william127

Bargain👍 It's my new favourite marketplace search😅😅😅

Amazing! I'm definitely doing this. So much more efficient than the plastic boxes and timber shelf arrangements I have. And they're silly cheap on Facebook!

Clever way of moving the machine, but those filing cabinets are what really impress!!👌👌👌👌

Sod that, 8ft is plenty for me😅😅

Picked up some bales in my defender earlier, I was heavy but ok- the other bloke there in the transit was something else!! The lad with the flat cap is my mate who was selling the bales, not the transit driver 😅😅😅😅

VID-20220407-WA0000.mp4 955.95 kB · 1 download I felt like that 50s song "High Hopes" when I started but it only put 2.3 machine hours on the clock. There looks like scope to get this type of grinder 100mm narrower to get it through a narrow door. Nice job👍 I have done stumps this size with it before and would again, but at this was out the ground, full of concrete and up on a mound I thought I'd try a different approach. It's just a shame there wasn't something I could use the tirfor off of, then it would have flown out😄

Yes, certainly not easy money or a job I'd want everyday but a good earner, a very happy customer and I can have a well earned drink tonight 👌👌

Not much grinding but I did use it to take a few roots off. Windblown eucalyptus, too big(height above the ground mainly) to do with my hyundai and there's no way to get anything else in so I broke it down with a saw, wedges and a jack. It would have been nice to have a bit of help but after chains(couple of old ones to bin, couple needing a big sharpen) petrol and diesel, I'll be £500 up for the day, can't really grumble at that👌👌

Wouldn't like to be without my 5 ton toe jack👌👌

Nice job👌 Thanks, I shall start doing some research with those thoughts in mind👍

Any recommendations for augers for a 0.8 micro and a 1.5 ton, both run the same hitch with 25mm pins? Got a big decking job with great access to do soon so might invest 🤔

I listed myself on there last week, cheers👍

@doobin I'm really glad you're buying a mill at this time, I think we have pretty similar ways of thinking/doing jobs, and it's like you're writing down all the reasoning behind buying a mill for me😄😄😄👍 cheers!

Have you ordered a mill then or are you still in the research stage?👍

Not immediately but in maybe 6 weeks I'll be looking to buy a couple of small loads of hardwood for firewood, ideally oversized or non processor grade as that would be a bit cheaper? Also after a load of softwood for milling, not firewood, up to about 28 inch diameter. I'm also happy to have smaller loads, trailers, transits, 7.5toners etc Unfortunately I can only get an 8 wheeler tipper sized lorry at most or tractor and trailer to my yards. I'm near Hertford, sg13. I've never really bought timber in before so any advice is welcome. I'll also take hardwood arb waste logs as a free tip site(unlikely I know but it may help someone out). Thanks👍👍

How do you find the frontier mill itself? the fact that you are using it directly on the ifor trouble free, and forking it on and off sound positive. how much assembely did you have to do when you got it? Are you using the fronteir blades or aftermarket ones? cheers

Does seem like a good return for the money, higher day rates for a mill than a digger(not that I do day rate if I can help it!) with a much lower outlay, although higher running costs (bands etc?). I bought some 6x2 yesterday for shed base shuttering, I'd say what I paid for a few lengths would buy a ton of logs. What I bought probably weighs 100 kg, so there's a lot of potential there to make a very useful saving over a few jobs. Then there's the exciting bit, interesting hardwood boards and beams... Sounds like a good plan, but would the mill not be too long to go on the truck?

I looked at the price of bands and getting them sharpened. I'm happy to pay to get them sharpened for the money as its not something I'll enjoy or be very good at😅👍 12 ton loads sound ideal, I could get one of softwood for milling, and one of hardwood for logs, and divert anything that looks interesting to the mill. Unfortunately I can't get an artic/wag and drag to my yard. Just need to find someone local to me.... Looks like a decent pile of timber you cut there, looks like good return to the customer for a day's work at todays prices👍👍

I'll have a look at the frontier mill👍 I noticed you just had it straight on the ifor, no issues with the mill vibrating or timber/cut bowing ? I agree about the height, I've taken the trailer on woodworking jobs in the past just to use as a massive work bench👍 I've got a small electric winch on a receiver hitch on my chipper, I could make similar on the mill/trailer, no need to buy a second winch👍 I have heard it can become addictive😄

Aside from the niggles, how are you finding owning your own mill? Is it straightforward to use? Do you just save useful/interesting logs from the firewood pile or have you been sourcing specific timber? Have you used/sold any of what you've milled yet or is it all stacked and drying? Hope you're getting on well with it, thanks👍

Yes I've seen your build, very impressive👍👍 That's basically what I'll be doing but without the trailer, cheers👍👍 Looks like this idea is fully workable then, thanks all👍

I have already budgeted in my mind to pay my engineering mate to help me assemble it. Forr his days money I know that it'll be set up absolutely as well as the quality of the mill will allow and it should go a long way to sorting any niggles👍 I best source some rsjs before there's an arbtalk related shortage😄😄

Good to here that I'm not thinking something completely stupid then! Good point regarding storage, I could sheet it right up then fork it onto the roof of my shipping container out of harms way👍👍

After too much reading on here I am contemplating a small band saw mill, like the woodlands 130. The Mills themselves are a reasonable price, but adding the trailer adds 1/3 ish to the price, taking it from say 5k to 7. But I really need to have it on a trailer- there is nowhere to sensibly store it at the yard where I'll use it, never mind permanently set it up. I'm thinking I could build a substantial 4x 2 box section frame, with fork pockets, and permanently mount the mill to that. I could then add front jack legs to my 14ft ifor for levelling and then use the mill on that? This would then also mean I'd have a useful trailer to take timber away from onsite milling. There is a forklift, telehandler or loader at all 3 places I'd be loading, unloading or doing heavy maintenance work on the mill. One drawback I can see people mentioning is the height? I think that it would be a good working height for me as I like things tall (work benches, log splitters etc). The ifor is also very sturdy for winching/rolling timber up. I also have a loader at my yard. It would be a decent saving over the cost of the specific mill trailer. Any thoughts welcome , thanks. Also, I wonder how much I've spent over the years because of things I've seen on arbtalk😅😅😅😅

Hello is this still for sale? Where abouts are you? What model is it ? Thanks