CL Ad for Lumbermate 2000

[thechknhwk]

portable saw mill 2006 norwood lumbermate 2000

$5800

Good deal or no? I don't know what these ran brand new.

 

[deeker]

Only thing I see wrong about his post, is he say's he can cut a log 33" in diameter. Actually the LM2000 only cuts logs 31"...I own a LM2000 made in '06 with the 23hp briggs and scrap iron...and love it.

Price is not bad....he needs to provide more information.

How many hours, how many blades does it come with, how many blades have been used....support equipment...etc.

Kevin

 

[gemniii]

portable saw mill 2006 norwood lumbermate 2000

$5800

Good deal or no? I don't know what these ran brand new.

What deeker said PLUS:

Will he totally dissassemble it and put it back in the original boxes so you can build it yourself?
According to Sawyer Rob this is the only way it should be done

Compare it in price to a NEW low end Woodmizer LT15, which is going for about $6,500, sans trailer.

You've got more mill and a trailer package.

IF the mill was assembled properly and cut's well it looks like a good to great deal. However read some prior threads, some people have reported having the mills requiring reassembly because it was done wrong the first time.

Oh, and it's generally poor practice to post CL ad links if you are thinking of buying something. Somebody else might snap it up

 

[thechknhwk]

Plenty of unsavory characters out there eh? Thanks for the info though... I've got an email out the the seller, so we'll see what he has to say.

 

[thechknhwk]

So back to my original question if anyone is willing to share, what did this mill retail for w/the 13hp honda and a trailer package back in 2006? I can't seem to find it online.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

What deeker said PLUS:

Will he totally dissassemble it and put it back in the original boxes so you can build it yourself?
According to Sawyer Rob this is the only way it should be done

It's sad how some on this site will "twist the words" of others to put them down, when the origional poster was just trying to help someone out with good info in the first place.

Rob

 

[gemniii]

Plenty of unsavory characters out there eh? Thanks for the info though... I've got an email out the the seller, so we'll see what he has to say.

I wouldn't call them "unsavory" if your referring to my comment about others buying the listed item. But I have read of it happening.

And if you search here's a price in a thread for a similar system from 2007, and I'm sure there are others around

We bought a brand new Norwood 2000 to saw up limb wood that is too small for our big saws and it works remarkably well considering that you can buy a brand new one for about one-tenth the cost of a big portable saw.

You can cut larger logs on it too but if you were going to do much sawing I'd get a much larger machine - but, in all fairness, it does work well on larger logs - it's just slow.

The one we bought came with a 23 or 25 hp gas engine, I believe. I sure wouldn't't get any engine smaller than that for sure.

Here's the bad news: These machines come unassembled and in a million pieces. (bags and bags and bags of small parts). After several days of having my employees try their hands at assembling it we finally just hired a professional machinest after hours to get it going. That worked out well.

If you are mechanically inclined and can keep from getting discouraged, this machine is a real bargain. Nothing out there under $15,000 comes close to it. I think we paid about $6,000 plus $1,800 for assembly + S&H so it came in under $9k in all.

The few other people I've spoken with who also own one of these all complain about the irregular and problematic cutting with theirs. Once they run our machine, and see how well and fast it cuts, they realize that their machine must be way out of kilter. One 2000 owner we know hired this same machinest to tear his apart and put it back together properly and now his work fantastic too.

As much as I like this machine it's like putting together a 50,000 piece jigsaw puzzle. However, it does come with a great photo rich instruction manual of about 150 pages.

To other Norwood owners who may disagree with my take on the complex assembly: if you put yours together yourself and it works properly, my hat is off to you. There aren't a lot of people who can do this on their own - but no one would EVER want to do it again, I'll bet.

If you are ever in my area feel free to stop by and use mine for a day before buying one.

Thanks. Dennis

 

[thechknhwk]

Thanks, I did read that, but it didn't include the trailer.

 

[deeker]

Go to Norwoods fourm. Look at posts from 2006 and it will give you an idea of prices.

 

[TraditionalTool]

Will he totally dissassemble it and put it back in the original boxes so you can build it yourself?
According to Sawyer Rob this is the only way it should be done

OUCH! That was a cheap shot, IMO...

IF the mill was assembled properly and cut's well it looks like a good to great deal. However read some prior threads, some people have reported having the mills requiring reassembly because it was done wrong the first time.

Sounds to me like somebody is talking out the side of their arse...I've not heard of this being a widespread problem.

Most Lumbermates can cut a few hundred board feet by the time most folks get their CSMs lubed in an oil bath and ready to go...:msp_tongue:

 

[thechknhwk]

Well it sold for $3700 with log ramps, log winch, trailer package, and 12 freshly sharpened blades - one of which was a 1-3/8" cobaltized.

 

[gemniii]

Well it sold for $3700 with log ramps, log winch, trailer package, and 12 freshly sharpened blades - one of which was a 1-3/8" cobaltized.

Thanks for the price point!