Thread: Burnsy's 8-30

Very cool.Will you be slabbing or both?I'm still toying with the idea but for a hobby...what is the going rate for a big Lucas by the way?

onya mate. should have some fun with it.

Originally Posted by Steve Fryar

Very cool.Will you be slabbing or both?I'm still toying with the idea but for a hobby...what is the going rate for a big Lucas by the way?

Only milling boards to start as I think there are enough people around making slabs and not enough market for them. I will buy a slabber in the future when someone wants to pay me to use it so it then pays for itself with my time. New 8-30 is $16G inc GST.

Great to 'officially' here about it good stuff Mike.

Milling rates vary a bit depending on operator and machine. $200 per cube seems top dollar for swingblading and $110hour for slabbing seems to be the norm too. Having said this everyone needs to find a rate which works for them. It's hard to know how much experience someone has just because they have a mill and when it comes to timber versus great timber, that experience plays more a part than the machine. Just my opinion

Good news Burnsy. Let the sawdust fly.

Originally Posted by Sigidi

Great to 'officially' here about it good stuff Mike.

Milling rates vary a bit depending on operator and machine. $200 per cube seems top dollar for swingblading and $110hour for slabbing seems to be the norm too. Having said this everyone needs to find a rate which works for them. It's hard to know how much experience someone has just because they have a mill and when it comes to timber versus great timber, that experience plays more a part than the machine. Just my opinion

I think you are on the money there regarding experience, when was the last time you read a post on here about maximising quarter sawn boards out of a log.

Not being happy with just buying a mill today I bought a project trailer as well. I have started a new thread here and would be interested in comments from lucas owners as to what they find useful in a trailer regarding size and setup and what they use their trailers for. I already have a trailer that the lucas will fit on but figured I needed something a little bigger and with a larger load capacity to carry timber and maybe logs on. Will only carry small logs or larger ones that loppers can crane onto the trailer for me, not worried about getting them off as I figure I can mill over the trailer if I need to, anyone else done this before?

Originally Posted by Burnsy

I think you are on the money there regarding experience, when was the last time you read a post on here about maximising quarter sawn boards out of a log.

Not being happy with just buying a mill today I bought a project trailer as well. I have started a new thread here and would be interested in comments from lucas owners as to what they find useful in a trailer regarding size and setup and what they use their trailers for. I already have a trailer that the lucas will fit on but figured I needed something a little bigger and with a larger load capacity to carry timber and maybe logs on. Will only carry small logs or larger ones that loppers can crane onto the trailer for me, not worried about getting them off as I figure I can mill over the trailer if I need to, anyone else done this before?

I have just bought a 6-18 and test rode it Monday (24th Nov) Speewah near Kuranda on 38 deg 80% humidity day of all days to start, anyway also spent two weeks upgrading my trailer while waiting for Lucas to arrive.

At this stage I can transport 4metres in length, slabs and boards etc on a single axle 1750kg trailer 7 x 5 with an extended draw bar, the trailer deck has removable ends so loading all timber etc is very easy, I have an Oversize sign and flags to stay legal re length.

I have made a triagle support frame for a hi lift jack- log lifter, I saw on another thread (thanks BobL) and via a winch and rollers can load very heavy slabs or logs quite easily, although most of what I cut from now will be furniture and building timber the flexibility of being able to carry slabs etc is handy.

I would love a tandem/car trailer BUT all my $$ went to the mill so I needed to make do with what I had and modify to suit, For me it works well as the trailer can transport the mill and move my timber safely and easily.

I'L detail my log loading procedure on another thread.

Shayne

Shayne at 1750kg, you might have to do two trips with a days milling, but I know what it's like when you chuck the money at the machine and have to make do with everything else for it

Look forward to seeing your thread on your trailer

Originally Posted by Sigidi

Shayne at 1750kg, you might have to do two trips with a days milling, but I know what it's like when you chuck the money at the machine and have to make do with everything else for it

Look forward to seeing your thread on your trailer

At the moment I can leave mill onsite for the next 12 months if I need to as I work through my log pile so there is only timber transport to deal with at moment, But I know that wont always be the case so either a tandem is on cards for next year or a light truck, $$$ will be key though

Maaaate! Great news Mike. When do you get it?

Originally Posted by Marginata

Maaaate! Great news Mike. When do you get it?

Should have it for the holidays so start putting the hard word on all your neigbours not to send trunks to landfill when they get lopping done.

just gotta put it together.

Originally Posted by weisyboy

just gotta put it together.

Friday is the start of school holidays so Friday will be play day. Just got an email from an earth mover who I spoke to last week, he has a heavily wooded block that they are starting to clear tomorrow, drop by in the morning, tell them what I want and they will put it aside for me Have only spoken to two contractors so far, both are real keen for me to take as much as I can as they don't want to deal with the oversize stuff. I guess I now have to find a place to store all this timber