Sawing on Saturday?

[@dylannewman5558]

2024 could turn out to be a good year having tater back. It’s been so neat to watch his boys grow up over the years. wade is raising those boys to be hard working men.

[@waynetharp]

We may need to bring That Chipper Guy out of retirement inorder to get Tator rolling smooth again! I have always found the chipping and grinding to be fascinating. All the different techniques, equipment, manpower, time and fuel consumption inorder to achieve a particular product is such a juggling act! Prayers for Pete!🙏❤️🙏❤️

[@davebrock6618]

Sure miss That Chipper Guy also

[@B422TMack]

Great Vija Wade . I know yall are in the mulch business . But If yall have a wood stove get some of those blocks ( if theyre oak or any kind of hard wood) , Let em season , split down to desired size if need be ( a lot of times they were the perfect size for our stoves . ) those blocks will put some heat out & keep ya warm for sure. My Pop was buddies with the owner of a local sawmill . If we weren't bringing logs home for stove wood , we were going to the mill & getting a Tandem Dump truck load of Oak Blocks from the local sawmill. BTW I wouldn't be surprised if a few of those blocks weren't on the back of Whitie to block equipment or trucks up with . 😎😁👍👍 Mack

[@dannyshupp5878]

I would buy a load of those chunks for firewood

[@CMDSR]

Hope 2024 works out to be a good year for ya Tater. Good to see Levi at the mill helping out.

[@jeandupont9140]

Good morning Wade , Machine mechanics, agricultural, crane or any other large mechanics are constantly looking for large hardwood blocks, these things are very difficult to find in stores so rather than shredding them there is perhaps a small market to take I don't know......

[@88power73]

As a ag mechanic I was thinking the same thing

[@PelletierRene]

Are you franco américain ?

[@jeandupont9140]

@@PelletierRene Good morning , No I use the Google translator, just French 😁

[@PelletierRene]

OK c'est parce que j'ai travaillé 30 ans dans le maine en forêt et j vient du temiscouata et je vie à Québec maintenant

[@patkelly7999]

Great stuff Wade, Levi and The Crew👌👍🙏🙂

[@heatherlane9270]

Most of us know that timber and some mulch comes from trees BUT when one section of the industry is explained it is a whole new learning experience. Thanks for educating me Logger Wade.

[@kenore4003]

The whole comment on maintaing the production equiptment at peak really resonated. I spent 40 years working on large webpresses and after that got cratered by corporate greed ended up in a soybean processing plant. The whole fight every day was trying to repair equiptment before it blew up. The first response from management was always " Do you know how much that's going to cost?" Apparently it was cheaper to let it blow then beat on the maintenance team and operators to get it back running. Sorry if I sound kind of bitter but too many years of that and I found that my best day was when I got disabled out. Heart problems but we got them under control bufore there was too much damage. So early retirement.

[@markzadlock4229]

Even my woodstove is crying 😂 watching those blocks get chipped buddy lol . We know you know looking good wade ❤. The new Jersey logman

[@terryrogers1025]

I like to see and hear about the workings of the saw mill and all the different things you are doing to keep things going. Glad to have you back on the Tube young man, thanks for the update.

[@HalfCutGarage]

Man I spent some time on a 3680! Private sub in a union mill yard and boy they tried to screw me . Gave me a truck load of cores one day with a chunk of railroad track mixed in.... boy o boy by the time she stopped spinning I thought she was done!! Complete new set of teeth and bout 5 or 6 holders and a new bottom screen and I was back up and running! Mill paid for it all! Glad to see you back buddy!Cheers from northern Canada!

[@retrodad6864]

Wade, for a town boy like me your explanation of the grinder operation was great. Love your content. Stay safe and happy healthy 2024 to you and yours. Thanks for posting. 🇬🇧👌

[@mikefuller2229]

Good to see you back...know all about sawmills grew up bosses son..started pilling boards and worked my way up to other jobs..then ended up buying timber...running log skidder for 20 years and cutting some....it's a great life work hard feel good...keep up the good work

[@rugerfarming5387]

Love the vidja Tater. Stay safe buddy and the family. Keep Big Daddy and Big Momma inline.

[@henrytomlinson3634]

I love everything you do on your channel thank you for posting it is all great 👍 👌. From Henry in the UK 🇬🇧

[@dansbrown1313]

Hello Wade and thank you for todays video. Pride is a factor in any workplace. If the managers are proud of the company and workers, the workers will be proud of their work and the managers and the company.

[@bobbrown6682]

Hi Wade, thanks for the explanation of the equipment! It is so neat to see the inner workings of how it all works.

[@tbix1963]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts, and videos. Great to see the kids working at the mill. I only hope I live long enough to see them stepping up into leadership positions to run things like you do and have been doing and the inevitable pride you will have in them. Wishing you and your family the best.

[@jimjackson5836]

Those blocks look like good firewood!!

[@kevink4914]

Here in Michigan where we have outdoor wood boilers. Just like we heat are home and shop. The green wood doesn’t matter with. wish you was close by. I would burn that in a heartbeat no doubt. Blocks, slab wood whatever but sawdust makes heat though the winter.

[@rhondasweeney7271]

Tater, anything you post, I enjoy! Just love you back on youtube! Love it at the Mill!!😊

[@everettpalmeriii5268]

Have you considered possibly selling the tie cut offs to a bbq/smoker ? Probably wouldn’t have to be a specific length.

[@CourtneyCrow-qv8vk]

Missed your videos like crazy! So glad you are back! We are really hoping to see you at Paul Bunyan 2024!

[@greghoffstadt667]

Wade I want to thank you. Your video's help keep me in check. Accountability. Again TY

[@brucehuff5566]

Love the video. Just amazes me how much is involved in that particular process. Stay safe

[@Bman2020]

Them Bandits watch out for them great watch I learned something today 👍👋🇨🇦

[@tomwhiting1338]

Hey brother thanks for the video, Thanks for coming back! God bless you and yours. ps PRAYING 🙏 for Pete's recovery.

[@Richard-C]

great video,i always enjoy watching you 👏👏👏👏👏👌👌👌👌👌👍👍👍👍👍

[@hydroaxop73]

We the square style tip and run demolition screens to break down the big stuff and then switch screens to a smaller hole to get finishing grade mulch

[@terrystoddard4397]

You should take some of the cutoffs put on pallet an sell to repair shops for dunage you always need but never have enough

[@terryburgettburgett965]

Exactly

[@genesispuredeaf2390]

Haven’t you learned yet that it isn’t polite to “should on another person”?

[@hamillfarms269]

Central Missouri here local mill sells 4x4x4 stacks of those blocks stacked with no gaps for firewood on a pallet for 30$, pallet must be returned. Seems fair enough I’d say they sell 75 pallets of fire wood a day average . For firewood it doesn’t get better than those chunks with out the bark ect they will burn excellent green.

[@thomasleonard1846]

Looks like you could use a grading bucket on that mini!

[@35054064]

Great video I like learning about the equipment. I like it when you run a saw too.

[@bendriscoll7040]

Those blocks &slabs would make good firewood

[@curtismelby292]

Most of those pieces your chiping could bring in profit as cribbing for tow company's and fire departments, could be something to do with those smaller pieces.. keep up the great work

[@lordcaptainvonthrust3rd]

Nice to see you're a mentor not the master, Wade. And fantastic that you're so busy you're working on a Saturday Fantastic family effort and some (kind of) family time Fingers crossed you get more time on a weekend not to be working Maybe we can make it better by calling it "Saw today" not Saturday? Wishing you and your family every success in 2024 👍

[@lonesomepine3]

Always enjoy your shares. Thanks and wishing a successful 2024 to you

[@fredrickugarner8278]

Wade that was a great video and it made a lot scents and buddy you really seam to be getting back on track! Got to tell you I really missed your channel while you were off. I have been watching you going back to the ax men days . God Bless you and your family

[@danab1761]

My Dad always said if you learn from your mistakes you be the smarties son i got

[@SirBoden]

Need some kind of height limit bar going across the trough before the feed roller.

[@dannyshupp5878]

That’s a great vidja have a good and safe week

[@VicsYard]

Man what an operation. Wild.

[@garydillon3960]

Very informative video. If you treat people right it pays off in the long run. God Bless and Stay Safe.

[@andrewtiefry5990]

Very good to see you back. Love your videos

[@michaelmullins1290]

Glad you have trained your kids to run equipment. I think it's awesome. It's also a great way to get a work force. You're a way smarter fellow than most know Tater.

[@randydobson1863]

hello Logger Wade & it's is Randy and i like yours video is cool Thanks Logger Wade Friends Randy

[@danielbrown8602]

You look happier for sure.

[@HarrisPropertyMaintenance]

I’ve got no idea what it cost but I’ve ran a similar sized bandit grinder for primary breakdowns and it has chipper knives in it, half the tool holders were empty and the other half had chipper knives and with the belt speed about where yours is set, one two logs at a time it do wonderful for primary breakdown. We’d swap back to a setup like yours for regrind and coloring

[@rudywernimont3289]

The recycling guy that his business is me he had a Banit grinder. He runs a haybusters tub grinders and he got rid of his bandit. He grinds scrap wood and tree dumps. He has also burned up a couple grinders in the last five years.

[@hoytgunderson1475]

Wade glad to see you and boys and movie all together. You have to do what makes you money that's how you make it. Wade 2024

[@triple6758]

Also...great video Buddy! 👍

[@busterbailey370]

Great video Wade keep them coming please

[@genesispuredeaf2390]

Bring the THUNDER big man. You are loved!

[@sycamorevalleyshops2841]

Wade, Great video as always! but as a horizontal grinder operator, try feeding those blocks in length ways, might help those splitter teeth get through those blocks a bit easier. also check the flashing in the grinding chamber, the chips art centered up on the belt, might start causing some grief down the line if its not wearing evenly. also might want to look at some step screens with Dimond pattern holes it it, helps give more edges for the teeth to work on the material.

[@PelletierRene]

Good morning wade 😅 ready all time

[@ZPHOENIX27]

Thanks for the video! Have a great day!!!

[@garybouchard827]

Good video. No one would buy the red oak block for firewood?

[@kaseyaclifton9549]

We got two chippers at the mill I work at a big one and a small one it's easier on us done had one

[@BBWA100]

Hi Logger. Just chipping those blocks seems such a waste. You've got ready made firewood blocks just waiting to be sold. Whats got more value wood chips per ton or firewood blocks per cord or per ton? You store the chips in huge piles on site just do the same for the blocks instead of selling it cheap leave it for 12 months and its seasoned firewood. Value added instead of green and ready to go. Anyway g' day from Western Australia 🇦🇺. Good to see you back👍

[@tysonwalsh8193]

Them blocks would be nice for my wood stove driver

[@jefferywilson4091]

The firewood business is slow this year because of the mild winter.

[@triple6758]

Hey Wade. Maybe give the local campgrounds a ring? Gotta be some there by the river close. Might be able to get one that'll take bulk?

[@kaseyaclifton9549]

Done had a grinder got rid of it

[@martywade5519]

I wish I lived closer to you I would buy all the wood ends from you

[@marcdesrosiers4312]

Great video glad to have videos again

[@craigprettejohn2367]

Can you put a leveling border in the grinder to knock the blocks down to one level to feed better?

[@michaelbooth1097]

Wade I’m sure there’s a better solution to having all those small offcut just lying on the ground. Can they not just go in a rubbish container that can then be dumped into the chipper?

[@4051a]

Have you ever thought of selling the tie blocks as cribbing?

[@fhuber7507]

Wish I was close enough to get some of the stuff you grind. Not worth shipping, but some of it could be used by a hobby guy to make toys.

[@normanblanchard-n6s]

hey wade tnx for the msg bk. yea if you decide to do that sell it off either in the scrap length or cut up say 12 in pieces not more than $100 bucks a load " you haual away.

[@LoggerWade]

Got you thanks

[@exotictones1054]

I'd like to see how those big ass tables are made buddy.they looked solid.

[@chrislittleford245]

I ran the vermeer 6000 grinders years ago. I'd say the problem is your anvil is worn down and the distance from the anvil to the teeth is so large that your breaking down the material against the screen and not the anvil

[@todd1808]

Those blocks would definitely make some nice clean firewood......

[@joshsteiner2760]

When you run those blocks through, is that the final product? Enjoy the mill vidjas. Have a good one.

[@farmerbob728]

I'm surprised that you don't have a customer base for those chunks of lumber?? I know that it's all odds and ends. Just load it into a pickup truck so trailer. 25 dollars per wheel Sell it as bulk firewood for camping or something.

[@KB-gs8zi]

Hey Wade !!!! WOW !!! Whole lot of good blocking being made into sawdust !! Too bad that you DON"T have a market for it too ??

[@jimdaly5077]

Hi all in a days work 👍👍 all the best👍🌞🐝

[@JeradCanfield]

You need to run a primary screen which is a demolition screen to do your primary then a smaller screen to do your in that machine will eat right through those blocks

[@jimharbison7589]

It's great to have tater back, missed him

[@debbieradcliffe2638]

Love the videos

[@James_Scheid]

To bad you cant mill a glue joint on the tie blocks and make longer board out of the short chunks. I'm guessing the machinery is too expensive or there just isn't a market for it. Seems a shame to just grind up those nice chunks. Maybe you will one day find a cost effective use for them.

[@everlysuniquetimbersawshop]

If you ever get a bunch of off cuts like those red oak blocks, do you give them away? I’d take a dump trailer full.

[@kellykonoske91]

Nothing about Pete?

[@aaronlingenfelter7797]

When yeah going back in the woods

[@thebear5454]

What's the old saying? "Make hay while the sun shines". No rest for the wicked Tater.

[@zacharydaniels5236]

Sometimes those Saturdays are what makes the week overly profitable and/or productive and sometimes it’s what you have to do to stay ahead because you had a lot of down time during the week.

[@justingulick6747]

Wade do you make any kind of profit by grinding up those oak cutoff blocks?

[@martywade5519]

I would buy all of the wood

[@kat2641]

Well I am no expert but that smoke? I am guessing a majority is steam off of the sap. The principle is the same as a brush chopper and that I can tell you can be a real pain in the booty😤( at least this junkyard wore out head banging crap I use. ) Keeps the woods clean and heats the shop winter time. Chunks are easier but I’m a cheap ass an brush tops is free burning

[@merlepatterson]

I'm surprised you couldn't sell those short blocks of oak off for oak parkay fingers?

[@raymondheckard234]

Wade the video is good! Don’t worry! By the way tell the Kentucky virgin joke, humor is always enjoyed

[@Old-bold-pilot]

Enjoyed your vid. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@jerryfaulkner6518]

My advice is: If it ain't broke don't fix it. just keep the vidgios coming.

[@rogergoins8118]

Great video! Very interesting

[@leonardryan8723]

Hey WAIT for DAD remember teach him THINK 🤔 SAFETY and always put SAFETY FIRST 😮 in operation John Deere loader . Carry on boys . 😊

[@snowysnobdds7842]

Chippers and grinders are a necessary evil.

[@tennesseesawmillguy1590]

“Tryin to outrun the wolves here” 💵👍

[@joycefuller9177]

Keep on being you.

[@petenolte4192]

If I'd have money to give you to help out your operation I would