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Everything else! => Trips and Travels! => Topic started by: Stephen Wiley on February 22, 2009, 10:36:01 AM

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Title: Oregon Logging Conference 2009
Post by: Stephen Wiley on February 22, 2009, 10:36:01 AM
New marketing by Tanglewood;

At least Frank, did not have a nice display like this two years ago.  The weather co-operated nicely for this year's conference.

Title: Re: Oregon Logging Conference 2009
Post by: Stephen Wiley on February 22, 2009, 10:39:24 AM
Notice the additional marketing phrase that Frank & MD were able to get simply by remembering...................................................location, location,location :laugh:
Title: Re: Oregon Logging Conference 2009
Post by: Stephen Wiley on February 22, 2009, 10:42:26 AM
 This is the first year that I got my wife to go with me. In front of Frank's Ford is the little Oscar mills, which is the direction I approached the MD site. Not seen in this pic to the right of Frank's truck is his 'rain tent';D
Title: Re: Oregon Logging Conference 2009
Post by: Stephen Wiley on February 22, 2009, 10:49:49 AM
 :o

Also 'new' to me were these little logs that Frank was milling. In years past he has had some nice size redwood.
Title: Re: Oregon Logging Conference 2009
Post by: Stephen Wiley on February 22, 2009, 10:54:19 AM
BTW, this mill is not in production yet.  I'll let Frank respond with details of questions you may have.
Title: Re: Oregon Logging Conference 2009
Post by: Stephen Wiley on February 22, 2009, 10:55:35 AM
He just finished milling this 'girly wood' as I got there.
Title: Re: Oregon Logging Conference 2009
Post by: Stephen Wiley on February 22, 2009, 10:56:39 AM
 :)
Title: Re: Oregon Logging Conference 2009
Post by: Stephen Wiley on February 22, 2009, 10:57:36 AM
Every year there is a new or oddball piece of equipment that catches my attention. This year it was the Davco, although they had been at the show ten years earlier. This was the first time they had this piece.
Title: Re: Oregon Logging Conference 2009
Post by: Stephen Wiley on February 22, 2009, 11:00:58 AM
 :laugh:
Title: Re: Oregon Logging Conference 2009
Post by: Stephen Wiley on February 22, 2009, 11:01:47 AM
 :)
Title: Re: Oregon Logging Conference 2009
Post by: Stephen Wiley on February 22, 2009, 11:04:26 AM
The show was within two hours of closing; Lucas was set up to the right of this mill and did not have time to mill the logs they had. So these guys milled them for them that is why the cants and material on this side of the green chain.
Title: Re: Oregon Logging Conference 2009
Post by: Kirk Allen on February 22, 2009, 11:45:43 AM
Stephen, Thanks for the pics! 

If you set up your own gallery you can put all those pics into one post.  Once the gallery is set up you can upload 5 pics at a time. 
Title: Re: Oregon Logging Conference 2009
Post by: Stevem on February 22, 2009, 02:10:31 PM
Too bad you weren't their Friday Steve.  I'd have shared a donut with you.

That Davco mill, called a twin cut, saws going both directions, the head rotates.  The guy there said the mill was capable of 25m per 8 hour day.  Impressive performance, impressive price at $250,000, but could be cutting in less than an hour from site showup.
Title: Re: Oregon Logging Conference 2009
Post by: Stephen Wiley on February 22, 2009, 02:38:35 PM
 :o a third of a donut......see Frank got the smallest of 1/2....wonder what he would of thought of a 1/3 :laugh:

That 250 is in canuk bucks.
Title: Re: Oregon Logging Conference 2009
Post by: Frank Pender - AKA "Tail Gunner" on April 18, 2009, 09:56:27 PM
My "friends".  It was a great show this year and the weather was great.  The threat of rain did not occur until the very end and closing. 

By the way, one of the folks that saw the event is coming here tomorrow, for another show and tell.  There is also a couple of folks from Vancouver, Washington to see the digs and the mill operate.  Both sets of visitors are likely to buy a MD mill in the next little while.
Title: Re: Oregon Logging Conference 2009
Post by: Stevem on April 18, 2009, 11:36:19 PM
Be sure and get a "Finder fee" if a sale is made.  Make a good staart on a bar-b-que fund.
Title: Re: Oregon Logging Conference 2009
Post by: Frank Pender - AKA "Tail Gunner" on April 19, 2009, 02:52:42 AM
The one that Kirk is putting on, when he gets out hear this Summer?
Title: Re: Oregon Logging Conference 2009
Post by: Kirk Allen on April 19, 2009, 09:13:36 AM
Patience Luke Skywalker!  ;D
Title: Re: Oregon Logging Conference 2009
Post by: Frank Pender - AKA "Tail Gunner" on April 19, 2009, 10:45:35 AM
I think you have that backward, Luke.
Title: Re: Oregon Logging Conference 2009
Post by: Kirk Allen on April 19, 2009, 11:01:05 AM
 ;D ;D ;D ;)