Woodmizer LT15 drive conversion to chain drive

[@76Starship]

I'm on my 2nd LT15. Yeah, the rope pulley system was always stupid. I just push my current LT15 by hand. I like your solution!

[@307j.o.a.t9]

Wow.... 2nd one. Thats a lot of lumber to wear out an LT15. Thats awesome! Yea I definently wasn't happy with the rope system. i have a new(er) video adding wheelchair motors to the mill to drive it. Im currently out of logs but hopefully I will get a bunch stockpiled this summer. I'm not sure I could push the mill through most of what I cut. Even with a new blade it struggles to cut some of the logs I put on it. Have to go pretty slow. Thanks for commenting. I missed it and haven't been watching lately. STAY SAFE!!

[@tazman-kennyfuller]

Nice work brother. Man I love that mill. So handy especially when you have wood to mill. Great seeing you being so crafty. Love the adventures you take us on. 🌲❤🌲✊

[@307j.o.a.t9]

Thanks!! The mill is awesome to have!! Next vid is cutting and building with lumber from the mill. I am getting short on logs lol. We sold too many before i owned the mill. If only id have known lol.... Take care brother and STAY SAFE!! LOVE WINS...

[@tazman-kennyfuller]

@@307j.o.a.t9 hope you have enough to get some of your projects done brother.✊

[@307j.o.a.t9]

I think i do. Its gonna be close!

[@MichaelR58]

Great modification , it will all be worth it when you get it all dialed in , thanks for sharing , stay safe , God bless !

[@307j.o.a.t9]

It was well worth it!! Got a few little tweaks and it will be great! Appreciate ya bein here! Thanl you!! !

[@michaelsmith-wq7cf]

@@307j.o.a.t9 plenty of time to finish. Looking around your background,, gonna be take bout 50 or so years for trees to grow!! Where you live, Nebraska?

[@307j.o.a.t9]

It takes a lot longer here to grow a 20in tree. I live in Wyoming. We have forest 25mi away. I have logging vids on my chanmel from last summer.

[@ScrewdriverTUNING]

Love the mill. I want one badly.!!! Kindness and love

[@307j.o.a.t9]

Thanls!! Its great to have for sure. I wasnt plannin ongettn one but this kinda fell in my lap.

[@Hallnout]

First. Stay safe brother! Love the intro you use now👍

[@307j.o.a.t9]

Awesome! Thanks!! I appreciate your support!!

[@Hallnout]

@@307j.o.a.t9 I've noticed mike morgan always having to tighten his rope also. Can't believe they don't come already with a better design. Love ole glory flying 🇺🇸 behind ya. Be safe!

[@307j.o.a.t9]

Yea i saw that. Mine didnt even have the eye bolts.

[@simpleman4224]

That’s purty slick! Thanks for sharing! Don’t see many spud crescent wrench’s! You’re gonna get it dialed in!👍👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@307j.o.a.t9]

It works good. Yea i love that wrenh. I also have a half in drive spud ratchet. Back from when i did a little steel work. Thanks for bein here brother!!

[@sidstimeoutdoors2782]

Awesome brother, I'm sure the chain will work better than rope. You must have an engineering background. Stay safe and stay positive ❤

[@307j.o.a.t9]

It does work way better. Lol i actually tried college for engineering but couldnt afford it so only was there a year and half. Oh well.

[@aldredske6197]

Hi Travis!!😀😀 I was surprised to see that they were using rope for the drive on the newer mills. The old L T 40 that I used to borrow from my buddy had a chain drive system on them. They had the chain ran different than the way you routed yours. They had two chains. One from the crank down to the one sprocket. Then just a single piece of chain from one end to the other that just laid on top of the other sprocket. So as you turned the crank the inner sprocket just traveled back and forth down the long chain. I hope I described that so you understand what I mean. The LT40 that I used had the power drive system on it with the Rio stat switch on it to adjust the speed. That way the chains don't have to cross from one side to the other. Take care my friend!!😀😀

[@307j.o.a.t9]

You explained great. Yea i dont understand the rope either. Im planning on putting a 12v variable speed reversible motor on someday. It works pretty gppd though the way it is. Way better than the rope. Thanks for all the support!! STAY SAFE!!!

[@aldredske6197]

@@307j.o.a.t9 cool glad I did good. LOL!! That rope thing is definitely for the birds. It just was a way to make it cheaper on their part. Mike Morgan has the rope drive on his also. He is adjusting it a lot it seems. The chain setup on the older mills never gave hardly any trouble. I milled 20 thousand feet of lumber the first time I borrowed it and didn't have any problems at all. Never even needed to take up any tension.

[@307j.o.a.t9]

Nice! Yea i wasnt impressed. I like the chain system way better!!

[@bard44]

Have been looking into this for you since my last reply. Linn sawmills has a chain drive feed system as an option. The cost is $250. might be worth looking into.

[@307j.o.a.t9]

Oh wow!! Thanks. The system i have works but id lile to put a motor on it. I will check it out.

[@frankhopper6269]

It should work well 307 as it's going to be good watching the sawmill work better for you. Regards Frank and Nanette Hopper from Australia cheers mate until your next video

[@307j.o.a.t9]

It does work well. I love it and am enjoying milling logs. Will have video out soon.

[@SamuraiSwimmer]

That is great and no wasted energy from slippage losses. I wonder if using link belt in place of the ropes would be easier ( though clearly not as good as chain).

[@307j.o.a.t9]

That might work. I would definently use smaller chain if i did it again just so links dont rub on the lower pulleys. There is barely enough room with this chain.

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

Howdy Travis- good fixin on the mill. Looking forward to seeing it run. I don’t see how a rope system would work very long. Take care and God bless y’all

[@307j.o.a.t9]

It doesnt work for very long. Constantly have to tighten it. Rack and pinion would be really nice!! The chain system works well though. Smaller chain would have been better but this is what i had. Hope youre doin well. Thank you for all your support!! STAY SAFE!!

[@jonascolton1073]

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[@keeganmoshe6816]

@Jonas Colton Flixportal :D

[@jonascolton1073]

@Keegan Moshe thank you, I went there and it seems to work :) I really appreciate it !!

[@keeganmoshe6816]

@Jonas Colton No problem :D

[@johnjacobs3643]

Thanks for sharing. Question: Do you have your bed rails bolted to the wooden substructure...or are they just sitting on the substructure? Thanks.

[@307j.o.a.t9]

They are bolted to the 4x4s and the 4x4s are on skids that are staked to the ground. The mill doesnt move when i put big logs on it. Back a few months i have a vid of setting it up.

[@TurkeyHollow]

Is there an update video? Thanks and alsome thinking!

[@307j.o.a.t9]

I think i mentioned in the next vid on the mill but i will check. If not i will cover it in my next milling vid. Welcome to 307 country!!!!

[@laneburgess1643]

Nice modification.

[@307j.o.a.t9]

Thanks. It worls pretty good.

[@michaelwhiteoldtimer7648]

hope it all works out ok

[@307j.o.a.t9]

Its been working good so far. Ive gotta make a few adjustments to it but its workin good. Hope youre doin well. STAY SAFE!!

[@jeremywever6947]

👍🔥👊🧡 Great up grade!

[@307j.o.a.t9]

Thank you!! Im happy with it!!

[@506curtis]

394 :))))))) Sweet! And nice upgrade on the mill.

[@307j.o.a.t9]

Yea i will have a vid on that saw soon hopefully!! Yea the upgrade on the mill needed to happen for sure!! Hope alls well with you!! Thanks for commenting!!

[@gregwitkamp5583]

you can get your new parts at McMaster Carr

[@307j.o.a.t9]

Nice. Thanks!

[@bard44]

Shoulda tried bicycle sprockets and chains. They are much thinner.

[@307j.o.a.t9]

For sure but where i live nobody has 30' of bicycle chain. Great idea though for sure!!

[@rhysfirth3506]

OK, seeing that, not how I would do it given the same chain, idlers and sprocket... if you go to 22:45 I would have welded a piece of thick walled tubing across the top of the two vertical lengths at the bottom of the upright RHS section. run an axle or bolt through there with the idler on the end. The chain would stay in a single line, not crossing over at the dual idler you have... instead, running horizontally, around the first idler at the pipe that got welded on, vertically up to the pulley and around, then down to where you have two idlers and I would have had just one, then around that second idler and horizontally again to reach the end. ________/*/_____

[@307j.o.a.t9]

That would work. I didnt want to modify the mill and i already had the mounting holes where the origional equipment was. Thanks for commenting.

[@rhysfirth3506]

@@307j.o.a.t9 did you ever get the smaller chain? going single idler wide rather than two would mean clearance to refit the plates at 23:10

[@307j.o.a.t9]

No it works fine theres just a little resistance in that one spot for about 2 inches.

[@SOHN32]

Lol there goes the show.

[@walshwoodworks8964]

All that work and you still have to crank by hand? Put a motor on it!

[@307j.o.a.t9]

Thats definently in fhe works. A variable speed 12v motor. It cranls way better by hand now though than befpre with the rope. Thanks for commenting!! STAY SAFE!!

[@SOHN32]

Weld your loops closed.

[@307j.o.a.t9]

The loops on the eye bolts?

[@geraldminko4659]

I'm thinking yes...though it shouldn't have that much tension on it..

[@307j.o.a.t9]

Yea it doesnt have that much temsion. If i pull those eye bolts apart i have way bigger problems than the eye bolt failing lol.

[@geraldminko4659]

I'm thinking of doing the same. You think bicycle chain would work?

[@307j.o.a.t9]

For sure. If you can find enough chain and idler sproclets. Im sure they can be built too out of junk bicycle parts. I didnt have a source for the chain to do that.