Pioneer chainsaws

[Brmorgan]

Those are some cool parts alright, they would go right along with that old rusty seized RA that I am rebuilding for a sentimental fellow. It is actually coming along quite well, did not have a lot of time to work on it this winter but it will eventually run. Those parts you have may need a little more refurbish work than even I would want to do.
Pioneerguy600

You can say that again. They've all been through a fire too - maybe that's why the old sawmill shut down in the first place; I have no idea. The one conrod might be salvageable since they're two-piece and can be removed. The other one is severely bent though. The bars are warped pretty good, but it's an even curve from end to end, no sharp bends. I might be able to straighten them out and fix them up a bit since they're hardnose.

 

[WesternSaw]

Brad Morgan

Okay Brad,I thought I knew a little bit about your back round but you have failed to mention that you were into archeology or paleontology, as those are old bones for sure.I could see you standing above the site with a brush and magnifying glass to exhume those pieces.LOL!
Lawrence

 

[Brmorgan]

Okay Brad,I thought I knew a little bit about your back round but you have failed to mention that you were into archeology or paleontology, as those are old bones for sure.I could see you standing above the site with a brush and magnifying glass to exhume those pieces.LOL!
Lawrence

Heh I inherited that bug from my dad. He's a bottle collector so we've gone digging around old homesteads etc. as long as I can remember. I'm starting to get a half-decent collection myself though not stuff as old as he has. He used to go around old places when we lived in Ontario that were 250+ years old. There isn't that kind of history around here.

You should see the piles of stuff down in my neighbor's back 40. There's more or less all the parts I'd need to build a circular headsaw (minus blade and engine), like all the old bushmills ran (like the old one in the video I put on my Youtube channel quite a while ago). A bit rusty, but after a cleanup and some new bearings I don't see why it wouldn't be usable. The wooden carriage and sawdeck are long rotting away but the metal's all still there.

 

[pioneerguy600]

Heh I inherited that bug from my dad. He's a bottle collector so we've gone digging around old homesteads etc. as long as I can remember. I'm starting to get a half-decent collection myself though not stuff as old as he has. He used to go around old places when we lived in Ontario that were 250+ years old. There isn't that kind of history around here.

You should see the piles of stuff down in my neighbor's back 40. There's more or less all the parts I'd need to build a circular headsaw (minus blade and engine), like all the old bushmills ran (like the old one in the video I put on my Youtube channel quite a while ago). A bit rusty, but after a cleanup and some new bearings I don't see why it wouldn't be usable. The wooden carriage and sawdeck are long rotting away but the metal's all still there.

Like a Smiths friction drive and an Oxford carriage?
Pioneerguy600

 

[Brmorgan]

I have no idea on the manufacturer; everything's in pieces now and I'd have no idea where to look for any ID. I would describe it as a friction drive though. Just like this one in my youtube vid:

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I'm figuring out my pictures right now to upload to the milling forum. There are a LOT though... Over 20 anyway.

The really interesting thing here is that there's a 99% chance that that headsaw cut the Douglas Fir boards that built the kitchen half of my house 50+ years ago. The mill used to be on a small lake that's half a mile from my house down a back trail; my property (and a few neighbors') used to be the mill owner's personal property, so when they shut the mill down all the equipment ended up here. Plenty of it got pushed under for fill, but a bit of it survived down at the bottom of the hill, fortunately the headrig parts are among them. It would be neat to get it going again; not many people could claim to resurrect the same mill that built their house. I've been told that the old half of my house was one of the office etc. buildings at the mill site and was moved here. It's definitely old enough, and that would explain the huge skids still nailed to and hanging from the floor joists down in the basement.


EDIT: Put a bunch of pictures up in another thread HERE

 

[DroppedP51]

IEL Super pioneer? Its on local auction site Anyone got one?

 

[SawGarage]

P45...

anyone catch this....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270563559476&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:US:1123


@ 50 bux now... no spark

 

[pioneerguy600]

A very nice box from Alberta arrived today at lunchtime. Picts to follow.
Pioneerguy600

 

[WesternSaw]

Alberta?

Hmmmmm! Wonder who that could be from Jerry?
Lawrence

 

[pioneerguy600]

Only one fellow that I can think of, lives somewhere near Calgary.
Pioneerguy600

 

[pioneerguy600]

Here she is, can anyone guess what is in it?

Pioneerguy600

 

[briantutt]

ummmm, a P52? :monkey:

 

[P62]

Here she is, can anyone guess what is in it?

Pioneerguy600

Jerry
Nice photo. Will you leave it gift wrapped and put it under the tree next Christmas??? Glad to see it went to a good home
jeff

 

[pioneerguy600]

ummmm, a P52? :monkey:

I kind of hope so.
Pioneerguy600

 

[pioneerguy600]

Jerry
Nice photo. Will you leave it gift wrapped and put it under the tree next Christmas??? Glad to see it went to a good home
jeff

I think I will just leave it in the box, no need to take it out, I can always look at the picts that were posted of it. It will have a good home here, no hard work for it , probably live the life of leisure.
Pioneerguy600

 

[pioneerguy600]

Well it got the better of me and I opened the box to make sure that it had not been damaged in shipping. No fears of that as Brendon had lovingly placed it in a heavy garbage bag and then wrapped it in a beautiful blanket. It sure got good handling and does not have a mark on it.

Pioneerguy600

 

[WesternSaw]

P52 and Mixed Emotions!

Jerry,that is a very sweet saw that you got from Brendon.I feel badly for Brendon's loss!But I'm glad it went to a real ggod home Jerry!
Lawrence

 

[pioneerguy600]

Jerry,that is a very sweet saw that you got from Brendon.I feel badly for Brendon's loss!But I'm glad it went to a real ggod home Jerry!
Lawrence

Thanks Lawrence; I also felt bad that Brendon had to sell his saw as I would with any member here but I was glad to give it a new home, it won`t have to work for its room and board here.
Pioneerguy600

 

[Jacob J.]

Jerry- That's a great new saw for the collection. I too am glad it went to a good home. Luckily Brendon still has many nice Pioneers in his stable. Sometimes real life gets in the way of having a fleet of pristine old saws.

 

[pioneerguy600]

Jerry- That's a great new saw for the collection. I too am glad it went to a good home. Luckily Brendon still has many nice Pioneers in his stable. Sometimes real life gets in the way of having a fleet of pristine old saws.

Yes he does and life does throw us curves sometimes, hope he is ok as I have not heard from him.
Pioneerguy600