I owned a Foley Bellsaw. It was a great saw to have around the farm. It was the M-14. Built many of out buildings. Now I'm in the process in buying a new Band saw saw mill. Love the video brought back old memories when I had mine.

I enjoyed this very much. Thank you.

Love the vids. Great seeing the family out working together. Hope your parents are well. :)

I love that your son is running the tractor this is not the 1st video I have seen you guys doing this. You are doing a great job relearning all these skills and your boys will have these skills as second nature, outshining all of us.

Awesome video! I envy you getting to do this, it's great seeing you enjoying your work! It's also nice to see you communicating with other homesteaders across the country like "Off Grid with Doug and Stacey". Keep up the good work!

Saw you on BFH, watched a video ( several actually ) and subed. Look forward to seeing you on Homestead Network. Like your videos and common sense, and family values. Thanks for sharing and the work you are putting in your videos. Susie in TN

Love the camera work! Up side down even!

couple thoughts,great vid,great set up,hope the kids enjoy working with you.Stack that lumber nice and straight on some dunnage to prevent twisting& warpage,cheers!

Great video sir ! I've adjusted the ratchet on my old A-14 mill to where one full stroke equals just a fraction over one inch. It sure speeds up the time for working a cant into lumber. Two full pulls will index it for lopping off 2" material.

nice setup !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cameraman did a barrel roll, heh heh! :D Great footage.

Very cool!

I Have been watching you guys for weeks now. I pretty much sat down and power watched all three seasons this weekend. The device I use to watch youtube doesn't allow me to login, like, and comment etc. Just wanted you all to know. Love the videos, Love the information, Love the Family. You guys are great! Keep the videos coming!

weeeeeeee! what a trip! that saw is supah legit Zach!!

Good looking wood.

that is the ultimate off grid tool! and I thought I was high on the big when I bought a table saw, lol

@mwilliamshs

6 жыл бұрын

Seth Counts what's "high on the big" mean? I've heard "high on the hog" to mean in fancy company and "on a high horse" to figuratively mean looking down from a lofty position

Be careful around that PTO. Looks like great fun!

Now that is an old saw mill. A friend of my in-laws has a big one like that in the Santa Cruz Mountains in Ca. He cut all the RedWood for all the buildings on their property. That would be a nice tool to have.👍🏻

Very cool

Nice rig

Can you do some more of these sawmill videos. I really like the hydraulic husk on this mill

very nice set up. wish i lived close i could use some of the oak. be safe. please put a fence around the PTO so no one gets snagged. Mark

Zack I know this is all new to you but, you have to build an off fall or out feed table. Rollers would be nice but not necessary. About two logs worth and you would be picking that lumber up yourself. lol. Great asset to the homestead and you are getting the hang of it pretty quick. Good job.

looks like you did a good job setting the mill up. one thing to consider on the pto shaft tho would be to build up the ground so the tractor would sit higher. you want the shaft to be as straight as possible so the u joints don't have so much of an angle in them. This will help them to last much longer and if one does break keep the damage to a minimum. Keep up the good work!

You need to build an out feed table to make it easier to handle the green lumber. Great Video

Honestly one of the coolest videos I've seen on KZread. I love that your tractor powers the mill. Do your neighbors have anything like this? If not, are your neighbors excited to borrow the mill, or trade for some lumber? Have you seen an Alaskan Chainsaw Mill? Obviously this type of mill is a whole different class of its own, but what is your opinion on chainsaw mills? How many gallons of gas did you burn during this video? Are you cutting the log wet or dry? Sorry for asking so many questions, but this is just SO cool :)

Try to give Zack and his family a break. They really seem like good parents. I'm sure that everything they do they do the best for their children and themselves. He has hearing protection. He's chalked the tires. It seems as he is watching his boy well. Remember that in older generations the children did a WHOLE lot more and survived. Keep up the awesome job and videos. Try not to listen too much with back seat drivers. Just my opinion.

@mwilliamshs

6 жыл бұрын

Cara Ward II chocked* the tires Lots of children didn't survive earlier generations too ya know, in spite of being in much hardier, more broadly exposed generation.

great videos zack,im learning alot from you guys... i bought 4 acres a few months ago and i want to start homesteading soon..how do you make a living on your homestead...thanks and keep up the good work

Very cool, when will you start selling lumber? I'm looking for some unique pieces to make our farm table :)

you can use the cedar sawdust to make sachets, to sell..these are great to put in shoes to dry them and get rid of smells.

Nice mill. Feels good when ya move away from that PTO.

What would the speed of the saw be ? I suppose pto speed is 540 rpm . I'm in Tasmania , Australia , we mainly use belts & flat pulleys . I enjoy your videos Regards Roger Downham

How big is the hydraulic motor on the husk. How many gpm are you running through it?

Have you ever done a video on the hydraulic pump conversion of the carriage spools? I would love to do a conversion on mine.

@coolbreezeatp

5 жыл бұрын

That is something I would be interested in as well.

Great video I am restoring an old m14 as well I am wondering if you could possibly show a picture or a part number of the connection from the tractor pto drive shaft to the saw arbor mine has a big pulley that was driven by a flat belt I am wanting to convert it back to pto driven thanks for any info

In a nutshell, your saw is running direct from the PTO, and there's some sort of hydraulic looking doodad in there, I'm guessing to run the carriage back and forth. Am I in the ballpark?

Super machine, actuellement commander par une pompe hydraulique et non par transmission.

where is your first aide kit? just in case!

That thing is awesome. How portable is it, if you wanted to take it to where the wood is, instead of vice versa?

@jeffery19677

8 жыл бұрын

It wasn't bought to be portable. Its stationary.

No ear protections, how y'all do it?

What is the difference in red oak and pin oak, love that old saw mill

@shade38211

6 жыл бұрын

Monnie Holt Cleared a bunch of red oak on my property, over the years. Usually just dropped for neighbors 2 use as fire wood. Had 3 unique trees on edge of driveway . Dropped them and noticed coloring was unbelievable. Best could explain was 1/2 blonde wood and 1/2 chocolate. Promise friend he could have, but was tempted 2 have cut into slabs. Kept a few leaves and bought book 2 identify trees and turns out pin oak. All oaks are hardwood, which makes great furniture or flooring. White oak and live oak are desired by shipwrights as very water resistant. Red is not , as most see when stacked on moist ground.

Z and Family ... please consider getting ear protection for these types of jobs. My father has significant hearing loss from doing what I see in this video.

Pretty sure that black shroud around the PTO isn't supposed to spin. There should have been a small chain with it to keep it from spinning.

The only question I have is why use red oak for the pavilion?

That mill is one dangerous place to be around, I for one would have the pto shaft covered and you need to saw up some 4x4s and some stickers to stack your lumber on.

MF165 a workhorse on many a small family farm for years and years and years.

Are you cutting on your property?

@Anamericanhomestead

8 жыл бұрын

Yep! It's wood that we are harvesting ourselves!

I'm sure he is being careful but my nephew was on my Dad's tractor and somehow kicked the brake off and rolled down a hill. It stopped before anyone was hurt but it could have been bad.

@Anamericanhomestead

8 жыл бұрын

he knows how to work the tractor. also the tractor is chalked so it can't move or roll.

@ritaadams8379

8 жыл бұрын

I thought that was probably the case. I'm glad you confirmed it.

You need ear protection! So do the kids. I'm speaking from experience.

@vicioussyd6870

6 жыл бұрын

Ally Michael what

but nice mill

It is LOUD! I even had to turn the volume down on the video, but I see no hearing protection on anyone. Not even on your son. Doesn't that worry you?

Makes me nervous to see the boy sitting on the tractor.

@Anamericanhomestead

7 жыл бұрын

Most kids his age are inside playing video games and having their brains washed. He's working the throttle and helping his dad.

@cmoon682

7 жыл бұрын

MALINDAA2005 Me too,but then I saw dad's blade guard.Never can be too safe,had a shirtsleeve caught in a machine once I was lucky tho still got my hand.Believe me it happens in an instant

@mwilliamshs

6 жыл бұрын

An errant kick or swat at a fly could put the MF 165 in gear. Would he stop the runaway tractor? Would he end up under its wheels? A tumble or slip back from the driver's seat would land him on the PTO shaft where he'd be slung limb from limb (I've seen it happen, sad to say). He'd be safer placing stickers for you than sitting on the tractor. The camera operator standing in front of the running tractor is likewise at risk. Safety glasses aren't the only PPE you need. Brains are essential

@tennesseesawmillguy1590

6 жыл бұрын

Do you know what you're talking about? Get on your Massey and try to put it in gear while it's running. Lol.

Hearing protection ??

@Anamericanhomestead

8 жыл бұрын

what??

@Anamericanhomestead

8 жыл бұрын

:)

@EanTxelan

8 жыл бұрын

For the kid at least. Not a good sounds level for someone that young. Trust me, I know!

@Anamericanhomestead

8 жыл бұрын

+EanTxelan we have ear inserts. a whole box of them. they are cheap.

@57monoshock

8 жыл бұрын

LOL, What ? I can't hear ya. !!!

what is wrong with yall don't you know you can't live like this you know free you can't raise your own eggs build your own house live free of debt and you for sure can not produce your own wood what about Lowe's you have too buy from them lol and I haven't even mentioned raising your own food what am I going too do whit you great video love your channel

Ear protection. Eye protection for anyone within 30 ft of the saw.

@PatrickWagz

7 жыл бұрын

What?? Who's there?? I can't make it out.

Great vid why no ear protection yikes. Had to stop watching when he camera started spinning but was good until then 😊😊

@Anamericanhomestead

8 жыл бұрын

teenager was filming. ;)

I can saw that log in half the time and produce more lumber with my lt40 super woodmizer.

@50oldsmobile

3 жыл бұрын

Yes but the average family would need to saw lumber pretty often to justify owning a $30k mill. A bellsaw is more like $2k...

@LogHewer

3 жыл бұрын

Not everything in life is about speed. That's what she said, at least.

camera person needs to pick a spot and stay still.