Thanks! Yes,the saw mill is a game changer! Nothing like Turing trees on your property into lumber! You won’t regret it and you already have the tractor to handle the logs!
Yeah, I imagine the ground heaves here and there during the winter. That’s some nice cedar, Andy, totally worth all the effort! Tell Paul there’s a lot of crazy Italians watching too!
Ya it sure does! Can’t wait to start building the porch but I need to wait till mud season is over! I have plenty of other things to do in the mean time. 😂 I will let Paul know!
I've been milling logs since 1998, I started out with a Norwood Lumbermate Mark 3. Nice logs and those beams look good. Now you know why I don't use "feet" on my BSM, I put down cement blocks with a board on top of it and sit the mill right on the board. Then as the mill needs leveled, I can easily shim the mill level, using shims that are used to put in doors and windows. It was pretty smart of Norwood to start a new name (Frontier) for their lower priced sawmills by having some of their older proven designs made in china, although I do hate to buy things made in china. I see many of the older Norwood Lumbermate 2000 designs in your mill and the LM2000 was one of the best manual BSM ever made! SR
At the time I couldn’t afford the Norwood mills but decided to take the chance with the frontier.I was not fond of being made in china but the price was right like most Chinese products. It has proven itself to get the job done( at least for a hobbyist) there is a few things I don’t care for but it is what it is. I do have cement blocks underneath and pressure treated 6”x6”that the legs are sitting on, you wouldn’t know because of sawdust and snow. I plan on moving it this summer and I will be sure to put it on a bed of compacted gravel. Good to hear the design is based on proven mills.
Can't wait to set up my os27 mill soon as this maine weather breaks! Love the videos bud I'm doin the same thing ur doin just no grapple or winch on kioti just chain and yank lol
That’s awesome! Ya I’m sure your waiting till end of mid season. I plan on moving mine and putting it under a shelter this summer.(hope I have the time 😂) well at least you have the kioti,thats a big help. I started with the 4 wheeler and I felt bad for what I was putting it through 😂. Glad you like the videos!
@Central Maine Outdoorsman I used my offroad truck as a tractor for the first year haha. I'm over in the skowhegan area living offgrid been almost 4 yrs now!
@@kodykilmer542 haha awesome! Ya whatever gets the job done right! I would still be off grid but electricity was part of prerequisite for my wife to make the move 😂. Cool man your right down the road. I’m over in the Dover area.
Thanks! I have sawed poplar boards in the past and will be sawing some soon! Poplar is definitely tough to saw as some boards depending on the log will twist and warp right as you saw it. Although I have also had many beautiful boards from poplar. Also boarded in my cabin with some poplar. Thanks for the comment!!
I'm really impressed with the tractor/grapple combo. I know it's 'just' cedar but 4 at a time is pretty good. I'm not sure the 'bota' would do that. Do you have loaded tires?
Me too! Yes the rear tires are loaded with beat juice. That grapple opens nice and wide to handle many/ large logs but also tractors lift capacity even with weight of grapple is impressive to me for the size!
Ya it smells nice when sawing it for sure! It’s a Sundown gr40, I believe Igland makes it. It’s a very handy tool! Glad I didn’t get the wide root style grapple. Thanks for commenting!
You need to put the mill in a building with floor and 3 walls, open side facing winter sun...
Ya, I’m hoping to do that during this summer! I am also planing on relocating the mill closer to my cabin at the same time.
Gonna look nice when completed. Nice work
Thank you! I’m looking forward to having a porch! Hope to have most exterior work done this summer as well but time will tell.
Love that cedar wood. Have quite a bit of it on my property. Nice saw mill you have, that’s on my wish list. Enjoyed the video.
Thanks! Yes,the saw mill is a game changer! Nothing like Turing trees on your property into lumber! You won’t regret it and you already have the tractor to handle the logs!
Yeah, I imagine the ground heaves here and there during the winter. That’s some nice cedar, Andy, totally worth all the effort! Tell Paul there’s a lot of crazy Italians watching too!
Ya it sure does! Can’t wait to start building the porch but I need to wait till mud season is over! I have plenty of other things to do in the mean time. 😂 I will let Paul know!
I've been milling logs since 1998, I started out with a Norwood Lumbermate Mark 3. Nice logs and those beams look good. Now you know why I don't use "feet" on my BSM, I put down cement blocks with a board on top of it and sit the mill right on the board. Then as the mill needs leveled, I can easily shim the mill level, using shims that are used to put in doors and windows. It was pretty smart of Norwood to start a new name (Frontier) for their lower priced sawmills by having some of their older proven designs made in china, although I do hate to buy things made in china. I see many of the older Norwood Lumbermate 2000 designs in your mill and the LM2000 was one of the best manual BSM ever made! SR
At the time I couldn’t afford the Norwood mills but decided to take the chance with the frontier.I was not fond of being made in china but the price was right like most Chinese products. It has proven itself to get the job done( at least for a hobbyist) there is a few things I don’t care for but it is what it is. I do have cement blocks underneath and pressure treated 6”x6”that the legs are sitting on, you wouldn’t know because of sawdust and snow. I plan on moving it this summer and I will be sure to put it on a bed of compacted gravel. Good to hear the design is based on proven mills.
Can't wait to set up my os27 mill soon as this maine weather breaks! Love the videos bud I'm doin the same thing ur doin just no grapple or winch on kioti just chain and yank lol
That’s awesome! Ya I’m sure your waiting till end of mid season. I plan on moving mine and putting it under a shelter this summer.(hope I have the time 😂) well at least you have the kioti,thats a big help. I started with the 4 wheeler and I felt bad for what I was putting it through 😂. Glad you like the videos!
@Central Maine Outdoorsman I used my offroad truck as a tractor for the first year haha. I'm over in the skowhegan area living offgrid been almost 4 yrs now!
@@kodykilmer542 haha awesome! Ya whatever gets the job done right! I would still be off grid but electricity was part of prerequisite for my wife to make the move 😂. Cool man your right down the road. I’m over in the Dover area.
that is one slick machine. Have you done any poplar boards?
Thanks! I have sawed poplar boards in the past and will be sawing some soon! Poplar is definitely tough to saw as some boards depending on the log will twist and warp right as you saw it. Although I have also had many beautiful boards from poplar. Also boarded in my cabin with some poplar. Thanks for the comment!!
I'm really impressed with the tractor/grapple combo. I know it's 'just' cedar but 4 at a time is pretty good. I'm not sure the 'bota' would do that. Do you have loaded tires?
Me too! Yes the rear tires are loaded with beat juice. That grapple opens nice and wide to handle many/ large logs but also tractors lift capacity even with weight of grapple is impressive to me for the size!
That’s awesome, I love the smell of cedar , what brand is your grapple ?
Ya it smells nice when sawing it for sure! It’s a Sundown gr40, I believe Igland makes it. It’s a very handy tool! Glad I didn’t get the wide root style grapple. Thanks for commenting!