I am conversion a LT35 Sawmill. I am retired now and 75years old, Getting bored not working. Where I Live the forest industry is very Big. I work at a Paper Mill 19 miles up the Road In the Engineering Dept as Pulp Mill designer. I think I would really Enjoy a Wood Mizer Mill LT35 due too my age. I enjoy your videos, and have learn a lot from you. Too me this would be fun, not a Job. Thanks a lot for you videos .
Nice equipment, glad it's working out so well. You still need that tire ballast. I'm not trolling you, I'm a mechanical engineer who lives in the hills of Tennessee, ive been running tractor for 35 of my 50 years, and my grandfather was killed in a tractor rollover. It's the best money you can spend on your machine to make it both safer and more capable.
That was extremely helpful. I need to build a shed roof off the side of my barn to store a mill before I pull the trigger on one but I am really looking forward to it.
Thank you so much for that excellent review! I greatly appreciate all of the effort you put into your channel. Once I started my own channel, I quickly learned what goes into just the very basics of maintaining. You've been an inspiration for me, and I wish you the very best as you move forward. 👍
THANK YOU FOR THE VIDEOS!! Ive watched them all! plus every LT 35 video on you tube lol!!! after 11 years of running a LT15, I finally pulled the trigger and ordered a LT35HD should be in by dec. 1. hopefully we will have a mild winter here in Wis. so i can run some hours up on it!!
I was thinking about purchasing the same mill , and wondering where you made your purchase? The dealership close to me has terrible reviews and I am sceptical about them. Thanks for your time and video 👍
Northwest Sawyer Just getting interested in the woodmizer set up found Buses channel then Pattern now yours lol Live on 5 acres already have purpose built 1300 sq ft shop so starting to think about this type of thing as a side business
Great Videos- I have been working my way through them. I have been considering getting a mill- either a LT35HDG25 or possibly a LT40HDG26. Now that you have had the mill for about a year now- I curious what you are happy with, what options you wish that you would have added to the mill, or what options that you might have not gotten? Gas or diesel? Would the 40 be the choice that you might have said Geeze I should have done this or that. Also, do you send your blades in to be sharpened?
Well, hindsight being 20/20, I wish I had an LT 40 wide. When I bought my 35 I had no idea how much money I would make with it and how I would’ve been able to pay for a 45. I’ve had no issues with the gas engine but if money weren’t an issue I would get a diesel. My 35 works great all around but a guy always wants bigger, right?😬 I have a stack of blades to be sharpened but I haven’t done it yet. Fortunately I live about 45 minutes from the Wood-Mizer dealer so I will take them in sometime.
I do the same exact thing with my tractor and mill. I sheared off two of the 4 bolts that hold the front arm/jack on the frame. Be careful hitting the ground with it. The bolts aren’t even a graded as far as grade 6 or 8. Just FYI....
To the people that think they want to take a 1/2 acre of flat land and buy a mill. Don't forget the Tractor, in your cost. No saw mill can run with out a tractor. Forks and a Grapple bucket, Dont skid logs. A log trailer or long bed truck is also needed . All saw mills require a lumber storage shed and a saw mill shed is nice. Both sheds will need a tin roof and steel prices are high. You know now in '23 what's needed. A mill is just the start of running a lumber sawing hobby. I would double the cost of the mill in needed support equipment. I think this is why so many C19 mills are for sale after only 2 years. I have a LT40 fully loaded super Hyd. Cat Diesel, on a covered slab, tires off, with 8000 hrs. No major repairs ever needed. I am going to hand sharpen the Carbide De Barker blade after 20 years of use. Yep, your right, I am a fare weather mill wright. But compared to the Green, Blue, Red, White mills, I can cut a weeks worth of logs in 2 days. " You Should See What I Saw".-Rex 95682
Thanks for the feedback I am going to add them to the mill when I order it that won't really make much difference In the payment and from everything I have read is you aren't making money unless the blade is in the wood seems like a no brainer
That’s the kind of information I like to have to make an informed decision. Would you get on of the “wide” ones to keep from having to split the bigger ones? It’s seems like there aren’t any bad saws from the major companies. I was thinking that swing blade one was better for board cutting but I didn’t like the chainsaw adapter for slabs. Better keep watching videos because I learn something new every hour that changed my opinion from the day before. Thanks for the math lesson!
Another great video, they just keep getting better. I always look forward to your next video. I really like your ballast system that you made. Volume seemed fine.
Excavation for pad and waterway is done. Did some measuring today, trying to decide on dimensions, height, where to locate the sawmill for the best usability. Hope to get started building this fall. Thanks for asking. Too hot here to saw right now without some shade, getting old I guess!
Work has gotten so busy here with the nice weather that everything else gets put on hold. I'm going to try my best to get my shop started this year. I'm not getting any younger either!
Great video! Volume is great and has always been good on my end. Thanks for the info on what you have generated financially off of the mill. Was curious to know if you might be interested and at what the cost of you fabricating your lap siding jig would be. If not no big deal.
Heck, Ben! I owe that all to you and Mike Dillon. And I was finally monetized on Thursday. I've racked up $4.11! Time to start thinking about retiring;-) Have you fired up your chainsaw mill yet?
On your water problem A sponge attach to the water spout would apply water to lubricate the blade with out it running off. the trick would be too figure out how to mount it so it want get cut up by the blade.
Nice video. Another way to look at the financials is instead of looking at the loan payment, to use the amount of depreciation incurred on the saw in a year as the offset to your revenue, and the value of the wood you milled for yourself. Either way, it's been a good deal. Is the water a pressure feed or drip feed? Some machinists use a spray water/oil mix from a company called Noga to lubricate and cool parts they are turning. They might have something you could adapt.
I use the depreciation method for my taxes. The water is a gravity system. Wood-mixer actually offers a pressurized system that sprays the water but it’s pretty expensive.
40 hours on the machine is not equal to hours worked. I charge $65-$85 per hour if I’m sawing for a residential client. The commercial work I’ve done pays at least double that by bid.
Thanks, Les! My name is Jason. You’ll love that enclosed cab. I’m filming a video right now about upgrading the factory light bulbs with LEDs. Stay tuned!
A little more volume would help me. One can always turn down if too loud. But can't turn volume up past max when a little more would help. I am old ears. Thanks. Like what you are doing.
I've been trying to find the video you made quite some time ago where you had just sawn some slabs up and the grain looked like a penis. Can you point me towards the right video sir? Your content is awesome btw, watch alot!
