Juicemang
ArboristSite Member
Hi, I have been hanging around this site for climber info and just stumbled onto this forum one day and thought milling looks like it would be fun to get into. I work on a golf course in MI and in the winter months we do a lot of tree removals. All of the wood that is not chipped we give away. Usually anything over 18" sits on the edge of the road all winter and nobody will take it. That means it ends up in the dumpster. So after doing some reading on this forum I decided I shouldn't let all this good wood go to waste. Last week I cut down 2 silver and 1 red maple all were under 24" diameter but I got some good chunks ready to mill. I ordered a mini mill and 2 ripping chains for my 029 to mess around with until I decide what to do about the bigger stuff. We are going to be taking down around 4 or 5 poplars between 36"-60" they dont have limbs untill you get about 30' up. There is also a larger silver maple and white oak coming down and if I want it more wood then I could mill. So I have a few questions for you guys.
I'm thinking about going with a 48" Alaskan mill and a 880. Should i get any of granbergs mill accessories? What bar and chain combo would you run? If there is anyone near se MI that would want to bring their mill and show me the ropes I can hook you up with some good logs.
I will post some picks of the logs and hopefully some milling soon
I'm thinking about going with a 48" Alaskan mill and a 880. Should i get any of granbergs mill accessories? What bar and chain combo would you run? If there is anyone near se MI that would want to bring their mill and show me the ropes I can hook you up with some good logs.
I will post some picks of the logs and hopefully some milling soon