steam powered saw mill

[treeslayer2003]

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thought some of ya would get a kick outta this, the guy on the steam engine a friend of mine.
that small white oak made her chug.

 

[treeslayer2003]

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disston, mall, and homelite.

 

[jrcat]

Mike ...looks like you had more fun than I did today!!! Did the boy have fun too? Thanks for the pics!!

 

[treeslayer2003]

you know tractor boy loved it all, my feet hurt lol.

 

[jrcat]

Thats how my feet felt yesterday at the fair.. the girls wanted to see every single farm animal ... and pet every one of them too....After the first hour, I realized I was just saying NO to thin air.... They had fun though

 

[psuiewalsh]

Where was this at? Looks like fun.

 

[northmanlogging]

There is an antique tractor show and threshing bee in monroe, 15 or so mi. from home, they got antique tractor pulls and all kinds of fun stuff... I should have went today but... maybe tomorrow...

they got a flat head v-8 ford 8n there that out pulls damn near everything and does some awesome brodys...

I sure like steam power though

 

[jrcat]

There is an antique tractor show and threshing bee in monroe, 15 or so mi. from home, they got antique tractor pulls and all kinds of fun stuff... I should have went today but... maybe tomorrow...

they got a flat head v-8 ford 8n there that out pulls damn near everything and does some awesome brodys...

I sure like steam power though

That 8N would be a funk conversion .. they also built 8N's with flat head inline 6's
Ford 8N Flathead V8 - YouTube

 

[northmanlogging]

Yeah! I really f'n want one... don't know why the old 4 banger in mine pulls just fine but that v-8 thunder in a really little tractor is just cool...

 

[lfnh]

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"Fond" memories running an American self feed w/ 12T 20heel blades.
Don't recognize blades on the Root.
Common enough in the 50-70's for producing lath, stakes, dowel and handle bolts.
No chain brake, lol, but sure could kick back.

Thanks for shariing your pictures of the self feed and the mill.

 

[treeslayer2003]

Where was this at? Looks like fun.

Federalsburg Md. there was a bigger one in Easton a couple weeks ago. Oxford, not to awfully far away.

 

[treeslayer2003]

"Fond" memories running an American self feed w/ 12T 20heel blades.
Don't recognize blades on the Root.
Common enough in the 50-70's for producing lath, stakes, dowel and handle bolts.
No chain brake, lol, but sure could kick back.

Thanks for shariing your pictures of the self feed and the mill.

yep, that guy had been cutting stakes, he turned it with an old hit n miss and a flat belt. funny how the old stuff just keeps workin.

 

[roberte]

yep, that guy had been cutting stakes, he turned it with an old hit n miss and a flat belt. funny how the old stuff just keeps workin.

Working as intended , new isn't always better.

Nice pics slayer

 

[twochains]

Sounds like ya had a blast slayer! The only State fair near me with cool stuff like that is the Ozark Empire State Fair up in Springfield, Missouri. It was this weekend...I should have gone, evidently there is a Stihl timbersports thing going on up there and Stihl brought a sponsored team of "Stihl Women"! LOL!

 

[roberte]

Sounds like ya had a blast slayer! The only State fair near me with cool stuff like that is the Ozark Empire State Fair up in Springfield, Missouri. It was this weekend...I should have gone, evidently there is a Stihl timbersports thing going on up there and Stihl brought a sponsored team of "Stihl Women"! LOL!

Nothing wrong with a little eye candy.

 

[treeslayer2003]

20 years ago we had a logger's field day here, I loved it. no more, not enuff of us left I guess.

 

[northmanlogging]

Sounds like ya had a blast slayer! The only State fair near me with cool stuff like that is the Ozark Empire State Fair up in Springfield, Missouri. It was this weekend...I should have gone, evidently there is a Stihl timbersports thing going on up there and Stihl brought a sponsored team of "Stihl Women"! LOL!

Ya but are they still woman or did they used to be men?

 

[jrcat]

For your enjoyment......Fast Sawmill, Fast Sawyer - YouTube

 

[woodchuck357]

Add some rust and grease and a mountian of sawdust

and that's the first sawmill I helped at. The steam from the engine also covered for the still Grampa used to turn the corn crop into cash.