Awesome video... Keep them coming.

@gansonsonthehill

6 ай бұрын

Thanks! Will do!

Thank you for sharing your milling experience with us!!! I hope to have a mill of my own some day. Overriding the operator presence switch works GREAT until............something goes wrong. I understand that it frees you up to do other stuff while continuing to saw, but I'm concerned for your safety and potential damage to the mill. Have fun, play safe, and keep on sawing. 🙂

I ordered my Cook's MP-32 almost a year ago after spending a couple of years researching and comparing various mills on the market. As you stated the Cook's mill is not the cheapest mill out there. However, I think it is very competitively priced. I liked the design simplicity and the heavy-duty fabrication. My mill will not be ready until late June of 2024. They told me that upfront. Wood Miser had a similar wait period as did some of the other manufacturers. The delays are primarily due to demand and supply/labor issues. The people at Cook's seemed genuinely interested in my business. I can't say that for all of the manufacturers I talked to. I look forward to picking my mill up in Alabama this summer and putting it to use. Your video confirmed my research and choice. Thanks for posting. I look forward to watching more of your videos.

@gansonsonthehill

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! I am confident you will enjoy your new mill! Great folks down there, very helpful. These mills are built rock solid.

Hello from Nova Scotia. I think your videos and channel are going to do well, you seem honest and straight forward, without the B.S. My Woodland Mills has the stainless bunk caps as well, but I'd sure like that MP32 set up if the truth were told. I wonder why the blades don't seem to discolor the boards the way the clamps do? Maybe just not contacting long enough???

@gansonsonthehill

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and the encouragement! As far as the blades not staining white oak, if blade alignment is set properly, teeth on blade are set proper the only part of the blade that contacts wood is the tip of tooth. And the wood it touches is turned to sawdust and taken away. Also blade isn’t at any one spot for for more than milliseconds. Just my uneducated theory!

That’s a great video on the cooks and you did a-good job of of why I picked the cooks over the big cheap made woody mizer god bless y’all

@gansonsonthehill

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

I've seen 12 v hydro pumps aded to these mills with a claw type turner. They work better than winch operated claw turners. That's what I'm planning to do on my cooks mill. Awesome video

@gansonsonthehill

8 ай бұрын

Yeah, sure I will add something in the future. Thanks for watching!

Great video - Thanks!. I was going down the Timber King road, but have started studying Cooks. They're a lot closer to me here in north Georgia. I would be buying the longer mill too - timber frame barn in my future!

@gansonsonthehill

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! Timber King makes good mills as well, I don’t have any experience with them. Good luck on your timber frame build!!

I just discovered your channel, have watched multiple videos, and have very much appreciated them all. Thank you! A couple questions: What about using water as a lubricant do you not like? And approximately how big a log can you clamp with the Cook's clamping system?

@gansonsonthehill

Ай бұрын

Hope you find something helpful on our channel! Water as a lube works ok, however diesel fuel prevents the pitch build up much better in my opinion. Doesn’t require near as much. And to me it doesn’t make sense knowing I want dried lumber eventually and if use water it requires a significant amount, so just adding moisture to your lumber every pass. Not to mention up here in Ohio you have to use some kind of antifreeze. Clampable log size?, I am guessing 26-28 maybe?

@patrickcleburneuczjsxpmp9558

Ай бұрын

@@gansonsonthehill I've found so much helpful on your channel! Thanks very much!

Have you ever felt you would benefit if the mill had a 3rd log stop or 3rd log dog? Also, do you think the mill would be more stable with 2 more pair of jacks - cutting the span between jacks down to 5 ft? With the Timber King, I was planning to set the mill on 6x6 piers and beams, but that would be difficult with a 20-ft welded deck. Trailer is probably the way to go with the 20+ ft Cooks. Regarding the trailer, did it feel risky pulling long distance with 1 axle? A blowout might be a serious problem at speed.

@gansonsonthehill

7 ай бұрын

I will do my best to answer each question, give my opinions 3rd log stop, there is work around but sawing anything under 8’6” it would be very helpful to have 3rd log stop I have sawn some very large oak on mine, very heavy, and mill was stable. Don’t know that adding more leveling jacks would make enough difference to justify. I believe timber kings decks are welded as well. Not sure what you mean “would be difficult with 20’ welded deck” I pulled mine to central ohio from cooks facility. No issue at all, most of the way is 70mph speed limits and it done well at those speeds (plus a little 😂)

And one more question. You say you like the idea of a hydraulic sawmill. What advantages appeal to you? Mainly just being able to manipulate the logs with less physical involvement? Anything else notable?

@gansonsonthehill

Ай бұрын

Efficiency mainly, with hydraulic mills so much manual labor is eliminated. Which obviously speeds things up a lot. But for me and use here on the farm, I cannot justify additional cost.