Logs to Lumber: Saw Milling, Kiln Drying, and Track Loader Work
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I'll never give up my Justins work boots, or My Old West cowboy boots.
I spent $300.00 on a pair of shoes for work back in '93. They've been resoled twice, and I'm still wearing them. Figures out to less than 16 bucks a year for comfortable, good-fitting shoes. The best investment I've ever made.
Clearance, Clarence....
You are like a dairy farmer, their is always work to do.
Very true!
Can't beat knowledge, trial and error and experience!!
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A couple of good rain storms will settle that slate nicely.
That sweet KATO just makes the funniest sound with its "CLICLICK CLACK CLACK" coming from the tracks. ;-D
HI THERE ANOTHER GOOD SHOW JOHN
Push it . Push it real good.👍
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hello nathan it's is randy and i like yours video is cool thanks friends randy
Another very good video Nathan. Thanks for sharing. Cheers, Don from South Australia.
Someone said to me long ago: "In every man, there is a lot of boy" ! Got to love a new toy!
You want the floor higher than the dirt out side to give rain a place to go. Good job. I Like the music, it even sounds like Tennessee.
Nice job Nathan, I think your grease comment is the most overlooked maintenance item on equipment.
YOU ALWAYS DO A GREAT JOB!!!!
Get it where you want. Don't wait for rain over time to exacerbate the compaction.
Soak it gently now and let it settle. Then fine tune it after.
Back in the day I operated a Case backhoe and my last job of the day was to grease everything I used, for all the track equipment we had a team that was responsible for greasing them.
Seat time is the best teacher or you could contact Mike Morgan - he uses similar machines all the time. Stay safe.
Great video!
Really enjoyable video .:) .Makes me want to move to Tennessee ( No not really ) . :) I'm Canadian . .
Your whey of expressing your self just doing chores + Family , nabours freinds; and live happy
Love the new loader its got to be fun!
Cheers Thumbs up !
You make it look like hard work
I am not an Operator but the ones I watch would be pushing it away first then flatting on the way back.
A good one Nathan
Nathan...ur runnin' that Kato like you had one next to your crib when you were a baby...kiln looked good, you feathered the edges out nicely.
Nathan, I'm like you but I don't have a track loader just a tractor with a bucket. But if I did have one I think I'd go out and dig holes just to fill em back in. LOL My wife on the other hand is not really on board with that for some reason. hahaha. Keep up with the great videos!
It might be a good idea to get yourself a bucket with opening jaws
I ran a case 1845 years ago and we greased it every morning ... When attempting to level your area you can get a bucket full of your material and you use that as weight to help move and level the area ..
1845 years ago was A.D. 178! Just Joking!
I grease daily but I run a excavator...but remember something my dad told me ,a 2dollar tube of grease and ten mins of time is way cheaper then a broken or stuck very costly pin and down time
Dude! You look like Andy Camarata. All you need now is a container castle saw mill. Lol 😊
That would be cool
Great video Nathan. You did a great job on the blade work. It looks real good. Just like a professional. Take care and have a Happy Father’s Day. 👍❤️🇺🇸
Push it if you drag it you are packing it. If you push it you are breaking it first if that makes since
I like the work, the machine is good
I have a bobcat and a new holland. They get used a few minutes now & then, sometimes a few hours at most. I hit the arms once a week (or so) but the bottom pins get grease more often, depending on use time and my memory. Grease is cheap compared to worn pins.
Push to start with and pull to finish. Set the bucket down at the back then the 'toe', this will allow the back of the bucket to drag excess and the front edge will fine grade. Love working the skid steer & watching your videos.
Push to grade. Drag to smooth
Nathan put some dirt in bucket when back dragging like that it will level it better.
I have run heavy equipment my entire life. You should cut it driving forward using the bucket as it’s designed and do minimal back dragging as it causes heavy wear on the bottom of the bucket. Back drag just to fine tune. One tip I would give to get better and smoother is practise doing two functions at one i.e. lift and curl at same time. Practise makes perfect
Every day we grease the machine. If it gets dusty you may hit the fittings close to the ground. Always back drag to help level off.
Nathan,excellent video maybe you could use the popular boards for your shelter for your diesel fuel tank down in your backyard ❤😊😮🪵👍
Words of wisdom my Mother told me one time about boots/shoes. You'll get longer life out of shoes having 2 pair alternating day to day than you will wearing 2 individual pair consecutively day after day.
How right she was. I bet I get at least a year's worth of wear out of all my shoes now.
Nathan. You need to work on the Mike Morgan method of spreading material by going backwards while slowly raining it down
That's nice having a smaller machine to do that work with obstacles. It would take me 3x as long with a tractor. Looks good!
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Thanks!
You bet!
I ran a cat 953 track loader daily. I greased the entire tractor every 3 days of working 8 to 12 hours daily. In my opinion you have a tracked skid steer not a loader. I liked the remark about not being a professional operator but being a professional youtuber you should be able to do anything. Getting on the otherside pushing it is the answer to your push pull question which you learned.
I've had the White's boots for over 20yrs. Very happy with them, made in Spokane too. They look just about the same, I wonder if they're the same company.
Expensive, but in my opinion, very well worth the money.
Cheers !!
Nice job leveling thet up!
Thanks!
Nathan, keep in mind that the shale will settle when you finally get some rain. I have found that the best method for leveling soil or rock is to drive the track loader to a known level spot, lay the bucket flat on that surface and then simply move forward. Any high spot will be caught by the bucket. Give it a try and let us know the outcome.
Bob, I concur with that method as a skidsteer operator. One thing though, once you're happy with the leveling/flattening, being a track loader, roll it in a few times. After a good rain, wait a day or two...then roll it in again to compact it.
Nathan, as a rookie, you did well. Practice is the best experience.
I hope this helps. Nice job!
Great video! I learn a lot watching you work. Always enjoy it.
Glad to hear it!
On the greasing ,as a plant equipment technician, I always say go by the hours of usage and if you are going to be laying the machine up for a period time then make sure all the grease fittings are topped up and machine briefly ran to get grease spread out. I always recommend to operators to clear the grease nipples before and after to reduce the risk of pushing in any dirt. I also recommend to operators to use their leaf blower and give the loader a good blow through in the engine and under the cabin and in the cabin area at least weekly (unless op site dictates daily) and to operate the reverse fan on radiator to ensure that dust / leaf / earth collation is minimised. Just makes life easier if you get a leak that it's easier to clean up, less likely hood of fire. Basically, just care for the plant equipment as you do your sawmill as you clearly give that machine all its love and attention it needs.
For "not knowing what you are doing", you did a great job! I'd have screwed it up!🤣
You are new to a loader. The more you work with it the more you figure how to use it and what works best for you. Have fun.
Thanks 👍
I would go rent a diesel plate compactor for a few hours. Compact that down and it would turn into concrete,
Daily is good for regular use. we did it with the Case and Bobcat loaders every day. Since I'm no pro either I might back drag it, but really you should puch it with your bucket flat.
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8 Hrs, Push and some times if you leave material in your bucket it works better to help stabilize the machine. If the ground freezes in your area you will want more clearance to allow for what mother nature provides for us.
Thorogood boots are really good also
Grease it every 8 hrs of operation! More often depending on the enviroment. Such as real dusty! After you pressure wash it is te best time to grease ALL zerks. It flushs all the water and dirt/crap out.
Grease I use, Lucas Red and Tacky, best for almost anything.
My rule is at the end of every day, grease it and top up the fuel. It may only take 1 pump of grease or it may not take any. This way its ready to fo in the morning and doesnt get to build up condensation in the tank. Plus if you cone in not feeling well for whatever reason you cant use that as an excuse to not do it.and all the joints are warm so the grease goes in easily and you can spot any problems that may need addressing right away or so.
Don’t forget about grass height. I greased my backhoe every 8 hrs
It looks good to me
Yes Nathan grease your gear about every 8 to 10 hours and you can't go wrong
My goodness, that is one hell of a good job on that slate..
You're learning well on the skid loader doing dirt work Nathan, takes lots of practice. The area around the kiln looks so much better. Thanks for a great video, keep up the good work and stay safe around there. Fred.
Back dragging has always worked well for me but try pointing the front of the bucket straight down and back drag it in a dump position that way you can raise and lower the bucket as you go.
Jeremiah, if the machine you're using is a rubber tire, back dragging is good. On a track machine, pushing is the best.
I'm in Connecticut and we call it cedar too
Maybe you should have used one of your other toys with the box scraper. I would pour a concrete pad in front of the kiln.
Nathan, you're holding your mouth wrong, lol. I know you can get some tips from Mike Morgan. That man has a touch using heavy equipment. Blessings on you and yours.
Some people see your out in Tennessee sawmill as a kind of a hillbilly thing, but they don't know you have it infested more than a million in this whole thing. Joe from Wildwood
Drive your tractor lengthways up and down in front of the doors, it's heavier .
once that slate gets wet and settles it shoild be about perfect. I'll bet that stuff sets like concrete.
You did an excellent job of dragging the slate back. Dragging is the way if you’re not going to remove a lot of soil. By gouging it out with the blade you run the risk of removing too much, but you do what works best for you.
Once a day
I agree that your shale will start to settle after receiving the first good rain. You can start the compacting process by driving your heaviest tractor over the pad.
You can do both that’s how I learned to run the one I used to
Throw some concrete powder on it before you compact it then wet it. It will make like a solid slab and keep the dust down.
Keep up the good work !! Awesome 😎
Thanks! Will do!
Great video. Thanks for sharing. Be well and stay safe.
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@@OutoftheWoods0623 You're welcome.
you need a trancit and cut it to grade or first rain you will have a pond or a wash out or both
Nathan, Don't you have a Grader/Leveler that you pull behind the tractor to do your driveway? Why not use that for the shale?
Nathan hi how are you, for your skid steer backward is the way to go, and drag with a slight forward tilt a couple of inches, as when you go forward you drive forward with a forward tilt as you drive over the lip you have just cut you then cut deeper than you need or expect to cut which you then have to backfill
Nigel Australia
When I find a pair of boots or shoes that I really like I always buy two pair, sometime 1 pr black and 1 pr brown, and I try to never wear the same pair two days in a row, they will last a much longer. Plus good boots cane be reconditioned from time to time.
Running a beatup old T190 Bobcat skid steer. Grease it daily if in constant use, otherwise, whenever it is fired up after a couple of weeks of no use.
So, pretty much any day I use it.
Unfortunately, I'm not the owner, nor the only operator and I know for a fact that none of the others ever bother greasing it. 😡😡😓
Drag back is good for fine trimming or smoothing off soft surface. Then again, I mostly run a 4in1 bucket so I can do a few different things than a straight face
Remember to leave enough room so that when the ground freezes in the winter (you do get to freezing there right?) door will still clear.
no Cold here, ground never freezes
I noticed that you milled right up until dark. Hope you got Bruno’s Tracker ride in off camera. Wouldn’t want to be the one to have to explain to the the boss man why he didn’t get his ride.
As far as the boots, I just started buying Carolinas down at Wiseman's in Unicoi, after decades of buying Walmart Specials. I will check out the place where you get your boots though for my next pair.
I would think it would be the same as a bulldozer. Forward to move, reverse to smooth.
You needed to get rid of the grass and topsoil first before you spread the rock. The organic material, grass and topsoil will settle as it decomposes. You can clearly see while trying to regrade you were in the sod. Really enjoy the channel. 40 + years running equipment.
we grease every morning and when we fuel
The tracking shot on the sawmill adds a lot of production value! Great video! And, it may not make any difference at all but please replace the connector caps on the hydraulic lines on the loader. Just me, probably. Thank you and keep up the great work!
Since it was dark at the end of the video, I was wondering if Bruno got his ride today.
Always
@@OutoftheWoods0623 You're a good dad.
There have been few failures from over greasing. Conversely there have been few healthy greased joints resulting from lack of grease.
You should really slope that slate downhill away from the structure! Keep water away from the kiln. Also you should water down the dirt to help it settle.
Another Great Day,,,without rain.....Great video Nathan....Was Wondering where do you keep all your cut wood at,,you got a Barn..or do you just cut and sell..
Thanks 👍 most goes out the door fast
Grease your equipment go to owners manual it will give you the best results. Grease is cheap and down time from lack of grease is costly. My Father always bought a new grease gun with a new piece of equipment. He would threaten me by saying if I catch you not greasing your equipment I won't buy you another one. Best way in my opinion to fix your door issue you really need a bigger concrete Pad so you don't have water issues and other things.
pull it bucket up angle bucket down about 70 to 90 degree angle then back up
Hey, Nathan doing fine on the skiddy, just don't push with the bucket roll all the way down. If you snag something it will pull your cylinder apart at the threads. The isn't enough oil in the cylinder to absorb the shock. And I just wondered if you can load all 3 cants and cut your 6.5. boards all at the same time. Like Matt cremona does.Great YT ing. Enjoy y'alls videos. Little bit of souther there
Curious as to why you got a track loader when the big tractor you have will do the same jobs plus more.
Now get in your truck and use it as a roller and compact that slate properly. You're learning just fine...
Be careful not to over grease as you may blow the seals on the joints.
Pushing
Push it