I move it a bunch. Last weekend I took it to an old trailer park that had been abandoned. There's no longer any trailers but the trees are still there and some have died over the years. I milled up a few of the dead mulberry trees on site because the logs were simply too large & heavy for me to load & transport easily. I cut the tree, bucked the logs, then rolled them over to a concrete sidewalk that was level & smooth. I ran the mill with no track over the concrete & got beautiful slabs. The first cut is awkward because the round log has a tendency to roll around with dogs holding it still, and that puts lots of strain on the blade. But once I get a flat, I can roll the log over to the flat & it stays flat while I continue cutting.
I'm considering a CSM for the initial slabbing from log to cant, but only have a Stihl ms390 & i'm worried about wearing it out before it's time. I love that saw & it's beautiful for felling & bucking, but i'm not sure about milling. I can get a 28" bar & run a 24" Alaskan no problem but i'm not sure the saw is butch enough to last. I suppose only one or so slabs per log wouldn't be bad, but I saw almost only hardwoods. By hard I mean very hard. White oak is on the softer side of the things I mill. Maybe i'll ask the forum in a new thread.
But anyway, I was eyeballing the Hudson, too. But it wasn't quite portable enough for me. With my saw, I can take it into the woods ANYWHERE on my 4-wheeler and haul lumber out. No moving or loading logs, just cut them where they lay, within reason of course. It's actually pretty flimsy but it's deceiving because the lil turd makes some hardcore clean cuts in very tough wood. I sharpen my own blades, too, with a dremel. For super hard & gritty woods like ironwood, mesquite, etc. I use a blade with an alternating grind much like a tablesaw blade and it just hogs through. However, on long grained wood like hickory & pecan, those blades dull within seconds. It's weird but it is what it is & i'm still learning. If you wanted a more permanant stationed mill, you would be best, IMO, to spend the extra few hundred & get the Wood Mizer LT10. Very nice lil saw. My next saw is gonna be a 36 incher with a heavy rack & some good dogs. I have some awesome trees to cut in Ohio for a cabin and i'm going to need a "real" saw for it. Going to be lots of oaks & hicks & poplars & maples, some really big cherries. That'll be in October. Will post pics
LOL Ok. Maybe that last bit was a stretch of the truth :monkey: People actually swarm the girls & ignore me. The billiard industry isn't large so it's a tight nit group of friends. It's a lot of fun. 
