you can automate it by using some garage door springs,cable,pulley, and a cheap power in - power out rv winch. Use spring tension to pull saw through the tree and winch to reset it with.
Nice set up. I subscribe and im going to watch some more of your videos and hope to see the chain saw holder how you built it. My brother inlaw just moved to Alaska and im wanting to build him something like this. Take care and stay safe.
Thanks J. The saw is a Stihl O56 Magnum. Approximately 100cc. We’re running a 36” bar and an Oregon ripping chain. Cuts nice just gotta keep the chain sharp, and lots of lube.
Hi, yes we are using a Stihl 056 magnum (about 100cc). Running a 32” bar at about 75% throttle thru a 28” X 18’ Log, we can get about three passes. Thanks
@@RedRockRancher Great info thanks, I've got a 2101xp and I'm cutting a 46" diameter silver maple and it seems like I'm filling the tank every couple of cuts.
Hi Fred, We normally used a lawn mower throttle. We drilled a small hole into the finger throttle and clamped the throttle house off. Work good. Until you need to switch saws, lol. Thx for watching!
Good job that's awesome. But I like the band saw style seems to be faster but preference i guess. I just recently built a mill still learning not criticizing.
Hard to say, with metal prices nowadays. I built it about 20yrs ago. Pretty much all left over steel, except for the two twenty foot 4x4” angle iron pieces, for the tracks. And some miscellaneous hardware.
Get some ACDC going buddy I like ur set up build a sawmill just like what you have but use a electric motor single phase 5 horse you will like it I like mine you don't have to push as hard either
Joe Biden is faster than that thing , why are chain saw mills so slow ? Tooth design ? Lack of power ? I think someone has to come up with a whole new tooth design made for ripping . Make the tooth T shaped instead of ? shaped
There’s a lot faster ways of cutting with a chainsaw mill. We can cut at least twice as fast through larger diameter hard oak with a saw that’s 14cc’s less. Full skip chain, 10 pin rim, 50 thou on the rakers, and angle the bar for bigger chips. We haven’t cut much pine, but soft pine is usually 3-4 times faster. Edit: I come from a heavy equipment tech background and have successfully modified lots and lots of equipment over the years, and was usually told it wouldn’t work. I started experimenting with chainsaw mill many years ago and did a good bit of experimenting and research. There’s a lot of repeated ignorance out there when it comes to equipment and the chainsaw world is the worst. I experimented with it because of my background. Chainsaw slabbing mills are inherently slow, especially compared to a much thinner kerf bandsaw mill with 3 times or more power.
Ya, lots of work! But if you compare the cost of a bandsaw mill, I think your still a bit ahead. Stay tuned our Bandsaw mill build should be up in a bit.
Cool video. Drop the music next time and you'll get more subs and likes
Absolutely correct!
Any chance you have specs on building the carriage and trestle?
I built one of these mills over 20 years ago I had 2 saws on a bar one on each end
you can automate it by using some garage door springs,cable,pulley, and a cheap power in - power out rv winch. Use spring tension to pull saw through the tree and winch to reset it with.
Thx, for the suggestions. We also have a bandsaw mill, which We mainly use. We use the chainsaw mill mostly for beams.
Been nice if you showed more of how it works. How you raise with bar, how you lock down the logs..
Hi Mark, if look through our other videos I do a walk around of this mill. If there is something else you would like to see. Let us know.
Cheers RRR
Nice set up. I subscribe and im going to watch some more of your videos and hope to see the chain saw holder how you built it. My brother inlaw just moved to Alaska and im wanting to build him something like this. Take care and stay safe.
Nice set up! What size saw are you running?
Thanks J. The saw is a Stihl O56 Magnum. Approximately 100cc. We’re running a 36” bar and an Oregon ripping chain. Cuts nice just gotta keep the chain sharp, and lots of lube.
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Great video... Any info on fuel usage?
Hi, yes we are using a Stihl 056 magnum (about 100cc). Running a 32” bar at about 75% throttle thru a 28” X 18’ Log, we can get about three passes. Thanks
@@RedRockRancher Great info thanks, I've got a 2101xp and I'm cutting a 46" diameter silver maple and it seems like I'm filling the tank every couple of cuts.
Hi, what you using for a Throttle lock? I use cable tie, Not to tight though don't need it screaming!
Hi Fred,
We normally used a lawn mower throttle. We drilled a small hole into the finger throttle and clamped the throttle house off. Work good. Until you need to switch saws, lol. Thx for watching!
Good job that's awesome. But I like the band saw style seems to be faster but preference i guess. I just recently built a mill still learning not criticizing.
Thx for the kind words. We also have a bandsaw mill. Stay tuned we have alot of content from the summer the we’ll be posting.
What's the total cost to build
Hard to say, with metal prices nowadays. I built it about 20yrs ago. Pretty much all left over steel, except for the two twenty foot 4x4” angle iron pieces, for the tracks. And some miscellaneous hardware.
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I put mine on a Canadian tire trailer
Hi Kevin, yes we have a small trailer this goes on. There is a receiver hitch welded in the front for a tow hitch.
I found it cut much better with the cannon bar and 2 saws with the 404 chain
@@kevinswanson3910 Nice
I looked it up they still sell the bars ,they call them the sawmiller
@@kevinswanson3910 who makes them?
Get some ACDC going buddy I like ur set up build a sawmill just like what you have but use a electric motor single phase 5 horse you will like it I like mine you don't have to push as hard either
you have pictures you can share ?.Electric motor is what I want to use and put my Carriage on a slope
Narrate whats going on instead of music
Joe Biden is faster than that thing , why are chain saw mills so slow ? Tooth design ? Lack of power ? I think someone has to come up with a whole new tooth design made for ripping . Make the tooth T shaped instead of ? shaped
There’s a lot faster ways of cutting with a chainsaw mill. We can cut at least twice as fast through larger diameter hard oak with a saw that’s 14cc’s less. Full skip chain, 10 pin rim, 50 thou on the rakers, and angle the bar for bigger chips. We haven’t cut much pine, but soft pine is usually 3-4 times faster.
Edit: I come from a heavy equipment tech background and have successfully modified lots and lots of equipment over the years, and was usually told it wouldn’t work. I started experimenting with chainsaw mill many years ago and did a good bit of experimenting and research. There’s a lot of repeated ignorance out there when it comes to equipment and the chainsaw world is the worst. I experimented with it because of my background.
Chainsaw slabbing mills are inherently slow, especially compared to a much thinner kerf bandsaw mill with 3 times or more power.
Granberg has some good ripping chain with special tooth design. I’ve thought about T tooth design for a while and I’m not if I would work that good.
lots of noise, lots of fumes,lots of fuel,lots of sawdust . not really worth it are they
Ya, lots of work! But if you compare the cost of a bandsaw mill, I think your still a bit ahead.
Stay tuned our Bandsaw mill build should be up in a bit.
Negative Nancy here, they are worth it, by all means continue buying lumber from Home Depot and Lowes, their stock holders appreciate it.