Decision Time! - WHAT Should We Do? 

Forgot to add regarding the sawmill, your solution is a good one, a better one is a dedicated sawmill shed with access to both sides of the mill. That's how mine is setup, easier to cleanup around it and better airflow in the summertime. Just my 2 cents worth. Enjoy your videos!

Love the "skinny jeans" references the last few videos. 😆

Love seeing the calves. Miss Sondra. Love to listen to her talk. She has the prettiest voice. I bet she can sing good.

Hello 👋 Chuck, I noticed a yearling sucking on your newest momma cow with the new born heifer. I’m not trying to tell you I know best, first of all. If it were my animal, I would try to wean the yearling to give the baby more milk and help the cow immensely. This is only my opinion, not a criticism. I love watching your videos and always keep up with your journey. The sawmill will be a good addition to the hay barn with a good exhaust system for the diesel engine. Have a great evening and I hope you have a wonderful tomorrow. 40 Shades of Green Farm, west Tennessee

ok great question............ 1. are you going to have a helper. 2. think about what /where you will be putting the slabs and fletches and sq edge boards 3.do you want to unload at the end or the loading side. Here are 2 youtubers to watch lumber capital log yard and bearded lumber as how they off load the mill.

In my opinion I'd plan on building a future site for the mill, and not add on to this barn for hay storage. Sawdust is combustible; so is hay.

My only concern would be sawdust and hay in the building with the mill is fire danger. Saw dust is explosive in the right conditions and of course hay is very flammable. Not a deal breaker but something I would definitely keep in mind while you're deciding. I am very envious of your barn Chuck.

I think you get Nathan from out of the woods to come down and help you set it up it would be fun to watch you both at the same time 😃

A separate building for the saw mill. Hubby and I don't think it'll work.

It would depend on how much you plan to use it. On mine the sawdust and more importantly SLABS. They get out of control at my mill. I built my building with no walls so I can get logs in and slabs out on the sides and boards out on the ends.

I'd consider an angled set up with the saw mill. If you angle it so that you can pull the boards out the door, that would facilitate stickering the boards and putting pallets of boards together. It would also get the slab wood out of the way.

I think you found a great place to put the sawmill. Looks like you'd have some nice protection from the sun in there while still getting a breeze. Looking forward to the future sawmill videos. Take Care!

Chuck, I believe the first orientation would be best if you can manage the saw dust. Being able to open/close the sidewall, awning style would seem provide the multiple benefit. Remember, discharging the sawdust into the barn with no ventilation, will require a respiratory protection every time you operate. Also sawdust would eventually coat everything. One bad day could cause the hay barn to become an ash pit. I like the idea though 👍

There is always gonna be some smart mouth to make a negative comment. Just keep on doing what your doing. I’ve learned a lot by your very informative videos.

Ten inches of rain! Holy smacks! Where I live, we don't get that in a year. I miss living where it actually rains (I'm in the interior of BC Canada). I sure would like it if one day you could show off that old table you have in your shed. It looks like something from the 50s or 60s. I have one and still use it. I liked the shape of the legs on yours.

A roll away sawdust trough the length of the travel of the power head. Just an idea

Sounds like a good idea, mostly because it will make it more readily available for use. Giving you less excuses for not using it.

LOL "Skinny jean" sighting at 4:55! LOL😃

Don't forget to factor in how much room you'll need for a tractor or whatever to drop the logs on or near the log loader. May mean you need to set it up along the outside wall. Good Luck.

Re: your diesel fuel from a 28 year Chevron employee. Yes! Very important to have an additive that disperses water, especially if you’re not filling the tank. Diesel creates condensation. You can also check to see if you have water in your tank by getting , water finding paste. It’s yellow or orange, you spread about a 3” stripe on something that will reach the bottom of your tank. Color doesn’t change from diesel but any water & it turns bright red. Water is at the bottom of the tank so good idea to keep track so it doesn’t get up to level of output & doesn’t rust out the tank.

Also you have a place lots of people will say build a new place outside .. its space you have make it work for you .. 😊

Personally I would probably back your mill in the corner at a angle to where u can load logs avoiding the shed next to the door opening and to where u can still get the tractor on the operator side to get the majority of the sawdust back dragged out to be picked up. Also would recommend a hay rack wagon for your dimensional wood that’s milled and junk slab go straight back on the loader forks to take to the scrap pile. Good luck with however you choose your set up, enjoy following along!

Hi Chuck, As you mentioned, sawdust does accumulate. But in an interior environment, it gets everywhere. Also, waste wood is a problem when cutting. In any given log, there are at least four slabs of waste wood. I find that a separate open air covers seems to be the best solution for mills. Sawdust and waste are thrown behind for disposal. logs enter from the front and lumber is stacked to the side. Good luck in deciding how you want your milling operation to flow.

Hi Chuck… the new mama baldie had an older black calf standing at her rear sucking on her between her hind legs stealing milk. The older calf will take all the colostrum & milk after that & the new calf will get no nutrition. Might want to consider getting a no nurse ring for the older calf to keep it off the black/white face new mama. Chicks are looking good.. it’s amazing how fast Cornish X grow & the amount of food they put away a day. Guess your drought is over for now anyway. Hope the fields soak up a lot of that rain & the pasture grass takes off at spring flush. The creek has turned into a river this winter. You might be able to build a small hydro power unit & use it if the grid electricity goes out in winter to keep lights, well, brooder heat lamps & the diesel tank running.

The barn is great idea for the mill, it can work year round. Along the wall is ideal.

Put the saw mill to work and build you a little pole barn so you don't lose your storage space. You can build it the way you want so you can use the tractor or any other type of equipment.

Absolutely, I think you should set up the mill in the barn.

You have a good space for the mill. Think about where you will store the lumber to dry.

The only issue is the sawdust. Do it like Nathan from Out of the Woods but run it through the wall outside. You might even want to pour a slab to put the mill. Way easier to keep clean,

I would recommend you install Hyper Lite brand lights in that barn. You’ll be amazed at how good the visibility will be! Tim in Northern TN

Yes, I use stabil in all of my equipment fuel storage containers

I use SeaFoam instead of Stabil and in the winter I use an anti-gel.

My thoughts r your going to change your mind about what you do first , I change my mind after about 3 changes. Try both ways then u will probably think of something else. I'm thinking u are going to mill up some lumber and make a hay barn closer to where u use it with your freeish lumber . Then u will have other ideas about the saw barn 🤪. Great job .

How many times did you have to do that skinny jeans bit before you could keep a straight face 😂😂😂 my wife and I went rolling all over the floor laughing 😝

I like sea-foam, simply because its good for a lot of different things, it can be used as a fuel stabilizer, I also put it in my crankcase a few days before I change oil, I've even stuck a fuel line into a can of it and sucked it into the carburetor to clean out the fuel system on my fork truck. The ironic thing about this video is that about half way through it there was an advertisement for.........jeans!

You need to stop that big calve from stealing the new babies milk. Chicks are looking really good. Blessings

I would build a shed roof on the side of your hay barn/shed and and have the ends closed and put it on the side of less rain spray and have a separate place for my saw mill where I could leave uncut logs out in the weather and at end of the shed I could leave cut lumber to air dry out of the weather and you would cut down handling of uncut and cut materials

Looks like a good spot for the saw mill maybe do a lvl concrete pad for it to sit on and get one big vacuum system to where you could vacuum up the saw dust to a outside dry storage holder that way y’all could save on bedding in the future but then again really depends on the $ situation lol

You have a beautiful farm, nice equipment too! Thank for the videos, I've been carrying an Osborne, I also have the Spiderco 3 but the Osborne is my hands down favorite.

I usually don't use Stabil in stored diesel although not a bad idea. Drain the water separator on the machines and routine filter changes on both tank and machines is good enough for the amount of diesel you store. The well pump low pressure switch with the little handle on the side is more trouble than they are worth, although there may be other reasons why it was recommended. A 40-60 psi pressure switch on our farm well for many years is all that's needed and never lost a pump. For the sawmill setup, several things to consider. The big one is the future plans for the shed. The sawmill shouldn't set out in the elements if it don't have to. Go with the setup you mentioned first in the video. This will allow immediate use of the mill and productivity to begin and let that guide you to the more permanent setup. The mill is portable so it isn't a huge deal to change things around. Electrical service to the shed is the biggest fire risk. Rodent control is important, especially since hay is stored there. All wiring in conduit will help you sleep better at night. Since not much hay is stored there most of the time this lessens the risk. Sawdust is not that much more of a contributor if managed properly.

We don’t use stabil, but we add Diesel Klean and Cetane Boost to ours. Gray jug, we buy at Rural King or TSC seems to be the cheapest.

Chuck like the idea. But I’m not sure with all your storage stuff in the barn there is gonna be enough room. What about the pole barn?

Hopefully your friend from out of the woods, will give you his educated thoughts.......he would know the best ideas.......

Diesel will keep for 6 months, but it doesn't hurt. I put Stanadyne Lubricity Formula in my diesel as well. Injectors and pump are $$$.

I don’t know anything about a milling machine but I am a woodworker who uses all the power tools and table saw. So I guess I would consider how much sawdust is made and in what direction it flys depending on where it’s located and in what direction. For instance is it ok to land on the hay.

Man as soon as you said you lost power my mind went to the chicks. I'm a minute in so far and hot hands came to mind as a emergency heat... Not sure if it will work but Worth a shot in emergency. Ok back to the video

Straight #2 diesel gels at 16.7 degrees Fahrenheit. We use the white Power Service jug to lower the gel point and use the orange 911 Power Service when you are screwed and gelling up

Okay Uncle chuck you gotta get off my skinny Jeans 😂😂 cause I retired mine in 2019 🎉but my suits still fitted just not tight.. 😂

I’m a fan of the parallel setup. I like having more of that center aisle open for access through the building. Just leave plenty of room on the back side for sawdust removal access. Can you use the sawdust for bedding or is it too fine?

Beautiful stream!

The sawmill will have a lot of dust flying collecting in stuff in shed as the shavings go you could put a conveyor under but still may be a lot of shoveling. A dedicated shed may be better for it. Your stock looks good and yep you may have a couple other that may have partook from the bulls kindness. God Bless you and Saundra stay safe and healthy.

I use sea-foam. In tanks, an equipment, even vechical's

Looked like you had another calf eating off of the new momma.

When are you going to put a container under the bulk diesel tank? Spilled fuel is a big pain to clean up and dispose of.

I have to know why you didn’t comment on that yearling nursing on that new mama. That was cracking me up!😂😂😂

Bald face cows are the best moms … the looks like you have a mother due soon from the size of the other cow … Congrats !!

Once you put it inside you will use it twice as much. It will be rainy day work inside. Put it long ways door to door. Great video.

I think it's a good location just keep in mind about controlling the saw dust .

Orient it in such a way that your tractor with a pallet fork can drop the log onto the mill

Long way seems like a good way to put it,

Saw mill will fit length of barn but I dunno but you need room for operating it safely. Baby cows awesome. One does look kinda round there. Ice storm awful for farms than mud. 🙏 for ya ll

The only problem I see is you would need a new spot for your hay otherwise every bale would have so much saw dust built up all over it

Seems like a better use of space running parallel with the long wall. Leave enough space on the wall behind where you stand to operate saw for a rack system up that wall to store you lumber. Would be handy to get to when needed. Put a chute system in for the sawdust. Easy clean up with the tractor. What a sweet setup you'd have. Best wishes, D

Are you going to build a drying shack? Where would it be? So when done milling, how far would you have to move the product to the dryer?

I understand where you're coming from,not wanting to expose your mill to the elements,but Mills aren't that fragile, mines out side covered with a heavy tarp and doing just fine. Dust is explosive and sawdust will spontaneous ignite if not kept cleaned up. It will be everywhere,not just on the floor. How much would it cost to replace the barn and everything in it, verse's a saw shed with with ability to have tractor access all the way around it for log placement and sawdust removal?

Hi Chuck. Parallel to the wall seems like a great spot if it's not being used very often.

I would think that setting up the saw mill long ways would work out the best assuming you have the room to turn the tractor to be able to set the logs in front of where they need to be to load them into the saw mill or to place them directly on the mill. A vacuum system is easy to put together for the saw dust so that shouldn't be an issue however stack placement might be depending again on how you load them into the mill. Maybe in the future you could always build a new building for the mill alone that would be perfect for it but I wouldn't be in a huge hurry for that unless you find the current spot in desperate need of being more ergo dynamic.

I’ve had a mill for 5 years now. I would do it the first option Either leave enough room to get behind it with the tractor to scoop up sawdust with the bucket or buy a saw dust vacuum from harbor freight and suction it outside in a pile for not much money

HOWES 911 is what I use Anti Gel additive conditioner

Keep you some toilet bowl brushes around for cleaning the chicken drinkers and water troughs.

Go with the first thought so you can have drive through tractors and log drop off and lumber pickup with sawdust collection outside the wall.

You really have something against skinny jeans lol. Second time I’ve heard you mention them in as many videos.

thx

Yes, stabilizer is a no brainer..cheap insurance on a big investment, I also like to keep all equipment on full. Empty space in a fuel tank is going to add to condensation. Seasonal equipment add stabilizer and fill it up works for me, so adding stabilizer in a dsl tank is 👍. I enjoyed the 8 minutes and I learned something. I really thought your point was going to be a foreign knife is just as good save the money lol. I kinda think that but I do have griptilian in my pocket. AMERICA FIRST.

Chuck, what happened to the big generator you guys had a while back? That big diesel generator that you got from some type of military surplus. I thought it was in the hay barn? Is it no longer working? I think you should definitely permanently set up the sawmill in that barn. I would run it parallel to the back wall.

Love the dogs they get everywhere 😂

I would be asking what’s on the other side of that wall. What about loading logs from that side operator stands on the empty side your breezeway stays clear.simple awning would do it

My vote is perpendicular to the wall. You'll need to access both sides of your mill. logs on one side, timber and lumber removal on the other side, and sawdust.

I used Sta Bil in my gas for lawn equipment and I still had to clean the carburetor out on my power washer one year. I stopped using it

“Astute, well educated, skinny Jean wearing fella” lolololololol! Love it

I like the skinny Jean notations. Lol

First time on your channel, wish I knew of you sooner

🎉BOGO🎉on the cows! Shweet 😎

Why don't you use the saw dust for bedding for your baby chickens

Looks like the perfect place for a sawmill.

16:12 put you some protein tubs out for cows buy at T S C

Chuck, first time watching. Nice video work. You remind me of my late acquaintance named Mims over in Alabama. You folks must be real rich. All them thar dogs will eat you out of house and home. You gotta have a place to put stuff. Hahaha

I put Kleen Diesel brand Or sea foam . It may be all the same . I don't know .

At 28:12 - is an older calf nursing the new calf's mom?

Calf says no touchy, last time you touched me I got an earring. 🤣🤣🤣

We would be worried about being stuck between the wall and the mill. Something goes wrong and do you want to be running 21 feet to get out of the way?

I vote for option 1.just my opinion.

How is the new work bench working out? Thanks for the video.

We use l100 probably the same as stabil

If those skinny jeans make you that smart I am getting a pair.

Nooice! 😎 STOC

When are y'all going to do another live chat broadcast

That must be rather critical to have 100 chicks at $3 each in brooders when the power goes out on you. You must have some responsible landowners up stream to have such muggy conditions with the stream clear enough to see the rocks. What some viewers do not know is that it makes for boring videos to have a tractor warming up. People, let Chuck show us what parts he chooses and run his tractors as he likes without us telling us every step he takes to get going. My mind went imediately to the same thing you have already been thinking about having the mill in the corner, the sawdust discharge. It seems the two biggest areas of mess with a sawmill are the sawdust discharge and the slab wood which tends to accumulate. Because of these two waste streams, I would favor putting it perpendicular to the breezeway. With this you can get tractors in on both sides to feed the logs to the mill and to keep the area clean. I see you have five rows on hay bales. If each hay roll is 4 feet thick, then it seems you have the 26 feet you need. Just one point, have you considered putting it in place what many would call backwards? If you put the hitch side against the wall it will be a pain to install, but I think your log access and finished board removal should be smoother. The extra 20 minutes in installation seems small when accounting for the time spent placing logs and snatching the boards and slabs. I just thought of another advantage of placing the mill backwards. You could put in another header and open a 16-foot door in the end of the shed to bring in the logs, saving you more barn space. A high rollup door seems the right choice for this application. Please remember I only spent three minutes thinking about this while you have spent hours.

Millennials live to critique.

😂 you’re gonna be an old man waiting on Jim Bob.