Recent content by Douglas Ostrander

Got my log clamps converted on my mill. Just a few more mods to go. Want to stiffn the deck a little more for big logs.

Hypertherm 85 xp at 85 amps. Edge start. 24 inch per min

It is Woodmizer. They sold me the parts. Two sets. I ordered the shafts from a hydraulic shop and then cut to length. Not easy to cut to length. Length of shaft is 48.5 inches. Then drilled and tapped the ends for 1/2" bolts.

Have not been on this site for a bit. Too busy. Been making more mods to the sawmill. Added two more hydraulic functions for the new log dogs. Junking the OEM log dogs. Added a winch to help turn huge logs. Plus fixing the wire managment. The steel is 3/4 AR400,

Made new drag back arms for the sawmill this weekend. Added a shoe or finger to the bottom to hold the wood as you drag it back to the back of the mill for stacking. Without the shoe the wood falls down once off the cant. Hard part was the steel I used. I only had 1/2" scrap in AR400...

I am being told the hydraulic chain turner is meant for logs under 30 inches. But the mill has a cut width of 44 inch wide and 40 tall. I still have a small Timberking 1220 manual mill with 16 hp gas motor and trailer package. I also have a D&L swingblade mill with planer, sander, and...

Yes the mill is new. Still modding the mill to what I am needing. I ended up getting the Mikron Set works. Still tunning the programming. Then add a winch to assist in turning large tree trunks. Then some fine tunning of the the board drag back. Which means a complete redo of the dragging...

Cable is for the hydraulic hose. No cable chain to drop logs onto is my thinking of why they stretch the hose above.

New log turner did not work as I hoped. Still had to use the forks to get the log rolled over. But she cuts great with 4 degree blades. 67 hp diesel yanmar. Almost took out the cable. First two cuts I damaged two blades.

Next ones will be planed 2x4's. Just using up some old stock. Blocks are 2.5x2.5 blocks. Been watching a bunch of Hobby Hardwoods on Youtube. I just ordered some breeze way stickers to try. Making all my old 1x1 stickers into firewood. Lesson learned on how to dry wood.

Trying to make the flattest pallets I can for stacking milled lumber for drying. Ran all the wood thru the planer last weekend. Now I need to make a level spot to store the pallets. My sawmills hydraulic log turner should be here today.

I have seen the power company run a turbine generator with 15 year old diesel. Very big tank. Millions of gallons. They did have to change the fuel filters. Filters were plugging up.

Had a cloud pop up Friday night and got 1.2" of rain. Was about the only rain on radar. I should have hydraulics on sawmill sometime late August. Turning logs and draging boards is not for me. I have way to many 200+ year old logs to mill.

I have bown maybe a dozen trailer tires. Why I carry a battery powered impact with jack. I have gotten home and the entire wheel was missing. Hub and all. Bent torsion axels. My worst battle is with leaking tires because of aluminum rims. Electrolysis at the valve steam forms a leaky...

I am on my third set of RV tires. Blew the first one at an age of 9 years. Michelin OEM tires for the first set. Then what ever I could get. Replace my truck tires after I carried a very heavy load and remembered the truck was 10 years old. Got a little worried but was ok.