Tractors and wood! Show your pics

[Yogi05]

My woodlot

 

[hunt4570]

I dont really have a good pic of my whole place and saw yard.. here's a couple.. kind of hard to tell what stuff is.
In the one on the right the big white square is the barn roof, to the left and down from there a bit is the mill. some logs at the ready above and to the left and some bunks of wood here and there.

 

[hunt4570]

Heres a couple videos of the place, a little long and boring but you get the picture... still learning to fly my drones

 

[IndyJay]

Here's a couple videos of the place, a little long and boring but you get the picture... still learning to fly my drones

Pretty cool videos. I was wondering about the scary music at first but then realized it was the drone...

 

[Jstpssng]

So here is my procedure, it works for me.
Small end of the log to the left , the head end of the saw, I have my scissor jack mounted on that end. I toss a 2x4 on the deck on each end of the log and measure up to the pith on the large end, then raise the small end to match and lock down the log. Then I take a slice or two or three off the top to get to a width that i think will work for that particular log. Then I roll the log 90 degrees... Your backstops need to be at 90 degrees to the bed so you can roll that first flat cut you just made up tight against the stops which will give you a 90 degree cut on the next (top) cut. When you roll it the first time you have to level the pith again for that axis lock it down and cut. Drop the jack below the level of the bed and roll/cut the log 2 more times.... then you have an even, square (90 degree corners) square cant. Then you can cut whatever you want out of it.
Then adjust your cutting to what you want.

TA DA!

I've been trying to come up with the best way to accomplish this, and you way makes a lot of sense. I just copied your post to my notes, in case I ever do get a mill.

 

[Jstpssng]

Thanks hunt.
I was doing 90 degree turns at first and then the internet said that wasn't right. Soooo much conflicting info out there. It didn't seem to make
much difference in result by changing methods as far as that part goes.

But

As well as loving your setup (wish I had a newer mill to use and the space you have to work) you triggered my common sense gene I wasn't using.
I am going to start loading my logs on deck with the small(er) end at the cutting head. Seems that way there's no chance
that with the pith measured I'm going to run small at the end of the cut.
Only one of my backstops has a "locking handle" where I can raise it and lock it in place, making for a little instability. I'll have to make
another locking handle so i can raise both.
Whether I turn it 90 or 180 I have been using a level to make sure it's square to the backstop.

So once you make your first 2 cuts you no longer need to measure pith?

My process was measure pith, first cut, flip 180, measure overall desired width, 2nd cut.
Flip 90, measure pith again, check level on backstops.
Then to get a 6" beam I measure from the center (pith mark) up 3 inches and mark that for 3rd cut.
Flip 180 and measure for overall desired width, and done. Sometimes successfully, sometimes not quite LOL.

I'll make some changes today based on your details.

Appreciate the help alot.

Hope people aren't PO'd at me kind of dominating this thread lately.

If you flip your log 90 degrees the first time, your last two cuts will automatically be square.

Don't worry about what people think, if they don't like your posts nobody is compelling them to read them. Meanwhile you are getting some good feedback here, and some of us are also benefiting from your questions.

 

[Loaderman22]

Heres a couple videos of the place, a little long and boring but you get the picture... still learning to fly my drones

watch out for the cat at the 2 minute mark in the first vid...

 

[hunt4570]

watch out for the cat at the 2 minute mark in the first vid...

Yep, that would be Krackle!

So we rescued her mother Coco, as in Coco Crispies and she unfortunately had 3 kittens, so we named them Snap Krackle and Pop!

How you doing ?? Snow yet?

 

[hunt4570]

I've been trying to come up with the best way to accomplish this, and you way makes a lot of sense. I just copied your post to my notes, in case I ever do get a mill.

Well I hope it helps you out, I've tried a few ways and this is what I've come to use, works pretty well. I'm sure others might think its the wrong way, but it works for me. Mine is just a full manual mill I'm sure those with the more automatic/hydraulic mills do it different... maybe?

 

[dodge man]

I like all the directions this thread takes and try to catch up on it every day.