Well thanks! It's 20 feet long, my mill has the track extensions. So I bought 4 - treated 4"x6"x10's. Two on each side. And I centered the beams under the feet of my mill, which made the platform about 30 inches wide from outside of beam to outside of beam. Then I put 2x6s on top of the beams to have a wider surface for the feet to sit on. I put 2x6 blocking every 2 feet to keep it nice and straight. I am going to mill boards to fully cover the platform deck because it's a pain to get the sawdust out from between the beams. But it seems to be holding up well, thanks for watching.
@GrumpyToadCreations thank you very much! I wish I had bought the track extensions but I plan to. I also plan to cover the entire top.did you include the height?
@Neal Mcbaggins it's 8" from the ground to top of platform. It sits up 1 inch in the post bracket, 5.5" height of the beam, and the 1.5" of the 2x6s. That makes the log sit about knee height. I load my logs manually, so I wanted to keep it low to the ground. The mill's dimensions are on the website, that's what I referenced when I built mine.
Cool in more ways than 1! 😁
I love your platform build. Would you mind sharing the dimensions?
Well thanks! It's 20 feet long, my mill has the track extensions. So I bought 4 - treated 4"x6"x10's. Two on each side. And I centered the beams under the feet of my mill, which made the platform about 30 inches wide from outside of beam to outside of beam. Then I put 2x6s on top of the beams to have a wider surface for the feet to sit on. I put 2x6 blocking every 2 feet to keep it nice and straight. I am going to mill boards to fully cover the platform deck because it's a pain to get the sawdust out from between the beams. But it seems to be holding up well, thanks for watching.
@GrumpyToadCreations thank you very much! I wish I had bought the track extensions but I plan to. I also plan to cover the entire top.did you include the height?
@Neal Mcbaggins it's 8" from the ground to top of platform. It sits up 1 inch in the post bracket, 5.5" height of the beam, and the 1.5" of the 2x6s. That makes the log sit about knee height. I load my logs manually, so I wanted to keep it low to the ground. The mill's dimensions are on the website, that's what I referenced when I built mine.
@@GrumpyToadCreations thank you sir!