Wood-Mizer LT 35 sawmill 40 hour review

[@bobbartholomew1435]

I am conversion a LT35 Sawmill. I am retired now and 75years old, Getting bored not working. Where I Live the forest industry is very Big. I work at a Paper Mill 19 miles up the Road In the Engineering Dept as Pulp Mill designer. I think I would really Enjoy a Wood Mizer Mill LT35 due too my age. I enjoy your videos, and have learn a lot from you. Too me this would be fun, not a Job. Thanks a lot for you videos .

[@guns4funfreedomkeeper999]

That was extremely helpful. I need to build a shed roof off the side of my barn to store a mill before I pull the trigger on one but I am really looking forward to it.

[@livefreeordie1]

Nice equipment, glad it's working out so well. You still need that tire ballast. I'm not trolling you, I'm a mechanical engineer who lives in the hills of Tennessee, ive been running tractor for 35 of my 50 years, and my grandfather was killed in a tractor rollover. It's the best money you can spend on your machine to make it both safer and more capable.

[@thebradleysoncatbirdhill6849]

Thank you so much for that excellent review! I greatly appreciate all of the effort you put into your channel. Once I started my own channel, I quickly learned what goes into just the very basics of maintaining. You've been an inspiration for me, and I wish you the very best as you move forward. 👍

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Thank you very much! Not many understand what goes into making these videos.

[@falllineridge]

Great review! I hope to have an LT35 one of these days. Also, your camera angles rock!

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Thanks! Those are “iPhone angles”😬. You need a hydraulic mill!!!

[@philippebaril2293]

You Guy are really passionate about what youre doing. Very nice setup!

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Thank you!

[@jasononeill3981]

THANK YOU FOR THE VIDEOS!! Ive watched them all! plus every LT 35 video on you tube lol!!! after 11 years of running a LT15, I finally pulled the trigger and ordered a LT35HD should be in by dec. 1. hopefully we will have a mild winter here in Wis. so i can run some hours up on it!!

[@rexhavoc2982]

To the people that think they want to take a 1/2 acre of flat land and buy a mill. Don't forget the Tractor, in your cost. No saw mill can run with out a tractor. Forks and a Grapple bucket, Dont skid logs. A log trailer or long bed truck is also needed . All saw mills require a lumber storage shed and a saw mill shed is nice. Both sheds will need a tin roof and steel prices are high. You know now in '23 what's needed. A mill is just the start of running a lumber sawing hobby. I would double the cost of the mill in needed support equipment. I think this is why so many C19 mills are for sale after only 2 years. I have a LT40 fully loaded super Hyd. Cat Diesel, on a covered slab, tires off, with 8000 hrs. No major repairs ever needed. I am going to hand sharpen the Carbide De Barker blade after 20 years of use. Yep, your right, I am a fare weather mill wright. But compared to the Green, Blue, Red, White mills, I can cut a weeks worth of logs in 2 days. " You Should See What I Saw".-Rex 95682

[@30farms70]

Cook’s sawmills makes a wiper system that will be a major upgrade to your drip system. It has a pad that wipes the blade.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

I actually attached a sponge to mine to make it work more effectively.

[@eldoradowoodcrafthobbies3888]

Excellent review. Advertising on your truck will be a boost in business.

[@chuckstonex1632]

I enjoy you videos. I am hoping to pick up an LT35 fairly soon.

[@jonathancaro3427]

Is that thing road ready, so you can hook it up to the truck and take it on the road?

[@NorthwestSawyer]

100%

[@onlineoffgrid]

Interesting video many thanks can I ask if you are purchasing the logs by truckload or using the trees from your own land

[@NorthwestSawyer]

I’ve never purchased logs. They come from my land or I get them from land clearing jobs at work.

[@onlineoffgrid]

Northwest Sawyer Just getting interested in the woodmizer set up found Buses channel then Pattern now yours lol Live on 5 acres already have purpose built 1300 sq ft shop so starting to think about this type of thing as a side business

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Great channels! I never dreamed I’d be making so much money with my sawmill. I’m actually considering selling mine and getting a bigger one soon.

[@johnminto7723]

Great Videos- I have been working my way through them. I have been considering getting a mill- either a LT35HDG25 or possibly a LT40HDG26. Now that you have had the mill for about a year now- I curious what you are happy with, what options you wish that you would have added to the mill, or what options that you might have not gotten? Gas or diesel? Would the 40 be the choice that you might have said Geeze I should have done this or that. Also, do you send your blades in to be sharpened?

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Well, hindsight being 20/20, I wish I had an LT 40 wide. When I bought my 35 I had no idea how much money I would make with it and how I would’ve been able to pay for a 45. I’ve had no issues with the gas engine but if money weren’t an issue I would get a diesel. My 35 works great all around but a guy always wants bigger, right?😬 I have a stack of blades to be sharpened but I haven’t done it yet. Fortunately I live about 45 minutes from the Wood-Mizer dealer so I will take them in sometime.

[@Johnnyreengo]

Great video, man. Thanks for sharing.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Thank you!

[@practicallyIndependent]

Great video. Some day I would love to get an LT35. Thanks for sharing

[@nomad-pq4yw8iy7v]

Mike just buy it so I can come down and use it

[@harrinc1]

I do the same exact thing with my tractor and mill. I sheared off two of the 4 bolts that hold the front arm/jack on the frame. Be careful hitting the ground with it. The bolts aren’t even a graded as far as grade 6 or 8. Just FYI....

[@butternuthillfarm1599]

Another great video, they just keep getting better. I always look forward to your next video. I really like your ballast system that you made. Volume seemed fine.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Thank you! I'm working on the ballast bar video right now. it should be up tonight. How's the new building coming?

[@butternuthillfarm1599]

Excavation for pad and waterway is done. Did some measuring today, trying to decide on dimensions, height, where to locate the sawmill for the best usability. Hope to get started building this fall. Thanks for asking. Too hot here to saw right now without some shade, getting old I guess!

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Work has gotten so busy here with the nice weather that everything else gets put on hold. I'm going to try my best to get my shop started this year. I'm not getting any younger either!

[@butternuthillfarm1599]

I hear ya...me either.

[@adamUDavies]

I was thinking about purchasing the same mill , and wondering where you made your purchase? The dealership close to me has terrible reviews and I am sceptical about them. Thanks for your time and video 👍

[@NorthwestSawyer]

I bought mine from the store in Wood Village, Oregon. Great service even 4 years later.

[@charleyandsarah]

Sounds like youve done pretty well, I couldnt agree more with the value WM can bring

[@NorthwestSawyer]

No regrets here!

[@davidsullins6225]

great video I am going to do exactly what you are doing part time side business did you add anything to the mill other than the debarker

[@NorthwestSawyer]

No but I’d like to get a set of the fine adjustment legs. I think they’re around $900

[@davidsullins6225]

Thanks was considering adding those that's a little pricey but if it saves time might be worth the investment

[@NorthwestSawyer]

I thought so too but trying to keep the saw stable without them can be difficult sometimes.

[@davidsullins6225]

Thanks for the feedback I am going to add them to the mill when I order it that won't really make much difference In the payment and from everything I have read is you aren't making money unless the blade is in the wood seems like a no brainer

[@kevlarkroger6047]

Great video! Volume is great and has always been good on my end. Thanks for the info on what you have generated financially off of the mill. Was curious to know if you might be interested and at what the cost of you fabricating your lap siding jig would be. If not no big deal.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

I could certainly make you one. It'd be half of what Wood-Mizer gets.

[@kevlarkroger6047]

Did we just become best friends?? Awesome! Will be in touch.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

“YUP!” But you have to call me Night... Hawk🤣

[@aaronstroud5278]

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing these financial details 40 hrs in.

[@bobbartholomew1435]

On your water problem A sponge attach to the water spout would apply water to lubricate the blade with out it running off. the trick would be too figure out how to mount it so it want get cut up by the blade.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

That’s a really great idea, Bob! I may have to try that.

[@lesy6832]

Love watching, keep them coming

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Thank you! I’m filming as we speak!

[@lesy6832]

@@NorthwestSawyer awesome, I love the John Deere. I'm going to get one like yours in the spring with the enclosed cab.

[@lesy6832]

@@NorthwestSawyer by the way my name is Les

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Thanks, Les! My name is Jason. You’ll love that enclosed cab. I’m filming a video right now about upgrading the factory light bulbs with LEDs. Stay tuned!

[@lesy6832]

@@NorthwestSawyer awesome Can't wait. Please to meet you Jason

[@roniehuddleston8364]

do you ever you wish you bout a bought one with remote controls?

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Well sure but that mill is more than twice the cost of mine.

[@kevinlamarr1424]

That’s the kind of information I like to have to make an informed decision. Would you get on of the “wide” ones to keep from having to split the bigger ones? It’s seems like there aren’t any bad saws from the major companies. I was thinking that swing blade one was better for board cutting but I didn’t like the chainsaw adapter for slabs. Better keep watching videos because I learn something new every hour that changed my opinion from the day before. Thanks for the math lesson!

[@NorthwestSawyer]

I bought the most mill I could. If money weren’t an issue I would definitely buy a wide model.

[@commonsense2710]

How much money do they cost?????????????????????????????

[@odc43054]

Nice video. Another way to look at the financials is instead of looking at the loan payment, to use the amount of depreciation incurred on the saw in a year as the offset to your revenue, and the value of the wood you milled for yourself. Either way, it's been a good deal. Is the water a pressure feed or drip feed? Some machinists use a spray water/oil mix from a company called Noga to lubricate and cool parts they are turning. They might have something you could adapt.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

I use the depreciation method for my taxes. The water is a gravity system. Wood-mixer actually offers a pressurized system that sprays the water but it’s pretty expensive.

[@odc43054]

THe Noga isnt that expensive but does require compressed air.

[@James.......]

Great review, thanks for sharing

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Thanks, James!

[@martinwelling1339]

This was an awesome review! Thanks

[@Benssawmill]

Looks like things are going good for you. Got more subs than me now. I'm going to have to start doing more videos I guess.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Heck, Ben! I owe that all to you and Mike Dillon. And I was finally monetized on Thursday. I've racked up $4.11! Time to start thinking about retiring;-) Have you fired up your chainsaw mill yet?

[@Benssawmill]

That's awesome! Congratulations it's a lot of fun. I plan to post a milling video this week I'll let you know how it goes.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

I'll be looking forward to it!

[@jimcurrier3922]

Put some jet dry in your water it will break surface tension of the water, and help keep it on the blade.

[@VKMilling]

I'm with ya buddy, 100%.

[@jonathanwentz8105]

2021 actually considering buying one of these because lumber prices are making this look cheap...

[@TERRORoftheLORD]

$11,000 income in 40 hrs = $275 per hour income. Are you charging that much or are you including income from selling wood?

[@NorthwestSawyer]

40 hours on the machine is not equal to hours worked. I charge $65-$85 per hour if I’m sawing for a residential client. The commercial work I’ve done pays at least double that by bid.

[@sawdustandsweat1750]

My biggest regret was selling my LT35!!! I loved that mill

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Buy another one!

[@sawdustandsweat1750]

@@NorthwestSawyer looking at them right now

[@LostCaper]

Great info

[@pup734]

Good to hear

[@nomad-pq4yw8iy7v]

U didn't help me one bit now I just want one even more!

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Make it happen,Damon!😃

[@shannonlantrip643]

Talk to wood-mizer first but, look into adding mineral oil or a crockers fish oil to the water to help with the splashing. sll

[@ojaitedbrownjr]

I'm a new sub of about 2 months. If you don't mind, could you some way turn up the volume. I can hardly here. Thanks

[@NorthwestSawyer]

Really? This is the first time I’ve heard about a volume problem. Is it on all my videos or is that the first one?

[@stewartjazz]

No volume problem here. Thanks for the content.

[@pauldow1648]

A little more volume would help me. One can always turn down if too loud. But can't turn volume up past max when a little more would help. I am old ears. Thanks. Like what you are doing.

[@NorthwestSawyer]

I will Work on that, paul. Thanks for the heads up!

[@mtraf1980]

The volume on your vids could definitely be louder. Wireless mic is the way to go.

[@luiscarlosdeuner1587]

Esta para venda

[@TheAcenightcreeper]

You didnt calculate the value of your time…40 hours and I earn $110/hr, so $4400 in wages

[@parklife4130]

I've been trying to find the video you made quite some time ago where you had just sawn some slabs up and the grain looked like a penis. Can you point me towards the right video sir? Your content is awesome btw, watch alot!