Good bye woodmizer hello Timberking

[farmerjohn]

hi Clinton

can i ask what model and spec TK you went for and a idea of the cost if its not too cheeky.

 

If you get time i'd like to see some photos of it too.

 

Regards, John

[difflock]

Clinton,

I "double blind" contacted Timberking on the Eve of Christmas Eve, or perhaps actually over the Christmas period.

Quite astounded to very promptly, get a reply, from Will Johnston, Company President.

Who appears to be "as straight as a Die"

Very very impressed by the ethos of Timberking as a firm.

Simply from my email conversations with Will.

And, by gosh, I sure know how to be picky.

Regards,

Marcus

PS

i got a tk2000 price but 3 month ood by now.

[Coed y Cardi]

hi Clinton

can i ask what model and spec TK you went for and a idea of the cost if its not too cheeky.

 

If you get time i'd like to see some photos of it too.

 

Regards, John

 

The model I purchased was a TK2000 with a Kholer 37hp petrol engine, all the other spec is standard ( chain log turner, log clamp, up and down log stops, front and back roller toe boards, log lifters, all direct hydraulics no electrics except for the clutch and blade guide bearings).

I bought my second hand it's two years old, I not sure now but I think they are around £35-37000 new? The only thing I would like different would be a Diesel engine!

Defenetly get some photos uploaded in the next few weeks!

[Coed y Cardi]

There must be something wrong with my engine! I'll go through 30 litres a day no probs and that shutting the revs when ever possible! Do you think I can tune it up some how?

[Coed y Cardi]

The WM would use over 20 litres a day! No debarker, anyway thanks for that J interesting stuff!

[gensetsteve]

There must be something wrong with my engine! I'll go through 30 litres a day no probs and that shutting the revs when ever possible! Do you think I can tune it up some how?

 

Could be simple things like non genuine air filter or running slightly rich. Choke not fully off. poor spark plug even top quality fully synthetic eng oil may be worth a try. Changing blades more often is worth while if it saves you £15 a day on fuel.

[TFS]

There must be something wrong with my engine! I'll go through 30 litres a day no probs and that shutting the revs when ever possible! Do you think I can tune it up some how?

 

 

 

I am running a TK2000, and even though it is hard to give you a exact figure I am only using aprox 15/20l petrol a day.

 

Will always depend on what size timber you are cutting to. Am mostly on beaming sw and oak.

 

But restyle been milling loads 16mm cladding and also don't find the petrol consumption too high.

 

The manual throttle is a pain, but I don't bother throttling back any more whilst cutting a log or loading logs I have close to Sawbench.

 

I am running a electric debarked and on skidded timber works really well. Machine harvested sw comming in clean so don't bother then.

 

Overall been pleased with my TK, any thing that has broken worn have been able to get mostly from local bearing shop. If TK would just do a few small modifications they would have a super practical mill.

 

Glad to hear theirs another TK owner in Wales.

 

David

[Coed y Cardi]

I'll check the engine over on the weekend to see if I'm missing something? I've put an extra £30 on my days contract milling to cover the fuel cost!

I resawed 60 in no 10"x5" softwood sleepers into 10"x1 1/2" boards last Thursday on one tankful of fuel I was happy with that!

[Coed y Cardi]

That is a hell of a lot of fuel for 120 cuts (though I don't know what length they are). Would be worth having a proper look at it as 0.25l per cut is going to work out very expensive in the long run.

 

Dam when you say it like that it is! But I'll feel better if I look at it like this, one tank full to cut 166 cubic foot!

Out of interest what is the total length of your Logmaster?

[OliB]

A few weeks ago I was very close to ordering a Norwood HD36, but in another thread comments suggested a woodmizer might be more substantial for the money once fully hydraulic.

 

Last week I was very close to ordering a woodmizer, just hanging on to sort out the cash for it, and was offered an 11% discount if I order by this week coming.

 

Now I have discovered this discussion, and both timberking and logmaster seem to blow woodmizer out of the water. I realise this is an old thread, but if it's possible to import a logmaster for £21k, that's hands down cheaper than woodmizer, even after the discount.

 

The timberking and logmaster look fairly similar, but price wise the logmaster seems much cheaper, and from this discussion may run on a lot less fuel.

 

Anyway, anything is going to be quicker and easier than my Logosol M8 Alaskan combo, so I probably won't look back either way.