That setup is sweet, I can't believe how much torque it's making idling. If I had a setup like that on my property I would clean everything up and rebuild what's needed and then replace any wood in the frame etc and paint it and I bet this mill would last another hundred years.

Wicked cool video, thanks so much for sharing this. The boards are beautiful, the sawyer sure knows what he is doing.

Man alive. That’s the first time I’ve heard a pony engine start a big diesel in years. I rebuilt an old D-9 Cat engine back in the late seventies that ran a big drill in a strip mine. I think it was in Middlesbrough Kentucky, but I’m not sure of that. Way too many years and miles. That sawmill looks like a real man’s job. Hard work.

@elvad426

4 жыл бұрын

I know this video is a couple few years old. We started it just a few days ago. Took a little more coaxing than usual, had to bleed the injection pump a little, but otherwise fired right up. The mill itself is quite old and a little tired at this point. We have a black chestnut tree that produced so much fruit a couple years ago that it broke and fell down. We hope to run the mill at least one more to time to cut that up. Thank you for your comments

@papasteve215

4 жыл бұрын

elvad426 Yes sir, I sure enjoyed watching that video and it’s nice watching another old man like I am who wears suspenders like I do. What kind of diesel is that, it looks to be a four cylinder but I can’t recognize it. I built myself a mill a couple of years ago, nothing like that, I built it mostly out of so stuff I had laying around the place here. Thanks for the video, I enjoyed it.

It was great just watching get the motor running, miss this kind of stuff in this modern world. God bless you and your family Aloha

Old school never gets old!

I love the old way. Sure wish I had one! I would love to learn that skill.

hi there nice old mill love it john

Great job uncle

What an amazing video. I wish I had ate TH of that mans knowledge and wisdom

FINALLY, someone that knows how to start a Cat without blowing the pony motor up. Good video! Reminds me of my younger days on the receiving end of an old Frick mill. After school and hammer down till dark! Good times!

@N8-T

7 жыл бұрын

But, they wont blow up as long as the governor is functioning properly. My operators manual clearly states to crank the big engine while the pony is running up against the governor.

@lewiemcneely9143

7 жыл бұрын

True. I always warmed up the pony,motor while drinking a cup of coffee. Just let it idle and turn the big motor with the compression off. When the coffee was gone I got serious. The pony was limbered up by then and all was well.

@jtyler8525

5 жыл бұрын

It has been a long time since I saw a Cat with a hand cranked pony motor. I ran a six cylinder Cat in an ice making factory in the late 1960s. I know of more than one arm broken by people trying to start the pony motor the wrong way. Watching the start up took me back to my youth and days of working in the ice factory.

Nice power source...has anyone seen an old cat that doesn't leak oil?

What diameter are your motor and belt pulley? I’m setting one up just like yours with a 2U motor(cat). I have 2 pulleys now. One is 18 inches and the other one is 23. The motor runs at 1200 rpm. Thanks! You gave me the inspiration to build one. Hope I don’t regret it

I learn the hard way ; you pull up on the crank and not down

Nice.

How many years do you wait for it to dry?

I have one motor like that, Caterpillar 3T 1944

I need some rough pine yall do any custom work

That sure is faster than my band mill, and that old fella makes it look easy! Anyone know what the strap over the blade is for? Height gauge to check log diameter so you know you gotta tun the log?

@user-lg1jk5mu1o

5 жыл бұрын

Этот ремень нужен чтобы не летели оператору в лицо опилки!!! Неужели трудно догадаться?!

@shaftysgaming9857

5 жыл бұрын

If I remember it is a measure for the blade ,I'm not positive Bn 30 years sense I saw one

@adampearson2431

4 жыл бұрын

The strap is just a piece of leather to keep the sawdust and pieces from hitting the sawyer

I understand from other videos that its easier to push the log away from you when turning it? Or is a personal choice issue?

@green-zone36

5 жыл бұрын

I think he wanted that side just sawed to be down. It is more stable on the carriage with the flat side down. It's a long way around when turning by hand. So he just pulls it toward him and pushes it back.

@copenhagensnuff5991

5 жыл бұрын

I TURNED LOGS ON AN OLD SAWMILL LIKE THIS FOR 6 YEARS ITS BEST TO TURN EM TOWARDS THE HEAD BLOCKS THE MILL I WORKED IN HAD A 671 DETROIT POWER UNIT,MAN IT WAS FAST.

where is this mill? Looks like an old Chase mill

@daviddexter1166

6 ай бұрын

i agree its an old Chase

One inch board 3/8" sawdust , one inch board 3/8" sawdust. Would be better to just square the log and then cut it up on a wood mizer

OSHA would have a field day with this setup

Brasil!! tenho um motor destes 8800 caterpillar quero fazer funcionar ficou parado por 40 anos!

Reminds me of the mill I worked at sometimes when I was a kid. It was powered by an 8 cylinder Chrysler flat head engine. Had to pour molasses on the flat belt to keep it on the drum and pulleys.

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