The LT-50 Wide is a fully mobile mill with a maximum cut width of 34 inches and a maximum cut length of 21 feet.

Fully mobile means we can bring the mill to you. Got logs that you don't want to have hauled off or left to rot? We can help.

The Wood-Mizer LT50 Wide

Sawmill Services

We charge $0.65 per BDFT to mill your logs at our shop.

What is a board foot? A board foot is the standard unit of measurement used in the lumber industry. It measures the total volume of the wood. The formula for calculating board footage is simple. You multiply the board measurements together and then divide by 12. So an 8 foot 2x4 would be (2x4x8)/12 which would equal 5.33 board feet.

You can arrange with your arborist to drop off your logs at our yard if they have a dump truck or trailer. We can pick up your log for a flat fee of $500 plus $140 hour to have our loader to load the logs. We can haul a maximum of 10 tons per trip. You can also arrange a time to bring the logs to us if you have the ability to do so yourself.

We will require a cut list so we will know how to mill your logs. Our sawyer will do his best to meet the requirements on the cut list. A detailed cut list can help you and us get more lumber out of your logs.

Please keep in mind logs must be 10 inches or larger at the small end. As a short and extremely oversimplified explanation, milling is about turning a round log into square boards, beams, etc. A common rule of thumb for estimating the widest boards you can get out of a particular log is to multiply the small end diameter by 0.7. This is not always an accurate estimation due to the way some trees grow. It can be less than that.

We will call you when the job is complete. The lumber will be stacked in packs and strapped for easy handling. We can sticker your lumber for an additional charge. We make our own stickers out of the scrap we accrue. It is another way to we strive to limit our waste as much as possible. It can be a somewhat time consuming process.

We also usually have a good supply of pine, red oak, white oak, and poplar logs in our log yard. The price for these are determined by the board foot and depends on the type of lumber you are looking for. Please call or email any specific questions regarding these prices.

We can bring our mill to your location and turn your logs into lumber. If you are within 10 miles of Frost Family Farm in Winston. This would include the Douglasville area, most of Carrollton,and Villa Rica. Each job has it's own set of circumstances based on site accessibility, type of logs, size of logs, and lumber to be milled from your logs. In a quick phone call we can discuss what your needs are and determine if I need to make a visit to your site before milling. If you would like an estimate we need to know a few details, size of trees you want milled, how long they have been down, the condition of trees, your project goals, and your site details.

Keep in mind we do not cut down trees and we do not barter milling services for lumber. We can refer you to a qualified arborist to take down your trees. One question that comes up often is,"How long does it take to mill a log?". This is a fair question since we charge by the hour. A straight log 10 feet long with a 20 inch diameter, mostly straight with no taper will take about 20 to 30 minutes to mill, depending on what lumber we are milling. If we are milling all 1 inch thick lumber there are more cuts than if we are milling 2 inch thick so if is quicker to mill thicker lumber. A log like this can yeild 160 board feet of lumber (which would be approximately 19- 1x10"x10' boards or 12 -2x10"x10' boards). If you consider that lumber sells for $1.00 to $1.25 per BDFT that means this log could produce $150 to $188 worth of high quality lumber. Logs that have large crotches, great amounts of sweep, taper, limbs still attached, have multipul knots or metal will take much longer. All of the variables slow down the process. These trees can still produce beautilful and useful lumber it just takes a bit longer. Also extreamly large logs will take longer to mill. Some logs can be milled in 20 minutes and others may take two or three hours. it depends on the log, the type of lumber needed and number of cuts. Quarter sawn lumber takes twice a long to produce as does flatsawn lumber. Having all of your logs stacked neatly and providing additional help to take boards off the mill and stack can make the job much more efficient.

What size log can you mill?

We can mill just about any size tree up to 50 inches in diameter. We have three mill we use to process logs. Our LT-50 Wood-Mizer is a wide head mill and can make 34 inch wide cuts.It can mill logs up to 21 foot long. We also have an LT-40 Wood-Mizer that can make 28 inch wide cuts.Both of these mills can handle logs 36 inches in diameter and 21 ft long. Our Alaskan, chainsaw mill, can make cust up to 50 inches wide. Our main log movers are a Kubota SVL-95-2 compact track loader and a New Holland LS170 skid steer loader. Both loaders are equipped with forks or a grappel bucket for log handeling. We can transport logs with our Ford F-700 Flatbed dump or we also have a 28 foot 24,000 lb deck-over trailer.

Project Cost

There are several factors that go into our pricing. First if you just need to mill a few logs and have them stacked on one place and will not need any equipment to move the logs to the mill our pricing is fairly simple. There is a $100 dollar delivery and set up charge. if we need to move the mill beyond the intial set-up there is a $45.00 set- up fee. It can tak about 45 minutes to an hour to move and set-up the mill. The hourly charge to mill your logs is $85.00. This includes one person to run the mill, you will have to supply a person to off load the lumber. If we strike any metal or other obstruction in the logs there is a $35.00 blade charge.

If you need a loader to move your logs or milled lumber we can bring one of our loaders to your job-site. There is a $150.00 delivery charge and a $50.00 per meter hour use on the machine.

If you have three or four logs to mill our charge would be $355.00. Broken down like this, $100 delivery, $85.00 per hour on mill x 3 = $255.00. If we hit metal in the logs with two blades you would add another $70.00 for a total of $425.00.

If you needed the loader for 2 hours to complete you project the cost would be, $150 delivery and $100 for the loader. You total project cost would then be $675.00

Delivery Hourly Charge

Saw Mill Pricing - $100.00 $85.00 - 3 hour minimum

Loader Pricing $150.00 $ 50.00 per hour

Chainsaw Mill $100.00 $125.00

(Chainsaw Mill only for extremely large logs. Some cuts can take 45 minutes to an hour to make on a 48 in wide cut)

Blade charge $35.00 (Metal strikes only)

Here are some things you might want to consider when having your logs milled on site.

- A space of 10 feet wide and 35 feet long for the mill. It needs to be fairly flat. We can mill on grass, gravel, concrete or dirt.

- Keep in mind we will need a place where the truck can manuver to put the mill in place.

- Your log placement will dertmine how the mill will be positioned.

- Moving logs can be time consuming so, have your logs stacked so they can be easly moved to the mill. The mill has loading arms to place

the log on the mill. Once the log is on the mill we can begin to make lumber.

- If logs have been stacked with a machine you will most likely need a machine to move the logs. You can rent a machine on mill day or we can bring a machine for an extra cost.

- Logs can be moved with a tractor, truck, log arch and an ATV. We can also roll logs a short distance with a cant hook. It is best to have all of your logs lined up and ready to be rolled on to the mill loading arms.

- Keep in mind we don't want a situation where logs have to be rolled uphill to the mill. Logs larger than 32 inches will need machinery to the move to the mill. Also logs with large crotches are hard to roll.

- Have all branches trimmed so the logs will roll easily. It is not a log unless it rolls.

- It is best to have a place at either end of the mill to stack you milled lumber. You will also need to have a place to stack all of the top cuts that won't produce boards. The top cuts can make great firewood for your indoor or outdoor fireplace.

Mobile Milling