dells68 7,498 #1 Posted August 4, 2020 We went last Saturday and cut some poplar trees to cut for use on the tool room our club is building. We finally got our mill set up and going. It’s powered by an IH power unit - basically the same unit found in Farmall M tractors. Started out great - until the lacing started to come out of our new belt! That sucker sounded like an angry honey badger as it thrashed about and came apart. Luckily we only lost some decking, boogered up the fuel tank straps on the unit, and broke the throttle lever off. If anyone had gotten in the way of the belt or debris, it would have been an instant trip to the hospital or worse! After we fixed the belt, the blade guides came loose and allowed the blade to contact the carriage heads. Another hour of sweeties g and filing and we were ready to go. Ran really sweet after the train wreck of a start we had. We got all of our logs sawed and found just a few more things that need tweaking. Not too bad for a 150 year old mill (with power unit update). 6 6 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,071 #2 Posted August 4, 2020 32 minutes ago, dells68 said: We got all of our logs sawed and found just a few more things that need tweaking. Not too bad for a 150 year old mill (with power unit update) Glad no one was hurt. Love to see vintage equipment in action. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,490 #3 Posted August 5, 2020 Very cool! Thanks for posting! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,271 #4 Posted August 6, 2020 Something about the sound of an old sawmill... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dells68 7,498 #5 Posted August 7, 2020 On 8/5/2020 at 8:13 PM, ebinmaine said: Something about the sound of an old sawmill... Unless the main belt comes unlaced and tries to destroy everything around it. That was a scary sound I won’t soon forget! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
