converting a manual LT 40 to a full hydraulic mill... Home made... Pictures

[plasticweld]

Hydraulic Bi-Plane Log Clamp
Hydraulic Loading Arms
Hydraulic chain turner
Hydraulic Toeboard
Hydraulic Side Supports


I added all the things that a full HD model had along with a seat that does not limit my cutting length, all of the stuff was bought at the Surplus Center or fabricated in the shop.  The controls can be moved so that if you are sawing short lumber you do not need to go to length of the mill to run the controls.  The seat works well for sawing lumber currently sawing fence and it is quicker to do it standing so I can get rid of the slab wood as I am sawing by myself.  Hydraulics are powered by an 8 hp Honda and moves all of the stuff with tons of speed

[Magicman]

Whoa, you surely did.   8)

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

I'm impressed. Top of the line work. 

[pineywoods]

Very impressive, I have done something simular to my lt40. could you post some more details about the seat? I have a knee that's beginning to demand something like that. Mine doesn't include the loader arms, I load with a tractor with forks..Most of my supplies came from surplus center also. Power on mine is a 1 hp electric motor. good job  8)

[plasticweld]

https://forestryforum.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=185640

This is a better side view but still not real clear.  I am sawing on Tuesday and will take some close ups so you can see how to make one and how it is attached

[Brucer]

Here's that last picture you posted.



Not a bad job at all. I also converted a manual LT40 to a full hydraulic. I think my method was easier and faster -- sell old mill, order new mill, drop old mill off with the buyer and pick up his cheque while on my way to fetch the new mill ;D.

Mind you, your upgraded version has a lot of features mine doesn't :laugh:.

[beenthere]

plasticweld
You can do the pics, by having another window open in your gallery and click on the pic you want in your post.
It will enlarge, and then you just SCROLL down below the pic to see a couple ways to put that pic in your post. Quick and easy but have to SCROLL down below the pic.

[plasticweld]

plasticweld
You can do the pics, by having another window open in your gallery and click on the pic you want in your post.
It will enlarge, and then you just SCROLL down below the pic to see a couple ways to put that pic in your post. Quick and easy but have to SCROLL down below the pic.

Thanks for the advice and help!

[deadfall]

Wow!

That's not how Red Green would have done it.

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I also converted a manual LT40 to a full hydraulic. I think my method was easier and faster -- sell old mill, order new mill, drop old mill off with the buyer and pick up his cheque while on my way to fetch the new mill ;D.

Good one, Brucer!

[Nomad]

     Impressive! smiley_clapping

[slider]

Nice job there.

[barbender]

Very nice work ;)

[Ocklawahaboy]

Wow!

That's not how Red Green would have done it.

Red green would have pulled the seat out of a '81 k-car and welded it on with duct tape.  The break lines would have been used as the hydraulic hoses and the power would have come from jacking up the drive wheel and using a length of old garden hose as a belt to turn the hydraulic pump.  The chain turner would have come from a bicycle and the loading arms would be two hockey sticks. 

Not that I've ever watched the show... Or gone to see him in person or anything...

Keep your stick on the ice!

[tom h]

I believe you should work at woodmizer building sawmills.impressive

[dean herring]

What is the surplus center? Sounds like my kind of place

[beenthere]

http://www.surpluscenter.com/

[1-2 Tree]

I am impressed Burden Sales will get you there too. I have a orange sawmill but its a Norwood LM 29 I hope to built some better clamps and log turner for it . Just bought a electric hydraulic pump and cylinders . I don't like changing clamp heights manually so it WM meets Norwood time !