Larro Darro
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Piston, how long did it take you to cut those logs up? That is some good looking lumber.
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Piston
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Larro,
I'm not really sure how long that took. I was building a fence for my dogs and used the logs from the land I cleared to make a 800' fence (4 rows).
For reference, it took me close to an hour to mill the large pine on the mill in the above pics. With smaller diameter logs it's a whole lot quicker, but of course you get a lot less lumber. I also take my time when milling and I don't rush it.
I'm not really sure how long that took. I was building a fence for my dogs and used the logs from the land I cleared to make a 800' fence (4 rows).
For reference, it took me close to an hour to mill the large pine on the mill in the above pics. With smaller diameter logs it's a whole lot quicker, but of course you get a lot less lumber. I also take my time when milling and I don't rush it.
Larro Darro
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Piston, my cousin has a mill like yours. I helped him for two days when we had a huge oak taken down at Mamma's old house. It had been ten years since I had done any sawing, and I had forgot what hard work it was. No one had to rock me to sleep those nights.
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Larro Darro
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Piston, my cousin has a mill like yours. I helped him for two days when we had a huge oak taken down at Mamma's old house. It had been ten years since I had done any sawing, and I had forgot what hard work it was. No one had to rock me to sleep those nights.
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Piston
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You got that right! Honestly, without my grapple, I would not have this mill. The grapple makes everything many times easier. It's still a LOT of work!
pmhowe
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I was totally awed by Piston's posts and the work he has done. I thought you all might get a laugh to see someone operating at the other end of the spectrum:
Last winter, I discovered I had about a half dozen lodgepole pines that were infected with beetles. In winter, the snow was too deep for me to cut them, so I waited until spring. Once I cut them, I limbed them and prepared the limbs for shredding, so they would not attract beetles. I then used a drawknife to skin the bark off the trees. This killed the beetles, so they could not spread to other trees.
I had a problem with black bears, and decided I needed a place to hide my trashcans. I decided to use the logs to build a small hut. I used my Stihl 026 chainsaw (about 30 years old, runs well, but a bit small) and an Alaska chainsaw attachment to cut two parallel faces on the skinned logs.
I used the faced logs to build a primitive log hut. The construction technique is similar to that used locally during the late 1800ｴs and early 1900's. True log cabin builders will readily curl their lips, as the techniques used were fast, simple, and less than elegant.
My house was built in 1948. It was sheathed with local pine boards. When we bought the house and remodeled in 2008, I saved the boards. I used some of them to line the inside of the hut.
Come spring, I have to chink the logs. It's too cold now to do cement work. I also need to add door hardware. The whole effort was fun, but a lot of work.
Last winter, I discovered I had about a half dozen lodgepole pines that were infected with beetles. In winter, the snow was too deep for me to cut them, so I waited until spring. Once I cut them, I limbed them and prepared the limbs for shredding, so they would not attract beetles. I then used a drawknife to skin the bark off the trees. This killed the beetles, so they could not spread to other trees.
I had a problem with black bears, and decided I needed a place to hide my trashcans. I decided to use the logs to build a small hut. I used my Stihl 026 chainsaw (about 30 years old, runs well, but a bit small) and an Alaska chainsaw attachment to cut two parallel faces on the skinned logs.
I used the faced logs to build a primitive log hut. The construction technique is similar to that used locally during the late 1800ｴs and early 1900's. True log cabin builders will readily curl their lips, as the techniques used were fast, simple, and less than elegant.
My house was built in 1948. It was sheathed with local pine boards. When we bought the house and remodeled in 2008, I saved the boards. I used some of them to line the inside of the hut.
Come spring, I have to chink the logs. It's too cold now to do cement work. I also need to add door hardware. The whole effort was fun, but a lot of work.
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Larro Darro
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Pmhowe, as long as the bears don't find where you hide your key, the trash should be safe. You did a great job. I love those old tools hanging on the wall.
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foreman Etexas
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Larro Darro
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You will have to be careful not to step on the little tractor with the big ones. It would hurt it.
I have that same model tiller. I got it when I bought my B7500. It does a good job for what I use it for. A little garden and food plots.
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bigwhitehd
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i just cant imagine living without my bx2360....best purchase i have ever made by far:
As a wheelbarrow for firewood:
snow removal:
carrying a dana 60:
carrying a rockwell 2 1/2 ton:
lifting the top off a Lexus LX450:
I like my little kubota so much i had to go buy a bigger one:
As a wheelbarrow for firewood:
snow removal:
carrying a dana 60:
carrying a rockwell 2 1/2 ton:
lifting the top off a Lexus LX450:
I like my little kubota so much i had to go buy a bigger one:
