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Age of your Band Mill

Started by dgdrls, December 22, 2012, 08:15:43 AM

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dgdrls

All you FF Bandmill sawyers, how old is your Mill??
Thought it would be fun to see where
this lands,

Circle sawyers
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Happy Holidays to all
DGDrls


york

Got this old TH in 1994-sn is 194-still runs good-too old to buy new mill,but am looking.....

albert
Albert

Chuck White

My mill will be 18 years old in March.

Just under 2000 hours!

Still acts like a 2-year-old!  ;D
~Chuck~  Cooks Cat Claw sharpener and single tooth setter.  2018 Chevy Silverado and 2021 Subaru Ascent.
With basic mechanical skills and the ability to read you can maintain a Woodmizer  LT40!

haywire woodlot

1991 lt40 g24, 6500 hrs still going strong!
Dave

Jeff

Just call me the midget doctor.
Forestry Forum Founder and Chief Cook and Bottle Washer.

Commercial circle sawmill sawyer in a past life for 25yrs.
Ezekiel 22:30

pineywoods

1995 wm lt40g18. All manner of pineywoods "enhancements". 7800 hours still going strong..
1995 Wood Mizer LT 40, Liquid cooled kawasaki,homebuilt hydraulics. Homebuilt solar dry kiln.  Woodmaster 718 planner, Kubota M4700 with homemade forks and winch, stihl  028, 029, Ms390
100k bd ft club.Charter member of The Grumpy old Men

AdamT

Bought new in March 2011.  LT40 Hydraulic
2017 Wood-Mizer LT40HDD35-RA
2011 Wood-Mizer LT40 HD

It's better to have it and not need it then it is to need it and not have it

POSTON WIDEHEAD

2011 ORANGE Wood-Mizer LT 40 HD
The older I get I wish my body could Re-Gen.

redbeard

Whidbey Woodworks and Custom Milling  2019 Cooks AC 3662T High production band mill and a Hud-son 60 Diesel wide cut bandmill  JD 2240 50hp Tractor with 145 loader IR 1044 all terrain fork lift  Cooks sharp

Barney II

1985lt30 but not mine for long---sold it.  Time to hang it up???    Maybe not if other half isn't looking.  Going to have shoulder replaced in Feb.  Just getting rid of temptations.  lol lol
Ya never know
Woodmizer  1985 lt30

tyb525

Got a WM lt-10 that's about 4 years old I think
LT10G10, Stihl 038 Magnum, many woodworking tools. Currently a farm service applicator, trying to find time to saw!

Ohio_Bill

Bill
USAF Veteran  C141 Loadmaster
LT 40 HDD42-RA   , Allis Chalmers I 500 Forklift , Allis Chalmers 840 Loader , International 4300 , Zetor 6245 Tractor – Loader ,Bob Cat 763 , Riehl Steel Edger

sawman

1995 lt40g24 hydraulic
:christmas:
:new_year:
'14 LT40 Hydraulic 26 HP koehler ,massey ferguson 2200 forklift, Case IH D40
Wallenstein FX85

SAWMILL BUDDY

07 woodmizer lt 40 hyd 28g 1300 hrs

thecfarm

             Thomas Bandsaw,made by a small machine shop in Brooks,Maine ,brought new in 2001,model 6020,all manual.


                      
Model 6020-20hp Manual Thomas bandsaw,TC40A 4wd 40 hp New Holland tractor, 450 Norse Winch, Heatmor 400 OWB,YCC 1978-79

tyb525

Hey thecfarm, what are those posts on the end of the mill? Stops to keep the head from rolling off? Looks like a nice mill.
LT10G10, Stihl 038 Magnum, many woodworking tools. Currently a farm service applicator, trying to find time to saw!

Greenskeeper


thecfarm

tyb525,let me go look. I never really thought of them as stops.
Yes,they could be. They are also is what the mill sits on,legs. I never cut them off. The mill sits on cement rounds. I did not want it up high on the legs. When they came to set it up.I had to saw the middle ones off. They was up in the air just a liitle too much.
Model 6020-20hp Manual Thomas bandsaw,TC40A 4wd 40 hp New Holland tractor, 450 Norse Winch, Heatmor 400 OWB,YCC 1978-79

paul case

1994 WM LT40 hd upgraded to a Kohler 25
life is too short to be too serious. (some idiot)
2013 LT40SHE25 and Riehl edger,  WM 94 LT40 hd E15. Cut my sawing ''teeth'' on an EZ Boardwalk
sawing oak.hickory,ERC,walnut and almost anything else that shows up.
Don't get phylosophical with me. you will loose me for sure.
pc

customsawyer

I have one LT70 that is a 2005 model with about 7600 hours on it and another LT70 that is a 2006 model that I bought used with just shy of 1000 hours on it. I guess you could say I make my living with the 2005 model.
Two LT70s, Nyle L200 kiln, 4 head Pinheiro planer, 30" double surface Cantek planer, Lucas dedicated slabber, Slabmizer, and enough rolling stock and chainsaws to keep it all running.
www.thecustomsawyer.com

highleadtimber16

2011 Lt 40 Hydraulic with a 35 hp diesel Yanmar. About 260hrs on it.
2011 Wood-Mizer LT 40 hyd w/ 12' Extension,
EG 200 Wood-Mizer
Cutting Old Growth Cedar from Queen Charlotte Islands.

T Welsh

1992 LT40HD I don't know how many hours,the meter broke at 2200 and It doesn't bother me a bit

 

Kyhigh

2002 LT40G25 with 1996 Hyd

:christmas:

Tom the Sawyer

2007 Timberking B-20, had 5 hours on it when I got it in the fall of 2009.

:new_year:
Tom
07 TK B-20, Custom log arch, 20' trailer w/log loading arch, F350 flatbed dually dump.  Piggy-back forklift.  LS tractor w/FEL, Bobcat S250 w/grapple, Stihl 025C 16", Husky 372XP 24/30" bars, Grizzly 20" planer, Nyle L200M DH kiln.
If you call and my wife says, "He's sawin logs", I ain't snoring.

LeeB

1998 LT40SHw/40horse lombardini. Not quite 1200hrs.
'98 LT40HDD/Lombardini, Case 580L, Cat D4C, JD 3032 tractor, JD 5410 tractor, Husky 346, 372 and 562XP's. Stihl MS180 and MS361, 1998 and 2006 3/4 Ton 5.9 Cummins 4x4's, 1989 Dodge D100 w/ 318, and a 1966 Chevy C60 w/ dump bed.

boman1

2005 Wood Mizer Super 40 with almost 4000 hours

Bandmill Bandit

2007 LT40HDG28 Woodmizer
now with simple set and a second hydraulic pump.


Skilled Master Sawyer. "Skilled labour don't come cheap. Cheap labour dont come skilled!
2018 F150 FX4, Husqvarna 340, 2 Logright 36 inch cant hooks and a bunch of stuff I built myself

Nomad

     '06 Norwood LM2000 I haven't gotten around to selling yet, and an '08 LT50.
Buying a hammer doesn't make you a carpenter
WoodMizer LT50HDD51-WR
Lucas DSM23-19

Dudaks


Tronvik

84 lt30
89 lt40hd both less than 2000 hours, why keep spare parts when you have spare mill :)
1984 lt30, john deere 750

scouter Joe

1993 Enercraft M30 . Has about 1100 hours .

thecfarm

scouter Joe,I have only seen one Enercraft. When I saw it I had to come home and do a search on it. It was for sale in front of a store with just a phone number. Can you post a picture? I saw some in your gallery. I like the roof.
Model 6020-20hp Manual Thomas bandsaw,TC40A 4wd 40 hp New Holland tractor, 450 Norse Winch, Heatmor 400 OWB,YCC 1978-79

scouter Joe

Enercraft mills were being built north of Barrie Ontario . They made quite a few different models both manual and hyd. They were bought out by Baker and after operating for a few years at that location they moved everything down to the States . I am very happy with mine as it has been extreamly reliable . I have a track extension that alows me to easily cut 48' and longer with some cribbing and angle iron on the end . The roof is just a home made affair to keep the eliments off . scouter Joe

ND rancher

1999 TimberKing B-20 unknown hours.About 12 logs on it by me.Just learning!    ;D :christmas:
TimberKing B-20.  Have been bitten by the bug! Loving life !

Magicman

I am the second owner of my '98 LT40SH, which has 6150 hours on the second hourmeter, second engine, and according the the previous owner, is now sawing it's 3rd million bf.
Knothole Sawmill, LLC     '98 Wood-Mizer LT40SuperHydraulic   WM Million BF Club Member   WM Pro Sawyer Network

It's Weird being the Same Age as Old People

Never allow your "need" to make money to exceed your "desire" to provide quality service.....The Magicman

scully

2002 Lt 40 SH 300 hrs. I'm the 2nd owner went through it top to bottom totaly updated ,it sat dormant for 3 yrs. outside ! So I guess its new now ....
I bleed orange  .

Finn1903

0.7 hours, just unhooked my new LT40SH this afternoon in the log yard.  Milled 4 2X8X16.  That was fun.  To bad the sun went down because I would have been out there longer.
WM LT40HDD47, bunch of saws, tractor, backhoe, and a loving wife.

Dewey

 Bought my  Timber Harvestor  new  in 94  and has sawed  in excess of  3million feet  has over 12000  hrs  and still sawing everyday  !!!  On its 3rd motor  this one is the best  a Kohler 27 HP with 6000  hrs   :christmas:

POSTON WIDEHEAD

Quote from: Finn1903 on December 23, 2012, 09:01:58 PM
0.7 hours, just unhooked my new LT40SH this afternoon in the log yard.  Milled 4 2X8X16.  That was fun.  To bad the sun went down because I would have been out there longer.


Use the truck lights.... :laugh:

Sounds like you got the fever Finn.  :christmas:
The older I get I wish my body could Re-Gen.

KyTreeFarmer

2006 LT15 Woodmizer, mine since 2009.
KTF
:christmas:
Woodmizer LT15G
Belsaw from Sears & Roebucks
8N Ford
87 Kubota 2550 W/FEL

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