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What do you call a large dia? How does he want it milled, slabs or lumber? What is access like?

Originally Posted by dai sensei

What do you call a large dia? How does he want it milled, slabs or lumber? What is access like?

I shall get more information, thanks Neil

Originally Posted by dai sensei

What do you call a large dia? How does he want it milled, slabs or lumber? What is access like?

good questions posed Neil

Originally Posted by dai sensei

What do you call a large dia? How does he want it milled, slabs or lumber? What is access like?

Okay, here's the deal. The log is 700mm diameter and 2900mm long. Access is via a front gate which a car can fit through however I doubt if a truck could access. The owner of the log would like to cut it into slabs. He said that if someone would like to cut it up he'd like a couple of slabs and whoever cuts it can have the rest. I'm unsure of his intention to pay anything however if you're interested please PM me and I shall put you into contact with him.

Cheers.

Scott my experience with that kind of job is that the payment for the miller is the remaining slabs

Hey Scott I might be able to help out, but, my chainsaw mill set-up is only for 2.1m long slabs (also the length of my trailer) and I would dock the log. My preference would be to do a 100min cant from top & bottom and 100 thick slabs either side of pith (then pith cut out leaving ~250x100 planks) thus leaving ~2no 50mm slabs from top and bottom ie 4 good slabs (?).

Happy to leave 2 slabs as payment, provided at least 4 good slabs are obtained, and I retain remainder. He would also need to be prepared to help (move slabs about etc).

Happy if someone else can do better for him too, certainly better if he can retain the longer length in the slabs. I am based at East Ivanhoe at the moment, so I could do a recky to check out log, even help out someone else.

Cheers

Ok went to see the log today and it is a beast. Looks like Cadagi to me rather than Redgum, but I am no expert and the timber is pretty much the same anyway, hard heavy and deep red colour .

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End checking is already on its way, but I was going to dock it anyway, so hopefully they do not extend too far. The log is situated perpendicular to the fence running along the street. You could get a Lucas in, but the timber would need to be lugged out, access via a small pedestrian gate. Alternatively the log could be lifted out via a crane on a truck parked against the fence, but there are power lines above the fence ~20ft high.

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I could slab it up, but then I would have to store it at my mother's house and she is not really keen, then pick it up or sell it when I get back in ~18 months.

So if there are any other takers, sing out now

Neil, you're welcome to store the slabs at my place if you decide to go ahead.

Thanks DJ. Don't want the log yourself?

Not really, got enough as it is, could pick it up and sell it to the local bloke, but it wouldn't cover my cost as I rarely drive out that way.

What would a log like that weigh? Would it be too heavy for a heavy duty 12'x6' tandem?

I like the look of the timber, but live in Bendigo so would need to arrange for a crane truck to put on the trailer.

Originally Posted by DJ's Timber

Not really, got enough as it is, could pick it up and sell it to the local bloke, but it wouldn't cover my cost as I rarely drive out that way.

Yeh, thought that may be the case. Do you think it could be lifted from the roadside of the fence easily?

Originally Posted by PhilthyMills

What would a log like that weigh? Would it be too heavy for a heavy duty 12'x6' tandem?

I like the look of the timber, but live in Bendigo so would need to arrange for a crane truck to put on the trailer.

2.9mx0.7m dia ave x 1200kg/m3 wet density ~ 1.4t.

Biggest problem is the reach of the lift, and lifting it over the fence without damaging it, and missing the power lines. Perhaps DJ could advise. Not sure it would be worth the cost to hire a crane too for just one log, the local mill wanted the timber, but they too knocked it back due to cranage costs.

The pouring rain at the time certainly brought out the colour

Originally Posted by dai sensei

Yeh, thought that may be the case. Do you think it could be lifted from the roadside of the fence easily?

No probs with lifting it over the fence with power lines, have done it before, just means I have to keep stopping and checking progress of lift.

Approx cost for me to recover said log would be around the $300 to $400.

Originally Posted by PhilthyMills

What would a log like that weigh? Would it be too heavy for a heavy duty 12'x6' tandem?

I like the look of the timber, but live in Bendigo so would need to arrange for a crane truck to put on the trailer.

A 12x6 trailer will handle it no worries, my 10x5 heavy duty has had similar logs and bigger without any probs.

I have arranged to set-up Friday morning and start milling, if not done (yeh I'm slow), come back Saturday to finish slicing it up. Going to clear the space in front of my mother's car in the carport for the stickered slabs, beams & turning bits to dry until I come back in late Dec 2014.