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28th July 2011, 07:09 AM #1
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Added sawdust bucket to my forklift
I have added a 1 yard trap door bucket to my stationary sawmill. I use a leaf blower to push the dust off the mill then push this bucket through it to pickup and dump the sawdust. One of the extra efforts needed for a stationary mill, I did very much enjoy the portable mill, but those jobs have dropped off after the real estate market crash.
I will be adding hydraulic cylinders and control them from the forklift controls. The binders helped me test it out, moved about 15 yards.
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28th July 2011, 08:02 AM #2
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love those defence force air lift fork lifts, Sgschwend have you looked at pellet presses or extruders for your saw dust as a possible income source ?.
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28th July 2011, 08:16 AM #3
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Right now the horse folks purchase the sawdust. Wood heat is big here so that would be a nice product to have. Last time I looked the presses and found they were expensive. Do you know of an economical unit?
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28th July 2011, 12:19 PM #4
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Woodmizer make one called the Ecomizer, check that out.
I love my Luc I mean woodmizer, just ask me
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28th July 2011, 01:48 PM #5
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The leaf blower is a good idea. Don't know why I didn't think of that. I usually put the sawdust removal job off until I can't get past it then do the same as you and bucket it away. Horse types take some of mine but most gets composted.
That forklift would be good in my mill yard.
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steve
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28th July 2011, 05:28 PM #6
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the forklift would look better in my yard steve!!
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28th July 2011, 09:50 PM #7
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Alaska Pellet Mill - Flat Plate Pellet Mills I d look into that sgchwend I dont think they are that expencive ( itscheaper then my ride on mower was ). I am looking into it too but we have a government who wants to give us a carbon tax and go green but dosent want to persue bio energy
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29th July 2011, 07:05 AM #8
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Those paying the carbon tax are the ones to approach about bio energy, they'll be interested once they start paying
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