Cmccul8146
That HF mill isn't a Hudson made mill, unless it's made to HF specs. If you'll notice, the Hudson mills are 4 post mills, & the HF is a 2 post model. Hudson 4 post is much more rigid. I have an Oscar 228 that I bought 3 years ago, and am well pleased with it. Have sawn thousands of BF of red oak, white oak, Eastern red cedar , yellow poplar & longleaf pine with it.
Don't know about the HF mill warranty, but my Hudson had a 2 yr. warranty on the engine, pulleys & sheaves, welds & tracks and belts. 6 yr warranty on drive shafts & pillow block bearings. I'm quite sure the HF warranty won't come anywhere near what the Hudson has.
You are comparing grapes to raisins or old grapes. The FORMER HF mill that was being sold in January, and is the one in the referenced Youtube Video was made by Hud-Son, unless the company lied to me.
I thought this was all laid out in post #3 of this thread.
IF you are referring to the mill that was sold in January as
That HF mill isn't a Hudson made mill,
your wrong.
If you could take time to read the referenced thread:
Well I called the number on the manual, got thru to Hud-Son Forestry, I was told it's made in New York and to stop by and they could demo one.
Looks like it's not "cheap chinese junk." But still doesn't confirm the quality of it.
My big interest it to mill relatively small trees and cants. Similar to what woodshop does with the RipSaw. But I can put it all in my FEL and work down making trails and lumber at the same time while being relatively low impact.
Now is there anyone in that neck of the woods, near Utica NY, that wants to stop by and report back?
Plus they were selling them on ebay, at still a different price. When I called Hud-Son in January they sounded perturbed when I told them that a certain forum (not this one) was insisting it was "cheap chinese junk" since it was being sold by HF.
If you are referring to the one presently being sold by HF when you write
That HF mill isn't a Hudson made mill,
you are correct, as far as I know. The blade guard seems to be cut like the woodmizer LT-10. But I've not been able to find a Woodmizer LT-10 manual to compare manuals, and I hesitate to call up Woodmizer.
And as far as
If you'll notice, the Hudson mills are 4 post mills
If you'll notice the Hud-Son Oscar 118 (now $2,500 up $300 this week) (
http://www.hud-son.com/Oscar_118_Hobby_Portable_Sawmill.htm) is a two post mill, NOT a four post.
and rarefish:
Still looking around. The Hudson Oscar 118 is $2100 is the HF really a rebadged Oscar? I found one built in the Pacific North West called a Bookman. His small mill is a little bigger than the HF and is $1500. His 32" inch mill is $2700. His mills come without track. It looks like they run on inverted 2X2 angle iron, and he has them set up on beams with the angle on top. If I went this route I'd use 2X4 box steel and weld the angle on top. I'm gonna call him and see how flexable he is. I might like to get either mill with out an engine. I've got a couple of electric start 12hp Kohlers. If he runs the little mill on a 6.5, the 12 hp would have to be better. At least I found a youtube of him using the machaine, check it out, Joe.
http://www.bookmansbandsawmill.com/
Got it straight? Not a rebadged Hud-Son now. And the $118 price went up to $2495, per their site.
And as far as the bookman mill - check out
http://lumbersmith.com/LS_Photos.html and also mill kits sold by several companies.
Look on "ebay" where you'll find a lot of these kits. And for anyone that needs an Oscar 18 there's one for sale for $1600.
However between a new Hud-Son 118 at $2,500 and a Woodmizer LT-10 at $3,000 I think the Woodmizer, w/ a larger throat wood
be worth it.
