Posted by Bryce Frazier on December 11, 2015 at 09:52:50 from (67.142.182.21):
Neighbor has announced that he is buying a saw mill. He wants one for himself, but is older, and doesn't have chain saws / tractors / or a lot of man hours to mill his own wood, so that is where I come in.
Basically, he is buying the saw, and I am putting it together, and milling wood with him, and I get to use it for myself whenever I want to! ;)
We talked about it, and it will be stored at my house (he lives about 1/2 mile away, but has little room). I THOUGHT at first that I would pour some footings somewhere, and make a little roof for it, and that is where it would be, but the more I have thought about it... The more I think I want to put it on a trailer. . . . :)
Bear with me here, but this is what I am thinking.
The unit is about 10 feet long, and is only capable of cutting 8 foot logs (but I think I can add onto the tracks in the future). I want to take a wagon running gear, and just simply set the saw right on it! I want to put it ALL the way on the RIGHT side of the wagon, then put decking/flooring on the left side, so that the operator of the mill can walk along with it ON the trailer, with plenty of room on the left side, which the tractor operator is setting logs on from the right side of the trailer.
I think this is a pretty simple idea, and will work well. The mills totally weight is a little shy of 1000 lbs, so I could build it on the wagon, or build it in the shop and set it on the wagon with the back hoe.
Anyways, my QUESTION:
My wagon running gear pivots when on uneven ground, so, will that hurt the mill? Also, I assume the mill has to be PERFECTLY flat/level, and I could see that being a royal pain on a wagon like that? Plus, I really need to keep me wagon for HAULING the logs, so, what are your thoughts on me putting it on an old truck frame or something? Like, have the rear axle of the truck a roller, and then a hitch on the front? A nice rigid frame, etc? PLUS, it would be long enough, that I could add onto it in the future! :)
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