Here is where you would expect the drum roll, maybe some cheerleaders, a tv crew, and lots of confetti falling from the sky. However, it wasn't nearly ready for prime time. The mill head was not in correctly. The rise posts that connect the mill head to the four post chassis were not in place. The entire head was misaligned and was not able to move up/down.
We had been instructed to "just put the bottom of the post on the pin, slide the top of the post into the bracket, then tighten it up. Well, this looked easy enough. However, the process was a bit tougher than expected. We did get the mill head lined up and the posts secured, but the height adjustment didn't work correctly. Everything just seemed to bind a little, nothing was smooth. It certainly didn't feel "new". A couple more phone calls and we were a little closer, but still "not right".
Now that we could adjust the height, it was time to give the 8hp Briggs & Stratton motor a pull. The thing fired up right off the bat. However, the mill shook quite a bit when attempting to cut the log. This being our first bandmill, we tried a few things like adjusting the blade guide, checking blade tension, pushing slower, etc.
We were able to get the log cut, but it wasn't making smooth straight cuts since it was jumping around so badly. Double checked the level, tried again, still the same.
This would be the beginning of our (to date) 4 months of phone contac with the dealer and the manufacturer.
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