New to the board.

joey7319 · June 09, 2014, 10:25:34 PM

I`ve been lurking for a bit, while trying to get my mill running. Well today I got it fired up and starting seeing what works and did`nt get far before a hydraulic hose blew out. I`ll be back on it again tomorrow after a trip to town to get a hose made and pick up some switches for the control box. I look forward to milling some logs once I get the bugs worked out of this old girl. The Mill is a timber harvester 30HT25. The motor gave me a fit, but after replacing the ignition module and rewiring and replacing the ignition switch the motor runs and sounds good.

Chuck White · June 09, 2014, 10:27:53 PM

Congratulations on getting a mill, and welcome to the Forestry Forum.

Bill Gaiche · June 09, 2014, 10:36:25 PM

Welcome aboard. bg

WmFritz · June 09, 2014, 10:37:08 PM

Good for you ... almost there.
Glad your here! 8)

justallan1 · June 09, 2014, 10:52:57 PM

Welcome to the Forestry Forum, Joey.
This is definitely the place to ask any questions.
Have fun with the mill.

Allan

Magicman · June 09, 2014, 11:01:37 PM

Welcome to the Forestry Forum, joey7319.

VictorH · June 09, 2014, 11:28:18 PM

Welcome to the forum Joey!!

beamero · June 09, 2014, 11:49:09 PM

Im new as well, but welcome!

Darrel · June 10, 2014, 12:31:14 AM

Welcome!

backwoods sawyer · June 10, 2014, 01:27:30 AM

Welcome.
Now that the mill has tested your millwright skills will not be long before you can test your sawyer skills.
enjoy 8)

mart · June 10, 2014, 02:08:09 AM

Welcome. Good to have you here.

thecfarm · June 10, 2014, 06:55:07 AM

joey7319,Welcome to the forum. What's the plan for the lumber? Do you have your own trees?

joey7319 · June 10, 2014, 07:52:36 AM

Thanks for the warm welcome guys. The plan is to mill my own trees for a new barn and a sawmill shed. Then I hope to make some money with it. I have about 30 acres of good standing timber on my farm, so no shortage of logs. I have been wanting a mill for about 10 years, A friend got me hooked when I helped him cut a bunch of tullip poplar. One thing led to another and I finally found a mill cheap enough for me, of coarse it was broken down and had not been run in quite a few years, but I have more time than money.

drobertson · June 10, 2014, 08:10:11 AM

howdy, sounds like you are about there! show some pics of the mill when you get a chance, I've never seen that one before,

joey7319 · June 10, 2014, 09:47:13 AM

I was trying to post some pics, but a jpeg won`t work, so I`ll have to try again later. Off to town to get a hose made.

beenthere · June 10, 2014, 12:13:14 PM

QuoteI was trying to post some pics, but a jpeg won`t work,

jpeg files work the best. At what point in the pic loading process do you get stymied?

There is a good primer in the "Behind the Forum" board (under "Home" tab).
And if you have set up your own gallery in your profile, it should be pretty straight forward.
Let us know where you get hung up and we'll get you over that hump.

joey7319 · June 10, 2014, 02:34:00 PM

Went to town and got the hose I needed and it was fairly cheap so I got an extra one. Sure glad I did, as I needed it soon after installing the first one.

dutchman · June 10, 2014, 07:47:00 PM

Welcome. I run a 30HT, it's been easy to repair and makes good lumber.
Let me know if you need info, bought it used in 98.

Good Luck

joey7319 · June 12, 2014, 04:44:42 PM

This mill is still resisting the full wake up, I have re-wired all the switches and all but the blade guide is working correctly. The guide will go in but now it won`t return. That should be no big deal, just need to open the control box up and see whats going on. I mounted a blade and got it lined up and tightened. Then I had another hydraulic line fail, So it`s time to go back to town for another line or two. I am really to the point where I want to see some saw dust fly. 8)