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  1. difflock
    I say old boy hijack away All grist to the Mill boom-boom!
  2. difflock
    Actually Jonothan I would consider an LT35HD. With 2 of my mothers brothers extended families living in Canada I could probably simply get them to buy the mill for me and ship it. Though I suppose they would be liable for local sales taxes, that I would not be. I did not particularly wish to ask an American WM dealer to ship me a mill. Anyway I believe the super-duper $19,000.00 offer was only for mills collected from the factory, and may no longer be valid anyway. regards Marcus PS Is there much merit in Cookssaw vehment assertations that crowned steel balanced wheels are better than inherently unbalanceable belted bandwheels?
  3. difflock
    I am no-where near as "au-fait" as Jonothan in respect of band-sawmill manufacturers. Nor indeed bandsawmilling. Anyway I restricted myself to, what I leastwise had cause to deduce, were reasonably large established manufacturers. From Google searches cross-referenced with, for example, advertising on the Forestry Forum. Might now even wait until the APF show since I would not wish to mill timber cut in the Spring or Summer, though I could get some practise in on sap-laden stuff. At least that would give me some purpose for my planned excursion to the APF. Regards, Marcus
  4. difflock
    Seen that un Codlasher, thanks.
  5. difflock
    Jonothan, I bin idely looking at 2nd hand mills in the states. Except akina reluctant to risk a 2nd hand mill, other than through a reputable dealer. Cookssaw got a 51 hp diesel AC-3651 (IS IT?) "on consignment". $27,000.00 with 450 hours thereon. I could seriously consider it. Except these big sawmills require (quite?) some stripping down to even fit in a Hi-cube container. regards Marcus
  6. difflock
    Ah already bin, or probably woulda/shoulda bin cept for the Mrs.'s support. cheers m
  7. difflock
    Finally made my mind up, last night. Cookssaw MP-32, plus associated goodies. Then this morning I looked again at the Turbosaw Weekend Warrior. Hmmmm:confused1:? At under £5k it could be a serious:001_rolleyes: contender. Got the electric option(s) too. Derp. MUST NOT LOOK AT :thumbup:GLADIATOR:thumbup: OPTION. dribble an drool. marcus ps I gotta keep this thread bumped up:001_tt2:
  8. difflock
    A very tidy operator/operation.
  9. difflock
    Jeekers Hi Sur! For an Ulsterman o my upbringing it could only be, on that basis, a Woodmizer. but unlessen I can import a $19,000.00 WM35HD it wont be. regards, marcus
  10. difflock
    Blutac and a PAPERCLIP as an emergency distributor "dizzy". The origional getting mangled because I had failed to properly re-secure the distributor cap clips. Lasted for yonks (with a proper replacement in the ashtray) until I replaced it without due cause. 2 wire rope tow chains as "jump leads", with many hands to keep them clear of each other and vehicle bodywork. Looked ridiculous but worked.
  11. difflock
    Flogging this dead horse even deader:blushing:. What sort of life can one expect from 1 1/4" bandsaw blades, did I see about 4 hrs before sharpening, then how any times can they be re-sharpened? Depends on brand of band blades, but I was considering buying from Cookssaw. The complete "package":thumbup:
  12. difflock
    Having said I like Cookssaw's use of unbelted all steel, dynamically balanced bandwheels, to prevent vibration and allowing the use of intermittent drip fed diesel as a lubricant. i.e. like Stenner type full industrail 4" band mills. However: I am aware that most everyone else uses belts of some type, some tight, some loose, but also incidental comments that vibration is unavoidable in a bandmill. Some like Turner even use pneumatic tyres. So; Do Cookssaw mills really run noticably smoother? PS The reception staff who answer the phone at Cookssaw sure talk nice, a delight to listen to with wonderfully clear English, way easier to understand than many British born English speakers.
  13. difflock
    Oh er just re-found www.bandmill.com NY based too M
  14. difflock
    Nope, (i) Kinda hoping the £/$ rate will continue to improve. (ii) Still tossing the coin between TimberKing and CooksSaw. Timberking have priced for to include delivery to Belfast docks "all in". A very very helpful professional outfit Cookssaw, who refused to respond to my emails, insist the buyer arranges and pays for transport. I however like Cookssaw's better EFI petrol or propane engine options, and indeed their unbelted band wheels. I will pm you Ph Nos regards Marcus
  15. difflock
    Tee Hee, A significent benefit of the male aging process is the selection of relatively younger women to lust over is ever increasing. And will ever so continue to increase. An as an old friend Bodie is wont to say "the older the Fiddle, the sweeter the tune". Which is proving to be very very true.
  16. difflock
    Know comment, cos I dont know. I grew up with farm dogs, and dogs are not generally the problem. But the dog owners can be. Life cannot be without risk, but keeping risks under control is the key. Many people are not safe to drive cars either. But should cars be banned? How many children are not murdered by their own parents? Where do we draw the line? Shite happens, and always will while there are humans on the Planet. A whole lot of good things happen too. Life goes on. m
  17. difflock

    Windblow

    difflock replied to lgl's topic in General chat

    Already discussed to death earlier.
  18. difflock
    "Russians" was the name given to the (back then) oversized slurry tanker tyres a few years back here in NI. Probably because they were imported from Russia. A guy down Enniskillen direction was running sommat similar in the woods. Sump like an old cast iron bath. Massive tyres, but most significently, no brakes, cos the clever Russian designer reckoned Army trucks were better with air brakes that used the air pressure to bring the brakes on. (As opposed to our normal fail-safe, spring on/air off system) Therefore if brake lines got ripped off in rough terrain/during combat. The truck could still move. Truely properly Simples.
  19. difflock
    Wonder what their day rate is
  20. difflock
    :thumbup: Keep coming back to it. Never disappointed. Might near fly to London to try it at source/on draught. m
  21. difflock
    there is one, or there used to be a type (Dixon Bates?) That had the pin co-axial with the 50mm ball. Very tidy arrangment.
  22. difflock
    UM, on reflection I bid her to 3 plus. bidding in the closing seconds saw her make £3900.00 Sigh.
  23. difflock
    Curosity but where was the TK 2000 advertised? Good luck with your purchase btw. cheers marcus
  24. difflock
    Well answered there John, and good luck marcus
  25. difflock
    Can we talk about the root cause of climate change = excess population with affluent lifestyles. Who prefer to live in rich river vally bottoms= flood plains. And imagine they can control nature. On tother hand the world managed to regularly change its climate , before humankind even existed. Ice ages and inter-glacial periods. An all that. Anyway, perhaps poor old Home Sapiens has mistakenly taken this last few hundreds of years of benign settled weather for the "norm", when actually it aint "normal". **** happens. Reference the advanced Civilizations in South America wiped out my "climate change". But not of the anthromopheric kind.

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