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Surely with a crane of that size on it, anything you'd be able to carry legally an be under 3500kg would be liftable by hand?!

Not wych elm I don't think. Sapwood band much too wide, heart too dark. Nice work though

Update - the mill will be fitted with a brand new replacement engine in the next week or two. The original has always been a bit of a Friday afternoon special, right from the start, so no such issues for the new owner of the mill. I would imagine it would have around 100-125hrs on it by the time it is sold.

I wholeheartedly agree that Steve needs to make a living out of Arbtalk, because I'll be honest - I wouldn't be where I was if not for Arbtalk. We all make some percentage of our living from this forum. It is excellent. We talked a while back about premium membership, for those who both enjoy using arbtalk as a social entity but also for work. Larger PM inbox, free use of a an improved arbtrader, that sort of thing. £100 a year would be a bargain and something I'd happily pay.

2800kg, or thereabouts.

Thanks mate. It has been a very good machine, but time to get something bigger. Will go into more detail about new mill once it's touched down.

I would understand it if it were a trailer, chainsaw, chipper or indeed anything else run of the mill. But given that a sawmill is such a complicated bit of kit, lots of questions would need to be asked and answered in order for folk to have a fair idea of what they could be getting. I'm just wanting to save having to repeat myself lots of time in various emails/messages! Steve, thanks for reinstating it, it's much appreciated.

No, I posted a thread here to advertise it. Really dislike Arbtrader - it's not suitable for selling unusual items, doesn't notify you of when you have messages and given that the whole buying process of the mill was done publicly on the forum, it made sense to sell it in the same way. I was also not informed of the removal of the thread, or given an opportunity to save the text.

It will most likely take more than 4 weeks to dry larch beams of that size. If you are desperate, we could get them fairly dry in that time in the vacuum kiln (just outside Edinburgh) and I'm up north with an empty trailer at the end of next week, going as far up as Aviemore.

Hi mods, My Logmaster mill advertisement seems to have been removed? Arbtrader isn't something that I get on with very well - I get no notifications of messages and with something as unique and unusual as the sawmill, it would be very beneficial to have a proper discussion about the mill that is viewable by all to help anyone who might be interested in purchasing it. Could I please have the thread reinstated? Arbtrader is fine for standard stuff, but it's not appropriate for this machine.

After much consideration and a pleasant trip to Poland, I will be selling my Logmaster LM2 bandsawmill at the end of September. I would post this advert in Arbtrader, but it's a complicated item to sell, and Arbtrader doesn't seem to tell me when I have a response to an advert. Anyway, after much deliberation I bought the Logmaster LM2 just under two years ago from the States. It is as far as I'm aware, the only one of it's kind in the UK (there is an LM4 here somewhere too). It's specced with 2" bands, which means quicker cutting than with a 1 1/4 or 1 1/2 and far less deviation from flat as the bands run at a higher tension too. It's a monster of a mill, about a tonne heavier than a Woodmizer LT40 and will cut logs up to 3ft diameter and 25ft long. It has served me incredibly well, and there are two main reasons I am selling it. Firstly, I bought it with mobile work in mind. Since buying it, I've not done any mobile work. Secondly, I need a bigger throat to accommodate the monster logs we sometimes get here. So, it's for sale, with about 500-600 hours on the clock (it does not have an hour meter, but it's a fairly well educated guess). It's in excellent condition, has never been towed, has always been stored under cover and is ready to work. I have around 35 bands to go with it (maybe a few more). Upon sale, they will all be freshly sharpened and set. There are a few spares with it, most notably a spare pair of guide rollers. I have made a few very minor modifications in the past two years which improve the mill's operation. Very minor really. The engine is a 38hp Kohler V-twin which has plenty of power and sips fuel (about 15 litres for a full shift). All functions on the mill are direct hydraulic. No electronics to go wrong. Electric set works, which I don't use, but is simple to use and very accurate. At present it does not have a tow hitch but I can afix one if needs be. If the mill does not need to be made road ready, I would offer a suitable discount to the buyer. It is a much bigger, much heavier built and considerably faster and more accurate mill than the main alternative on the market. It has low hours, has been impeccably maintained and is reluctantly being offered for sale, but the nature of my work has changed and I need a bigger, static and electric mill. A few photos: Illustrating the size of log you can cut - this is about a metre in diameter: Not long after I bought it: Illustrating the size of it: Looking for £18,000 plus VAT. It's paid for itself many times over in the time I've had it and it would for you too.

That's a touch harsh. There are plenty of good, single trees that sawmillers all over the country pay good money for. The issue is that it's not of exceptional size and quality and it's a single tree. As part of a 25t load (the most economical way to buy timber) it might be worth as much as £100-130t, but as a single tree, usually less. That said, for someone with a small mill and a job for which the tree is needed, it might be worth that. Otherwise, I'd aim for £70-80 a tonne, which equates to £115-130 assuming is is truly 2ft average diameter (tree surgeons have been known to exaggerate!).

Not mine and a little unconventional, but what d'ya reckon lads: Texas water tower demolished to make way for development - BBC News

Something like this: Hecht 2630 Tracked grounds site Power Barrow Transporter 300Kg load 3 fwd 1 rev | eBay With the weight evenly spread between this and a steering dolly at the other end of the boards (easily fabricated) you'd be able to pull out half a tonne of boards at a time.

I hope you have a good chiropractor! My back is hurting just thinking about that. There is always a way to get some sort of machine in. Given the amount of nearly inaccessible trees you do, it might be worth getting some sort of machine to take kit in and boards out. Even a powered barrow with a dolly or something. You don't think about the limitations of injuries when you aren't injured. It's only when you do hurt yourself that you very much wish you'd been more sensible. 12ft and 2 9ft lengths would be best.

No value in quarter sawing elm really. To minimise movement, I'd flat saw the lot, but rip the wider boards up the heart to allow for movement when drying.

Thanks for the recommendation. I've seen their mills on eBay, but didn't realise that they did a larger version. I have sent an email

Cheap, narrow bands. I'd probably spec 45-50mm - Woodmizer do really good Silvertip blades for my Logmaster at about £32+VAT and delivery. There aren't really any large cutting mills around here. Market niche I suppose. That and it would only take 4 large logs sold off the saw to cover the cost of the saw purchase. You tempted?

Their very smallest mill is £26k and it goes up a lot from there.

One of the main reasons for getting away from chains and chainsaws is that they are pretty frail once you start pumping a lot of HP through them and adding the complication of rip cutting. That and the 10mm kerf and the vast amount of sawdust. It's an idea I had toyed with seriously, but I need a bandmill really.

That's not a lot of money for what it is. Do you know what the model details are?

Don't refrain from posting! I spoke to Mebor out of curiosity a couple of months ago, but they are all out of my price range at the moment. What would be useful is to find a Eurozone manufacturer of wide cutting manual mills, but they are harder to find. I have no desire to build my own mill. All my time is spent cutting timber - I don't have time (or the skills) to build something as complicated as a band mill.

You're all missing the point! Steve - I don't have that kind of cash. Chrispy (welcome to the forum btw ) - it's very good value (and the Euro is extremely weak at the moment) but won't cut wide enough.

Agreed, to a point. The fact of the matter is that you can, with minimal physical effort take the cantilevered end of a Woodmizer head in your hand and wobble it. I had an LT40, the track rollers were properly adjusted and this was the case. You cannot do this with my present mill. That start point means you just don't have to pay as much attention to fine tuning on a day to day basis and you can get on with the business of cutting.

Ah, but your 5ft wide cut with a 2" band is on your Woodmizer with a twin rail track system. Therein lies your sucess