Milling in the heat (68 F)

[mtngun]

Another doug fir blowdown. Only about 20", but straight and not much taper. It yielded five 12' logs, instead of the usual three.

Unfortunately, it was 100 yards up a steep hill from the skid trail. In waist high brush. Ugh !

2 1/2 logs yielded these 24 one inch boards. There was still plenty of daylight left, but I'd used up my 3 lo-pro chains. Guess I need to pick up another chain or two.

 

[billstuewe]

Nice load of wood!--Come down here and try that. I milled yesterday and it was 102ºF---saps the juice right out of you in a hurry.

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How do I get the pic to post in the text without having to click on it?

 

[john taliaferro]

Nothing wrong with that load . 68 it was 94 here i didn't get much done but enjoyed it , i mill bout 100 ' from air conditioner . Your milling site is a drive 60 miles ? i don't remember .thats a long ways to run get a chain , but then you probley don't hit wire on the first cut .

 

[820wards]

Another doug fir blowdown. Only about 20", but straight and not much taper. It yielded five 12' logs, instead of the usual three.

Unfortunately, it was 100 yards up a steep hill from the skid trail. In waist high brush. Ugh !

2 1/2 logs yielded these 24 one inch boards. There was still plenty of daylight left, but I'd used up my 3 lo-pro chains. Guess I need to pick up another chain or two.

Nice stack of wood there mtngun, I wished it was 68* here. Well over a 100* today, and thanks for the pictures, at least someone was out milling. Today was grandson's 5th B-Day, so we partied!

jerry-

 

[BobL]

Unfortunately, it was 100 yards up a steep hill from the skid trail. In waist high brush. Ugh !

That's hard.

There was still plenty of daylight left, but I'd used up my 3 lo-pro chains. Guess I need to pick up another chain or two.

of a file :msp_tongue:

Seriously - great work!

I was flying past your place on friday when I flew from LA to BC

 

[mtngun]

BobL, I thought I heard a voice up in the sky chastising me for putting used motor oil in the aux and not filing my chains and bending over while milling. And come to think of it, I did see a jet pass over about that time. :msp_biggrin:

BillStuewe, they changed the image-posting procedures again. I've been typing in the HTML code, but the image icon still works, it's just more complicated now.

68 F doesn't sound hot, but I'm not used to it.

 

[BobL]

BobL, I thought I heard a voice up in the sky chastising me for putting used motor oil in the aux and not filing my chains and bending over while milling. And come to think of it, I did see a jet pass over about that time. :msp_biggrin:

jealousy rather than chastisement was what I was thinking.

68 F doesn't sound hot, but I'm not used to it.

Provided it's not to humid, 55 to 80 is my preferred range, if its dry and there is a breeze I'l go to 90.

 

[billstuewe]

Quote: BillStuewe, they changed the image-posting procedures again. I've been typing in the HTML code, but the image icon still works, it's just more complicated now.


I understand that it iis more complicated--I messed with it for 30 minutes last night---How do you do it?????

Thanks---

 

[mtngun]

I understand that it iis more complicated--I messed with it for 30 minutes last night---How do you do it?????

Let's try it a couple of different ways. Click the image icon, it asks if you want to insert an image from your computer, or from a URL.

Let's try it from my 'puter. OK, I point to a picture, it uploads the picture and attaches it, but does not display the picture inline when I preview the post. View attachment 189505

So...... I hover over the attachment, right click, and COPY LINK LOCATION.

Now I click the image icon again, and this time tell it I want to post a pic from a URL. I PASTE the link location, and uncheck the box that says "retrieve remote file and reference locally." Now the picture is displayed inline.

 

[billstuewe]

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Lets see if this works---

 

[billstuewe]

Me and Computers!! Try again---

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It tells me I have an invalid URL???????????????

or copies this^

WOW! I succeeded--but in a SMALL way--
HELP

 

[mtngun]

Elegant table. I'm not sure how you managed to insert the thumbnail. I couldn't do that on purpose if I wanted to.

 

[billstuewe]

I WANTED to insert the picture, not the thumbnail. I cannot get it to say COPY LINK LOCATION. How do I do that?

I made the tables--it is actually a 6' and a 9' that are put together for "occasions". Naturally I made them all the way from log form--

 

[mtngun]

I cannot get it to say COPY LINK LOCATION. How do I do that?

I do it by hovering over the attachment that shows up in a post or in a preview, and right clicking. I'm running Linux, so the wording may be different in Windoze, but you should see something equivalent when you right click on an image or on an attachment.

 

[billstuewe]

I think I got it--thanks

here is where the table came from

Thanks again

 

[SDB777]

68*F or 68*C

Cause 68*F isn't hot, heat, or anything like it. We haven't seen 68* for a LOW in 2 monthes!


Cool milling photo's though! Wish it wasn't hot so I could get out and fire up the 064!!!!!
Keep 'em coming..........






Scott B

 

[mtngun]

Cause 68*F isn't hot, heat, or anything like it. We haven't seen 68* for a LOW in 2 monthes!

I know. So naturally I had to rub it in.

68 F is comfortable in light clothing, but add full wrap chaps, rubber chainsaw boots, a steep hill, biting and stinging insects, no relief from the sun, and it's miserable.

It's 58 F as I type. I had to light a fire in the wood stove to take the chill off. :msp_tongue:

 

[john taliaferro]

Its 83 here and rain ,but no insects except lightning bugs .The rest drounded in the humidity its hard to breathe . Happy 4th

 

[SDB777]

I know. So naturally I had to rub it in.

68 F is comfortable in light clothing, but add full wrap chaps, rubber chainsaw boots, a steep hill, biting and stinging insects, no relief from the sun, and it's miserable.

It's 58 F as I type. I had to light a fire in the wood stove to take the chill off. :msp_tongue:

Your killing me..........

It's 73*F already! But we do have a 30% chance of a cooling thunderstorm(cools it off for just a few minutes, then only to be twice as humid). Try wearing all that stuff when it is hooving around 90-95F with 65-75% humidity....and try looking for the shade tree. It's always 10feet away from where your milling.....





Scott B

 

[Talltom]

Hey Bill. Interesting set-up with the old style Logosol Big Mill. Are those custom made components for changing the rail height? How do you decide between using this set-up vs. the Alaskan mill? Looks like you'll have ground clearance problems with cuts lower on the log.