I am milling a large sugar pine log on my Woodmizer LT 15 Start sawmill. I don’t have the tractor available so it was a struggle trying to turn the log without hydraulic equipment. 
Good morning sir, thanks for posting this, your welcome, I got them just for you. Can't wait to get out to your office space 😂 lol. Log right makes a yellow peve, I think 6' er. I had a live audience member pass in my horse stall before Christmas 🎄.🧡
That’s a big ole log, I like your audience. Man that’s some beautiful looking wood. Somebody could make some beautiful looking stuff out of that stuff. That was one neat way of easing that log down. Watching you handling that big ole log Reminds me very well why I sold our full Manuel and bought a full hydronic mill. We where too young to deal with fiscal labor 😂😂 thanks for sharing. Take care
I call this mode of turning logs the "Armstrong" method. It's my chosen style as well. ("Chosen" as in, I have no hydraulics either, so it was chosen for me...) Those 1x12's would make great Owl nesting/Wood duck or Bat boxes... Just sayin' Another job well-done. Cheers from your neighbor in Linn County.
That’s an interesting idea. I don’t have much for duck habitat but owls and bats would be appropriate. Do you know of any plans for simple owl boxes that are good for local owls?
@@WilsonForestLands There are several basic owl box designs online -- depends which species you have/want to attract. Up here in Linn County, not many Spotted owls, but plenty of Barred owls and Great Horned owls. So, I'd advise a perusal on Bing or Google search for likely designs. (Try Audubon or Cornell Lab of Ornithology.) Essentially, a box, roughly 13" x 13" x 24" deep will do for most medium/large owls. The trick is the opening, which helps determine the species who might use the box. As far as bats, I have my own "hybrid" design, (read: borrowed parts of designs from a few different sources) for bat roosting boxes; it's been successful, and I've built and sold a few. (Try an online search; especially "Bat Conservation International") I know You Tube frowns on you giving out contact info. Is there a way to private message? I'd be happy to send pics of my version with rough dimensions, if you wish. BTW, should you be heading North and are coming through Linn County, consider looking us up -- we're happy to give tours of the ol' homestead. Stay warm and dry! From your neighbor up in Linn County.
@@lpeterman Thanks, that's some good info. My email is wilsonforestlands@gmail.com. If that doesn't show up, it should be in my channel about info. I have been making it up to Lane county about once a month. I will keep your tour offer in mind.
LX25 here - knew right when I ordered it that would need a tractor - got a BX subcompact, and where it might not be able to lift a 26" Ash 6 footer, it can certainly push it up onto the mill, and can spin the log in place with a strap, like a pull start cable. You've some beautiful sugar pines out there!
That’s may be how I’m going to have to turn the larger log with the tractor. My tractor can lift the log, but the trick will be doing it without banging the mill around and knocking it off level. That is a nice thing about this place, a lot of sugar pine.
@@WilsonForestLands With the strap wrapped around the log, it leaves the weight on the deck - so there really isn't any banging around against the frame. I guess the hardest hit is when it plops down onto a flat side? Worth the trouble, peaveys require a lot more oomph than I'd prefer, lol.
Great video! I've turned enough logs and cants I knew I wanted hydraulics on my mill. Before that and still when turning a big log I'm quartering or breaking down with the Alaska mill I use a Hi-lift/farm jack. You can turn a big log with one hand!
At 8:30, there was a copious amount of squeezed water coming from the log upon cutting. Why is that on a log that has sat for 1.5 years? And then they need to dry more. Also, I can't help it, but every time I see one of your videos, I'm remionede4d of the classic Ray Stevens song "The Haircut". Keep up the great work, and awesome channel. Best...
