What’s it take to make YOU happy? For Steve Litz, TK Owner from Columbia, NJ, it’s a mountain of logs and his 1600 TK mill. Oh, and his Talon Edger, too.“My involvement with sawing started when I was a little kid. Back in 1952 or so, I was five years old. My father ran a […]
HAPPINESS is a brand new TimberKing 2000. New customers, Kevin and Diane Hill picked up their mill at our factory and towed it home.Many of our customers have their new TimberKing Sawmills delivered by truck. But quite a few drive to Kansas City to tour our factory and pick up their mills themselves. Kevin and
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Between his medical practice, being a Boy Scout leader, and his sawing operation, “Ol’ Doc” Henderson’s a busy guy. One thing’s sure: Bryan’s getting great rewards out of owning and using his TK mill. Here’s his story…“I’m from Kansas where logging and lumber production are not prevalent pastimes. I graduated from the University of Kansas
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“I quit my 20+ year career in the restaurant business and took a full-run at a total life change. Today, I make my living sawing with my TimberKing 2000. And business is great!”“I bought my first sawmill — a TimberKing 1220 — when we were building our home. It served me nicely as we milled
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“My wife and I are retired. We live in north woods in Wisconsin, a mile or so out of town in a sparsely populated area. We own 60 acres across the road. 40 of those are a red pine plantation and 20 acres are hardwoods. Then we have ten wooded acres on this side of
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Are TimberKing mills built to last? Ask Tom Berryhill. His ran 20 years, 4,500 hours, before he rebuilt it. Here’s Tom’s story.“I own an older TimberKing sawmill. What really impresses me about this mill is it how it lasts and lasts. When it was 20 years old, with 4,500 hours on it, I went through
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What’s YOUR plan for retirement? We talked with TimberKing owner, Dave Prescott, recently. “Some people buy a boat or a camper when they retire,” he said. “I prefer a sawmill!” “I’ve worked in agriculture for nearly 40 years. I’m the branch manager at a grain elevator in Burlingame, Kansas but I’m getting close to retirement so
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“I’ve worked in the petrochemical industry for years. I made lots of money but it never gave me any satisfaction. Yeah, I had racing cars, shiny street cars, boats; all the toys and things people strive for, but none of it ever made me happy. And on top of that I was in debt.“Mom says
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“Many years ago, I saw an interesting article on sawing lumber in Popular Science magazine. I never dreamed I’d become a sawyer and own my own mill.I’m a retired electrical engineer. When I retired, my wife and I decided we didn’t want to spend $8,000 on a vacation to Hawaii to celebrate. That would have
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Dennis Miller is a skilled, full time mechanic whose gig is fixing submarines and ships for the US Navy. At the same time, he’s building a self-sufficient lifestyle — he’s building a homestead, raising some livestock, and creating a future business opportunity for himself.Dennis’ brand new TimberKing 2000 Diesel sawmill is the centerpiece of his
First-Time Sawmill Owner: “I’M BRAND NEW TO SAWING BUT I’M NOT A BIT NERVOUS” Read More »
