small log mill

[gmskyjacker]

Cutting pine

 

[deeker]

Welcome to the site!!

Now your screwed/addicted......

Keep up the good work!!!

And more details.

Kevin

 

[gmskyjacker]

Ha ha yeah I know, I'm always checking out stuff on here so I posted some pics

 

[deeker]

Ha ha yeah I know, I'm always checking out stuff on here so I posted some pics

First sign of an evil lumber/wood/two stroke smoke addiction....your had now.

 

[mtngun]

Thanks for the pics.

 

[820wards]

Welcome to the site!!

Now your screwed/addicted......

Keep up the good work!!!

And more details.

Kevin

Kevin,
He's even milling in the snow which means he's really addicted. Can't wait until the weather in nice.

I still have a Sweetgum tree to mill built it has been raining here like cats/dogs.

I'm headed to Santa Rosa tomorrow to David Marks a pretty well known wood/artist/craft-re's work shop. He's having an open house and a bunch of tool manufactures will be there. Gonna be raining again so I might as well have some fun.

jerry-

 

[hamish]

Ha ha yeah I know, I'm always checking out stuff on here so I posted some pics

So what Husky are you using and b/c set-up? Always good to share!

 

[gmskyjacker]

I use my rancher 455 with a 20 inch bar for the milling . Have it set up with a woodland pro ripping chain . It's been working very well . It will rip a slab off that pine like nothing . From what I have seen a lot of people don't the ranchers , I love mine starts 2 pulls cold , when warm slap the decomp. Button and it lights up with a 1/4 pull great for when its hooked to the mill.

 

[SDB777]

Husky 455, hmm...always thought it would have been too small, but I guess you use what you have. Have you put the saw into any hardwood yet?



In the snow...eck! I like milling, but it'd be a pretty tough going at it in the snow for me.





Scott B

 

[gmskyjacker]

From the reading I did about the saw and milling I figured the same thing . Before I put it into a log I thought it was going to take me all day to make a pass with it , but its works really well maybe 2 min a pass on that 8 footer. I havnt milled any hard woods with it yet but I'm going to soon . I cut a lot of fire wood with it and it eats the hard stuff up as long as the chain is sharp .I cut about 2 truck loads of hard wood a weekend for my outdoor wood stove . And that snow is deep can't even see the other logs from that same tree. Had to dig that log out of 2 feet of snow to get it on my stands ha ha

 

[gmskyjacker]

new pics of milling from this week

Cut down a new tree with the 455 and milled the logs into some nice slabs that I can mill into some nice 6 x 8 foot boards next weekend

 

[mtngun]

Thanks for the pics.

 

[gmskyjacker]

A few planks and a few posts I milled up for my goat fence. Post ends got a tad bit crazy on the ends from the speed milling ha ha but who cares the ends will be in the ground and I don't think the goats will care too much

 

[hamish]

Your done now..........its gonna be nothing but milling and dreaming bout new mill and new saws and..................

I milled alot of cedar and pine in the mid 90's out of necessity with a 257 running .325 ripping chain set up good and rich, used that saw till this past december when it went to its new owner....look after your saw and go easy on it and it shall last you a long time.

 

[gmskyjacker]

Ha ha yeah I know I'm done . I'm planning to mill about 50 boards this weekend .I have all my prep work done so it should go fast . I treat my saws like they are my kids ha ha. always clean n sharp ready to go in a pinch

 

[Garmins dad]

:msp_w00t: Thanks for sharing your pics..

 

[gmskyjacker]

Milled up 31 planks of pine with the husky today , and everyone said she wouldn't have it in her ! Ha ha

 

[SDB777]

Milled up 31 planks of pine with the husky today , and everyone said she wouldn't have it in her ! Ha ha

Better take it easy....your going to run outta logs!
The saw is eating that pine up pretty good, keep that chain nice and sharp and be mindful of the gas/oil mix and it'll keep chugging along! You might want to run it a little slower then that through some hardwoods though.....


Scott B

 

[gmskyjacker]

Ha ha I don't think ill run out of trees to mill . I keep my oil to fuel ratio at about 40:1 my saw calls for 50 so I think I'm safe with that . I get about 10 planks to a chain before it starts to bog down to bad , but I always have Sharp extras I'm my saw box to swap out with

 

[smokinj]

keep that Air-filter extra Clean! Nice work..........