I do not know how it works in the US or in individual states but acreage here per say, the value is solely dependant upon location, and regardless the prices both north and south are over-inflated.
Yep, works pretty much the same here in the lower 48...and certainly Mississippi is nothing like buying property in California, but there is some acreage when you get into the boonies and that is not as usable that is more reasonably priced in CA. I guess I just got a bit of humor how gemnii was dropping acreage numbers around like buzzwords, when at the same time interested in the bottom of the line sawmill that WoodMizer offers. Of course he mentioned some of it has been strip milled and it sounded like there is still a good amount that can be strip milled by a company, it is still a decent amount of acreage. I suspect all that glitters is not gold...:tongue2:
Somewhat the same as Gemniii but in reverse, I bought 50 acres when I was 18 ( a year after joining the army, I joined the year prior at 17, circa 1992 when I bought the land). Only 50 acres, but prime hunting ground and just a nice lot. Cost me alot at that time, hell and alot in todays money, Whats is worth near nothing to anybody thats willing to buy it 20 years later, but as the cities move westward.........hopefully my son will have a retirement nest egg because of it.
I wasn't so wise to buy acreage, but was wise enough to buy my first house when I was about 23 years old...owned that for about 15 years, sold it at a low, and it seemed I didn't make out very well as I invested as much as profit I made on it after remodeling the backyard/pool. I took that money and bought a house in Silicon Valley, and luckily it has tripled in price over the past 15 years, where we have some of the most expensive property in the U.S. and it it still holding it's own. Life is a roller coaster, nobody wins without taking a risk...I remember buying my second house, more than twice what I paid for my first, I was scared...still am in some ways, but it's made me quite a bit of equity by going in debt.
About 5 years laterI bought a piece of lake property just shy of 2 acres that I plan to put my log home on. I own the property outright, and the logs and equipment are paid for. I have planned and continue to work at building this with as little debt as I can.
Nothing wrong with an LT10, be it for good or as a stepping stone, if anybody wants to part there LT10 beside my ML26 and try em both out, lets have at er, the end of the day will tell all, sawdust is in our veins.
It's not that it's a bad mill, but it's the bottom of the line WoodMizer. With a lot of acreage I think it makes more sense to get a larger mill, with a more powerful engine. I have a 23HP engine on my Norwood, and I know there have already been times when I wish I had more power. The savings in time alone could be a huge advantage if your milling a lot of timber. Milling on some of the smaller mills can be painful, if you plan to do it a lot, stuff like auto-feed would be nice, and hydraulics is way nicer than wasting your back. But a tractor can do, certainly, it's just more difficult. I drool at those setup with the hydraulics that can turn the logs...that is some slick stuff...;-)
For what gemnii has said, I would think a WoodMizer LT28 should be a consideration for him, or some other stable type portable. The LT10 could be moved in a pickup, as the LT15 could as well. The LT15 has a larger motor option as I recall. The time spent milling can be cut way down with a larger engine, IMO. LT28 is a better towing unit, and LT40 adds hydraulics. There are other options also, don't limit yourself to only WoodMizer.
All that said, I always encourage folks to follow B.Allan Mackie, that is to go the owner-built route and not put yourself in debt, and there are various ways to do it. I am trying to build a 2nd place debt free. I wish I had of done it for my first. However, a sawmill is so valuable in doing this, it pays to invest more in it as you can cut timbers, dimensional lumber (2x4, 2x6, 2x8), flooring, decking, siding, interior even with simple board/batten. Don't cheap out on this tool, it can pay for itself over and over...
