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    Movie of logging in Maine

    Tough old birds, outstanding. No cry babys in that lot. :clap:
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    Lt15

    new blade and or slow down your feed rate
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    What was your worst injury?

    The back of the pipe actually fell off first and when the front end came off it caught me in the ribs and launched me about 15ft foot landed on my toes and thats how foot got tore up. By the way a 7 minute Life Flight cost $11,000 worth every penny in my book. (Comp. case)
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    What was your worst injury?

    30 stiches above knee from saw kickback, 30 stiches above right eye from binder pipe kickback .But the mother of all is 3 broken ribs ( pencil width ) collapsed lung, lacerated spleen, bruised kidney, multiple breaks in Every toe ,multilple breaks in foot, 4th toe amputated still waiting for...
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    Husky noob help

    372 just got one at Paul Bunyan show for $629 :clap:
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    Paul Bunyon Show

    Was better in Nelsonville the layout was nicer, but the grandstand is bigger in Cambridge (also farther away) still a good time though.
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    black walnut logs in Illinois

    Couple of years ago, before the big bust good walnut NOT veneer was getting 2-4 $ bdf stumpage.Keep in mind that was during the walnut frenzy when they were cutting any size walnut.:chainsaw:
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    Log value help needed

    It would be 50/50 if I did shares, but I don't I get .28 bdf plus setup
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    Green Lumber Prices???

    I get between $1.50 - 2.00 bdf for good red elm . makes great trl flooring side boards and stall sides and floor (no splinters)
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    How to sharpen bands with dremel

    It's easy just unplug the dremel put it back on the bench, now the hard part find an amishman near a mill and pay him $3.00 to sharpen it:) :laugh:
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    First full day LL24

    I use a product called Ballistol half an ounce per gallon it emulsifies but acts like a lube and a cleaner. I first saw it at a gun show years ago great for cleaning black powder. A buddy of mine gets it wholesale thru his job. Dish washing soap (Dawn) and or pinesol also work good together or...
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    First full day LL24

    I have a LM2000 and saw full time and think that it is far and away the best saw for the money. That being said you will find that ash is harder on blades than most others. Did you use lube? It is a neccesity. Ash saws harder than locust, and the longer it is down the harder it is to saw. You...
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    What have you traded for tree work?

    Well DONNYO, to make a sad story short I had to have it put down 2 weeks later.
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    What have you traded for tree work?

    I just sawed up 2 ,12 foot maple logs on my sawmill for pick of the litter choc. lab pups born yesterday, I'm gonna take a male. Took me about an hour total. Got a goat once and an aluminum truck bed tool box.
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    Are these worth anything

    Around here poplar are called peelers, same as popple? Poplar and aspen are related . Check with your local portable sawmill guys. Sounds like a lot of good wood fixin to go to waste.
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    Log Truck Load Worth?

    Ryan, its not all used for pulpwood ,pallet stock, good clear logs I just got done sawing for a customer avg log was 21 in. and these were the culls for his own use rest went to Big mills,cherry up here is high they are cutting every thing, some you wouldn't think fit for firewood. Most of the...
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    Norwood Lumbermate 2000

    Best mill for the money out there , get the biggest motor you can. Built tuff I work mine hard and often. No problems to speak of in 3+ yrs
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    Log Truck Load Worth?

    4000 bdf at .60 bdf = $2400 for poplar around here.
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    Where is manual labor saw use still used in the logging industry?

    There are none in this part of WV and [I]MAYBE[I] only a couple in the whole state , this IS chainsaw country.
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    What size bar will the rancher 55 handle?

    20 with a skip will work good , don't figure it could handle a 24 even with a skip
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