Today's milling

[trigger_andy]

On 12/05/2023 at 22:48, Johnsond said:

Cracking  day out in Deeside for a customer milling various bits of Oak( primarily 200x200 beams ) , one log was too big for mill, had to be broken down into 200mm slabs with the Alaskan then trimmed to fit. I just do not miss that 880 banging away right next to me 😞 

 

What was the size of that oak log if it was too big for your mill? 😳

That must have been a killer if a day. I hope you charged accordingly! 
What’s his plans for the beams? It’s cracking looking oak.

[trigger_andy]

Done a bit of Oak myself lately. 400x400mm beams for a customer who wants garden furniture. 

Maxed out the mill getting the logs on and realised I really needed to pull my finger out in getting a loader. So have purchased this old Massey.Not got it yet, it’s getting a look over and service at the Dealership.

 

Used a mates 661 to trim down the logs and to also square the ends. What a lovely saw that is! 

[Squaredy]

1 hour ago, trigger_andy said:

Done a bit of Oak myself lately. 400x400mm beams for a customer who wants garden furniture. 

Maxed out the mill getting the logs on and realised I really needed to pull my finger out in getting a loader. So have purchased this old Massey.Not got it yet, it’s getting a look over and service at the Dealership.

 

Used a mates 661 to trim down the logs and to also square the ends. What a lovely saw that is! 

Wow, that is going to make serious garden furniture!!  Like the Massey; what should it lift?

[Stubby]

On 19/04/2023 at 18:23, AJStrees said:

Not very exciting to watch, but I am trying to put my videos of milling in one location, so this is just a trial. 

 

 

AJ , in the first vid the ladder looks twisted or is it an octopus delusion ?

[trigger_andy]

1 minute ago, Squaredy said:

Wow, that is going to make serious garden furniture!!  Like the Massey; what should it lift?

It will look interesting I guess? 🤷‍♂️🤣 Its cost him enough as well. But I feel like I’ve still undersold myself. 
 

Basically 400x400 in 2600mm, 2200mm & 1600mm. I threw the 400x400x400 cube in for free. He wants the ends square and a bullnose profile on the edges, ie top and sides. 
Delivered 30 miles.

All for £1800. 
 

I did end up with a lovely selection of 1” boards for myself plus two 1.25 cubic meter vented bags of thick Oak Scabs for firewood.

 

 

 

He though we could hand all the beams into position though. 🙄So waiting to see what solution he comes up this week whilst I’m off-shore.

 

I like the Massey, the Estate I keep the mill on now used to have them over the years and really likes them. Has a 3rd service I’ll use for a log grab. I believe it lifts 2 ton, so will cover almost everything I need. It has a 1 ton weight on the back.

[doobin]

3 minutes ago, trigger_andy said:

It will look interesting I guess? 🤷‍♂️🤣 Its cost him enough as well. But I feel like I’ve still undersold myself. 
 

Basically 400x400 in 2600mm, 2200mm & 1600mm. I threw the 400x400x400 cube in for free. He wants the ends square and a bullnose profile on the edges, ie top and sides. 
Delivered 30 miles.

All for £1800. 
 

I did end up with a lovely selection of 1” boards for myself plus two 1.25 cubic meter vented bags of thick Oak Scabs for firewood.

 

 

 

He though we could hand all the beams into position though. 🙄So waiting to see what solution he comes up this week whilst I’m off-shore.

 

I like the Massey, the Estate I keep the mill on now used to have them over the years and really likes them. Has a 3rd service I’ll use for a log grab. I believe it lifts 2 ton, so will cover almost everything I need. It has a 1 ton weight on the back.

I’d stick with just pallet forks. All you need for moving and loading butts and much easier to handle stacked cants with. 
 

 

[trigger_andy]

Just now, doobin said:

I’d stick with just pallet forks. All you need for moving and loading butts and much easier to handle stacked cants with. 
 

 

I’ll be getting forks asap. The Tines are just what it comes with. I’ll add a grab regardless, I personally find them invaluable for positioning and re-positioning. For example, one of the oak logs I loaded was 28”x32”. I can’t run the mill past a 32” log but can with a 28”, so I picked it up and grabbed it so the 32” was top to bottom. Saved me having to manually turn a log close to 2t with my Cant hook one less time. 

[doobin]

5 minutes ago, trigger_andy said:

I’ll be getting forks asap. The Tines are just what it comes with. I’ll add a grab regardless, I personally find them invaluable for positioning and re-positioning. For example, one of the oak logs I loaded was 28”x32”. I can’t run the mill past a 32” log but can with a 28”, so I picked it up and grabbed it so the 32” was top to bottom. Saved me having to manually turn a log close to 2t with my Cant hook one less time. 

I’ve found it very easy with a forklift to turn a log against the stops and pin it there whilst I dog it up. Granted thats a counterbalance forklift on flat concrete so might not work so well on the Massey in a yard setting. 
 

I’ll never knock anyone for buying any kind of grab as you know 😉 possibly consider adding a euro quick hitch if you are going down this route. Would be very handy, you’d not loose much lift capacity and it would probably be cheaper overall than sourcing or building attachments to fit. Euro bracket grabs and forks are very common. 

[AJStrees]

33 minutes ago, Stubby said:

AJ , in the first vid the ladder looks twisted or is it an octopus delusion ?

It’s an octopus delusion mate. 👍thanks for watching though. 

[trigger_andy]

1 hour ago, doobin said:

’ll never knock anyone for buying any kind of grab as you know 😉 possibly consider adding a euro quick hitch if you are going down this route. Would be very handy, you’d not loose much lift capacity and it would probably be cheaper overall than sourcing or building attachments to fit. Euro bracket grabs and forks are very common. 

Euro hitch is how I’m planing on going forward. Would open up using the equipment on the Estate as well. 
 

Another reason I like the Log grab is when I’m bouncing around with 4.8-6m long logs. I’ve done it without the grab and it’s a nightmare.