I thought all tractors came with a differential lock until I bought that New Holland last year and it didn't have it ! It had the locking mechanism, just...
There is so much more to milling than just cutting a board, no matter what you use to do it with, what you use, there must be some planning for the future....
Is it my imagination, is it just here or Nation/World wide ? I asked Stuart to pick up a gallon of Bar oil in Broken Bow the other day. they had no one gallon...
Life in the life of an old lumber baron, lifes habits are hard to break. I being the Old Lumber Baron awake at 3;45 in the morning; turn on the coffee pot,...
Now I have one of those cheap winches, like they sell at Harbor Freight, but I bought mine goouchy from Upscale Sams Club, in the neighbor hood of $90. Never...
Bill got me thinking and I thought this video was important enough to deserve it's own post. Sent to Bill: "I enjoyed your stories and it reminds of a fabulous...
Harley Scott - Trustee Forest Harmony Foundation incorporating: Ecomill-Ecological Forest Milling C/- 77 Royal Melbourne Avenue Connolly WA 6027 Western...
Nothing like good honest hard work to cause a man to think clearly. I just shut down the saw, cut some 8 foot 2X4s so I could get to a ten foot, which is what...
One has a lot of money invested in materials and equipement, and it can disapear in a heart beat. Geyt a few bigger chain saws hanging arround and lots of...
If you are a subran Lumber Baron, salavaging trees from city streets and peoples yards, count yourself lucky. You do not suffer the same fate and horrors, we...
Before I unsubscribe to this useless list, I'm going to take a moment to ask Harley to share some more of his views, so that we get a better idea of just what...
I am looking for a manual for a ross 181. Also wondering if anyone has information on tooth angle and what it does when you change it. I am also looking for...
As many of you know, Poorboy Construction, runs one of the finnest Alasakan sawmilling operations in the World, and definately, McCurtian County. We take great...
I took the job as moderator of the Milling group about 4 years ago. Some of you may remember that at that time we were being slammed by Spammers and we needed...
Hi Guys, Currently I do work with a old bandmill. Wat I was thinking is buying a swingblade mill and cut some timber locally in the woods. If someone has a...
My fellow millers, in view of some of the recent post, I do not want to get into slandering or bad mouthing other millers, but in this case, I am going to...
When I was prehaps 8 years old, a boy had a flying model; airplane, which I nebver had. He had a problem wioth it, talking on the school bus, never seeing it I...
Harley mentioned this. Swingmills in a different way! Not sure any of us will be buying one but neat to look at! And interesting the note the attention given...
I consider Harley, Robert, Bill and others here my friends! Doesn't mean I agree with every comment! And I do think that we'd do even better if we kept the...
Dear Dennis, Bill and others with brains, try looking at the NPO BARS website, the bandsaw bed type configuration has dual circular blades that can saw both...
I've read a few reviews that really praised this hand powered sharpener. Clamps to the bar and you hand crank a special cutter. Seems that despite great...
Progress and being green, can be challenging, when you are old an worn out. Seems to take me a day to do one hours work. Plus my helpers are away getting...
I have a few pieces of tree trunk and thought of all kinds of different ways of making my own homemade saw mill but never got around to it. So finally I...
Dennis , What has become of Paul William ? Last I remember he was in Houston. If I remember correctly, he use to have a lot of good imput for the occassioonal,...
you got choices in life take what is offered or dare to be different. They say going to grandmas house is not what is fun, it is the trip to get there. Now...
My Fellow Americans, GPs. Millers, Okies, and World wide friends, I, my woman, and our Rocketscientest son went to Masquite, texas, just out of Dallas, Texas...
Off Subject, but all things are inter related. Since I often post our adventures and projects in my GP group, using them as a tool to encourge thaose who are...
If you use a chain saw mill, and more so with hard wood than soft wood, although some pine can be bad, considering a number of conditions. But you will get a...
Borrowed these facts from Allen at Procut http://www.sawmillchainsaws.com/sawfacts.htm A chainsaw piston goes up and down in the cylinder 20,000 times per...
