddy.
The sawing speed is a little slower than the boardwalk mill, but those hydraulics are the cat's meow! I am still working a few little bugs out but overall I am real happy with the 94 LT40hdg24 and I am sure it will give many more hours of good service.PC

[plowboyswr]

Glad to hear that youre getting along better now!  Thanks for treating my father inlaw so well he had nothin but praise for ya sunday when i saw him. 

[bandmiller2]

Paul,you have those dandy big chicken houses,but I would consider building a smaller building over your mill.You could setup exactly what you want.Having a nice long dead deck will improve production.Something isn't just right with the WM,it should handily outcut the EZ,is it lack of power or band related,do you sharpen your own?Theirs a learning curve,don't beat your head agenst the wall it will come. Frank C.

[ladylake]

  If the hp on your EZ is close to 24 it sure could saw faster than the WM as it's not running a HD alternator and maybe the onan is tired or needs tuning.   Steve

[paul case]

Well now I know.
I got another order for 100 3x4 10'6'' cants on Tuesday. I was in the middle of 2 other orders and I didn't have any 10' logs. So I called the guys at the construction site where I had gotten quite a few logs and they said they could load me on Wednesday. Cants had to be done by Friday, today. On Wednesday I called and they said not today. So I didn't get the logs till Thursday at noon.
I got started about 1 and by 4 I had 50. I took a half hour break and started again and had another 25 by 6. Then ate supper and it took from 7 to 830 to cut the last 25. A coupleof the logs may have been bigger than when it took mejust over 8 hours to cut 100 cants with the ez boardwalk mill, but it only took 6 hours with the WM. Also there was no bark restriction on the last bunch from the ezboardwalk , but the ones I cut last night could not have any bark, so I spent quite a bit of that 6 hours cutting bark off the edges with a knife or hatchet.
Oh and did I mention I didn't feel good yesterday? my whole family has been dealing witha sinus infection and flu bug and I got it. I couldn't have sawn very much with the ez boardwalk mill yesterday without hurting a whole lot. I was tired when I got done last night but I wasn't totally exhausted.
The whole point is it definately is better. Easier on the body. I do find myself doing some of the offbearing while the mill is making a cut and that helps speed things up.
PC

[Meadows Miller]

Gday Paul

Its a good trick aint it Leave the mill cutting the next board while your tailing out Mate thats why I say 35hp plenty on a smaller mill when your working alone most off the time as the saws just getting through the cut quicker 

Regards Chris

[Stephen1]

Congrats on your purchase Paul! Glad you were able to get a deal and upgrade to the hydraulics. Feel free to call in today (before noon) or next week to get the mill transferred to your name and get your parts/blades ordered in. You'll also get a Owner Pack from us once you do.

Right now we're also scheduling our service loops for this year. It wouldn't hurt to check on how much it would run to have Bob swing through and get your mill running like new. He'll be servicing Arkansas/Missouri in September, and you're real close there.

Owner Pack...a freebie sign me up, I never got an owner pack for registering my used LT40 Do I have to live south of the border for that?
I am picking up my mill tomorrow at the Canadian head office, it has been in for a tune up before a big job that starts tuesday

[Chuck White]

Paul, you can get additional cutting scales for your mill, they have an adhesive backing.

You just get it lined up to where you want it and remove the protective backing, then press it securely into place.

[customsawyer]

I am glad that it is starting to work out for you. The more you use it the tricks you will figure out to speed things up and make it more productive.