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DanS

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MDH33 said:
Yeah, that pic is actually white oak, we get it often! How many beams do you need?

I want to say Norwood can mill 20' lengths and up to 36 inch diameter if you're careful with your first cuts. I like it, but its the only mill i've run, so nothing to compare to.
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Off the top of my head, 10. Easy.

These are for long term historic railcar preservation projects, so not looking for perfect grain, or anything more than white oak that I can mill down to size.

I'll send you a text message, if not now, when I get back to the US tomorrow.

Dan
 
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Has anyone tried out one of these harbor freight electric chainsaws?
 
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LARGEONE said:
Once I adjusted my CS-590 for altitude and ported the carb a bit, I have really enjoyed using it. My friends that have borrowed it can't believe how well it runs for a HD purchased saw.
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I've had an Echo CS-400 since around 2008 for smaller jobs and it's been crazy reliable. Use my Stihl for the bigger stuff, but it has been more of a maintenance hog comparatively. Both are great saws though of course.
 
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LARGEONE said:
Once I adjusted my CS-590 for altitude and ported the carb a bit, I have really enjoyed using it. My friends that have borrowed it can't believe how well it runs for a HD purchased saw.
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Seems like a good saw for reasonable price. If I had to buy one, I can see myself getting a cs590.

Allen
 
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My mantra, when living in Summit Co. in the ‘70s and early ‘80s, was if you hadn’t started your firewood gathering by the Fourth of July you were running behind. Chainsaw and a 16lb. maul were all I had to use. Our cabin’s fireplace opening was 6’x3.5’x3.5’ so a big bunch of wood would fit in it. Good times.
 
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Corbet said:
Winter arrives much sooner in Summit. My goal is generally to have it cut/split/stacked before Elk rifle opens.
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We lived in Frisco at the base of Mt. Royal. 102 Pitkin St. December, January and February the sun went behind the mountain at 1:30 pm. Made for long and dark winters. Could have bought it for $45k in 1984 but passed. Eleven years of that kind of cold was enough.
 
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Do you need to season firewood out here? One summer back east wasn't enough to get a good season on it if it was live when cut. Anything fallen would usually be rotting and worthless before it would ever be dry enough to burn. I used to seek the widow makers to heat my house after the seasoned wood would run out in the winter.
 
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That’s a lot of work @Corbet!

Our standing dead trees can be dryer than kiln dried wood you buy at Home Depot! :)Doesn’t take long.

I will have about 40 more ponderosa pines (with mistletoe) that have to be cut this fall to stay up with my forest management plan.
 
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On the RX said:
Do you need to season firewood out here? One summer back east wasn't enough to get a good season on it if it was live when cut. Anything fallen would usually be rotting and worthless before it would ever be dry enough to burn. I used to seek the widow makers to heat my house after the seasoned wood would run out in the winter.
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This tree is ready to go once divided into very small fractional pieces. Probably been standing dead for a decade. Really clean as far as knots. It’s going to split real nice.
 
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Lastresort576 said:
Thats an M101a1 right? did you do anything to beef up the leaf springs on it for that load?
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Yes 101a1. It’s got a set of Timbrens, they made a huge difference. I used it in this fashion for many years without. The axle would sit on the bumpstops, then I lost a bump and the spring would invert. That is when I did the upgrade. My next upgrade will be to swap out the axle for one with brakes and a hub that will fit a 6-bolt Toyota wheel so that I could run he trucks spare in the even of a flat.
 
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