tree work rained off/milling we go!

[Ian Leach]

That is some sexy looking walnut branch wood there mate

[delabodge]

hi thanks for comments, was happy with walnut, and still loads left to mill as its just too wet in the garden at mo,

the mizer needed some love and attention, shes an 89 model and some things had worn,although it is a new engine, . the belt was tightened, guides tightened,and aligned, and the main drive chain lubed,along with the guide rail!(thanks john).

cut some wide yew yesterday and she didnt like it,rock hard it was, with a little waver,but nothing the wadkin planner wont take out in a couple of yrs.

[delabodge]

What was wrong with your lt40 in the end. I like the look of the Lucas I think we may be better off with one like that for our application as we can breakdown the larger stuff and selling our mizer.

 

I think for what you need steve,it would be perfect, so fast of softwoods,and can be a one man operation,although handy to have some one taking the boards off as you go! it cuts as fast as you can walk!and very economical, like the way you sharpen the teeth easily, just clips onto the battery, trouble is second hand they just dont exsist!.

[gensetsteve]

I think for what you need steve,it would be perfect, so fast of softwoods,and can be a one man operation,although handy to have some one taking the boards off as you go! it cuts as fast as you can walk!and very economical, like the way you sharpen the teeth easily, just clips onto the battery, trouble is second hand they just dont exsist!.

 

Kicking my self as the week after I bought the mizer I was offered a Lucas for less than £2000 but it may have been small and old. Do they do different sizes and would I be best of with a big one. The ideal size boards are 10"x 2" . I spoke to fuelwood a few months ago and they had a used one for 8k

[delabodge]

they do various size mills, the newest being 1030 - a 10" mill, but this takes a 6.1 mm kerf,compared to the 5.7 on the 810 model, the engine is bigger obviously, and might be ideal for your bigger dimensions. i cut a load of 6x6 in the sequioa and it managed it easy, but with oak i made two passing cuts,doing 3" at a time,to allow the blade to clear the sawdust. you`d need to rig up something to hold the log,especially on smaller timber,as the last few cuts it can roll, or mill off a flat and flip it so its sat on the flat bottom. there a great bit of kit! in three days ive enough to keep me going for yrs!

[agg221]

That's some very nice walnut. In my case, milling may have been rained off....

[delabodge]

jeepers! not good,,,thats why I put some time into my yard this yr, tons of brick rubble and concrete,then 6 artics of crushed on top,surface gets muddy ,but no longer get the vans stuck...yours doesnt look much fun!

[bobh]

Is that a new seasoning technique that you've found and aren't telling us about?

[se7enthdevil]

sorry to see that alec. not good.

 

they said on the weather yesterday that it's the wettest winter for 250 years.

[agg221]

Is that a new seasoning technique that you've found and aren't telling us about?

 

Yep, it washes all the sap away

 

Essex/Suffolk were badly hit yesterday - our village was cut off at one point due to water up to the car windows. We are by the river and the water was up about 6' over normal level, flooding right out over the fields. Came within about 15' of the house but that's about as close as it gets. The house is at the highest point, so most other things go under - you can get a sense from the fact that the front stack which has tipped over was parallel with the others, so the whole stack had floated off before it tipped!

 

No real harm done, just a bit of re-stacking needed and a call the Environment Agency to clear out the ford (again).

 

Alec