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Started by labradorguy, May 05, 2017, 06:15:54 PM

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Magicman

Yes to all of the above.  There are those times and logs that the claw does not fit and they will give you fits. 

Since I will never upgrade and do not saw "production", I am content with what I have.
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paul case

I also am content with what I have.

I have seen the claw turner on a lt70 work some and I think it fails on the same stuff that is a problem on the claw turner. I dont think it is something I would pay extra for If I was buying.

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labradorguy

This thread has really been helpful to me. My thanks to everyone who took the time to reply with their thoughts. I'm going to make a decision in the coming week. I've taken Cooks off the list and I'm going to visit Baker see what they have going on just to make sure I have not overlooked something. Right now I am 98% settled on W-M. As far as models, I'm still deciding between the 50 and the Super 40. Same engines, similarly equipped, price difference is $3500. I really wanted that 47hp LT50.....

The 70 is hanging out there in a distant third place. It looks awesome but I would have a hard time justifying the higher price since it would not be a full time production mill.

I'm still deciding on going wide or not too. I believe it would pay for itself but I don't know if it is worth doing since 98% of the logs would mill fine on the standard. I keep thinking more stress, more torque out on the end... idk.

Kbeitz

One day you will cry if you don't go wide...
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YellowHammer

One things for sure, so maybe it will ease the decision, is that no matter what you end up with, it will be a fine mill. 
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Quote from: 4x4American on May 08, 2017, 09:05:46 PM
Quote from: Andries on May 08, 2017, 08:24:51 PM
Thanks GMM.
I guess that each sawyer is the only one that can tell if vertical stops and a chain turner would be worth $5k.
Pfff make that back in the first week the speed you be turnin them lawgs lol

Good answer there . . . sorta sounds like that Yogi Berra when he shoots out a 'pinion like that.  ;D
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Take a look at the LX450 from Woodmizer. I was going to upgrade last fall, but ended up in the hospital. It worked out well, since WM came out with the 450 in the interim. Sold my LT35 hyd the day I advertised it with 5 or 6 wanna be buyers lining up. My LX450 should be here in July. At the local WM event I got to look up close at all the mills, and the 450 came out well ahead of the LT50wide or LT70wide for my needs. Time will tell. Now to just get the roof on my shed and finish my infeed deck before the new mill comes.
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Quote from: 4x4American on May 12, 2017, 10:43:50 PM
You're sawing with no blade guides or are you saying no hp guides just the rollers?  Idk, I think having the chain turner for the small logs I do would beat the claw, but, I could be wrong

Hey 4X4 How are you doing ?

Nope! No guides at all! Just rollers! No issues at the 40 ish MBF I have sawn since I took them off. Know more than few mills in this country running with out them too.

A chain turner is nice for sure but I turn logs with the claw until I have 1 square corner then i use the log clamp. Having run a mill with the chain turner I really don't think it will turn a log quicker than using the clamp and the clamp lets you flip either direction as well. The chain is nice but wouldn't be a deal breaker for me.
 
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4x4American

Ahh icic said the blind man to his deaf son as he whizzed into the wind...it's all coming back to me lol


Rollers are guides!  I thought you were sawing with nothing but bandwheels,  I was thinking you done gone off the deep end!  Lol


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