[Homestead] portable, inexpensive saw mills
Don Bowen
don.bowen at earthlink.net
Thu Jun 21 23:11:54 EDT 2007
Take a late 40s International KB, cut the frame off behind the cab, then
weld two 50 foot bridge I beams on the remaining frame. Swing the front
axle behind the cam and remount the rear axle on about 10 feet from the
back. Mount a 20s era Frick double bladed saw mill on the back and now you
have a portable sawmill.
My uncle built one like that in the mid 50s using the saw mill his father
bought new and powered with a steamer. When I was in high school I worked
off bearer on that thing. The last time I was in NE Missouri I was told it
still existed but could not find it.
Don Bowen Awl Knotted Up KI6DIU
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