Nolan Kienitz Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjr6550 Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 The sawmill and the equipment to move that log $$$$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 I can't think of a more satisfying work than to build your own home starting with the trees. Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Baird Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 ...about 35 yrs ago I saw one of those somebody made with a track and a band saw run by a Volkswagen engine. He would cut your logs and charge 75 cents a bd ft for what he turned out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 Not a new concept. The mills are truly portable as many have axles and trailer hitch built in. Logs can be skidded around with any old farm tractor, for which there are 3-point attachments as well as having the bucket. Sweden is the place to look for small woodlot technologies. I would not want to build a dwelling with green lumber. All that moisture has to come out of the wood and go somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtblum Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 Wood mizer has been around since 82. Pretty much the same machine. There's been a dealer in the neighborhood since around 1990. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCHI1434 Posted November 7, 2016 Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 ...about 35 yrs ago I saw one of those somebody made with a track and a band saw run by a Volkswagen engine. He would cut your logs and charge 75 cents a bd ft for what he turned out. .75 cents a BF sounds like a ton to me what if you took him your own logs was it stilll that much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Sorrells Posted November 8, 2016 Report Share Posted November 8, 2016 The sawmill and the equipment to move that log $$$$ $8K for saw + addons + $15,000 loader + loader trailer and truck to haul.[:-magnify Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Baird Posted November 8, 2016 Report Share Posted November 8, 2016 ...portable saw mill comes to your logs... ...about 35 yrs ago I saw one of those somebody made with a track and a band saw run by a Volkswagen engine. He would cut your logs and charge 75 cents a bd ft for what he turned out. .75 cents a BF sounds like a ton to me what if you took him your own logs was it stilll that much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted November 9, 2016 Report Share Posted November 9, 2016 ...portable saw mill comes to your logs... ...about 35 yrs ago I saw one of those somebody made with a track and a band saw run by a Volkswagen engine. He would cut your logs and charge 75 cents a bd ft for what he turned out. .75 cents a BF sounds like a ton to me what if you took him your own logs was it stilll that much A buddy was buying Cedar cants, cedar 8X8's or larger, and milling those into bevelled siding for resale. So it doesn't have to be your logs. A guy with a woodlot for example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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