TedChristiansen
ArboristSite Operative
Milled this walnut and cherry today using Logosol WWmill, Husky385XP with 16" bar. Took three hours including setup and loading.
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Adrpk said:Nice job cleaning up the saw dust. Where's the rig?
Between my Ripsaw bandmill with MS351, plus the Alaskan mill with a 395XP, and the 2 5ft aluminum guide bars and gas etc, I have about 200lbs or so, which I do in two trips by using one of those small wagons. The wagon is also then useful for getting the lumber out of the woods. Next time you fire that thing up, take the camera along. I too generally work alone, which is actually not a good thing considering the equipment and conditions we are working in.TedChristiansen said:The mill itself weighs 85 lbs without the saw. When standing in the middle of it, I can carry it fairly comfortably. I haven't taken it into the wood yet, the cutting so far has been on the edge of trees. Assuming there was a fairly clear path, it could be carried a ways in. It would take about 5-6 trips however: (1) mill, (2) ramps, (3) 2x6 feet for the mill, (4) saw & cant hook, (5) fuel and oil. Then all of this plus the lumber would have to be carried back out.
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TedChristiansen said:Woodshop - what kind of wagon do you use? The kind with soft tires? How does it roll in the woods?
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Wet oak is about 5 lbs per bd ft, or around 60lb a cubic ft. If I did the math right, a 36in dia 8ft long oak log has about 56cu ft, or well over 3000lb. If your WWmil has a max log weight of 1200lbs, I think you'd be pushing the envelope a bit with a 36" log. Even a 24" oak log is about 1500 lb. Most softwoods and poplar are less weight, even wet. Poplar is about 3 lb/bd ft wet off the tree, but that would still make a 36" log over 2000 lbs. Bottom line is, they are heavier than I thought they would be. If you're pushing one up a ramp and for some reason it gets away from you, a 2000 lb log would sure do a number on a leg or foot. When I'm milling alone, I worry as much about a log or cant slipping and crushing my foot or breaking my leg than I do getting cut doing something stupid with my saws or mills.TedChristiansen said:The WWmill max log weight is 1200 lbs. That should do just about any eight footer up to about 36" diameter. The largest I have done so far is 24". With the ramps it is suprisingly easy to roll a large log up using a cant hook.
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