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Apologies Jonothan, Will simply stated that, apart from minor "CE" compliance modifications, the US and UK mills should be the same specification, model for model. I yet await to find out the difference in price between the US and the UK. If I get no response from Matt Marriott inside a week I will ask TimberKing to price me a Mill Stateside. And I have reasons to imagine I will not get a response from Matt btw. Regards, Marcus

Wow, emailed TimberKing on Thursday past with a US 1600 /UK 1600 model specification query. Got a reply from Will Johnston (the company President!) on Friday, i.e. the next day. Wow!

Jonothan, Twice the Price is ABSOLUTLY correct For a LT20 with hydraulic options £17,938.00 Plus a wheel kit at 4k = 21,936 plus UK carriage at about £650.00 = £22,588.00 at 1.6 Ex rate = $36,140 = virtually twice the US $price of 18,995 for the LT35HD Talk about being bent over double.

Who designed/installed your system? What is your heat loss/heat demand? How well insulated is your house? How long, or how often were you told you would need to burn the boiler btw? I am heating about 3750 sq ft of 1990's build with exactly the same set-up. 40kw/2200l tank. It is lit once per day, at quitting time, drives underfloor for a couple of hours, and brings the accumulator tank up to temp. Which then provides heat to drive all the heating for a couple of hours in the morning. Cept we also run a wood burning stove in the front room. marcus

That will be a priority am tomorrow.:lol: Having already stirred the pooh-pooh with Norwood, re the trans-Atlantic price disparity. Especially since the sell the exact same spec/model designation on both shores. Timberking will be next, in the absence of any interested UK Dealer, despite my ph call contact. cheers m

Shipping about £2500.00 plus an inconsequential 2.2% IMPORT duty, plus VAT. The only rub is I will require an intermediary Stateside to purchase on my behalf. But! Compared to the LT20B (UK model) I was quoted for at £11,330.00 + del to NI. Far far better spec and value. m

Hydraulic motors are relatively inexpensive new. Take a look at Hydraulic Gear Pumps | White House Products | Hydraulic Pumps And pick a spec to suit.

I would recommend a tractor PTO driven type, i.e. with its own self contained hydraulics. Can run the tractor at low engine rpms, esp if 2 speed PTO, and still get good performance Sommat 13, 15 tonne upwards. Try Riko, or Marshall Agri Eng (for KRPAN brand) I bought a 17 tonne Krpan and am pleased with it.

LT35 Hydraulic Portable Sawmill by Wood-Mizer OK The head up/down and blade feed are electric. And the log turner aint a sexy chain type. But in terms of VFM @ $18.995.00 =£11,575.00 An absolute "no brainer" I think

Round here in Co Antrim it is all bog-fir. Co Londonderry, where I grew up, for bog-oak. All I have access tolocally is bog-fir from various neighbours. marcus

For a Lumbermate 2000 in Bangor, the usual non answers to questions about viewing and offers of free delivery, after payment:lol:. Sigh Why do I bother. That is the 2nd ebay scam bandsaw for sale in Northern Ireland, recently, that I am directly aware of.

Rob, Your last paragraph as above sounds very sensible. My notion was to try and perhaps just split the big log down the middle, to attempt to make a large bench seat. And a chainsaw mill would be the sensible way to attempt this. Cheers Marcus

The only reason I queried was a post on the ForestryForum, about slabs (patties?) cut from a root or butt, complete with some included stone and clay, cut clean through. And, as I understood, cut with a bandsaw mill. And blunting the blade, but not trashing it beyond resharpening. I would have thought it to be completly impractical. m oops PS This would be very well seasoned stuff that has been sitting piled up in the air, for guessing 50 years. So anything left should be solid.

I ask since we are surrounded by peat bogs. Some contain piles of bog Oak, some bog Fir. These were removed during peat cutting operations or subsequent land reclamation. Many people have attempted to cut them up for firewood and given up. But surely if out of a bog, they should not be gritty, well unlessen the roots. I have trysted with a neighbour for a pile of bog fir, the intention was to fish out characterful pieces for to put in the flower garden for the Mrs. However there a couple of trunks going on 30' long, by probably 30" dia, little over the 1/2 round left mind.............but remarkably straight..........................but with a very clear to be seen sprial grain. I fancy trying to cut them after I get my hand in cutting low value Sitka. (After I actually purchase a bandmill btw ;D ;D) Cheers Marcus Am I wise?

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I cut my chainsaw teeth on an 08s, way back in the late seventies. Her was only replaced as a "frontline" farm saw with one of the last of the 026's. An her still be going. Some electronic gubbins that was pressed onto the end of the crankshaft, and an odd plug, was the only repair and maint I ever recall.

If you had seen what I and the Mrs. routinely brought back from Germany, France and Spain in der Galaxy, along with ourselves and 2 weans. No I would not be at all surprised:001_tt2: But even my combined credit cards would be more than maxxed out before I filled a 40' ISO Container, even the space left around a sawmill. Bingo Got it! Genuine American kiln dried Hickory firewood. Wonder what price that is stateside?

Probably so, Virgina being substantially nearer the East coast ports? As I understand the overland element is always more pricey than the trans-Ocean element Plus as a private or "non-business" shipper I get politely invited to bend-over. Hey-ho Knowing what I have both been quoted, and indeed paid, to bring stuff from the "English" mainland to Northern Ireland, I thought, for the vast distance involved, that this was a quite reasonable quote. Though I would be seeking another couple of competitive quotes before committing. Regards, Marcus

Anyone want to go "halfers" on an order Ex Cooks saws, or near thereabouts. Regards, Marcus

Anyone want to go "halfers" on an order Ex Cooks saws, or near thereabouts. Regards, Marcus

Wor one and only Son, bought a onesie Cow costume, for some particular party. He prided himself on wearing it repeatdly to dubious, possibly debauched drunken parties. Without EVER allowing it to be washed. PS Rich, I would not worry about the count-down to the New Year, after posting THAT image.

Cheers, JB suggested I try Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | Home for a "door to door" shipping quote, (but I could not get them today) as it is all apparently quite straightforward. Since I should probably budget for 40' ISO Container; Anyone want to pitch in with sommat from either Turner (NY State) or Cooks (Alabama?) to share a relatively empty container, I presume it should be possible to "sardine" 2 No. 6.0m length of cut mills in. If I am doing business with Cooks, I will possibly/probably buy their Hydraulic powered sharpner and also their tooth setter. Still to get firm UK prices for the 1400/1600 TimberKing mind. Time enough to early/mid January. Cheers all Marcus edit To be upfront if anyone wishes to share the Container costs; I would require them to pay the American supplier directly, to avoid any possible "CE" issues. Then pro-rata the shipping costs based on the relative cost of the contents for each party. And the Container to be delivered to Belfast or Dublin docks.

Ah, yes, bloody annoying that Rob. I was salivating at getting a LogMaster LM15, cept before Jonothan got sufficient orders. That firm apparently went into "voluntary bankruptcy"/Section 11 or whatever. On 16th Dec, per a Forestry Forum post anyways. They had had a fresh traded in (again a larger model) up-specced LM15 that ticked ALL my boxs. But anyway after a refreshing chat with JB I am firmly in the notion of importing. Either probably a Turner Hydraulic, (based on VFM) or a Cooks LP32 (based on my impressions of the Company's ethos and their limited, but well engineered product portfolio) btw Rob, You perfectly summed up my feelings about the Woodmizer brand and its slick marketing operation, (a kinda like Massey Ferguson tractors were a wheen o year ago here in Northern Ireland) Cheer all Marcus Hey!! I might take my new imported Saw to APF 2014 and bag a few orders ( Cos I know a guy in China who will "bang out" the "CE" conformity stickers and associated paperwork:lol:)

(i) trekkasaw not really what ( I think) I am looking for (ii) Yes Woodmizer is (still) in contention, poor reputation in some eyes, or for some applications , this may have unduly influenced me. The LT20B could be a contender, but I did not need (or even want) the extra complication of "Set Works" whatever they are. But then I should wait until they introduce the promised (on the Irish Wood-Mizer site leastwise) hydraulic varient of the LT20B:001_rolleyes: I like my hydraulics:blushing:. regards, Marcus

Just to add to my ongoing analysis paralysis. in respect of bandsaw choice. I have been fixated on (i) either Mainstream UK imported models. Or (ii) something sourced in the US or Canada. Surely there is some manufacturer in the rest of Europe (Italy or Scandanavia) that should be competitive. Pezzalato/Forestor from Italy is all I have found so far, through their UK importer. Marcus