You Can Hand Carry This Portable Sawmill

You Can Hand Carry This Portable Sawmill WOODLOT EQUIPMENT Saws 19-6-32 How about this ù a portable sawmill so light (only 100 pounds) you can hand carry and load it in your pickup, or on a car-top cargo carrier. "Our new `go anywhere' Logosol saw-mill saws trunks measuring up to 22 in. in dia., and up to about 16 ft. long, into planks, boards, beams, or laths. Its cutting quality is comparable to that of more expensive framesaws," the manufacturer points out. With the compact, portable, all-aluminum Logosol, trunks can be sawed on-site into any desired size. With a total length of about 16 ft., it can process trunks of same length. Unlike stationary sawmills where the trunk is moved through a fixed sawing frame, a conventional chain saw performs the cutting operation on a stationary trunk. The saw rests on a sledge which is moved along the trunk by hand-crank cable winch. Short trunks can be sawed as easily as trunks up to about 16 ft. in length. If longer trunks are being processed, the Logosol's all-aluminum frame can be extended an extra 6.5 ft. or so. Cutting speed, on a 6 in. dia. trunk, is right at 5 ft. per minute. Boards and slats can be precision cut to a thickness of about 1/4 in. Most makes of chainsaws with an 18 in. blade and a 92cc engine, can be used on the Logosol. However, the manufacturer recommends the Stihl 064 with a picco chain sprocket, the Stihl 066 or the Stihl 084. Retails for right at $3,425 (Can.) with a Stihl chain saw, and $2,395 without. Contact: FARM SHOW, Monette Sales. Hwy 15 North, 380 William St., Carleton Place, Ontario, Can. K7C 3S3 (ph 613 257-1661).

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