Milled for the 1st time this weekend.

[Country1]

The snow finally melted enough for me to try out the Alaskan MK III, Mini mill and rails I got over the Holidays. I'm working on selectively clearing about 10 acres of my land and I have a lot of nice hardwood logs that I've saved. I'd been wanting use some of them for woodworking instead of burning them all in the wood stove or burn pile, so I got the Chainsaw Mill.

It was a little slow going at 1st with figuring out everything, but after that, it went pretty smooth. I have a small pile of Yellow Poplar logs set aside for this 1st milling and I got 2 logs milled in about 4 hours. That yields me nine 1 1/2" x 12" x 13' boards. It was dark when I finished, but I got them stacked in the basement to dry.

When ordering everything, I forgot to get some 20" ripping chain for my 038 Mag paired with the Mini Mill (it's on it's way now though). That made cutting the sides of the log a little tougher than it should have been and I couldn't believe the amount of saw dust it through. Through it all up in the air and down on my head and in my shirt... Gotta figure out a better system for that...

Anyway, thought I'd share and post a few pics. These are "after" pics, but they're better than no pics...

 

[outdoorlivin247]

Edit you post by changing the url to img inside the brackets and it should embed the pics...

 

[the westspartan]

Looks good Country! From a fellow 441 guy. I haven't milled with mine since it's been ported. Hopefully, this week!!!!!

 

[Country1]

Edit you post by changing the url to img inside the brackets and it should embed the pics...

Thanks! That work!

 

[gemniii]

I couldn't believe the amount of saw dust it through. Through it all up in the air and down on my head and in my shirt... Gotta figure out a better system for that...

For the sawdust in your hair you need to get the head attachment, top:

or

 

[820wards]

Nice wood pile and what you cut on your floor. Looks like you had some serious fun!

Having that tractor helped I'm sure.

jerry-

 

[Country1]

Looks good Country! From a fellow 441 guy. I haven't milled with mine since it's been ported. Hopefully, this week!!!!!

Yeah, the 441 pulled pretty good. I don't plan on milling real wide stuff and I'm not going to mill a ton, so the 441 should work ok for me. It's the biggest saw I have, It'll have to work...

 

[Country1]

Nice wood pile and what you cut on your floor. Looks like you had some serious fun!

Having that tractor helped I'm sure.

jerry-

Thanks!

Yeah, that excavator and my tractor come in very handy for all my "little projects". I couldn't do a lot of stuff without them.

 

[Country1]

For the sawdust in your hair you need to get the head attachment, top:

Yeah, I was think'n that too. Just need to figure out how to keep it from going down the back of my shirt. Guess I could wear the hat backwards?...

 

[TNMIKE]

Looks great. Especially for the first time.

 

[Country1]

Thanks Mike!
I figure it'll get quicker and easier as I get more experience. Nine 13' boards in 4 hours seems pretty inefficient...

 

[BobL]

Good work country1 - thanks for posting the pictures.

That loader does look pretty handy.

RE: sawdust going everywhere.
I know what you mean. If you can adapt your mini-mill to cut with the top of the bar the sawdust then goes down instead of up and makes a lot less mess.

 

[Country1]

Thanks Bob!
Read a lot of your posts, thanks for all the help.

I'll look at switching the mini around and feeding with the top of the bar. Sounds like the answer if I can get that to work.

 

[mtngun]

Nine 13' boards in 4 hours seems pretty inefficient...

Actually, that's a pretty good clip for a chainsaw mill.

I think my personal record is twenty one 12' boards in a loooooong day.

You must be doing something right.

Welcome to the elite milling club.

 

[BobL]

Actually, that's a pretty good clip for a chainsaw mill.
I think my personal record is twenty one 12' boards in a loooooong day.
You must be doing something right.

I agree

 

[Country1]

Actually, that's a pretty good clip for a chainsaw mill.

I think my personal record is twenty one 12' boards in a loooooong day.

You must be doing something right.

Welcome to the elite milling club.

Don't know if that makes me happy or disapointed...
Making enough lumber for a small barn will be a long process...:greenchainsaw:

 

[the westspartan]

Don't know if that makes me happy or disapointed...
Making enough lumber for a small barn will be a long process...:greenchainsaw:

Keep at it buddy! It is all part of the fun.

 

[the westspartan]

Don't know if that makes me happy or disapointed...
Making enough lumber for a small barn will be a long process...:greenchainsaw:

You should host a milling GTG! Seriously

 

[Country1]

Keep at it buddy! It is all part of the fun.

You're right! Just wish I had more time...

You should host a milling GTG! Seriously

That's not a bad idea...:monkey: