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What kinda mill to buy?
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SeanKroll
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What wears out on mills, if not abused?
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This has been for sale for almost a year. Not so far from me. Friends nearby to visit while potentially inspecting for purchase.
How well were these older models built? Any known, big problems?
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This has been for sale for almost a year. Not so far from me. Friends nearby to visit while potentially inspecting for purchase.
How well were these older models built? Any known, big problems?
Cobleskill
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My bud had one of that vintage and it was a good machine. He put quite a few hours on it. The only bad thing is they came with Onan engines that I believe are out of business. Seems like they had a crank problem. Easy enough to check. I think hydraulics pay for themselves pretty fast.
SeanKroll
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Stig?
For regular operation, I'm sure hydraulics would work most profitably.
Very much, I will continue to do tree work, so don't want to sink a huge amount into a machine, when I need tree specific machines more. Being able to tow-and-mill for tree customers is appealing to me, and my intended milling market. Yesterday, I was looking at a burly, burly maple that a customer is intending to cut down. The entire base is burl.
The type of construction lumber I'd consider milling is mostly doug-fir beams. Not lots of smaller dimensional material, that lumberyards can provide. People want to build sheds and out-buildings on rural properties. I'm not sure how much market there would be.
Cedar is easy cutting, and the type of smaller dimensional stuff I'd be cutting.
Maple here, is soft, not like eastern maple.
Occasional hard hardwoods
For regular operation, I'm sure hydraulics would work most profitably.
Very much, I will continue to do tree work, so don't want to sink a huge amount into a machine, when I need tree specific machines more. Being able to tow-and-mill for tree customers is appealing to me, and my intended milling market. Yesterday, I was looking at a burly, burly maple that a customer is intending to cut down. The entire base is burl.
The type of construction lumber I'd consider milling is mostly doug-fir beams. Not lots of smaller dimensional material, that lumberyards can provide. People want to build sheds and out-buildings on rural properties. I'm not sure how much market there would be.
Cedar is easy cutting, and the type of smaller dimensional stuff I'd be cutting.
Maple here, is soft, not like eastern maple.
Occasional hard hardwoods
Mick!
TreeHouser
Ha ha @stig
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Onan | biblical figure | Britannica
Other articles where Onan is discussed: masturbation: …it as the sin of Onan, who in the Old Testament was censured for spilling his seed; and the Roman Catholic church still officially condemns masturbation as a mortal sin.
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Raj
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Oy vey!
flushcut
TreeHouser
Probably bearings and pumps are the wear items. Maybe lack of seeds form over use. LOLWhat wears out on mills, if not abused?
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This has been for sale for almost a year. Not so far from me. Friends nearby to visit while potentially inspecting for purchase.
How well were these older models built? Any known, big problems?
Cobleskill
Treehouser
Seems like a good price.
@stig, i didn't catch the reference either, well played sir! 
i don't know that story.
I don't know about the sawmill, but i have 2 welders with onan motors. They are both easy to work on and fairly bulletproof. I don't run them for money, and perform almost no maintenance, hardly ever run them, but when i do i absolutely need them. One i run as a generator during power outages, and it never misses a beat. I've had water get in the intake and freeze in a cylinder, pulled the head to get the ice cube out, cleaned up the valves, and fired it right up. No complaints, and i know you can still get parts. You could always swap it out too if needed, engines that size are plentiful and cheap from used riding mowers.
i don't know that story. I don't know about the sawmill, but i have 2 welders with onan motors. They are both easy to work on and fairly bulletproof. I don't run them for money, and perform almost no maintenance, hardly ever run them, but when i do i absolutely need them. One i run as a generator during power outages, and it never misses a beat. I've had water get in the intake and freeze in a cylinder, pulled the head to get the ice cube out, cleaned up the valves, and fired it right up. No complaints, and i know you can still get parts. You could always swap it out too if needed, engines that size are plentiful and cheap from used riding mowers.
Dave Shepard
Square peg, round world.
If the Onan dies, just get a decent modern v twin to replace it. That is an early WM. Very basic, some limitations compared to newer ones. I think '92 is the first year when they really had things sorted.
Cobleskill
Treehouser
Odd it has been for sale for a while. They hold their value well. They have a great reputation and customer service.
Marc-Antoine
TreeHouser
It isn't so vintage, because it's still in production.
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So the price you are looking at seems interesting.
18,5 kW electric motor ! I bet that I would make a power outage if I want to use it at home.
" New model 2019, have a deal on it ... only 23000 euros (spare 5000)"Wood-Mizer France > LT40 Special Promo 2019 - https://www.woodmizer.fr/LT40-Special-Promo-2019
So the price you are looking at seems interesting.
18,5 kW electric motor ! I bet that I would make a power outage if I want to use it at home.
