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tjchurch
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Sawing Up A Massive Ponderosa Pine Log in A Steam Powered Saw Mill
This video about Sawing Up A Massive Ponderosa Pine Log in A Steam Powered Saw Mill is fantastic. Old school power and technology!
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Redbow
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Interesting sawmill I am not sure I ever saw a steam powered mill years ago when I was growing up. I have seen one run by a diesel engine with belts and a few powered by electricity. I used to love visiting a sawmill when I was young, we had one just down the road from where we lived when I was a boy.
Cool Hand Luke
Senior Member
Pretty cool but dangerous looking operation. Guess all sawmills are dangerous though...
A little over 70 years ago a diesel powered saw mill was brought onto the farm when a good bit of timber was cut. It really impressed me as little fellow.
Blackston
Senior Member
My job at the dirty welding shop
Don’t look so tough today
Don’t look so tough today
fishfryer
frying fish driveler
As an ex boiler man and boiler operator I really enjoyed the video. As some have posted, there’s plenty of danger there. Some you may not be aware of, if there isn’t a good chemical treatment program for the boiler water it can be a steam bomb. That actually was the reason for a lot of 1900 era explosions on riverboats, Trains, steamships etc.
tjchurch
Senior Member
That was my first thoughts too. Lots of moving parts.
Blackston
Senior Member
I totally agree been a few myself
fishfryer
frying fish driveler
Right on the money
Wanderlust
Senior Member
There's a steam powered lumber mill in Tifton at the agrirama.
Seen in in operations before and it's impressive.
Seen in in operations before and it's impressive.
Redbow
Senior Member
I like watching people with woodmizers sawing trees into lumber on youtube. Until they hit a nail of course. I would love to have one if I were much younger.
It’s hard work but a lot of fun. I have several friends that like to come watch it run…. till I put them to work.
Hillbilly stalker
Senior Member
I remember back in the day, those old portable sawmills used the “ hit or miss” engines. That’s an interesting video.
Redbow
Senior Member
We used those hit and miss engines on the railroad back years ago. The little 4 wheel flat carts were used by trackmen, I haven't seen one in many years but it much have been quite a bit of fun to run those things up and down the RR tracks.
Mighty neat ! I’ve always thought it would be neat to have a sawmill
