Norwood can do it...........

[hamish]

I dislike it when companies advertise there product and lie about the specs of the machine, it darn near makes my skin crawl.

My Norwood ML26 is supposed to be good for logs up to 26" in diameter, got this nice pine up on the deck, at 31" took some jockeying around, but no chainsaw required, just alot of small cuts and frequent turning in order to get it to sqeeze between the blade guides. Pulling 4/4 at 16" wide is a pleasure, easpecially envisioning the cabin wall being closed in so quickly.
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Batteries died in the camera, had to make my first cut like in the pics in order to get the clearance for subsequent cuts.


With the tractor down for repair, the log deck going through a refurb, these bigger logs need a little finesse to get them on the mill, but thats what cant hooks and wedges are for, not to mention determination.

Cold, raining, windy, perfect day for milling, then again what day isn't?

 

[brookpederson]

Nothing like wide boards to put a smile on a guys face. Biggest log i've got through my timberking was a 32'' ash, i had to pencil cut it to get it though.

 

[Dave Boyt]

That must have taken some serious determination! Even pine gets pretty heavy at that size. Nothing wrong with bragging about a band sawmill that does more than expected. Boards that wide will save you on nails. Are you going to air dry them before putting them up? You'll get some pretty wide cracks between the boards if you put them up green. A ship lap or board & bat pattern would solve the problem. I look forward to seeing more photos.

 

[hamish]

Dave,

The boards will spend the next year stacked in the barn with plenty of airflow thanks to the east winds, and an old barn. Next year some time they will get jointed then squared on the table saw. I have been playing with shiplapping, still trying to determine if the router or a dado cut is the way to go.
My poor 52 8N, has the tansmission lock up at the moment, have split the tractor and still wont free up, have the front end back up at the house, after hunting season hope to figure a way to get the transmission and rear end back.

Jeremy

 

[Dad2FourWI]

Jeremy,

I have been playing with shiplapping, still trying to determine if the router or a dado cut is the way to go.

Please share your findings regarding the shiplapping... we will be at that stage in about a year (or so) as well and have been talking about how we are going to shape the boards...

Nice size log... I would _hate_ to get my finger between that and the rail!!!! LOL!

-Dad2FourWI

 

[Dave Boyt]

We're going to have to wait a year? Bummer! Sorry to hear about the ol' Ford. Mine is a '53 (one year older than I am). Never had to break it apart, but my mill would be shut down if I did. What I can't lift, I pull with a log arch.
http://i1238.photobucket.com/albums/ff490/dboyt54/Sawmill/HedgeLoad.jpg

Every now and then, I eye a Kubota with envy-- would love a 4wd that cold lift more than 600 pounds. Careful loading logs with a cant hook and wedge. Logs can come back on you in a hurry! Parbuckling with a winch works pretty well.
http://i1238.photobucket.com/albums/ff490/dboyt54/Logs/Winch_01m.jpg

 

[hamish]

Both Daves,
Dont worry I have lots of dried lumber for my winter testing projects!


Dave Boyt,
I parbuckle nearly all my logs to get to the mill, when the log deck was still in place everything was a breeze as the deck was loade on the up hill side with a straight shot to the mill. Without it right now the lay of the land is still adventageous, only comming up 18" to the mill, the 10' ramps make it a breeze. Always use wedges and normally have two cant hooks in play with a helper.

 

[rarefish383]

Dave,
My poor 52 8N, has the tansmission lock up at the moment, have split the tractor and still wont free up, have the front end back up at the house, after hunting season hope to figure a way to get the transmission and rear end back.

Hamish, have you ever tried the Ford Tractors Discussion Board at Yesterdays Tractors. I have a 57 Ford 640, looks like an 8 or 9N, and those guys can answer any tractor question, Joe.

 

[hamish]

Hamish, have you ever tried the Ford Tractors Discussion Board at Yesterdays Tractors. I have a 57 Ford 640, looks like an 8 or 9N, and those guys can answer any tractor question, Joe.

Joe,

I know what the problem is, the reverse idler shaft is twisted, binding everything up, just a pita to work on in the field.

Jeremy