Sawing a White Pine Log Too Big for My Sawmill and Tractor

I mill a white pine log into a 12"x12" for an upcoming project, testing the upper limit of my sawmill and my 35hp tractor.
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[@royramey5659]

You need a 4 foot can't hook , turning logs is the hardest part. I now use my electric winch and cable wrapped around the log. I'm 69 yrs old and need to do it the easier way

[@santiagobenites]

That sawmill was such a good investment. Invaluable for what you're doing, actually.

[@scottshultz8443]

Won't find much white pine bigger and nicer than that. Good yield, as well. As someone already commented, I bet it smelled good while sawing.

[@rebeccamercer4160]

Be safe Shawn!🧚🏻🧚🏻🧚🏼‍♂️❤️

[@crothwell]

Eye protection?

[@jameskimo5369]

I love how Calie walked up to the camera to show her toy how cute❤!!

[@josiequennehen132]

Yes 😂😂😂

[@dcranch4820]

It seems as though she is posing for the camera. She knows who the star attraction is!!

[@KiamichiOzarks]

She is aware of what’s happening when papa Shawn sets up the camera. It’s show time. 🎥 🦮

[@georgewhitehouse8630]

As you know,it is much much easier to kill a tree because they don’t run away

[@georgewhitehouse8630]

@@dcranch4820I don’t see any but I think that I kind of know what you were texting about ❤

[@ps2v831]

Cali, You are most precious. Thank You for showing US your TOY. Shawn please give Cali a big HUG, from us.❤

[@thehundredacrewoods4768]

If you wrap a rope around that log, your tractor's loader can accomplish turning the log on the sawmill deck. It's much easier than doing so manually.

[@JJ-hx8eo]

We love seeing that little Cali in camera.

[@glendajune9140]

Love the milling episode’s. That means more buildings to come. Love how Cali is acclimated, to the ⚠️ dangerous equipment you use. She knows when to move ,to stay safe. Thanks for sharing your life with us. Have a great evening,& weekend.💯👏🏾💜✝️🙏🏾🇺🇸

[@betty27246]

Thank you so much. You have no idea how much you are helping people to think about real life. Enjoy your videos immensely

[@juliekeys1880]

Lovely to see Cali back home happy.😘💗👍🇬🇧

[@Oxatolla]

Legendary work ethic Shawn! We need you and Cali to live forever.

[@Anderbender]

Cali is One dawg that really understands Camera framing! ❤❤

[@carladejonge4951]

Man, that is hard work! You are amazing!🤩

[@axlent123]

24:17... hey, look at me... I am the star!!!

[@randalreigel4089]

That must be so fulfilling to create your own lumber out of logs from your own property. That just looks so fun to me, even if it is hard work.🤜💥🤛

[@karlmendoza1986]

I enjoy watching your videos and love Cali. Just carry on doing the stuff you do as it makes amazing results eventually. Stay safe, healthy and strong. God bless.❤👏👍

[@anthonylandingham2521]

As I learned on my Norwood mill. Use the winch to roll the large logs. It makes life easier on us older folks.

[@axlent123]

Had this video on in the background while working on my computer.. Just for sound.... I know, I know... the video quality is always spot on, and should not be missed... but your audio quality is always top notch!!! I'll go back and watch the video too.... But I just had to stop when I heard the chainsaw!!! My ex wife's family farm had an enclosed mill and I so miss that!!! Sure the ex and I parted ways.. not by my choice... and that was sad... but I really do miss the farm, with the creek, and the trees, and the mill.. and the wildlife! The smell of fresh cut lumber is always amazing!!! Know what I mean????

[@B-leafer]

Really love your channel Shawn. Ty for being so gracious and sharing these pieces of your life. You are very generous. Ty.

[@gibwest4968]

I like that you are using the tractor more...save the back!

[@Legendary-lp5dg]

Hi Shawn, happy to see you. Take care.

[@laruedouglas7972]

Please be careful with turning those heavy logs 🙏. Love how Cali is so patient waiting for you to be done 😊.

[@lindapetersen1800]

SHAWN & OUR CALI !!! Washing on up on all of the shirts I got of yours !!! There is a lot !!! Love to watch you do what I have done in life !!! Wish I was more healthier to do that again !!! Plus I am older so old that I only do so much !!!

[@SJC49]

Your amazing building skills aside, I am most impressed by your continued care of your land and the wildlife that inhabits it. 😍🇨🇦

[@wendyheadley3345]

Love watching your videos, Cali is just the sweetest.

[@normanwyatt8761]

I'VE been watching you from when you first started on you-tube and you never cease to amaze me......Kudos to you Shawn....

[@kayrn5382]

Impressive Shawn!

[@rickf.9253]

Yessir, that tested the limits of the mill. Well done, and perfectly square! It's great to see you back to building.

[@christianniem844]

This guy is a work horse! we are about the same age I still have the know how but 20 + years of construction have taken their toll on my back, I put my back out now lifting my tool bag ☹great as always thanks again. Cali is hilarious I love how she walked right through the cable loop with her toy😃

[@ronhart288]

Excellent video, lots of heavy lifting sawing the logs! Be safe, stay healthy, & God Bless everyone!

[@mariedmitrieff6829]

Amazing hard work. Exited to see you build the chicken coop. Your talented hard work is outstanding.

[@Bless3dUnstress3d]

When you down a tree that's the only time I can give Timbers patience Bravo

[@dorothyallen3614]

Wow what a tree and log from it, nice job handling it!

[@marygordon3032]

Thanks again Shawn for your knowledgeable videos and please give us an update on Cali ❤️! 👏👏👏🤩🤩🤩💯💯💯

[@KerrySayers-vm6vm]

Thanks for showing the difficulties of loading a heavy log on the mill rails

[@joekiernan526]

Great 2 C. Cali in good health

[@sergec.2014]

Hello Shawn; Happy to see Cali after her perilous experience down south. Awesome day's work on the white pine.

[@jamesonh889]

Man, going to have to put up that cable and chain hoist you used to build the cabin to get those big logs up on the mill. Great video Shawn.

[@jamesellsworth9673]

I love to watch that sawmill work.

[@randywunderlich6315]

Another great video!!! Thanks for sharing…

[@michaelsherwin4964]

Shawn, in case you might be interested. A couple years ago I saw a guy with a winch on his saw that was tired of cranking the logs onto the bed. He took an old wrench socket and filled it in with a few welding beads. After that, he filed the welds to the shape of the winch shaft. His shaft was oblong round on the ends with flats in the middle. He was able to power the winch with his half inch battery drill. I was thinking you might take an old socket to a machine shop, have them weld some metal in, and then mill out the shape for your shaft. That would leave your shaft original, and able to be cranked with the handle if you didn't like the socket or lost it. I'm glad your weather is getting better for you.

[@jerrystout3032]

Great Job Shawn !😇!

[@leearcher3912]

You are absolutely one in a million😄😄😄😄💯💯💯💯💯

[@donaldevans5752]

Great video .

[@marymcmanus]

Love your work oh and Cali❤️🐾

[@rogue5369]

Cali doing her thing!

[@guppy2129]

That was awesome!!

[@tommycapps9903]

Love your KZbin channel! Thank you for taking the time to share your hard work!

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you , Shawn . 🐺Loupis Canis .

[@rodneywroten2994]

glad to see you on power tools

[@pelmita9983]

¡Fascinada! No he podido dejar de mirar el video....no me imaginaba como se cortaban las tablas, la precisión y el esfuerzo necesario. Magnífico. Ya impaciente por ver la nueva construccion

[@adamhenderson001]

Wow! I bet you slept well that night. Those White pine boards are amazing! I can only imagine the smell when you get (whatever) built.

[@SWAMPHUNTER644]

When I laid out the trails on my 80 acre woodland property, I used a trick I learned when my stepfather laid out his ATV trails when he retired. He had a number of loops so that if a tree went down, he still had access to most of his property. It doesn't have to be perfect but you don't always have time to clear the trails when you need access. I did a main trail first and added new sections when time allowed but I did have a master plan. It was carefully planned. I have a ridge (actually a glacial drumlin) and I put a trail down the top center of the ridge and also a trail on each side at the base. Every few hundred yards I put a cross trail up over the ridge but not necessarily all the way over. Your terrain and needs may be different. A benefit is that wildlife soon start using the trails so I can have stands and watches at good locations along the trails. The trails sometimes require bridges, culverts, and causeways but they are labor intensive and I avoid them when I can. Some wet areas require gravel or rock fill. A good trail system makes life much easier and adds value to your property.

[@deborahstewart2322]

Beautiful home

[@user-ku3jw7ux2b]

I love your program Shawn.. You have turned a down town Toronto income into an equivalent of living in the bush and not just surviving but excelling.. I am 76 so am alittle bit ahead of you.. Skow down on the philosophical aspect and more intensity on the doing..

[@Rom15v4]

There can only be ONE,....the Jedi of all cabin builders,...thoroughly enjoying your videos Shawn. Blessings to you and yours.

[@vasilelaviniu1252]

Superrr ! The Best ! 👍👍👍

[@ZeeCeeCreations]

Blessings, Shawn and Cali!!❤

[@giselecontassotdesayvre3965]

Combien de tonnes de bois, avez.vous manipulez, par tout temps ? ..impressionnant ! ..un de mes petits plaisirs , c'est de vous voir regarder les étiquettes des végétaux, que vous plantez..et de les voir repousser, l'année suivante.." un miracle de la nature"..Toutes les personnes qui aiment gratter la terre, préparer les potagers, planter..connaissent ce bonheur!..bon weekend Shawn

[@giselecontassotdesayvre3965]

Vos engins vous facilitent le travail, mais c'est beaucoup d'entretien aussi!

[@TheWildWondersSA]

Hope you are doing well. Greetings from South Africa

[@JoanOfArgghh]

Love Callie photo-bombing your work!

[@ChallengeInTheTropicalForest]

It was amazing, the view was beautiful

[@William-ui5dj]

Can't wait to see the chickens and roosters get nice and cozy in their hew home. Start pumping out those eggs. And get nice and plump for your meals of fry chicken and chicken pot pies.

[@SanctificationIsAJourney]

Watching you struggle with that first log made me feel better about my own sawmill adventures.

[@joanntucker2742]

Good seeing happy Callie ❤ great job! I miss seeing the snow,I know you are glad 😊

[@20x20Ghost]

i can only imagine the aroma from the white pine thanks for the lessons and evrything else you share with the world have a great weekend

[@criscavi19]

Using a complicated saw for big trees! Thanks for sharing.

[@domdom-dr2wx]

Nice work James😊

[@bjoernandersen8287]

That was a huge log, but with your strength it had to surrender and get milled. Well done as usual.

[@iris1501]

HELLO JAMES...I can not wait to see what and where you gone use the lambers what you prepare today....so nice to resee you all fridays...keep going my deir 🥰 boone week end

[@dereckcensner4647]

I like these videos of you building and creating gardens etc. One thing I'd suggest for rolling a big log like that on your mill, maybe get some straps to choke around the log and suspend it from the tractor forks. If you do it right, it'll roll exactly how you want it without risking yourself

[@jackkeeble9272]

Nice video brother 👍

[@clausiusuf]

8/4 lumber? Can’t wait to see where you use that massive board!

[@morairacalpe6496]

bonjour de France 🙋‍♂️ 🙋‍♂️ 🙋‍♂️ 🙋‍♂️ 🙋‍♂️ 🙋‍♂️ 🙋‍♂️ 🙋‍♂️

[@DavidJones-ly9bh]

Nice work

[@TrevorChenier]

Aanii, Your Amazing Homestead is so very beautiful Brother!! Your hard work sure has shown. Chi Miigwetch for sharing. Your Channel is my absolute favorite. Always has been. Long time follower. 🦅❤️💪🏾🐢🌎🌊🌲🙏🏾🪶

[@jenkins2162]

Get a longer canthook. Leverage is everything

[@Bless3dUnstress3d]

👋BE BLESSED 🤲TO you and yours

[@carolynjoiner1602]

Beautiful process. Stay safe. Hugs for Cali 🐕

[@rollotomassi7437]

Please do not fear taking trees out. I understand your desire to protect the forest and environment, we are all supporters. But, spending as much time as I have in the conservation business I can safely say that Mother Nature build this world for us. I’m not advocating deforestation and mass destruction, but your efforts will have zero impact on the earth or your domain. I assure you, your efforts are meaningless against Mother Nature. Protect your homestead and use what nature has presented to you. The forest will grow faster, strong and healthier when you thin and purge the forest.

[@starrleesimmons4291]

Wow, you have created a paradise for you and your wife.

[@takissamis787]

Good evening. I am from GREECE. I have been watching you for years now and I wonder this: is there no control where you are as to which trees will be cut down? do you have a license from a competent agency? everyone can uncontrollably cut whatever they want?

[@carolefried412]

Great ASMR!!

[@mamamusic3522]

❤🌹🌷 Good evening, У Вас очень красивый дом,И появилась техника для строительства новых 🏠,С Пасхой здоровья и благополучия,❤🌹🌷🎊😊560

[@kaboom-zf2bl]

amazing how the roundish log was a bugger to roll but the squared version rolled fine LOL

[@remystraub6990]

merci JAMES

[@manoelgfarias2035]

very good my friend ...

[@kingrafa3938]

Thanks for the video Shawn!

[@JDK45ACP]

oh man,,, fantastic episode.

[@theodorehowe2262]

Awesome job Shawn, That was some big wood to cut…

[@sandratweedale2579]

I can’t believe you’re not hospitalized for repeated hernias. Man you’re a machine! But you do great stuff! Cali I’m sending you hugs you sweet girl.

[@timkeagy4094]

Damn Shawn, you always impress me with the strength of manhandling those logs. Amazing work.

[@jimbojones3909]

nice mill

[@armandzottola1626]

Fasinating

[@dionwilson6747]

It was worth the effort. Well done!

[@SWAMPHUNTER644]

A rear weight bucket increases the lifting capacity of your front end loader substantially and can keep your center of gravity lower. You can make one out of a 55 gallon drum filled with rocks and Portland cement. You have to weld 3 point hitch attachments to it. I avoid liquid wheel weights in the rear tires but wheel weight attachments help as long as they don't make the tires wider. Don't travel with the bucket up with weight in it. It can cause a roll over. Keep any weight centered. Be extremely careful using the loader on slopes. Always use your roll bar and seat belt.

[@lupettozonzolante]

Bel video Shawn 👍🐺

[@rejaneberclaz3331]

I love this channel. The dog is so fun; he always wants to play!😅❤

[@SJC49]

She

[@georgewhitehouse8630]

What others do you recommend?

[@bushmantekbits1431]

Thanks for yet another very excellent video !!!! Eastern White Pine needles etc. are very medicinal, and very expensive to buy for tea. Perhaps needles, bark etc. could be bagged and sold online ?

[@otis4349]

Timber cutting and sawmill work will wear a man down. But, satisfying & honest work.

[@dreadedtred]

Impressive

[@josephplechavy7535]

I'm going to suggest something for making the towing of the trees out a bit easier and causes less of a channel dug by the front of the tree. Get yourself a tow bart that goes between the two lift arms of your tractor you can make your straps short to the arms while they are in the down position. Then, lift your three point up - if the logs are not to heavy, you will bring the front of the log off the ground and they will tow a bit easier with less troughs being made on the ground.