I I read all the posts on your new tractor I have a little input for you I seem to remember the old masseys have a screen filter in the trans...
Do you have any farms around you sometimes farmers would rent you a spot to process wood and wood processing is considered agriculture so you...
Is your mill long enough to saw a beam for that span? or do you have a salvage yard near you you could maybe get a long H beam? just thoughts...
Best part about those kind of helpers(Equipment) they do not complain they just need a little TLC ( tons of labor and currency) once in a while...
I am well familiar with that just the three of us:D ME,MYSELF AND I
Thats good because I have been swamped busy and I just saw your thread JB
I use anchorseal it does make a big difference in the log usually I cut a disc off the end of the log before cutting and the sealer really makes a...
It always seems big until you start to fill it up
Just in case anybody is interested there is a timber show in state college june 4-5 at penn states ag center it always has some nice Iron to look...
One thing I really dislike is concrete work !! good luck hope all goes well JB
I traded in a husky 335 XPT many years ago I think around 2001 from a tree service it took a dive from a bucket and was beat up, the customer...
I wish I had the room for a building like that my whole place is a hill and I had to squeeze my mill shed in Yours looks like it is a big project...
The only way I could afford 3 phase is a generator Three phase is on the poles in front of my house but it would be a 800 ft run to bring it in...
I have both and if you are planning on sawing a lot of lumber the bandsaw is the way to go if you have one or two logs to do for slabs that is one...
As Marine's always say SEMPER FI !!! awesome job giving your time to help a vet JB
Chainsaw milling is terrible on saws always use a heavy mix I use 25;1 it makes the saws live longer
The 036 pro was one of the better saws stihl made very dependable JB
Sometimes trees just amaze you what they do sometimes it is like a Wyle E Coyote cartoon what they do , glad you got it down ok
I got a chance to run the splitter today first load in the truck took about 25 minutes ended up doing 2 loads mix of locust, ash ,poplar and pine...
Yes he was a pleasure to deal with