Tractors and wood! Show your pics

[goeduck]

I had noticed this crappy looking log in the woods behind my house for some time and figured it was obviously junk. I happened to climb over it and noticed it seemed solid. So I grabbed a saw and cut into it, and what to my wondering eye did appear? Solid wood. Nice when the wood is close by.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

I loaded this Box Elder on the BSM a while ago, and I needed to get it milled. It doesn't look like much,

but it did make some pretty nice lumber,

And, before I could get started on my neighbors cherry logs, I needed to change the oil in the BSM mills engine, as it's brand spanken new! This is it's first oil change, out with the cheapo 30w, and in with the Mobil 1 synthetic...

SR

 

[Loaderman22]

You bring back memories LoaderMan - That was 2010, ten years ago, I built that. Anybody is welcome to the plans. Here they are.

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Looks great, very nice job. I just bought a used land pride box blade, I was looking for either, this one came up first. I like the box blade, but the videos I watched make the land plane look like they work great also. I will look at these more closely, but I don't think I'd change much if anything.

 

[Oldpath05]

I loaded this Box Elder on the BSM a while ago, and I needed to get it milled. It doesn't look like much,
And, before I could get started on my neighbors cherry logs, I needed to change the oil in the BSM mills engine, as it's brand spanken new! This is it's first oil change, out with the cheapo 30w, and in with the Mobil 1 synthetic...

SR

Yeah ok I'll go do the research on Box Elder.............. And so you have a brand new motor on an old sawmill, what happen to the original motor, what about oil filter?

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Old motor needs exhaust gaskets and an electrical problem sorted. Also valves adjusted and oil changed. I decided to pull it as it's MUCH easier to work on, on the bench, and putting a new motor on, that I already had, was no big deal at all.

New motor, doesn't have an oil filter, all the more reason to get that oil changed!

SR

 

[Oldpath05]

Box Elder, up to speed now but did you cut a male or female tree, or a Jim or Jane tree............... "Some boxelder maple trees are male and some are female."


What Is A Boxelder Tree: Information About Boxelder Maple Tree Growing

 

[Oldpath05]

Old motor needs exhaust gaskets and an electrical problem sorted. Also valves adjusted and oil changed. I decided to pull it as it's MUCH easier to work on, on the bench, and putting a new motor on, that I already had, was no big deal at all.

New motor, doesn't have an oil filter, all the more reason to get that oil changed!

SR

That sounds like me some mornings I better get a 2nd opinion thanks anyways................

 

[Oldpath05]

I had noticed this crappy looking log in the woods behind my house for some time and figured it was obviously junk. I happened to climb over it and noticed it seemed solid. So I grabbed a saw and cut into it, and what to my wondering eye did appear? Solid wood. Nice when the wood is close by.
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Seem so softwood thats been laying on ground for a while and not rotted would be cedar-ish and might be good for shingles, if one needed shingles, ah wooden shingles that is.

 

[s219]

I once had a heck of a time identifying a tree and determined it was a Box Elder. First I ever heard of that species, and it has some interesting characteristics. Cousin to a maple.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

I once had a heck of a time identifying a tree and determined it was a Box Elder. First I ever heard of that species, and it has some interesting characteristics. Cousin to a maple.

Actually it's pretty decent wood to work with, I should take a better camera out there and get better picts. to post here, as lately I've just been using my cell for pict. taking.

I'll try to remember to do that!

SR