It's no fun if it's easy! (More big maple)

[cityslicker]

I was contacted to mill this little beauty this past weekend. One ten hour day one small rock and one small nail, and one broken chain later the log yielded sixteen 2.75" thick slabs. The most amazing tree I have milled yet!

 

[Nato]

That slab makes that fork lift look pretty small! Sixteen slabs is one hell of a day! I hope you don't get much loss when you dry them.

 

[mdavlee]

Nice big chunk of maple. Wish I could find something like that.

 

[groundup]

What setup did you use to mill that beast?

 

[kimosawboy]

What is the max width the Lucas can cut with the slabber attachment ??? More pics of the slabs please.
G Vavra

 

[cityslicker]

The log is not mine sadly, I was just in charge of hacking at it! Mdavlee I wish I could find logs like that too, but getting to be apart of the action was enough for me and I was all smiles the whole time we were cutting. The Lucas mill I have now has exactly 76" of width capacity and after shaving a couple inches here and there we were still forcing some slabs through the throat of the mill. I sharpen the chains EXACTLY as I sharpen them with my chainsaw mill it's just that even though the chains are much longer there are many less teeth to touch because the chains are super duper extra skip. They are about 7" or so between each set of teeth. The lucas I have is a dedicated slabber so it is not an attatchment with a gearbox to the regular swing mill. The rails and framework are the same it's just a large chainsaw bar directly driven from a twenty horse gas engine without the need for attatchments or gear boxes off the engine which allows for the extra width.

 

[jstare]

That slab is awesome, and that Lucas mill seems pretty impressive. It's definitely on my wish list to get one of those mills.

 

[MarcusB]

Looks like one big burl.

 

[Dave Boyt]

More pics of the slabs please.

You might ask about milling on shares, if you can use, or have a market for the slab. I do that sometimes, and it usually works well. Nicely done, but compared to milling that one on the hillside, looks like a piece of cake. Thanks for keeping us updated!

 

[cityslicker]

Dave, I did ask about milling on shares but with the amount of money he has wrapped up in the log he wasnted to keep every last piece. I would have been on cloud nine if he would have said yes! Oh and way easier than the great maple!

 

[groundup]

What is the guy going to do with the slabs?

 

[cityslicker]

He sells them raw and also builds tables and countertops from them.

 

[groundup]

I have access to a crotch that size but am not sure if I'd be able to sell it. I would have to cut it in half, I can only cut a 38" wide slab with my current setup.

 

[MGoodwin]

cityslicker:

what powerhead and bar length are you running? thanks.