It Was A Pretty Nice Day Here Today

[Sawyer Rob]

It was pretty nice day out today, getting close to 40F out... I was happy to "finally" get back into the woods...

Once in the woods, i picked a couple tree's that would give me 16' logs, as i need to saw out a bunch of 3"x8"- 16 foot "rafters" for a customer...

These are pretty nice tree's and i sawed out "two" 16' logs out of each tree...

Once i had the logs sawn out, i went back to the barn for the tractor... Here's how i hook up the logs for skidding them...

With the logs skidded out to a big enough area that i can load them, i loaded them onto a 5 ton wagon "running gear", and headed out of the woods... The logs on this load are pretty nice!

Out of the woodlot and onto the road i go, off to the mill site.

I'll be milling these logs soon, and then back to the woodlot for another load!

Hope you liked the pict...

Rob

 

[stonykill]

nice pics, I've been so busy that I haven't had my woods fix. I'm ready. That quad and tractor look sweet. If I had those, I would have been out today. Instead I moved birch from the sticked pile outside, to the basement to be force dried. Then I cleaned up saws and prepped up one of my Pioneer P40's for a paint job. Tomorrow after I work on furniture a bit, I'll spray up the saw. I gotta get in the woods with a saw or 2. Goin nuts. Thanks again for the pics.

 

[woodshop]

Thanks for those pics... I enjoyed that. Wishing I had room for a tractor and some other larger toys. You got a mini logging operation going there. Interesting.

 

[dustytools]

As always, nice pictures Rob!! Thanks for sharing.

 

[MikeInParadise]

Nice Pics...

I envy you the tractor!!!

It has been too cold for me to go out to the woodlot and do any work. I am getting wimpy in my old age.

For us we have had a december that has averaged -10°c colder than we usually do.

Usually we get cold, snow ,rain warm, cold, snow, rain, warm cycle. Not this year so far!!!

 

[duffontap]

Having the right tools for the job makes it look less like work and more like play. Enjoy the heatwave.

Josh

 

[BobL]

That is one cute log haulin rig you got there Rob! How do you get the logs up onto the wagon?

 

[wdchuck]

Nice system, tools for the job. Thanks for taking us along.:greenchainsaw:

 

[Sawyer Rob]

That is one cute log haulin rig you got there Rob! How do you get the logs up onto the wagon?

Thanks guys...

As to loading and unloading logs, that's the easy part!!

Rob

 

[woodshop]

Thanks guys...

As to loading and unloading logs, that's the easy part!!

Rob

Rob is that a cherry log you're loading on that carriage there in that pic?

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Rob is that a cherry log you're loading on that carriage there in that pic?

Yes it is... It was 20' 6" long...

And it made a pile of lumber!!

That was of EXCELENT quality!!

It was the finest cherry log i've ever harvested or sawn...

Thanks again,

Rob

 

[duffontap]

Wow!

 

[BobL]

Nice - real nice. I didn't see the forklift bits on the other end of the tractor.
Cheers

 

[woodshop]

Wow... just beautiful cherry. Quick and dirty estimate, it looks like over 500 ft of premium cherry lumber there in that pic. You're looking at over $2k once it's dried and S4S, ready for furniture. More in some parts of the country.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Wow... just beautiful cherry. Quick and dirty estimate, it looks like over 500 ft of premium cherry lumber there in that pic. You're looking at over $2k once it's dried and S4S, ready for furniture. More in some parts of the country.

Like i've said before... A bandmill saws so much faster and you get so much more out of a log compared to any CSM, that you can sell some of the lumber from time to time to easily pay the little extra a starter band mill cost...

Now, with all the extra speed and extra lumber you will get out of a log, in the long run, a band mill comes out cheaper... And we haven't even talked about resale yet!

And "yes" i know, bandmills aren't for everyone...

Rob

 

[stonykill]

Like i've said before... A bandmill saws so much faster and you get so much more out of a log compared to any CSM, that you can sell some of the lumber from time to time to easily pay the little extra a starter band mill cost...

Now, with all the extra speed and extra lumber you will get out of a log, in the long run, a band mill comes out cheaper... And we haven't even talked about resale yet!

And "yes" i know, bandmills aren't for everyone...

Rob

I've never personally used a bandmill, but have witnessed them in action. Yes they are faster. The one that I have watched time and time again however doesn't save lumber. As a matter of fact it wastes more than my csm. The waves that this guy needs to plane out of his lumber is a lot more waste than the saw kerf on my csm. Pine is the example I mostly see. Everytime this guy gets near a knot, the bandsaw blade goes wacko, dips, raises, just simply doesn't cut flat. My csm slows a bit in knots, but plows straight thru them. Maybe its just this guys setup, not sure. I have to say I'm not impressed with his. Fast, ohh yeah, its fast, but save lumber. Nope, not his anyway.

Just an observation, don't mill the messenger

 

[Sawyer Rob]

I've never personally used a bandmill, but have witnessed them in action. Yes they are faster. The one that I have watched time and time again however doesn't save lumber. As a matter of fact it wastes more than my csm. The waves that this guy needs to plane out of his lumber is a lot more waste than the saw kerf on my csm. Pine is the example I mostly see. Everytime this guy gets near a knot, the bandsaw blade goes wacko, dips, raises, just simply doesn't cut flat. My csm slows a bit in knots, but plows straight thru them. Maybe its just this guys setup, not sure. I have to say I'm not impressed with his. Fast, ohh yeah, its fast, but save lumber. Nope, not his anyway.

Just an observation, don't mill the messenger

I'm glad to see you are sharp enough to figure out it was "operator error" and not how a properly tuned and run bandmill saws, yes even in pine... I've also seen some pretty sloppy CSMing too, but as above, it's "operator error"...

How does this "knotty" pine look to you, knotty enough??

I can turn out flat lumber like this all day long with my bandmill...

and so can anyone else who cares about what's coming off their mill...

Rob

 

[RPM]

I know, I know...stop whining......:bang: :bang:

Yes it is... It was 20' 6" long...

And it made a pile of lumber!!

That was of EXCELENT quality!!

It was the finest cherry log i've ever harvested or sawn...

Thanks again,

Rob