Which mill

[topchippyles]

2 minutes ago, Forest2Furniture said:

That model doesn't seem to have the trailer option which is a must for me.

Not keen on spending out £15k for a new machine in the current climate but needs must and the work is there.

Can get a bespoke custom made trailer for around 2k ?? Bespoke ?

[topchippyles]

15 minutes ago, Johnsond said:

No les can’t justify it I’m afraid, especially not in the current climate. Who knows in the future eh ?‍♂️. 

I was not referring to you getting a handler or folk lift but looking at improving your current setup at little or no cost. How are the logs being moved to your premises. Your trailer or a wagon delivery ??

[Forest2Furniture]

Whichever mill I go for it does mean that sometime in the next few weeks my woodlands HM130 with trailer will be up for sale.

Edited May 7, 2020 by Forest2Furniture

[monkeybusiness]

3 minutes ago, Forest2Furniture said:

Whichever mill I go for it does mean that sometime in the next few weeks my woodlands HM130 with trailer will be up for sale.

Any thoughts on price?

[topchippyles]

4 minutes ago, Forest2Furniture said:

Whichever mill I go for it does mean that sometime in the next few weeks my woodlands HM130 with trailer will be up for sale.

Check your messages 

[Johnsond]

1 hour ago, topchippyles said:

I was not referring to you getting a handler or folk lift but looking at improving your current setup at little or no cost. How are the logs being moved to your premises. Your trailer or a wagon delivery ??

Wagon delivery Les 

[Forest2Furniture]

18 minutes ago, monkeybusiness said:

Any thoughts on price?

Not yet, need to work out over the weekend

[Forest2Furniture]

17 minutes ago, topchippyles said:

Check your messages 

Ditto

[Mareks Lomako]

16 hours ago, Forest2Furniture said:

That model doesn't seem to have the trailer option which is a must for me.

Not keen on spending out £15k for a new machine in the current climate but needs must and the work is there.

Completely understandable, a lot of uncertainty  

 

If you do decide to go for something bigger, we currently offer £5,000 off any Hydraulic LT40 and 10% off LT20 (can be with hydraulics and mobile, biggest engine 25HP petrol, quite popular in the UK) 

[Forest2Furniture]

On 03/05/2020 at 12:50, trigger_andy said:

If I could I would have bought the Logosol B1001, it looks like a very professional machine. The optional extras significantøly greater for the 1001 over the 751.

 

I have the B751, its virtually the same as the B751 Pro, the main difference is the Pro has the same style of bed as the 1001, which is more robust.This allows the B751 Pro's Bed to accept a range of Options I simply cant get on the regular B751. It also makes the trailer package significantly cheaper than what I had to buy for the regular B751 as the Pro's Trailer Package is incorporated into the B1001 style bed the B751 Pro now has. 

 

The B751 Pro can come with a range of Power Options, 1 Electric and two petrol. Either a 13hp Briggs or their V twin with 18hp. I have the 13hp version and with the Ripper Blades even cutting the full Cant of 600mm in Oak it does not really struggle. Dont use the Bacho blades that Logosol recommend, they are to thin and flex alot 

 

The B751 Pro can handle a log up to 750mm OD, hence the name, but the Cant is 600mm. 

 

I find the build quality on the B751 very good, but then Ive not operated another Mill to compare it to. The range of adjustments is excellent and once you get your head around them you can really fine tune the Mill to within 1mm. You can take a very accurate and consistent veneer cut should you so with. 

 

Id recommend the B751 if you where milling smaller diameter Hardwood as I find it near impossible manually turning a 30" Oak log over 2m long manually and on my own, and at the same time checking the log is positioned squarely with a set square then locking it in place with the Log Clamps. Im currently milling 25-30" 4.5m Stikka Spruce and I can handle these on my own no bother. Where I to be regularly milling larger OD Hardwoods Id seriously consider the B1001 with the Log Turning attachment. 

 

 

This is all sound advice and as such I shall more then likely be opting for the B1001, so thanks for this insight.