Posted by RodInNS on February 18, 2014 at 05:28:32 from (216.118.158.123):
In Reply to: Sawmill power posted by stihlsawer on February 17, 2014 at 18:27:44:
I think you would be well advised to go with more power than you're contemplating. A buddy of mine runs a 50 hp electric on an 42" saw and that is only driving the head saw, nothing else. It's pretty modest for power and I suspect some of the problems he has with it are from a lack of power. If you're running the rest of the mill off of a friction drive you could easily need 20-30 hp more... for a minimum. I'd look for something like a 100 hp tractor or at least a 4 cylinder turbo that you could turn up a bit to get the 100 intermittently. A MF 1105 would be a good candidate. IH 986 if you prefer that shade of red. I prefer Fords... an older 2wd 7710 could be tweaked to make the power you need. If you want to go older a Ford 8000 would be available pretty cheaply.... Personally I'd stay clear of the green leakers. Who wants to listen to that all day long.
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