How long is too long for mill trailer

[Justme]

14 minutes ago, LeeGray said:

The website says 770kg for standard length, no fuel or cutting fluid so would possibly be ok if you didn’t mind removing something more than 20kg and carried fuel and water in the truck. I’d want it over a weigh bridge though to be sure. 

 

Mines 22’ track so definitely over.

I found 795kg?

[LeeGray]

1 minute ago, trigger_andy said:

ID only be using it off-site, well 90% of the time anyway. Im looking at getting quotes to have one built to spec for me, or maybe even modify a Woodland Mills or Norwood one to suit. Cant be that hard surely?

Not hard to build at all, good spec much better than woodlands I imagine it will cost me £1500-2000 to build using new parts with brakes, suspended axle, proper hitch etc

[Justme]

13 minutes ago, LeeGray said:

Never known a mobile miller remove the mill from the trailer, add bits to it and set up on the floor. 

i was thinking more an add on to the trailered bit.

[LeeGray]

4 minutes ago, trigger_andy said:

Will be interesting to see how you turn the Mill 90 degrees. Keep us posted.

I imagine a base plate the same level as the track base with two bars drilled for Lynch pins to lock it in position once I know where it needs to be set. I’ll have a digger or loader either end to lift, turn and load back onto track. 

[trigger_andy]

37 minutes ago, LeeGray said:

Not hard to build at all, good spec much better than woodlands I imagine it will cost me £1500-2000 to build using new parts with brakes, suspended axle, proper hitch etc

Damn, that much! Fark! 

 

Was hoping to knock something together for about a Grand if I can source the parts. Where do you buy them from?

[trigger_andy]

32 minutes ago, LeeGray said:

I imagine a base plate the same level as the track base with two bars drilled for Lynch pins to lock it in position once I know where it needs to be set. I’ll have a digger or loader either end to lift, turn and load back onto track. 

You getting much work with the Mill?

[LeeGray]

26 minutes ago, trigger_andy said:

Damn, that much! Fark! 

 

Was hoping to knock something together for about a Grand if I can source the parts. Where do you buy them from?

Cheap and cheerful would be to buy a caravan chassis, cut the width down and weld/bolt upto track. Plenty of trailer part places online but new wheels, tyres, brakes, braked hitch, lights and 8 box jacks will add up if decent quality. 800kg Sidewinder jacks are about £50 each to start.

[trigger_andy]

5 minutes ago, LeeGray said:

Cheap and cheerful would be to buy a caravan chassis, cut the width down and weld/bolt upto track. Plenty of trailer part places online but new wheels, tyres, brakes, braked hitch, lights and 8 box jacks will add up if decent quality. 800kg Sidewinder jacks are about £50 each to start.

Cheers,

 

some food for thought. 

[LeeGray]

31 minutes ago, trigger_andy said:

You getting much work with the Mill?

Not much, bought it for home use but word gets round. Could do more but I’m nowhere near good enough and it’s not heavy enough to use full time. No way could you compete with a sawmill but I see turning the odd bit of good stuff into slabs, mantle pieces, blanks etc for people to use or sell themselves as worthwhile and lucrative. £300/day is fine for someone who sees a value in there tree turned into something they can use. Can’t see many paying that if it’s bulk softwood, better to sell it and buy what they need.

If it does 5 jobs a year it pays insurance, wear and tear, fuel etc for all my own use too.

 

[trigger_andy]

1 minute ago, LeeGray said:

Not much, bought it for home use but word gets round. Could do more but I’m nowhere near good enough and it’s not heavy enough to use full time. No way could you compete with a sawmill but I see turning the odd bit of good stuff into slabs, mantle pieces, blanks etc for people to use or sell themselves as worthwhile and lucrative. £300/day is fine for someone who sees a value in there tree turned into something they can use. Can’t see many paying that if it’s bulk softwood, better to sell it and buy what they need.

If it does 5 jobs a year it pays insurance, wear and tear, fuel etc for all my own use too.

 

Yeh good points. Id like to earn some cash with whatever one I get but its more for personal use and certainly not going to be a job. 

 

Is there a steep learning curve to Band Saw Milling? Ive been Alaskan Milling for the last two years.