We Should Have Done This A Long Time Ago | Fixing The Sawmill
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- We fix the sawmill by building a new frame and collecting some large logs for the start of the next project!
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If you put a deck next to the mill bed to set drop the logs onto then roll onto the mill bed will. Help save on the mill bed
next time you have to cut the tree like that use the bucket on the tractor to hold up the bottom of he tree that might help you love and prayers from Wales
Sometime in the future you both will look back on all of this hard work and smile knowing it was worth the sweat and toil. I get a kick watching the animals especially the two goats. Take care and be safe!
They are just so cool. How good would you be at living in nature? Why do you think so?
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Undue the crossmenbers that has the dogs on them and turn them around. That will put the dogs on the other side.
Thank you for the videos love them. Love how you two work so good with each other. Glad to see you guys are not shy of wareing little clothes. You guys have givin us good ideas be safe with the fires around you. Thanks again
Thank You for everything. 😅FYI plant clover , cuts down on dust & grows anywhere.
Love watching you two,you are the best ones to watch!No standing around talking hard worker’s
Hi Greg and Katie. Could you unbolt and rebolt the cross members around so that the dogs are on the side you want them to be on perhaps?
Katie, my wife likes the red, white, pink & blue combination for the hi biz work clothing!
Several years back Oshkosh Wisconsin college built a visitor center for their college. Oshkosh had many Sawmills along the Fox River back in the beginning of the founding of the city. When they went to drill the for the foundation they had to go down over 14 ft before they hit dirt and bedrock. 14ft was how much Sawdust dust along the River from all those sawmills
Much better with a strong frame under the mill! God bless you guy's!
Now that is a lovely mill setup. Yes build a walkway platform, then your always working out of the mud in bad weather. But also build a few X Frames to hold the off cuts then, when full, Greg can simply chainsaw them into firewood in-situ.
That looks really strong now and should hold up for a long time. I guess a small platform is in the works next..❤
Great video. Superb CAN DO characteristic you have. Teamwork will take you far in work and life.
aw yes i was wondering when you was pour a pad for the saw mill nice work
All those offcuts someone doing cabinet making, finishing carpentry would love to have.
The big pile of sawdust is great for the base of a good compost pile. If it's built well, compost before winter sets in. Shame to chip it.
Smoky here, smoky there, ugh those massive fires around Kelowna, the Shuswap.
Careful with that stack of offcuts now, too damn easy to ignite.
Take care, watch the skies.
Hello everyone, maybe you could find a very helpful tool to make the transport of your lumber a bit easier? It's called a "Log Arch" or "logging Arch" -- to drive the Kubota with this heavy logs on the front loader ------ Have fun -- and all the best from Germany! H.
That is one massive Doug fir you'll get alot of use out of it❤
Other than the music, this is one of the better homesteading channels I've come across.
That tree is beautiful, going to be nice milling it on a level surface.
Hi guys yous doing a great job
Nice video. Congrats on that. Change usually brings some difficulty. That is a way to learn. Ron PTL USA
You two are such hard workers, you did a great job! What a sense of accomplishment😊This is a great solution to the Sawmill that keeps breaking down for all of the UA-camrs. They need to do this also! I think you've got a patent on this one.😅
makasih
That base is just so good. What a job 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
You 2 are little work horses🎉🎉❤❤
Nice job on the mill.
might be overkill, but for a longterm goal build a deck/platform around the mill, and the back section there could build a small covered area to store your smaller cut lumber, with some like lumber racks, 2x4's 2x2's, 4x4's whatever, and that way u can mill whatever you have, and store lumber for later use, without having to worry about rain warping it.
that and it'd look pretty cool lol
Dang Katy, look at those muscles carrying that huge 2x plank by yourself! 💪
Anything that is heavy enough to make you walk funny, should be shared!!
I've done the no cap trick before. You handled it better than I did 😀
Dang, Greg's a baller for cutting that off like that! Glad he didn't get hurt. That's definitely some nice wood and will make great lumber.
Just want to say, of all the Off Grid Vlogger's, you two are my favorite. Not only are you guys super entertaining to watch, but I respect you both more than some of the other channels out there for what should be very obvious reasons.
That being said, keep up the awesome work, stay real, and thank you for all you do. I wish my wife and I can someday start a life much like yours, I just wish we would have done it earlier in life!
How many outfits did KT change into? I would recommend building your log stop outside the mill frame so the logs wont shift the mill when it plows into them. Maybe dig 2 post holes and set 2 wood posts a foot above the rail. Move the saw head in line with the log stops to be sure you have clearance. When loading the log ,remove the metal stops so you can roll the log onto the bunks, 4 more post holes for a saw head winter cover..
Pretty cool...beautiful day and with nice woods 🎉and a good support for the machine 👍
This is so cool. How important is nature to you? Why?
You need to calibrate the head and release some of the upward tension on the saw It should just be adjusted enough that it takes little pressure to raise or lower it with your hand. Then you will find it will be rite for you Kate!
Thats amazing how your goats follow you around like the dogs do awesome
Thanks!
Thank you
Good job guys your wood should come out just fine now timber away ! Lol 👍👌
Hi to both of you , listen I watch quite a few of you homesteads, I can tell you without contradiction your up there with the best, by that you guys Ppear to struggle sometimes, and it shows, but, you are a team and a good team, , I wish you could get running water that would I think be the icing on the cake , I wish youall the best, in the future, AL BARR 78 GLASGOW SCOTLAND ,
AND JUST A LITTLE , PS, YOU HAVE ONE OF THE MOST INHOSPITABLE I HAVE SEEN , MAY YOUR HIGHER POWER GO WITH YOU.
Lift up the sawmill and turn the table..fixed!
You guys sure could use a couple of hooks welded to the top of your tractor bucket...
Also look for a quick attachment for the tractor that you can get forks and other simple used attachments picking the mill that will throw it out of wack always pickup things from under chains and straps can break and that is really dangerous.
Swap those cross braces around. Dogs will be back on the correct side.
U should try using leveled stumps instead of concrete slabs . Last one: with u’r ingenuity try coming up with a simple fulcrum device and use gravity for slab cutting .😊
Well done Katie &Greg you are a good working team.👏👏👏👏
great looking safety gear
Since I started watching your channel, I was wondering why you didn't you put the milling on concrete, and why didn't build a 3 bay canopy for your jeep, tractor, and truck?. Winter is coming, but I know you have a good reason for it.
Doug Fir, nice lumber, nice 'windfall', you guys are making it real. My mixed up corgi is obsessed with herding people, nips all the time at feet/shoes, people freak, just like goats I reckon.
Maybe you could set that milling sequence to Seger's 'I love to watch her Strut'? ;)
Turn your support beams with the stops in them end to end.
I like your homesteader channel content. Best thing we ever did is get a sawmill too! Decided to subscribe to see your updates, thanks for the info,
Adjusting the blade guide as close to your log or cant as possible will provide a much better cut. Typically having it set so wide will make the blade porpoise up and down in the cut. Hope this helps your product, even though you guys do a great job!
I’ve been loving your videos for awhile they seem to be getting better every time keep it up
This has to be the best entertaining video on Y Tube.Great stuff by two of the nicest people you could wish to meet well done.
Love your videos I never get bored watching them!
hi people, Greg I'd just like to say a happy life is a happy wife ! cheers you two.
All the excess byproduct (aka: slab wood) can be used as firewood or mulched. By the looks of your stockpile you may want to process it soon so the build up doesn’t become a fire/ trip hazard.
I’ve done that with my random orbital sander before. The bad thing is, it wears the pad down real fast. Then the Velcro on the discs won’t stick and they fly off. Fortunately, you can buy new pads for those sanders pretty cheap.
Great Job guys!!!😇🙏🙏
Holy logs!! I’m so excited to see you guys build your deck, a real front porch and get the siding done on your house!! 🙌🏻❤️😂 I was on vacation, but I’m back, better late than never, lol! Love you guys. 😘❤️
Ya know some pallet forks for the tractor's bucket works really nice for lifting and transporting logs... easy on & off.. ( on EBay for about a hundred bucks)....... and I've found many other uses like lifting and moving big piles of burn brush....... just an FYI from my ranch .👍👍👍
Lots of work, and you will get lots out of it. What are the plans for this big pile of cutoffs, since there is a lot of bark in there? How deep is your frost line? With the mill that high, it will be easier on your backs pulling the planks off.
What a awesome video you both are so adorable
I admire you two
That was a lot of hard work and the sawmill looks great. I love watching the milling process its so relaxing to watch x
Great job on the new platform. Katie is looking amazing as always. The place is really looking great 😊
😁I really like you guys work safety shoes. Good Job!!!😁
A set of pallet forks on your tractor would be a back saver for moving logs and putting your cut lumber on. Always work smarter not harder.
Slot of work
Hmmm
well done keep the good work up.
love the safty gear....
You got the best woman a man could have,Greg! Buy her something nice!
But then she’s got Greg 🥰 and he’s pretty special too. What a beautiful couple living their best lives. Love the whole famdamily Nana and Boo 👵🤗🥰🤗😉
Such as a tool belt in hi biz pink?
It does worry me when Katie is not wearing steel capped boots when person handling & working in & around the timber/lumber stacks & off cuts. Here in Australia they can be bought in pink!
makasih boss
Women are like parking spots. All the good ones are taken. Lol
Get a grapple as soon as possible! Game changer!
Hello my friends🚜🏴
Great video and great job with the mill platform , now a roof over it and it will be complete ????
Just looking at all the work you do with logs, you would make good use of a log wagon. Square tube frame on top of a couple axles. You could've gotten all those in one trip. Secondly, building a covered pavilion structure to be able to mill in all weather conditions. IMHO.
Million years ago I logged a 10+- blow down of big second growth . Scary job crush by tipping stump is one danger another tis sometimes the rootwad will stand up again and launch you like a catapult . We were a few weeks on that job and it was my Vietnam. The most dangerous logging I've ever done. I wasn't working alone so I wasn't having I watch my stuff but everyone else also.
.I've worked in max security prisons during riots in the 90s and logging a low down is scarier
Nice logs!
Ye could unbolt the crossbars and turn them around so the log holder is on the right side
Great job guys!, looks like its cutting good now.
Just unbolt and flip the cross members to move the log stops to the other side.
hillbilly tie up
on the logs
love it
The goats following the tractor, priceless
Hey guys picked Emil backup turned it around set it down anchor it and then take the motor peace and pick it up and turn it the opposite way and it should fit
Well you know you need to be prepared just like the boy scout model says be prepared with the putting out fire stuff
Katie rocks.
If the base bolts together why not change the two supports around to meet your needs to feed longs from the opposite side as from my view it looks like it bolted together.
Awesome job team!
For your lumber mill, and everyone else's that I watch. Why not have a 'slide' ramp that you have your logs on? This way you roll the next log up right onto the mill. The log platform should be the same or just higher than the milling platform.
Using well knotted (knobby) logs or cutting some groves into logs or beams that are smooth would allow enough roughness to keep the logs from rolling before you want them.
Finally, the last two to three feet of the ramp should slide in and out, or be lifted into place, to allow 'walking' along the side of the milling platform.
For an 11-foot cutting length mill, three beams or logs would work. Having adjustable legs or just adding shims would help maintain the levelness.
As for the 'backwards log stoppers, make the ramp on the other side and again store the logs on the platform. This would hold them off the ground.
The platform would not be solid but two or three logs or beams.
I posted this same comment on another couple I follow.
The mill looks a better height to push now
I really love your ingenuity and resourcefulness and your evident hard work and commitment. Keep going with that but I think this sawmilll project reveals something that I hope you can learn from. A job isn't finished until everything is tidied up and made ready for the next use. The mess around the sawmill can be avoided by having a properly organised discard pile and an offcut bin for burning on the log burner (or hottub). I really fear you tripping up on the very uneven ground with discarded bits of wood lying everywhere including your sawdust piles. Take great care and if I were a foreman I would be asking after every job 'Is everything tidied away? Is the equipment covered and placed for next use? Are the tools and accessories all put away? Is the work space all tidied up?' I would l love to be there and help you with that because it would make your insanely busy lives so much more productive and efficient - honestly! Glad to hear that the siding is in view: if you live in an environment where everything is not quite completed you will live like that forever...and I know off-gridding will have an element of that in any case, but finishing something will help you mentally and be less exhausting for you as you just go from one task to another. Well done in any case in resolving the mill issues.
I think the beams will soon rot because they have not received surface protection.
Couldn't you just turn the rails around without the sawmill? So the stops be on the correct side? Has the sawmill be positioned only one way?? the base looks great Thanks for sharing
Outstanding job guys 👍!
You could have used the tractor to hold up the rootball to maximize the board length.
am 592 👍 and share from kuwait 🇰🇼, love u all .
I heard that chickens love pumpkin. 😂
I hope you are safe from forest fires in BC?
I have just come across your channel. I will have to go back and look at your previous videos. You are both wonderful. Not being sextets in any way but Katie as we say in Ireland “you are some woman for one woman”. Great videos guys and amazing content.🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Let the sawdust build up
Alot of people with saw mills pour concrete foundations under them if that will help..😊
Can the head on your mill be turned around the other way? Many mills can run the head in either direction. If so, take the head off, turn the rails around again and put the head back on the way you want it.
I'm so relieved to see Katie wearing shoes to protect the top of her feet and toes!
You two could get a job on any construction site and run it. You are both so brilliant and hardworking.👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰